Koenigsegg One:1 - Worlds First Megacar

[cloudasc]

So I watched this cool documentary on Netflix called "Apex: The Story of the Hypercar", which I (and even my wife) enjoyed very much; it brought to my attention the above car (that I will never be able to afford), that I thought was worth sharing.

Car and Driver: Just sitting in the passenger seat of the Koenigsegg One:1 (we explain the silly name later) as it attacks a wet runway is, in terms of spiked adrenaline, somewhere between a solo sky dive and being chased by a bull while running in red pants.

On a feline scale, it would be an angry mountain lion while the McLaren P1 is a house cat that brings in the occasional bird, and the Bugatti Veyron is an overweight old tom snoozing on the veranda, tail under an empty rocking chair.

WORLD´S FIRST MEGACAR

The One:1 was introduced in 2014. Seven examples, including one prototype, were built during 2014 and 2015.

This was one of the most exclusive production car programs ever envisaged in the car industry.

The hp-to-kg curb weight ratio is an astonishing 1:1. This is the “dream” equation, previously thought impossible when it comes to fully road legal and usable sports cars. The One:1 is the first homologated production car in the world with one Megawatt of power, thereby making it the world´s first series produced Megacar.

Thus, the name One:1.

The One:1 truly raised the performance bar. The One:1 featured new, unique solutions that enhance track performance without compromising top speed or everyday usability, with a stunning visual appearance to go with it.

Examples of features: unique track-optimized aero winglets, extended venturi tunnels and side splitters, Le-Mans inspired active wing configuration and optimized active under trim air management. Large air vents for improved cooling, roof air scoop to support the 1 Megawatt of power, 8250 RPM rev limit, complemented with custom-made Michelin Cup Tires, upgraded rear Triplex suspension with carbon bevel springs and active shock absorbers and ride height, combined with upgraded revolutionary Koenigsegg Aircore carbon fiber wheels.

Koenigsegg was the first extreme car manufacturer to take steps toward green technology with the release of the biofuel CCXR in 2007. The One:1, a sibling of the highly competitive Agera R, follows in the footsteps of the CCXR as it also runs on E85 biofuel, race fuel or normal gasoline.

[CyborgGT]

So what about all those 1300hp Civic hatchbacks and Integras? Megacars?

I think the One:1 was on How It's Made: Dream Cars a while back... or one of those shows. I've always been a fan of Koenigsegg, though. Beautifully crafted machines.

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I do wonder what restrictions are in place to keep normal, everyday companies from producing "special" cars with obscenely powerful engines (like the aforementioned 1300hp Civics.) I mean, they would be utterly pointless, and probably sell at a loss... but the publicity would be phenomenal. Why does it have to be in a $3,000,000 car? Why not a $70,000 Civic that will sell out pre-release to a handful of moviestars and musicians with too much money? If the overachieving enthusiast can build a car that can make that much power, surely the highly educated engineers at any car company can do it! I can only assume lawyers and accountants have convincing reasons not to.

That being said, hypercars (and now I guess I can add megacars to my vocabulary) never really interested me. I was never the kid with a poster of a Countach or Diablo on my wall. The cars that are priced way out of my foreseeable reach never really caught my attention. Even if I had the means to own one, I probably wouldn't due to the relative impracticality. Those cars (everything from Italian exotics all the way to this thing) are for people that can afford a toy to add to their collection... which is just WAY beyond my comprehension!
The good thing is that cars like this take inspiration from race cars. Lesser exotics will then take inspiration from this. In a decade, we'll have technology available to us in moderately affordable sports cars (sub-$100,000, or at least today's equivalent to that.)

[sonikaccord]

Probably monetary, legal and emissions restrictions. Dodge could have easily made the Hellcats 1000Hp cars. I'm sure the aftermarket has tunes to get them to that point without much physical modding.

Have they made any progress on the Freevalve engine?

[deevergote]

I haven't heard anything new on that front. I've seen a few similar ideas floating around, but they've been fairly impractical in terms of long-term use. As electronic parts get smaller and more reliable, I could imagine it happening. It's not a huge departure from the conventional engine. I'll miss having a bumpstick, though!

That's true about emissions. I keep forgetting that the guys with monster 1000hp engines probably aren't passing an exhaust sniffer test anytime soon!
Also, the crazy expensive cars have a huge amount of aerodynamic testing, as well as brakes, suspension, and tires to handle the power (and the speeds the power makes them capable of reaching.) If a kid builds a 1000hp Mustang in his garage, Ford isn't going to get sued when he crashes it due to lack of control. If Ford released a 1000hp Mustang from the factory, and someone could prove that the suspension, brakes, or tires weren't up to handling what the car was capable of... MAJOR lawsuits would follow.



That being said, Toyota did just build a 2000hp Land Cruiser for SEMA.

[AccordWarrior]

Also, the crazy expensive cars have a huge amount of aerodynamic testing, as well as brakes, suspension, and tires to handle the power (and the speeds the power makes them capable of reaching.) If a kid builds a 1000hp Mustang in his garage, Ford isn't going to get sued when he crashes it due to lack of control. If Ford released a 1000hp Mustang from the factory, and someone could prove that the suspension, brakes, or tires weren't up to handling what the car was capable of... MAJOR lawsuits would follow.

That's exactly why a home built high horsepower car based on a standard production car will never fall into the hypercar category.

