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It"s been just over two weeks since we saw the special edition Koenigsegg Agera XS - the first Agera RS to be homologated for the US - and now we see the first Agera RS headed to Europe. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Koenigsegg Agera RS Naraya".The moniker is a name closely associated with the owner"s family, and the car features quite a unique personalisation scheme. First up, you"ll spot the clear blue carbon finish across the Agera RS"s flanks, and carried over to the carbon fibre tub too - the first time a Koenigsegg tub has matched the colour of the exterior. Then, there is gold.And it"s here where things get interesting - monster twin-turbo V8 engine aside, of course. The golf leaf highlights were applied by hand by a chap named Ettore Blaster" Callegaro; a man renown in Italy for his craftsmanship. It took Ettore, working out of Koenigsegg"s factory in Sweden, two weeks, working 12-hour days, six days a week. It"s applied to the glued surface of the panel, and then turned" by hand using a very small tool. It"s then finished with a few coats of clear paint, to prevent scratches.Inside, there"s blue alcantara with gold piping and stitching, more gold leaf highlights and an 18-carat gold Naraya" nameplate with 155 diamonds created by Ada Diamonds in California.Of course, the RS gets that aforementioned twin-turbo V8 kicking out 1160bhp and 944lb ft of torque - surely a diamond in itself - sent to the rear wheels vis a seven-speed paddle-shift gearbox. There"s also a Koenigsegg e-diff, the company"s own traction and stability control systems, lots of equipment, a hydraulic lift system and many other assists.Quite a machine, no? It"ll be displayed at the Salon Priv supercar show at Blenheim Palace which kicks off later this week, and will be joined by two other very special Koenigseggs too. A One:1 - which recently set a VMax200 speed record at Bruntingthorpe - and the last ever Agera R.Yeah, sounds like you want to get yourself down thereWorld exclusive: TG drives the Koenigsegg RegeraPhotography: L Johansson, A ChungShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 30 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4826
It"s been just over two weeks since we saw the special edition Koenigsegg Agera XS - the first Agera RS to be homologated for the US - and now we see the first Agera RS headed to Europe. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Koenigsegg Agera RS Naraya".The moniker is a name closely associated with the owner"s family, and the car features quite a unique personalisation scheme. First up, you"ll spot the clear blue carbon finish across the Agera RS"s flanks, and carried over to the carbon fibre tub too - the first time a Koenigsegg tub has matched the colour of the exterior. Then, there is gold.And it"s here where things get interesting - monster twin-turbo V8 engine aside, of course. The golf leaf highlights were applied by hand by a chap named Ettore Blaster" Callegaro; a man renown in Italy for his craftsmanship. It took Ettore, working out of Koenigsegg"s factory in Sweden, two weeks, working 12-hour days, six days a week. It"s applied to the glued surface of the panel, and then turned" by hand using a very small tool. It"s then finished with a few coats of clear paint, to prevent scratches.Inside, there"s blue alcantara with gold piping and stitching, more gold leaf highlights and an 18-carat gold Naraya" nameplate with 155 diamonds created by Ada Diamonds in California.Of course, the RS gets that aforementioned twin-turbo V8 kicking out 1160bhp and 944lb ft of torque - surely a diamond in itself - sent to the rear wheels vis a seven-speed paddle-shift gearbox. There"s also a Koenigsegg e-diff, the company"s own traction and stability control systems, lots of equipment, a hydraulic lift system and many other assists.Quite a machine, no? It"ll be displayed at the Salon Priv supercar show at Blenheim Palace which kicks off later this week, and will be joined by two other very special Koenigseggs too. A One:1 - which recently set a VMax200 speed record at Bruntingthorpe - and the last ever Agera R.Yeah, sounds like you want to get yourself down thereWorld exclusive: TG drives the Koenigsegg RegeraPhotography: L Johansson, A ChungShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 30 Aug 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 4826
