Bugatti Veyron not fast—or expensive—enough for you? Ferrari LaFerrari or McLaren P1 a bit too commonplace? If so, there’s some good news from Sweden, with well-known maker of unobtanium-grade hypercars Koenigsegg confirming it will be making a full launch in the U.S. next year.
The company has already confirmed one dealer: Manhattan Motorcars in New York. That outlet has been charged with selling the one-and-only One:1 that will be coming to the U.S.; with the car lacking federal homologation, the owner will only be able to drive it on road under ‘show and display’ conditions. He (or she) will also quite possibly be able to boast that they own the fastest production car in the world.
But we’ve learned that there will be another three North American dealers to cover the U.S. and Canada, and that both the existing Agera and Koenigsegg’s next model, which we’ll be hearing more about next year, will be fully certified for sale in both countries. That includes the fitment of smart airbags, something that even considerably larger European automakers like Aston Martin and Lotus have struggled to fund.
During a recent trip to the company’s headquarters in Angelholm, company founder Christian von Koenigsegg told us that he wants to increase total production to 22–24 cars a year. And that really is an increase: During its first 11 years of making cars, Koenigsegg has only built 115 of its wheeled projectiles. For some perspective, Ferrari currently produces just over 7000 cars a year.
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Of course, all this exclusivity comes at a price, with the Agera having a basic cost of $1,650,000 before options. Form an orderly line, America.
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