1782bhp Koenigsegg Regera Is A Hybrid Hypercar With No Gearbox
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Can't wait for next year with (hopefully) their introduction of the camless engine. Because that's when things start to get mega awesome
I've always like how Koenigseggs 0-100kmh is slow compared to other cars in the same class but their 100-200-top speed is just [i]insanely fast[/i].
Example :
This thing does 0-100 in 2.7s, 918 does it in 2.5s.
But 0-186 takes only 12s, while the 918 need 17.5s.
Its either Koenigsegg needs new traction control engineers, or that their cars are so powerful no engineer can overcome it.
Can't wait for Clarkson to drive it.
Is someone able to explain how the 'direct drive' works? Does it just use a high geared final drive, with the electric motors propelling the car from a stand still until the clutch is engaged at a speed where the engine won't stall?
I honestly don't see the point of getting a car that accelerates that fast, the only time you'll be 'using' it any more than an economy family car is when you're doing something against the law.
This baby's base cost is 1,890,000$
Damn, I could only and only dream.
[QUOTE=Lord Xenoyia;47259936]I honestly don't see the point of getting a car that accelerates that fast, the only time you'll be 'using' it any more than an economy family car is when you're doing something against the law.[/QUOTE]
It would be more of a track day car. Certainly nothing like a daily driver.
[QUOTE=adam1172;47259368]I've always like how Koenigseggs 0-100kmh is slow compared to other cars in the same class but their 100-200-top speed is just [i]insanely fast[/i].
Example :
This thing does 0-100 in 2.7s, 918 does it in 2.5s.
But 0-186 takes only 12s, while the 918 need 17.5s.
Its either Koenigsegg needs new traction control engineers, or that their cars are so powerful no engineer can overcome it.[/QUOTE]
2.7 is pretty damn impressive for RWD. I'm sure they'd break 2.5 easily if they made a AWD car
[editline]5th March 2015[/editline]
Plus the difference is less than a blink of an eye anyway
What's crazy is this kind of performance in a car with sat nav, air con, cup holders and other regular car features.
You could spend the same amount and get the same performance from a non-road legal racer.
[QUOTE=garychencool;47254773][video=youtube;JmxUsGiGp3w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmxUsGiGp3w[/video]
Skip to 3:20
It's a Prius vs. a BMW
Kinda silly but whatever[/QUOTE]
This test is fucking stupid though, the prius is being maxed out while the bimmer is cruising, of course it gets better milage. Prius aren't meant to be driven like race cars.
[QUOTE=J!NX;47254646]What happens when you put Bond style nitro missiles on it?
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It actually includes them, they use them to hold the car down so it won't sail off into space.
I like to imagine they use Chaos Engines.
[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;47260442]This test is fucking stupid though, the prius is being maxed out while the bimmer is cruising, of course it gets better milage. Prius aren't meant to be driven like race cars.[/QUOTE]
that's exactly why Clarkson said straight after that it's more about how you drive the car than the car itself. Jesus christ he says it like, 5 seconds after he says the fuel economy of each. Can you not watch 5 seconds of video?
[QUOTE=garychencool;47254773][video=youtube;JmxUsGiGp3w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmxUsGiGp3w[/video]
Skip to 3:20
It's a Prius vs. a BMW
Kinda silly but whatever[/QUOTE]
In a similar vein, this is why I have been saying that hybrid cars are largely wasted in America. If you do nothing but stop and go driving in a city, great. If you go cruising, they suck. Way too much weight to lug around, their engines are not meant to sail along at 70, and they are frequently nowhere near as spacious as other cars.
The older generation scions are basically a bread box on wheels. They can happily cruise at 35+ MPG at 65 indefinitely, while comfortably seating 4 large people. Hybrids are not economical in those situations at all. You might get slightly better gas millage, but not enough to justify the 20-30 thousand dollar price difference, and lack of interior space.
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Only useful place to drive this: Germany (because they have speed-limit-free Autobahns) Can't even drive it to it's potential on normal swedish roads & highways or anywhere else really in the world.
1782bhp? That's nearly the same output of some small diesel railway locomotives and about half of full-size diesel railway locomotives. If only the "90 mi straight" (aka Eyre highway, along the Nullabor plain, the longest stretch of road without a single turn) was more flat.
Holy cow... what the fuck.
That's over 1MW of power.
I'm only used to seeing crazy things like 400kw... but 1300kw... wtf?
[QUOTE=Source;47259654]Can't wait for Clarkson to drive it.[/QUOTE]
I want May to drive it.
Whats with the number of people who pretend that racetracks don't exist.
Hell, if you have the money to buy this car you probably have enough money to have your own personal racetrack or stretch of highway to begin with.
