Koenigsegg BANNED from the Nürburgring?!

to be honest, being banned for being too fast is actually a Badge of Honor

To set things clear: Those speed limits are only for "Touristenfahrten", when the track is open for the public. Koenigsegg could have simply rented the whole track with the intent of a record. How do you think Porsche did its record lap with the 919 Evo? 5:19 min with speed limits? I don't think so..

There are a couple of clips in your video showing an event called Vmax200, held at the Bruntingthorpe Airfield in the UK. I had the privilege of lining up next to a 1:1 (when it first appeared on the scene) for a blast down the runway. At the time i owned a c6 Rs6 that produced just shy of 800hp and 800ft/lb of torque (which i thought was pretty dam quick). Up to 45/50 mph we were neck and neck.... then it was like i put my handbrake on 😂😂. Up to that point I'd never seen speed like it. Borderline otherworldly, but a memory ill always have.

Koenigsegg were never banned from Nurburgring at all😂😂

I think comparing the AMG One, Ferrari FXX or Pagani Zonda R to the Koenigsegg Jesko is not a fair comparison. Except for Pagani (who benefits from a Mercedes engine), both Ferrari and Mercedes Benz have Formula 1 teams that they can draw from for technology to use in their other cars. Also, Koenigsegg was able to break the world speed record without having been an very established company with a prestigious reputation.

2:03 "1371 newton meters of tor-k"

damn this voiceover was AI??? I honestly couldn't even tell for most of the video

When you take into account the 7:01 that the Viper ran there, that's an astounding time, considering it was a car club who flew a couple Vipers to the ring, and in a matter of a couple of days, ran times that Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes couldn't do, despite those three basically living on that track, with no factory support whatsoever.

Why didn't they just not let spectators watch from that spot anymore?

The speed limit is for tourist drive, not during an industry pull. That’s a BS excuse

3 million dollars and the basic ABS system fails. They probably wont make that mistake again or was it maybe just the driver lying. Amazing company extremely humble owner.

Why are we talking about mph one time then km/h the other? Koenisegg is europian Germany and the track (Nordschleife) is also. Speak metrik and talk km/h please.

The Jesko is Amazing,Koenigsegg is a Genius,he doesn't use a Unreliable Low Hp Mercedes engine like Pagaini,his cars are the real deal all in house. For the same price I'd take a Koenigsegg everytime.

That accident from jaun is the lad who the gran turismo movie is based about. He went from a sim racer to a real race car driver

i dont think they were ever banned, just unfortunate and a bit overconfidence from drivers, its the green hell for a reason

Speed is one thing. Turning a corner is another! 😂

Fyi, my modest 2018 Porsche GT2 RS MR still holds the Ring lap record to this day

1:35 Basseng also crashed this car (either right after Pflanzgarten or in Bellof Esses), trying to improve the lap time. It had started raining towards the end of the lap and instead of aborting it, he wanted to finish the lap. He lost control and the car bounced from one guardrail to the other and had damage all over. It was also a pretty special car, being the first ever Koenigsegg with tinted naked carbon body. It had standard wing and CCX Edition wheels. According to EVO magazine, it had 4.7 L engine with 900 PS, but they could have gotten this wrong and it was really a 4.8 L, not sure. The owner must have been cursing ever agreeing to lend his car for this test. They've had nothing but bad luck on the track since then.

In all seriousness, I see Koenigsegg not only smashing that record. But blowing way past it. The Koenigsegg company creator/owner named Christian quote “We don’t make cars to beat fastest car records” Yet his cars smash ANY & EVERY record there is. And if by any chance another car company makes any claim to a fast car record, for people that know by now. It’s because Koenigsegg or Rimac haven’t competed. Pls note: Rimac is a car company fast car records enthusiast know of by now.

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