Had the ultimate privilege meeting him at Geneva, one of the nicest guys ever and lost brain cells talking to him and his intelligence. Koenigsegg is the man.
I watched that video and it was very interesting to hear him talk about the regera and the agera and the differences. It looked like your friends brain was melting from the info overload hehe.
Mr. Von Koenigsegg is a true engineers engineer. Unbelievable to think in a little more than a decade, he has built and produced cars that rival the great manufacturers (Lamborghini, Ferrari, Audi, ect.) To build a complete car in house from chassis, interior, suspension, and their own engine and transmission, truly revolutionary and inspirational.
It's a modified ford engine. Still impressive though, but I still haven't heard of one on a track competing against other cars. That would be glorious.
I Am The Way They had used Ford engines before. I think the cc8s and ccr used Ford based engines. The ccx and beyond use their own engines. Also Nurburgring lap times should be on the way. They're running the one:1 I believe.
I Am The Way Ugh, they used a ford engine only in the cc8s and ccr, Christian has also promised to do a timed lap around the Nurburgring with the Agera R and One:1 this summer.
Matt Rupp i remember seeing one of his cars about 15+ years ago. it was a prototype with a PRV engine i think. (taken from a volvo) it had twin turbo's, cat's and then straight out. it was a loud car ;) and a fast car ;) still nothing like this ;) the first real prototype had a Audi engine.
Christian is such a cool guy. The fact that he started this program and is doing pretty much everything in house is exceptional. The level of detail appears to match that of Pagani. This car is truly beautiful, like Jay said, I could just go to the garage and look at it. My hats off to Christian and his team for engineering such a great supercar.
Trevor Wray koenigsegg and pagani are so humble, you can tell they truly love their work still. ferrari lost all that, lambo lost all that. i feel like i've met christian on the street and he picked up my pen i dropped. that kind of guy
22 years old started a freaking hypercar company, buulding a hypercar is something even the biggest automotive company with all their money and resource fear to take chances. Many hypercars has came and failed already. But this man did something no one else could, maximum respect for that.
2 guys with infinite passion for cars. I love Jay's down to earth nature and amazing personality! Von Koenigsegg is a true genius who has made one of the most desirable cars ever made.
This guy is building the best supercars on the planet! You can even tell through watching the video how perfectly everything works and fits together. The doors shut so precisely and the engineering is just amazing. This guy now holds the world record at 277 mph average on two runs down a public road in Nevada or Arizona. He hits 280+ mph on the pass that was going downhill and went 275 going uphill. He set the world record in a different car but this model looks better than the newer ones to me! He is definitely raising the bar for the supercar manufacturers.
+Kors Riddarn - Err...Sweden has a higher GDP per capita, longer life expectancy, lower children mortality, obesity & murder rates, higher internet user rates, lower CO2 emission rate per capita, etc, etc!
I know this is an old video, but I've always appreciated Jay's humble attitude, his utmost respect, and genuine intrigue of the cars and people that stop by his workshop.
adj789 This guy fucking destroys the mold, and comes up with better solutions to supercar problems that would *seem* so obvious, but nobody would think of
thomascampr He's obnoxious, he appealed to obnoxious Americans. It's great what he does with cars these days, but he's extremely annoying. So was Letterman, and so is that little snot Fallon.
This first time I became aware of a Koenisegg was in a film called "Need For Speed ". I became hooked everysince. You can tell that Christian is like one of the most laid back, coolest / intelligent guys that you'd wanna hangout with. A beautiful, hand-built, superexotic driving machine.
***** sadly he doesn't get the recognition in sweden, the mainstream media is more in focus on politics, tv personalities and soccer, while the car interest lies mostly on old muscle cars instead of supercars. porsche is the most common "new" sportcar you'll see in sweden. but i have no doubt it's coming to him.
SchneiderMan the only other guy would be ferruccio lamborghini because he WAS a ferrari customer loved his sports cars ... but found them to be overrated and didn't work as advertised and started his own company and been showing ferrari ever since how its done !!
I always love how Jay appreciates, understands and shows respect to all the folks who are craftsmen/women who build anything with their head, hands, heart and soul. He keeps the legacy of the amazing PEOPLE alive through their work. The machine of any kind is only the end result.
A note to Mr Leno and crew: thanks so much for providing an entertaining and informative youtube channel for us all to enjoy. As time goes on, Jay continues to create these mini-documentaries about remarkable rides. Some of my favorites have been the Mercedes Gullwing, the Citroen DS, the original and un-restored E-type, and it's been really interesting to learn about the various steam-car technologies. My suggestion for some future episodes, if I may? The Porsche 928 AND the Maserati Bora.
*AnARKee*The Stig crashing just proves he's actually human! plus there was just too much power for the available downforce , traction etc. once the few bugs have been worked out this car is a land based rocketship!
