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Related: About this forumEver wonder what it's like to go 280 MPH on a public highway?
https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-koenigseggs-record-278-mph-nevada-speed-ru-18201572562 million bucks (before options) gets you a Koenigsegg. You're on your own finding the road.
2naSalit
(93,435 posts)that was enough, and it was far more than just once.
populistdriven
(5,686 posts)2naSalit
(93,435 posts)at 80,000lbs! I didn't own the rig but that's how it was made to run.
populistdriven
(5,686 posts)2naSalit
(93,435 posts)It kind of goes like this:
You realize you need to adjust your velocity downward so you will need roughly five miles to slow down enough to think about stopping, 80Klbs takes some effort to remove it from the realm of motion. Take foot off pedal which triggers the Jake brake so you can find the next lower gear and back that down - ride the Jake until you can downshift again - until your are traveling at less than 80mph, then you can start using the wheel brakes and you continue with the process described above hastening the shifting by using the wheel brakes. At some point, you can wrangle the beast to a stop without burning it to the ground in the process.
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brush
(58,018 posts)Anybody know what state that long, straight road with no traffic on it is in?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)an even bigger engine that might make it to 300.
Street legal! Yeah!
populistdriven
(5,686 posts)1.3 football fields every second
NBachers
(18,195 posts)3Hotdogs
(13,560 posts)with the car.
mahatmakanejeeves
(61,606 posts)On Saturday, the mad Swedes at Koenigsegg did something truly remarkable: in an Agera RS, a factory driver achieved an average speed of 277.9 mph during two runs on Nevadas Route 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump. This may make the Agera RS the worlds fastest street legal production car. Now you can see what those runs looked like from the drivers perspective.