When it comes to explaining the fastest item to come out of Angelholm, Sweden, that doesn’t include jet engines and air-to-air missiles, numbers speak volumes. The Koenigsegg One:1 is priced at £2 million. Its turbocharged, ethanol-fueled V8 produces over 1300bhp. It promises to be capable of reaching 250mph from rest in less than 20 seconds under ideal circumstances. Even so, it’s simpler to drive at normal speeds than our tester expected, with plenty of power off boost – but the automatic twin-clutch transmission takes some getting used to.
When you push the One:1’s accelerator foot all the way down and listen to those turbochargers spool up, delivering more and greater energy towards a set of rear wheels that may run out of grip even in higher ratios, it’s a true white-knuckle ride. However, once the One:1’s aerodynamics kick in and it gets its stride at 125mph, it’s nothing short of fantastic.
Number 5. Ferrari LaFerrari
Ferrari’s top-of-the-line hypercar is nothing short of the biggest and most dramatic peak in performance car history. The LaFerrari’s engine totals 950bhp, thanks to a magnificent, spine-tingling, naturally aspirated, 789bhp 6.3-litre V12 and 161bhp of electric power sent directly to the rear wheels. Although we never had the opportunity to attach our timing gear on one, Ferrari says the vehicle accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 2.4 seconds and from 0 to 186 mph in 15 seconds.
Despite its immense horsepower and mind-boggling technical complexity, the LaFerrari has outrageously benign and exploitable limit handling manners that make it more more accessible and fun to drive on a circuit than you would imagine.
Each automobile cost more than £1 million from Ferrari. It produced 500 in all, the latest in 2015, and has only succeeded so far with the FXXK track special and the LaFerrari Aperta convertible. The LaFerrari is a tribute to everything Ferrari does very well, and it remains our undisputed hypercar standard-bearer.