My 12 yr old son, who's a motorsports journalist, got one of 2 on camera exclusive interviews with Christian. An absolutely beautiful person. He's really inspired my son and I thank him for it.
Koenigsegg is certainly my favorite car manufacturer. I have personally said "hi" and complimented Christian, he and his company are just cool and brave. Such an awesome man and company, also doesn't hurt that I live in Sweden.
Imagine how many things have to go right in your life to be able to build something like this. It's not just latent talent but generational affluence and inspiration. Pure passion just isn't enough. You need the exact set of circumstances to occur to allow a person to achieve such a feat of engineering.
@@APAL880 I don't think the Harsh comment was about being rude, it did seem like a funny _dig_ , as any engineer is familiar with the metric and imperial systems. I'm old enough to remember the early push to get off the Imperial system. They said it would take a while because factories would have to re tool, text books would have to be modified, etc. Yet, here we are 50 years later, still converting back and forth. We now have vehicles with metric and standard bolts, construction industry remains unchanged and school text books are a mix as well. It seems people are nationalistic about their measurement systems. There are a ton of articles about the conversion to metric and some pretty good (if not surprising) reasons to maintain a dual system like we have in the US. Fun fact: The US was the first country to adopt a metric monetary system. Another system where there is resistance to change is the electrical system.
Converting kg to pounds quickly in your head is quite easy really. For kg to pounds you double the number, from pounds to kilo you cut it in half. 1000 kg (1 ton) = roughly 2000 lbs. It's not super precise but it'll give you a good idea of what's being talked about. 1 pound = 0.45 kg | 1 kg = 2.2 pounds
This Guy Loves Trains It is irrelevant. There are far less expensive and far less powerful SPORTS cars that would satisfy the need of any car enthusiast.
A lot of these really successful people like to act like they are entirely self made which may be true in some cases. But for the most part, these young-middle aged guys with companies worth 10s of millions of dollars, they had some start up fund from papa. Nothing wrong with that either really. People love to hate on others who receive financial aid from parents, but c'mon. If your parents were willing to give you hundreds of thousands if not millions in start up capital you wouldn't turn it down.
It's really bad to say you're poor.. You have enough money to sit under a roof, away from the weather, on a comfy chair and use a laptop, phone or computer.. There are billions (Billions not millions) who live on less than 3 dollars a day.
Ethanmeister i was wondering why he like we got a 7 speed coming out soon, made me think he also has a agera and agera r out and a regera that he didnt mention
this is the best and most advanced engineering of the world, this man is at the top of the car game, it doesn't get any better than this, what a genius
"There are some cars so exotic and so rare I never thought I would get them in the garage" Meanwhile a McLaren F1 and what looks to be a EcoJet Bio Concept chillin' in the background..
That's not the normal version. It's literally a special version of a special version of a CCX. CCX comes with 830-920 BHP (depending on the fuel), standard CCXR comes with around 1030BHP and the Trevita CCXR is 1080BHP. Naturally those figures are with biofuel, just as with CCX, depends on the fuel you're using. In short, the car that tried to kill the Stig had less power and torque than this one xD
+Ryu Makkuro yeah thats what i meant its the base model of the ccx, not the trivita or the ccxr. Just a ccx with the agera prototype spoiler i believe. the 1st model ccx didnt come with a spoiler.
And it didn't have a wing. The Stig recommended they fitted a wing, take the reduction in too speed from the extra drag and then the car wouldn't try to kill the customers. And they listened to him, fitted the spoiler and sent it back to Top Gear.
Jay Leno's Garage > Top Gear. I'm sorry but where else does a car nerd and a car maker meet and talk about cars as friends. I love this beautiful channel.
karensansui One:1 won't be legal in the US. Probably because there are only 7 built and they are all sold. No cars left for the NHTSA crash tests to prove that a 250mph+ car won't kill people at 40mph :D
wow this car is so raising the bar its such an inspiring masterpiece of automotive delicacy.The pricetag reflects the obsessive level in terms of quality of engineering,i used to think that Bugatti's Veyron would not be matched for decades to come,however this awesome machine is realy giving Bugatti,LaFerrari,McLarens's P1 a run for their money!!
+Aaron Richards well i think the veyron is realy the benchmark for hypercars and has been since its been introduced.There never was a 1000+ hp car that did 400+ km/h and to this day it is still as awesome as ever.What bugatti managed to produce is an engineering masterpiece as well as gorgeous to the eye so for me this is the ultimate car and it will be for some time to come hence my comment
Christian just wanted to say, I watched the same animation movie when I was about 7 years old, then became a fan of yours and AFTER discovered you watched it too😂 I dream to own a Koenigsegg one day since your cars are driving me insane. Keep going, this is epic
christen got me into cars, when I got into them I first got into Koenigsegg, I’ve been obsessed with these dudes for years, he is the most brilliant person I’ve ever seen
The original Koenigsegg had no rear wing, that is, until the Stig crashed it on Top Gear (no downforce on the rear end) . Koenigsegg engineered a rear wing and returned it to Top Gear for more fun. Verdict from Top Gear was very positive.
surfing636 It was more than a bit of fun, it had the #1 lap time for 2 seasons xD Now that lap isn't even in the top 10 tho, some insane car have come out since then :P
They had wings on cars before but that car had been high speed testing, hence no wing. Calling it the Top Geat wing made for a good story, while in reality the wing doesnt really do much, it adds only 70kg of downforce wich is not enough to shave 3 seconds of a lap. They tweaked the settings from high speed to track and that did most of the job
I didn't think I'd find this episode interesting. I was so wrong. This turned out to be my favorite episode. The car and the minds that created it are unbelievably brilliant.
When I 1st heard about this car from Jay or one of his contemporaries (I used to do voice work for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno) I was VERY into my first-generation Segway. Many of us Segway owners called the unit "Seg" for short. So, when I 1st heard about this car, I was comparing it to my Segway & figured it might be, potentially, almost as fun as MY Seg... Now I see, however, that THIS Seg goes a little faster than 12 1/2 miles per hour :-)
I'm a car design student and I can never own one of these beautiful machines, but those side mirrors are killing me! They may serve their purpose perfectly, but I think it looks to bulky. Too roundish.
AmerykanskiGracz I think people like Mr. Pagani and Mr. Koenigsegg cannot be enemies, because they are both making pieces of art. It's like Vettel hating on Hamilton for being a better driver when in fact, they are both the best drivers in the world. Then you just forgive and forget in my opinion. Now Ferrari on the other hand might be hating on these guys. Lambo is cool, they are doing their own stuff, and so is Porsche. McLaren might also hate everyone and they do :D
February I think they are both not as good as they should be. Well, Pagani is in love with art deco, I can't find anything beautiful about his cars, really. I mean, they look special, it's an art, the level of details is immaculate, but not beautiful.
Koenigsegg is truly on a whole different level. Gorgeous cars, incredible engineering, stupid fast, and Christian is such an interesting, impressive, and all around good dude. Amazing
WolfPresident I'm just thinking with a car like this, the only time you park it out in public is at a car show. Otherwise it's being driven or parked in a garage.
D1SASTERLORD Yes me too. I prefer the Zentorno (Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and Veneno) but I'd really like to see the One:1 (or at least Agera R) and the Veneno in GTA 5 :/
Holy crap! Pinchcliffe Grand Prix!! Thats one of those films I saw as a kid and have specific memories of but have never been able to put a name to. Until now. Thank you.
This man is a legend. The Koenigsegg Agera R is one of the most beautiful cars to look at one of the best sounding and fastest cars ever. What more could you want?
Had the ultimate privilege meeting him at Geneva, one of the nicest guys ever and lost brain cells talking to him and his intelligence. Koenigsegg is the man.
I watched that video and it was very interesting to hear him talk about the regera and the agera and the differences. It looked like your friends brain was melting from the info overload hehe.
Have him do a Volvo 240 head on crash with a koenigsegg . see whose the tougher swede
ThatDudeinBlue When was he in Geneva ? I didn't see him :(
TheWiiZZLE He was always their. He had a own spot with only koenigsegg.
Yes, I took some nice pics of his cars but I didn't have the privilege to meet the guy…
Mr. Von Koenigsegg is a true engineers engineer. Unbelievable to think in a little more than a decade, he has built and produced cars that rival the great manufacturers (Lamborghini, Ferrari, Audi, ect.) To build a complete car in house from chassis, interior, suspension, and their own engine and transmission, truly revolutionary and inspirational.
It's a modified ford engine. Still impressive though, but I still haven't heard of one on a track competing against other cars. That would be glorious.
I Am The Way They had used Ford engines before. I think the cc8s and ccr used Ford based engines. The ccx and beyond use their own engines. Also Nurburgring lap times should be on the way. They're running the one:1 I believe.
I Am The Way Ugh, they used a ford engine only in the cc8s and ccr, Christian has also promised to do a timed lap around the Nurburgring with the Agera R and One:1 this summer.
Matt Rupp i remember seeing one of his cars about 15+ years ago. it was a prototype with a PRV engine i think. (taken from a volvo) it had twin turbo's, cat's and then straight out. it was a loud car ;) and a fast car ;) still nothing like this ;) the first real prototype had a Audi engine.
Matt Rupp Especially when all the other companies have been in the business for at least 6 decades.
Im no swedish. But c'mon guys seeing the founder of the one of the greatest cars ever made. Talking and act like a normal person. Makes me so proud.
I don't think I've ever heard Jay speaks so highly of any car as much as you did about this beast! Hope diamond! Amazing art!
