Has the mighty Bugatti Veyron finally been defeated? The new Koenigsegg Trevita CCXR may be able to do it.
Hardware:
This car means business. It packs some serious hardware. The engine is a 4.8 liter twin-supercharged V8 engine. Running on biofuel, the car produces 1018 horsepower and 782 fr-lb of torque. 1018 horsepower, that's insane! The power is routed through a six speed sequential manual transmission to the rear wheels. Shaving all of that speed off are the massive ceramic rotors with Ap Racing calipers.
Weight: What makes this car so special, when compared to the Veyron, is its weight. Through the extensive use of carbon-fiber in the chassis, Koenigsegg has been able to save valuable pounds from the car. The car is so light, in fact, that the automaker claims that is half the weight of the Bugatti. With fast cars, one of the most important factors in performance is power to weight ratio. The koenigsegg schools the Bugatti in the weight department.
So what does this all mean? Despite the advantageous power to weight ratio, the Koenigsegg is actually slower from a standstill to 62 mph at 2.9 seconds, where the Bugatti only takes 2.5. The Trevita hits 124 in 8.75 seconds. Off the line the Koenigsegg is slower. This may be because the power is sent to the rear wheels and traction may be an issue.
No formal top speed test has been run, but this car should give the Bugattis 253 mph record a run for its money. Only three of these amazing Koenigseggs will be built, so don't plan on seeing one in your neighbor's driveway.
Below is a very informative video of Jay Leno going through every last detail of the car:
