On February 28, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the long-standing record held by Andy Wallace and the McLaren F1 GTR ? for the fastest speed set by a production car. It was a very close-run thing though.
The McLaren?s speed was officially measured as 240.14 mph, at the VW Ehra-Leissen test track near Wolfsburg (March 31, 1998). This equates to 386.39 kph.
Driving the Swedish supercar, at the Nardo proving ground, Loris Bicocchi was officially recorded at 387.87 kph, or 240.87 mph.
Andy Wallace read out the speeds over the radio seven years ago, and his final figure was 391 kph ? but that was (presumably) not 100% accurate. Jonathan Palmer set an average speed at Nardo of 372 kph, during hot weather testing of the F1 GTR, in 1993.
Quite an amazing car, isn't it?
The McLaren?s speed was officially measured as 240.14 mph, at the VW Ehra-Leissen test track near Wolfsburg (March 31, 1998). This equates to 386.39 kph.
Driving the Swedish supercar, at the Nardo proving ground, Loris Bicocchi was officially recorded at 387.87 kph, or 240.87 mph.
Andy Wallace read out the speeds over the radio seven years ago, and his final figure was 391 kph ? but that was (presumably) not 100% accurate. Jonathan Palmer set an average speed at Nardo of 372 kph, during hot weather testing of the F1 GTR, in 1993.
Quite an amazing car, isn't it?