I was thinking the same thing I think it's because Jay is a car crazy and he appreciates the length of work and detail that went into making the car
+Michael Burroughs you're 100% correct
+chris taylor I was thinking the same thing too.
You should listen to his test of the Mercerdes 600 sedan...
Well I mean the founder and president of the company is standing right next to him.
Christian is such a cool guy. The fact that he started this program and is doing pretty much everything in house is exceptional. The level of detail appears to match that of Pagani. This car is truly beautiful, like Jay said, I could just go to the garage and look at it. My hats off to Christian and his team for engineering such a great supercar.
So much respect for Mr. Koenigsegg! Amazing what he's achieved in such a (relatively) short period of time & at such a young age. Bravo, sir!
I love everything about Koenigsegg!
Jaafar Farhan Both. He and his cars are absolutely mental
Trevor Wray Everything but his haircut :-)
Your fav is the koenissegg
good point if you can afford the car I guessyou can afford to take it somewhere to run it that fast
Trevor Wray koenigsegg and pagani are so humble, you can tell they truly love their work still. ferrari lost all that, lambo lost all that. i feel like i've met christian on the street and he picked up my pen i dropped. that kind of guy
Christian is so humble!
Fernando Lessa yes
he is with jay leno lol
14:00 He did not look happy lol
He was made to SPELL OUT the website by Leno. Hahahaha...
I missed the beginning and had no idea that was Koeninsegg. Cool dude with amazing vision.
He is a real dude. Showing up with his car. Awesome.
@ If Picasso was to sell his painting to someone, it would still be Picasso's painting.
Security lol
22 years old started a freaking hypercar company, buulding a hypercar is something even the biggest automotive company with all their money and resource fear to take chances. Many hypercars has came and failed already. But this man did something no one else could, maximum respect for that.
FLAWLESS. My favorite supercar. Absolutely brilliant.
It's a hyper super car
2 guys with infinite passion for cars. I love Jay's down to earth nature and amazing personality! Von Koenigsegg is a true genius who has made one of the most desirable cars ever made.
some say christian koenigsegg lost his hair to improve aerodynamics.
doodskie999 some say the last 3 letters of his name describe his head
doodskie999 lol
doodskie999 HA! Nice joke! 😂😂🤣
and what does he care when he has 1000 times more money that you
His next car will be the Koenigsegg Alopecia.
This guy is building the best supercars on the planet! You can even tell through watching the video how perfectly everything works and fits together. The doors shut so precisely and the engineering is just amazing. This guy now holds the world record at 277 mph average on two runs down a public road in Nevada or Arizona. He hits 280+ mph on the pass that was going downhill and went 275 going uphill. He set the world record in a different car but this model looks better than the newer ones to me! He is definitely raising the bar for the supercar manufacturers.
We are proud of you Christian, you are one of the few things we Swedish peopel can be proud of today.
+Kors Riddarn - Err...Sweden has a higher GDP per capita, longer life expectancy, lower children mortality, obesity & murder rates, higher internet user rates, lower CO2 emission rate per capita, etc, etc!
Aaron Richards - They have a wider rape definition & a higher reporting rate due in part to stronger gender equality values compared to USA.
+youbidoubidou exactly
what about ibrahimovic?
Omar Guardado - His father is Bosniak & mother is Croatian & they emigrated to Sweden where he was born.
I remember when carbon fiber was worth its weight in gold and a 128 mb flash drive was $60. We sure have come a long way.
Technically it wouldnt be that much.
´Well this white weaved carbon fiber only exists in these three cars, so Im thinking that it aint cheap
My first mp3 player had 32 mb of storage... 8 songs if you were VERY lucky.
so true...
@ezaquatics8991 So, a Ramones album or in a gadda da vida?
I know this is an old video, but I've always appreciated Jay's humble attitude, his utmost respect, and genuine intrigue of the cars and people that stop by his workshop.
Ferrari's, Lambo's, Porsche's are all very cool but this guy breaks the mold
So true
adj789 agree
adj789 This guy fucking destroys the mold, and comes up with better solutions to supercar problems that would *seem* so obvious, but nobody would think of
adj789 Koenigsegg not only destroys the mold but also the bank account with it .. hahahahh
So we're going to pretend Pagani doesn't exist.
To have a car enthusiasts like Jay admire your work, yeah I'd have a smile of pure bliss. What a master piece of engineering Mr. Koenigsegg.
I have to say this car sounds like an absolute BEAST!...just sounds awesome!
"The problem is, everyone is driving slow." I feel you Jay.
Jay Leno talking to Christian von Koenigsegg?!
What a great picture.
TheQuestionMark Except Jay talks too much.
idontcare80 It wouldn't be Jay otherwise. :-)
idontcare80 yeah he talks through the guy constantly...host mentality
Dickey Lane *bad host
thomascampr He's obnoxious, he appealed to obnoxious Americans. It's great what he does with cars these days, but he's extremely annoying. So was Letterman, and so is that little snot Fallon.
