Was stuck in Vegas Saturday afternoon due to a delayed flight home from SEMA, and didn't hear about this until it was too late. Would have loved to head out there and see this in person, too bad they kept it quiet until it was happening.
Also, the FGT was considered by the FIA to be an production car with only a few press cars built by the time the car started running in GTLM and GTE Pro.
Geez, that is pretty incredible. It did look like the road was slightly downhill though but maybe I am just crazy.
Geez, that is pretty incredible. It did look like the road was slightly downhill though but maybe I am just crazy.
Keyword FIA. They are not the end all, be on the definition. They are just one of a few governing bodies who are mostly known for racing anyways.No, it's still NOT a production car.
FIA requires at least 25 exact copies to be built within a 12 month period. While they have sold 25 RS's, they haven't built 25. Production started over a year ago.
Koenigsegg has a history of this type of false claim.
I think the old air force hangar burnt down. I remember a story that early on, their factory caught fire. By the time the firefighters and Christian himself showed up, workers who live near by were already there and running in and out of the building, grabbing molds, blueprints, etc.
If it was downhill on that run, it was uphill on the next. Ran in both directions to account for that and the wind and then averaged the runs
They did two runs, one in each direction. They built Bugatti's numbers driving technically uphill and INTO the wind. Now that's an ultimate mic drop.
Keyword FIA. They are not the end all, be on the definition. They are just one of a few governing bodies who are mostly known for racing anyways.
Then who sets the standard? You? Koenigsegg? I say a race sanctioning body is better than anyone else.
Well everyone else seems to think it counts as a production vehicle here except you. I guess the Mclaren F1 was never a production vehicle either since they only made 106 over a 6 year span, 28 of which were racecars. So therefore it never held the production speed record when it was out. From memory, I think they only made a handful each year.Then who sets the standard? You? Koenigsegg? I say a race sanctioning body is better than anyone else.
Well everyone else seems to think it counts as a production vehicle here except you.
I guess the Mclaren F1 was never a production vehicle either since they only made 106 over a 6 year span, 28 of which were racecars. So therefore it never held the production speed record when it was out. From memory, I think they only made a handful each year.
Wikipedia: McLaren F1 said:Record claims
The title of "world's fastest production road car" was constantly in contention, especially because the term "production car" is not well-defined.
Says in your own statement "is not well defined". Apparently a lot of people dont take the FIA's definition seriously. Mclaren and Koenigsegg are both very relavant manufacturers. Koenigsegg has been building cars for over 20 years which is a long time for a premium hypercar manufacturer. They aren't a brand like Bugatti that has a century plus old history and name recognition like no other. Being around for two decades in the industry but refusing to call them a manufacturer would be to do them a disservice, especially since they have developed systems that are revolutionizing the way vehicles operate, both in safety and performance.That doesn't make my statement wrong.
Thanks for playing.