[QUOTE=EcksDee;47261651]I want May to drive it.[/QUOTE]
Richard gets the 918
Jeremy gets the P1
and May gets the LaFerarri.
This car should be for the Stig and the Stig only.
[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;47260442]This test is fucking stupid though, the prius is being maxed out while the bimmer is cruising, of course it gets better milage. Prius aren't meant to be driven like race cars.[/QUOTE]
Thats one of the main points of the demonstration. It doesn't matter how "efficient" the vehicle itself is. If you drive it past what it was designed for, you're going to get bad fuel economy. Someone who drives aggressively is going to get better fuel economy out of a car designed to be driven aggressively than one designed for economy. While I would be constantly pushing a Prius into higher RPMs trying to force it to work with my driving style, I could be putting very little strain on a powerful sports car, keeping it in an efficient range.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;47259872]Is someone able to explain how the 'direct drive' works? Does it just use a high geared final drive, with the electric motors propelling the car from a stand still until the clutch is engaged at a speed where the engine won't stall?[/QUOTE]
That's correct. It's just a high final with hydraulic clutches. Let me bring you through the system, piece by piece:
If you took away the electric motors and used just the gas engine, it wouldn't kill on you. It would be just like trying to take off in a standard while in an overdrive gear. The hydraulic clutch would "slip" itself to keep the engine running until the car reached a speed where the engine could handle the load without stalling. It would be a very slow takeoff, but high top-end.
To solve the "slow takeoff" issue, they put an electric motor on each rear wheel that works only until the car gets at a speed where the engine can handle it. Now you have low speed power and high speed power. The problem now is that because it's just a single gear, if the motor isn't in its powerband, response will be sluggish.
To solve the "sluggish response" issue, they connected an electric motor to the crankshaft of the engine with a hydraulic clutch. Now, when the ICE isn't in its powerband, the electric motor kicks in and pits more torque and power in the crankshaft, taking some load off of the ICE allowing it to spool faster and get into the powerband quicker. It would be like using nitrous in a low rpm range so you have more power to reach the effective range of your turbos quicker.
I suspect they opted for the 3 electric motor setup instead of just one large "engine helper" electric motor due to the stress the gear ratio would put on the crank when trying to takeoff. That would be a tremendous amount of stress and would most likely fuck up the driveshaft.
This has me thinking. How badass would a sports car like a Mustang be with a turbocharged v8 with high end power, with a supplemental electric motor connected to the engine for tremendous low end torque? Think about it. Top end speed and acceleration from the turbos, bottom end torque of a supercharger due to the electric motor, more efficient takeoffs, and the long range of a ICE. A man can dream.....
[QUOTE=Banhfunbags;47254478]oh wow the car can go 0-186mph in 12 seconds how useful[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure the point of these cars is to be useful.
[QUOTE=Spectre1406;47254641]First One:1, now this. I never thought of seeing Koenigsegg going this far.
[editline]4th March 2015[/editline]
At this rate, the power exceeds Veyron and Venom GT.[/QUOTE]
It's amazing how a small swedish company managed to make a car that does this, and it's now even their 2nd fastest car now
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj3Oo-_jecg[/media]
So.
This thing produces more hp than some tanks.
Well, yes it has less torque, but for a car the horsepower is pretty ridiculous.
[editline]6th March 2015[/editline]
But then again, their engines weigh more than the entire car.
[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;47254583]Yea absolutely. Would look great going the speed limit... -.-[/QUOTE]
Uh
yes it would?
[QUOTE=Ogopogo;47271766]So.
This thing produces more hp than some tanks.
Well, yes it has less torque, but for a car the horsepower is pretty ridiculous.
[editline]6th March 2015[/editline]
But then again, their engines weigh more than the entire car.[/QUOTE]
it's no surprise that 5 liter v8 makes less torque than 48 liter v12 :v:
[QUOTE=opaali;47271856]it's no surprise that 5 liter v8 makes less torque than 48 liter v12 :v:[/QUOTE]
[del]No tank is powered by a 48L V12 (26L V12 diesel in the Challenger II for example), but your point still stands[/del]
[editline]yes[/editline]
I stand corrected
[QUOTE=Apache249;47273439]No tank is powered by a 48L V12 (26L V12 diesel in the Challenger II for example), but your point still stands[/QUOTE]
Leopard 2 has a 47.6L 12-cylinder.
[QUOTE=Apache249;47273439]No tank is powered by a 48L V12 (26L V12 diesel in the Challenger II for example), but your point still stands[/QUOTE]
Leo is 48L V12 diesel. If you want to have sex with the comma it's 47.6L.
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