Koenigsegg One:1 looms

THE latest creation from Swedish hypercar maker Koenigsegg has emerged, triggering speculation that the 1000kW monster may go public at the upcoming Geneva motor show.

The outlandish Koenigsegg One:1 has one horsepower for every one of its 1340kg of kerb weight – the reason for its namesake - and could be the first real threat to the world production car V-max record, currently held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

To put that into perspective, the mad Koenigsegg One:1 weighs around the same as a 1.6-litre Ford Focus, but with more than ten times the power output.

With only a view of the extraordinary vehicle’s behind to go on, the One:1 bears a resemblance to the Agera R, which was outed shortly after the ‘standard’ version at the Geneva show in 2011.

That car had a comparatively sedate 820kW but could crack the magic 100km/h benchmark in just 2.9 seconds, so it’s successor may not only take the 431km/h top speed record from the Bugatti but could also make off with the 2.8 second 0-100km/h sprint crown held by Nissan’s GT-R too.

With its huge rear wing the car is said to generate a whopping 600kg of downforce enabling cornering forces up to twice the force of gravity.

Other record-threatening equipment could include active aerodynamics and an ‘active chassis’, but until the car is officially unveiled, the details will have to remain the stuff of fantasy.