My cousin had a 500 HP Monte Carlo that ran 11.8 @ 125 back in the early 2000's (before cars got silly fast) and it was pretty awesome, but it couldn't turn or stop. Just because it could run with basically any Ferrari / Lambo of the era up to 125 doesn't mean that it's on the same level.

[owequitit]

These cars are definitely cool, but I would still rather have something like the 911R.

[AccordWarrior]

These cars are definitely cool, but I would still rather have something like the 911R.

[deevergote]

I agree. A car like this is a collector's item, purchased as an investment, and used for bragging rights. I doubt any will ever be pushed within 50% of their capabilities more than once, if at all. Additionally, public roads are basically incapable of accommodating a car like this anywhere near its limit. I don't think there are many race events in which a car like this could compete. Therefore, it's merely a garage queen, or track day novelty.

A 911R would still give most of its owners more performance capability than they could ever use. There ARE race events in which they can participate in as well, I'm sure.

[CyborgGT]

I haven't heard anything new on that front. I've seen a few similar ideas floating around, but they've been fairly impractical in terms of long-term use. As electronic parts get smaller and more reliable, I could imagine it happening. It's not a huge departure from the conventional engine. I'll miss having a bumpstick, though!

Interesting relation: Honda supposedly patented a design, a couple years back, of a new form of cylinder management. Like how many V8s these days can shut down half their cylinders for fuel economy, Honda's design would implement a similar system into a four or six cylinder engine. But get this: the cylinders are all of different bores, so you're effectively given a ton of different displacement configurations to jump between and maximize torque or economy in different situations. The future of VTEC.

That's true about emissions. I keep forgetting that the guys with monster 1000hp engines probably aren't passing an exhaust sniffer test anytime soon!
Also, the crazy expensive cars have a huge amount of aerodynamic testing, as well as brakes, suspension, and tires to handle the power (and the speeds the power makes them capable of reaching.) If a kid builds a 1000hp Mustang in his garage, Ford isn't going to get sued when he crashes it due to lack of control. If Ford released a 1000hp Mustang from the factory, and someone could prove that the suspension, brakes, or tires weren't up to handling what the car was capable of... MAJOR lawsuits would follow.

I give you, the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. Ford. Not Roush, or Saleen, or any of that. 100% factory package. 50 units were made available for each the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016 model years. Engine is 75% factory Mustang components. 8.5 second quarter miles 'off the lot.' To put that in perspective, the 707hp Hellcat is an 11 second car. $100k for the base Cobra Jet. Granted, it's not street legal (it comes with those slicks and skinnies) and is not sold with a VIN.

That being said, Toyota did just build a 2000hp Land Cruiser for SEMA.

They did that to a Camry last year or the year before as well. But it's a one-off, not something you can purchase, like the Mustang or a Hellcat.

[deevergote]

I had heard about that. Didn't realize it was so fast!

That's badass about Honda's design. I wonder what, if any, of it will trickle down to production vehicles.

[CyborgGT]

Guess it's differences in stroke, not bore. I was immediately worried about what that meant for vibration, but they seem to have addressed that. I do also wonder if that means we'll see a return of the CB's active engine mount(s)...

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/09/h...displacements/

A basic rule of engine design states that the displacement of a cylinder is equal to the engine's total displacement divided by its cylinder count. Honda, according to a recently surfaced Japanese patent, is looking to break that rule with an engine containing cylinders of different sizes. We've done our best to translate it from patent-ese.

The idea is that different-sized combustion chambers give more flexibility when any combination of cylinders are deactivated, or rested. Because the different numbers can be combined in various ways, it provides more and smaller increments than would an engine with equal-displacement cylinders. Take a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, for example. Following the golden displacement rule, each of the four cylinders has a volume of 500 cc, giving displacement increments of 500 cc when any cylinder is deactivated. But suppose instead that the four cylinders displace 300, 425, 600, and 675 cc, respectively. This would give the engine 15 available displacements instead of just four, and the spacing between each option would be far less than 500cc.

As a result, those different virtual displacements would provide more adjustment between power and efficiency than a cylinder-deactivation system can on a conventional engine. Honda's patent describes cylinders with equal bore size, with the displacement from cylinder to cylinder varying based on the crank throw radius – the longer the throw, the longer the stroke and the larger the displacement of that particular combustion chamber.

The patent describes how the cylinder sizes would need to be arranged to spread the load on the crankshaft and presumably limit vibration that would be introduced by the different pulse magnitudes. If we're interpreting things correctly, the largest cylinder (the one with the longest crank throw radius) sits in the middle of the bank with the smaller ones alternating on either side as they decrease in displacement.

This concept is described for multi-cylinder inline and V-type engines of various sizes. The patent was filed in March of 2014 and published in January of this year. Whether or not this arrangement will reach production is of course unknown, but the advantages in terms of both efficiency and power seem promising.

[verothacamaro]

These cars are definitely cool, but I would still rather have something like the 911R.

This is the correct answer to any question.

[CyborgGT]

But I thought

Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer

But yeah, I'd rather have even a base 911 than any supercar/hypercar/megacar. I was at a Cars and Coffee with a friend and a McLaren 650S drove by, followed by a somewhat worn-out E30 3-series. He got excited over the McLaren while I said I'd rather have the 3-series. He said, "what?!" I explained that performance wise, sure I prefer the McLaren, but I'd probably have to wear a paper bag over my head while driving it so no one saw me in it.

[sonikaccord]

I'd go a step lower than a 911. I'd be happy with a Cayman GT4 or even an S if I had to live with a Porsche.