The Swedish exotic car manufacturer shared their thoughts on the whole hypercar video-review trend and the fact that their cars are not included.
The LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder are the three cars everyone was desperate to see together in a group test and now that this huge task has been implemented by more than one outlets, most people complain about the absence of Koenigsegg’s own monsters.
The comment section can be a dark, dirty place to be in, especially when such a polarizing subject is being examined. A sizable chunk of the commenters under these videos are asking for or even demanding the presence of either the Koenigsegg One:1 or the Agera RS or even NASA’s latest space shuttle in these group tests, deeming them as worthless until the creators kneel to their demands.
Koenigsegg posted an article on the matter, trying to give their point of view on the matter and clarifying that they don’t really care about these group tests as they have already proved the speed of their cars, both on track and on a straight line.
“Does it trouble Koenigsegg that we’re not included in tests like these, that we’re not included in the Holy Trinity that publications are writing about so much? Not really. Well, not until such a time as it troubles any of our customers.”
The company says that the article was created after one of their clients contacted them, asking for reassurance that the Agera RS he had ordered will be competitive with the 0-186mph times achieved by the three hybrid hypercars in the video from SuperCarDriver YouTube channel.
Koenigsegg then goes on and says that the Agera RS is expected to achieve a 0-186mph figure somewhere between the Agera R and the One:1, both of which are already quicker (remember the crazy no-hands trick?) than all three of the cars mentioned above. Koenigsegg also says that they will soon have an Agera RS test car which will allow them to gather all the numbers required to silence all the critics.
And last but not least, the company repeated their promise to return back to the Nurburgring as soon as the restrictions are finally lifted in 2016 with the monstrous One:1 to see just how much faster (or not) is it when compared with the current record holder, the Porsche 918 Spyder.