This first time I became aware of a Koenisegg was in a film called "Need For Speed ". I became hooked everysince.
You can tell that Christian is like one of the most laid back, coolest / intelligent guys that you'd wanna hangout with. A beautiful, hand-built, superexotic driving machine.
This car, company, and man must be a national treasure in Sweden.
Besides the gorgeous blonde women.
ronjon83 i like swed redheads
***** actually. you never see these cars on the road and the man is never ever mentioned... he lives a private life and his cars are too expensive...
Vic K I'd sure as hell be proud of him...
***** sadly he doesn't get the recognition in sweden,
the mainstream media is more in focus on politics, tv personalities and soccer,
while the car interest lies mostly on old muscle cars instead of supercars.
porsche is the most common "new" sportcar you'll see in sweden.
but i have no doubt it's coming to him.
Would love to see Jay do a review of the Koenigsegg One:1
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Such passion in its build. I would say Christian and Horatio are the tops in their field.
+Agera X If they made their own engine, it would bump up the price. Plus, a lot of companies-especially super/hypercar companies.
Nah Horacio pagani gets his engines from Mercedes I wouldn’t count him in the same category as Christian. This guy is stands alone
Joey O he does make his own engines from scratch
Pretty much.
Probably the most awesome supercar founder ever.
SchneiderMan the only other guy would be ferruccio lamborghini because he WAS a ferrari customer loved his sports cars ... but found them to be overrated and didn't work as advertised and started his own company and been showing ferrari ever since how its done !!
Gaston Reyes they might if you had one .... not that i can see that happening
NO
amh007dude awwww so sweet.
Gaston Reyes u probably are a Ferrari fanboy
This is the best looking supercar.
Disagree but I love the taillights
I always love how Jay appreciates, understands and shows respect to all the folks who are craftsmen/women who build anything with their head, hands, heart and soul. He keeps the legacy of the amazing PEOPLE alive through their work. The machine of any kind is only the end result.
Jay you should get that last one. Just to have a Koenigsegg section in your garage, right next to the Bugatti section.
Christian Augustin In my opinion he should get an Agera R or wait for the Regera.
***** agreed but the Agera R isnt legal in the us...yet but the Regera is so fucking gorgeous
SharkTooth05 the Agera R won't be legal. The Agera rs however is being made Street legal world wide aswell as the Regera.
Christian Augustin He already spent a million bucks on the P1, so he has to think before he buys haha.
February shhhh... don't remind him lol
Christian is a genius. Amazing what his company has accomplished.
A note to Mr Leno and crew: thanks so much for providing an entertaining and informative youtube channel for us all to enjoy. As time goes on, Jay continues to create these mini-documentaries about remarkable rides. Some of my favorites have been the Mercedes Gullwing, the Citroen DS, the original and un-restored E-type, and it's been really interesting to learn about the various steam-car technologies. My suggestion for some future episodes, if I may? The Porsche 928 AND the Maserati Bora.
this car makes the veyron look like a beetle
The Veyron is way faster than this
The Veyron is way faster than this
+Hariz Hafi funny joke
+Hariz Hafi lol,the third/second fastest is faster than the fastest car !!!
+Hariz Hafi lol you're a funny guy
His *creation* precedes him!
Steadfast and brilliant, yet unassuming!
My salute to *The Man & The Car In His Name* - *Koenigsegg!*
This guy is a true innovator pushing supercars further without the name recognition of a Ferrari or Lamborghini, well done. 👏
An amazing accomplishment. Guy is a genius, and the car is amazing.
Koenigsegg, the only car the Stig couldn't tame.
Didn't he crash it into a pile of tires because there wasn't enough down force?
D1SASTERLORD yeah. They had to add a wing after that
*AnARKee*The Stig crashing just proves he's actually human! plus there was just too much power for the available downforce , traction etc. once the few bugs have been worked out this car is a land based rocketship!
*AnARKee* Don't forget the Reliant Robin hehehehe
dukedurell but was it schumacher or a different stig? i don't remember.
My 12 yr old son, who's a motorsports journalist, got one of 2 on camera exclusive interviews with Christian. An absolutely beautiful person. He's really inspired my son and I thank him for it.
such a humble man, not a stereotypical stiff ceo
Moto Guzzi but he doesn’t know what kind of oil it takes?
Holy cow, that car is a MASTERPIECE!!!
Koenigsegg is certainly my favorite car manufacturer. I have personally said "hi" and complimented Christian, he and his company are just cool and brave. Such an awesome man and company, also doesn't hurt that I live in Sweden.
I just realized something... I been smiling the whole video :)
VI ÄR STOLTA OCH ÄLSKAR KOENIGSEGG / Sverige
(we are proud and love koenigsegg )
Imagine how many things have to go right in your life to be able to build something like this. It's not just latent talent but generational affluence and inspiration. Pure passion just isn't enough. You need the exact set of circumstances to occur to allow a person to achieve such a feat of engineering.
