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1,500 hp Koenigsegg Regera hits 249 mph in first (and only) gear
Fox News ^ | March 3, 2015

Posted on 03/07/2015 1:46:40 PM PST by jazusamo

More pics at link.

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The Koenigsegg Regera is the latest supercar from the small, Swedish brand, and its specifications will blow your mind as easily as the car can blow you away.

The two-seat, mid-motor, carbon fiber machine, whose name means "to reign" in Swedish, features a unique plug-in hybrid powertrain with a total output of 1,500 horsepower, and can reach its top speed 249 mph in less than 20 seconds.

And it does it with just one gear.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Travel
KEYWORDS: auto; ev; koenigsegg; pluginhybrid; regera; sportscar; sweden
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Quite a toy for anyone with an extra $1.9Mil+ laying around.

I wonder if it qualifies for the $7500 tax credit? LOL!

1 posted on 03/07/2015 1:46:40 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

249mph? Not 250?

Bwahahahaha!


2 posted on 03/07/2015 1:52:05 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: jazusamo
My very always question ...

why ?

3 posted on 03/07/2015 1:52:14 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
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To: jazusamo

First gear, its all right
Second gear.....


4 posted on 03/07/2015 1:52:25 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: jazusamo

A website has some cool exhibitions with these world supercars, from Konigsegg, Bugatti, McKlaren, Porsche, Lambo, and others

www.gtboard.com

Earlier version of Konigsegg smokes Bugatti, who previously held the top speed record for production cars.

https://www.youtube.com/user/m5boarddotcom


5 posted on 03/07/2015 1:57:28 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: Talisker

Just had to check. That’s 400 Km/hour.


6 posted on 03/07/2015 2:00:02 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: jazusamo

I wonder if you die at 249mph as quickly as at 200mph? I mean, the carbon fiber probably explodes just about the same.


7 posted on 03/07/2015 2:01:15 PM PST by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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To: jazusamo

It would get stuck in my driveway and the gators would chew on the tires.


8 posted on 03/07/2015 2:01:54 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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"...powertrain with a total output of 1,500 horsepower..."

1500 - that's the same HP as the gas turbine engine that powers the 60-ton M1A1 Abrams main battle tank - that would be "ludicrous speed"!!

9 posted on 03/07/2015 2:03:16 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Talisker

>249mph? Not 250? Bwahahahaha!

They are obviously converting ~400 KPH to Imperial units with a false accuracy of 3 digits. It bugs me too when they do that. ~400 KPH ~= 250 MPH.


10 posted on 03/07/2015 2:03:34 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (ISLAM DELENDA EST)
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To: truth_seeker

That’s quite a website.


11 posted on 03/07/2015 2:07:27 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: jazusamo

Can’t wait to see this show up on Top Gear


12 posted on 03/07/2015 2:08:11 PM PST by DanielRedfoot (Creepy Ass Cracker)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

It looks like it would get stuck in a lot of driveways, the ground clearance looks to be for tracks only.


13 posted on 03/07/2015 2:10:52 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: jazusamo

If you buy it in Sweden you get the $7,500 tax credit. But that doesn’t do much to offset all of the $60,000 speeding tickets you’ll get.


14 posted on 03/07/2015 2:11:59 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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They are obviously converting ~400 KPH to Imperial units with a false accuracy of 3 digits. It bugs me too when they do that.

Yeah, that's also why terrorists seem to think 220 lbs is a good size for a car bomb.

15 posted on 03/07/2015 2:12:03 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: jazusamo

Looking forward to seeing the SSC Tuatara reach 276mph!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSC_Tuatara


16 posted on 03/07/2015 2:14:44 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: jazusamo

Sammy Hagar approves of this car. :-)


17 posted on 03/07/2015 2:18:34 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

nice daily driver ;)


18 posted on 03/07/2015 2:22:30 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

That Tuatara has to be big bucks too, they don’t list the price. Here’s their site link:

http://www.sscnorthamerica.com/tuatara.php


19 posted on 03/07/2015 2:23:08 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: NormsRevenge

He certainly can afford one...or two. :-)


20 posted on 03/07/2015 2:28:56 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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