Koenigsegg Agera R: Official Guinness World Record for Quickest 0-300-0 km/h

Swedish super car manufacturer Koenigsegg, known previously for the ridiculous CCX and it’s even

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Swedish super car manufacturer Koenigsegg, known previously for the ridiculous CCX and it’s even more impressive successor the CCX-R, have done it again. Their latest creation, the 5.0 liter twin-turbocharged V8 Agera, recently made a record-breaking achievement acknowledged by the official Guinness World Records as having the quickest 0-300-0 km/h time of any production vehicle to date. Check the video for in-car footage and be sure to stick around for the final 40 seconds for an outside perspective of the hurricane-like ride!

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