The owner of Koenigsegg is 37 years old......holy wtf.
According to Wikipedia he is 46.
John Richards well wikipedia is wrong, christian said himself hes 37😂
He WAS 37. That was 3 years ago. He's 40 or 41 now (depending what month is his birthday).
sw204me he looks 45 50
im pretty sure this was in 2009. ccx trevita isnt a 2015 car, they would be talking about the agera if it was in 2015
A real engineer: "It weighs 198 kilos, wathever that equates in pounds" Harsh
436.51527913 pounds
he's just saying he doesn't know. wasn't being rude. he's on the metric.
@@APAL880 I don't think the Harsh comment was about being rude, it did seem like a funny _dig_ , as any engineer is familiar with the metric and imperial systems. I'm old enough to remember the early push to get off the Imperial system. They said it would take a while because factories would have to re tool, text books would have to be modified, etc. Yet, here we are 50 years later, still converting back and forth. We now have vehicles with metric and standard bolts, construction industry remains unchanged and school text books are a mix as well. It seems people are nationalistic about their measurement systems. There are a ton of articles about the conversion to metric and some pretty good (if not surprising) reasons to maintain a dual system like we have in the US. Fun fact: The US was the first country to adopt a metric monetary system. Another system where there is resistance to change is the electrical system.
Converting kg to pounds quickly in your head is quite easy really.
For kg to pounds you double the number, from pounds to kilo you cut it in half. 1000 kg (1 ton) = roughly 2000 lbs.
It's not super precise but it'll give you a good idea of what's being talked about.
1 pound = 0.45 kg | 1 kg = 2.2 pounds
@@KoxenBols yeah but engineers don't need to think about pounds at all.
I will say it again,Jay Leno is the luckiest guy in the world!!! now, he has the best job period!!!
"Take a engine from this, and a transmission from that" I wonder was he talking about John Hennessey
The engine of this car comes from Ford.
Chuezilla !! No. They used Ford engines in the first Koenigseggs. This one is bespoke.
Chuezilla !! no
Yeah but the venom gt uses a viper engine with a ford gt transmission
***** I thought I heard him say viper but oh well still American muscle
does a swedish citizenship come with the car?
yes, obviously.
If skies count as a Swedish citizen ship (which I'm pretty sure they do), than yes.
its not irrelevant, the purpose was to be a sports car and I say they pulled it off pretty well.
This Guy Loves Trains
It is irrelevant. There are far less expensive and far less powerful SPORTS cars that would satisfy the need of any car enthusiast.
+the4armedmonk You don't need one. Just call yourself a refugee and they'll welcome you with open arms!
Saw one last night parked outside a restaurant in Newport Beach,CA. I couldn't believe my eyes. I may never see one again. Beautiful car.
Jay: your car is AMAZING!!
Christian: I mean it’s alright…. I guess
He's 37. What am I doing with my life? :-/
Not inheriting a ton of money before 22 years old?
He was actually 43 at the time
he's part of a rich family dude
he looks like 50 tho
A lot of these really successful people like to act like they are entirely self made which may be true in some cases. But for the most part, these young-middle aged guys with companies worth 10s of millions of dollars, they had some start up fund from papa. Nothing wrong with that either really. People love to hate on others who receive financial aid from parents, but c'mon. If your parents were willing to give you hundreds of thousands if not millions in start up capital you wouldn't turn it down.
Nice to hear a car manufacturer who doesn't need to remind jay of all the good things.the car speaks for itself
$4.8 million? I'll take two please.
Oh yeah!? Ill take 4!
I'll take 8.
Only 2 in the world😂
Typical Panda trevita means the three white.
Yeah, but they didn't make the 3rd one. That, or the third is only for display. All I know is no person has it.
I hate being poor :(
It's really bad to say you're poor.. You have enough money to sit under a roof, away from the weather, on a comfy chair and use a laptop, phone or computer.. There are billions (Billions not millions) who live on less than 3 dollars a day.
Your an idiot !
Key Killer 74 How do you think so?
He is right tho
...it's no shame to be poor... but it's no great honor either.
This is my favorite video on RUclips. Jay Leno is living the life.
Just so you guys know this video is 6 years old.
Ethanmeister i was wondering why he like we got a 7 speed coming out soon, made me think he also has a agera and agera r out and a regera that he didnt mention
Ethanmeister I was thinking that as well, the head lamps, hood and wheels look like an earlier version.
True, in the video he said he was 37 but according to Google, he is now 43
Waaaat. Veird.
its not weird at all, jays garage has been going for years on his site, a lot of the videos he uploads are old
Did he have the turn signal on and not realize it?
