Comparison · Top speed
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport vs Koenigsegg Agera RS: which is faster?
Verdict · Top speed
the Koenigsegg Agera RS is about 1.0× faster than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
Margin 4% faster, computed from the figures below
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Speed race
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True relative speed at each one's top speed. Change the distance to see how the gap grows.
Distance
Elapsed · 100 m
Slowed 7.2×. Relative speeds are exact; the whole race is stretched so you can follow it.
- Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport431.072km/h268mph120m/s233kn
- Koenigsegg Agera RS447.19km/h278mph124m/s241kn
The numbers
Side by side
| Attribute | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport | Koenigsegg Agera RS |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed | 431.072km/h268mph120m/s233kn | 447.19km/h278mph124m/s241kn(leads) |
| 100 m at top speed | 835 ms | 805 ms(leads) |
| Figure status | Official | Verified |
| Rank, Fastest Cars | #6 of 37 | #3 of 37(leads) |
| Driver | Pierre Henri Raphanel | Niklas Lilja |
| Venue | Ehra-Lessien | Nevada State Route 160 |
| Passes | 427.933 km/h and 434.211 km/h | 457.94 km/h northwest and 436.44 km/h southeast |
Analysis
Why the gap is what it is
Both cars are on the list for a two-way average, which is why they can share a comparison without mixing a one-way pass into the pair. Bugatti's release on the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport states 431.072 kilometres per hour, the average of 427.933 and 434.211, at Ehra-Lessien. Pierre Henri Raphanel drove. TÜV and a Guinness World Records representative were present. The release is headed MOLSHEIM 7/4/2010. That header does not say whether the day is 4 July or 7 April, so the measurement has no stored calendar day. The speed is still the official figure in the release.
The Agera RS figure is 447.19 kilometres per hour, the average of 457.94 northwest and 436.44 southeast. Auto Motor & Sport reported Koenigsegg's data: 4 November 2017, Nevada State Route 160, driver Niklas Lilja, with Racelogic equipment on site. The qualifier is verified rather than official, because the citation is a news report of the manufacturer's timing and not a governing-body certificate quoted on that page.
The verdict uses only those two averages. It does not import the Chiron Super Sport 300+ one-way run, the Venom GT one-way run, the CCR's banked lap, or the U9 Xtreme claim. Those cars have their own rows and their own conditions. The ratio between 431.072 and 447.19 is computed when the page renders. This text quotes the published averages and leaves the division to that code.
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