EnlightenedAce I noticed that too
I think he had the hazard lights on cause they were going pretty slow while talking to the camera
I noticed that...Jay is getting old and like a Florida retiree... ;)
EnlightenedAce I'm pretty sure he does that in every video.
sawink Yeah, driving with the top down with a 1,000HP supercar, I'm sure he could hear the turn signal clicking.
Jay showing unhindered appreciation for the guy and his work here. Quality speaks for itself.
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13:59 they went back in time
Was thinking the exact same thing
6 years to be exact ;)
Drew P. Balls It even has a flux capacitor at 12:12!
this is the best and most advanced engineering of the world, this man is at the top of the car game, it doesn't get any better than this, what a genius
"There are some cars so exotic and so rare I never thought I would get them in the garage"
Meanwhile a McLaren F1 and what looks to be a EcoJet Bio Concept chillin' in the background..
Lol
That's the car that tried to kill The Stig
yeah thats the normal version of the ccx with a new spoiler.
That's not the normal version. It's literally a special version of a special version of a CCX. CCX comes with 830-920 BHP (depending on the fuel), standard CCXR comes with around 1030BHP and the Trevita CCXR is 1080BHP. Naturally those figures are with biofuel, just as with CCX, depends on the fuel you're using.
In short, the car that tried to kill the Stig had less power and torque than this one xD
+Ryu Makkuro yeah thats what i meant its the base model of the ccx, not the trivita or the ccxr. Just a ccx with the agera prototype spoiler i believe. the 1st model ccx didnt come with a spoiler.
And it didn't have a wing. The Stig recommended they fitted a wing, take the reduction in too speed from the extra drag and then the car wouldn't try to kill the customers. And they listened to him, fitted the spoiler and sent it back to Top Gear.
Barry Fields that was the CCXR bud not the CCXR Trevita
Jay Leno's Garage > Top Gear. I'm sorry but where else does a car nerd and a car maker meet and talk about cars as friends. I love this beautiful channel.
This is a teaser right Jay? You have a One:1 in the works to be shown???
karensansui one:1 isn't the newest any more the regera would most likely come out first cause its new. but the one:1 is still the coolest
theilljoker so what? Regera and the one:one are two different car with different characteristics
karensansui This is an old video, I saw it many years ago. You can also tell by the quality.
the regera is newer so it would likely be on before it, now or in like 6 more years
karensansui One:1 won't be legal in the US. Probably because there are only 7 built and they are all sold. No cars left for the NHTSA crash tests to prove that a 250mph+ car won't kill people at 40mph :D
LÄNGE LEVE C.V KOENIGSEGG. VÅR HJÄLTE. VÅR BILGUD. GUDEN AV ALLA BILAR. GENI
Den här bilen gör en värkligen stolt över att vara svensk :)
We all know Christian is a very humble Guy.... But - @9.14 - you can truly feel that he is humble from the Heart. Salut Christian
wow this car is so raising the bar its such an inspiring masterpiece of automotive delicacy.The pricetag reflects the obsessive level in terms of quality of engineering,i used to think that Bugatti's Veyron would not be matched for decades to come,however this awesome machine is realy giving Bugatti,LaFerrari,McLarens's P1 a run for their money!!
+Aaron Richards well i think the veyron is realy the benchmark for hypercars and has been since its been introduced.There never was a 1000+ hp car that did 400+ km/h and to this day it is still as awesome as ever.What bugatti managed to produce is an engineering masterpiece as well as gorgeous to the eye so for me this is the ultimate car and it will be for some time to come hence my comment
just think the ccx was his first build then the One:1, then Regera and each time he builds a new car he raises the bar a car genius
I love where they mounted the U.S mandatory turn indicator.
Christian just wanted to say, I watched the same animation movie when I was about 7 years old, then became a fan of yours and AFTER discovered you watched it too😂 I dream to own a Koenigsegg one day since your cars are driving me insane. Keep going, this is epic
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Broooooooo, i am from Sweden and when you did that Swedish accent...come on man haha
Jag tänkte samma sak
christen got me into cars, when I got into them I first got into Koenigsegg, I’ve been obsessed with these dudes for years, he is the most brilliant person I’ve ever seen
The original Koenigsegg had no rear wing, that is, until the Stig crashed it on Top Gear (no downforce on the rear end) . Koenigsegg engineered a rear wing and returned it to Top Gear for more fun. Verdict from Top Gear was very positive.
surfing636 It was more than a bit of fun, it had the #1 lap time for 2 seasons xD Now that lap isn't even in the top 10 tho, some insane car have come out since then :P
They had wings on cars before but that car had been high speed testing, hence no wing. Calling it the Top Geat wing made for a good story, while in reality the wing doesnt really do much, it adds only 70kg of downforce wich is not enough to shave 3 seconds of a lap. They tweaked the settings from high speed to track and that did most of the job
5:38
For a second I thought he lifted the car up
I didn't think I'd find this episode interesting. I was so wrong. This turned out to be my favorite episode. The car and the minds that created it are unbelievably brilliant.
When I 1st heard about this car from Jay or one of his contemporaries (I used to do voice work for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno) I was VERY into my first-generation Segway. Many of us Segway owners called the unit "Seg" for short. So, when I 1st heard about this car, I was comparing it to my Segway & figured it might be, potentially, almost as fun as MY Seg... Now I see, however, that THIS Seg goes a little faster than 12 1/2 miles per hour :-)
Koenigsegg > Bugatti. Done!
That engine and trans even LOOKS AMAZING! with the clamshell lifted. It not only works well but looks incredible as well.
best car in the world, FACT!
I'm a car design student and I can never own one of these beautiful machines, but those side mirrors are killing me! They may serve their purpose perfectly, but I think it looks to bulky. Too roundish.
Hopefully my future job to be an automotive designer. Agreed with the wing mirror feature
They look perfect
Roland Ocomen Noticed that too, the mirrors in the Huayra are ones of the best looking ones, but I don't like the huayra as a car.
Roland Ocomen If you could design something like a modern corvair rampside truck EV that would be really awesome. :)
Engineering first design second
If I'm ever successful I'm visiting this guy, he is an inspiration and I love his cars.. their cars are the best out there right now.
That E92 M3 in the background though....
That's a Jaguar XF lmao
Gaming 4 Ohio Road to 1,000 Subscribers no at 17:20 mate
Oh I see it haha 🚗
13:21 Mr. Pagani is going to be mad, haha.
AmerykanskiGracz I think people like Mr. Pagani and Mr. Koenigsegg cannot be enemies, because they are both making pieces of art. It's like Vettel hating on Hamilton for being a better driver when in fact, they are both the best drivers in the world. Then you just forgive and forget in my opinion. Now Ferrari on the other hand might be hating on these guys. Lambo is cool, they are doing their own stuff, and so is Porsche. McLaren might also hate everyone and they do :D
Pagani Huayra is much more beautiful. This looks like a kit car.
thomascampr
I think it's the opposite.
February I think they are both not as good as they should be. Well, Pagani is in love with art deco, I can't find anything beautiful about his cars, really. I mean, they look special, it's an art, the level of details is immaculate, but not beautiful.
Koenigsegg is truly on a whole different level. Gorgeous cars, incredible engineering, stupid fast, and Christian is such an interesting, impressive, and all around good dude. Amazing
4:39 Good luck trying to open the door without it hitting the curb.
+WolfPresident Don't park by a curb...
Exoticars19 So don't park like a normal person right?
WolfPresident Well it's not a normal car right?
Exoticars19 I guess you're right, it would be a little overkill to drive for just doing normal things. lol
WolfPresident I'm just thinking with a car like this, the only time you park it out in public is at a car show. Otherwise it's being driven or parked in a garage.
Hey look it's an Entity XF
it doesn't look that great in gta
lol It's not supposed to look the same anyways, they can sue without permission & none of the cars in the game are original anyhow all are look alikes
+D1SASTERLORD Its just the CCX in gta, not the CCXR nor the Trevita CCXR
Hellboy Yea I know I'm just saying I don't like the way it looks in gta
D1SASTERLORD
Yes me too. I prefer the Zentorno (Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and Veneno) but I'd really like to see the One:1 (or at least Agera R) and the Veneno in GTA 5 :/
Holy crap! Pinchcliffe Grand Prix!! Thats one of those films I saw as a kid and have specific memories of but have never been able to put a name to. Until now.
Thank you.
looks like a fighter jet
Built on an ex fighter air field. They include a ghost logo on the cars which was on the fighter squadron's planes.
tnx for enlighten i didn't knew jet fighter connection good to know
salman kham If you haven't already seen that, you can actually see the famous ghost logo pretty much in the middle of the picture at 8:27 :)
This dude got a family crest? My family has a crest but it’s a bit different because it’s in the medicine cabinet.
This man is a legend.
The Koenigsegg Agera R is one of the most beautiful cars to look at one of the best sounding and fastest cars ever. What more could you want?
0:40 ffs we are still not speaking german.
if i hit the powerball or make it to the nfl
+ganymedeIV4 how do you know ?
Or make porn
PeewDiePiie did you hit the powerball yet? Im about to win this week :)
Horacio Pagani and Christian Von Koenigsegg are my 2 car heroes. Their passion and history is just amazing.
Does it go faster than bugatti?
Yes, without breaking a sweat
"Same horsepower with half the weight, all's you gotta know" - Jay Leno
Just the Agera RS is fastet than a Bugatti Chiron
I'm not sure about the steering wheel
Christian is so humble and simple. Keep it up Christian. More super car build.
Is this mayweathers cars?
Lmao I'm pretty sure Jay just drove Floyd mayweather's koenisegg