---
title: "Koenigsegg Claims One:1 Hypercar is Capable of a 6:40 Nurburgring Lap Time"
description: "\"If we really push and hang our balls out, this is a 6:40 car.\" -Christian Von Koenigsegg"
date: "2017-03-08"
modified: "2017-03-08"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/8185/koenigsegg-claims-one1-hypercar-is-capable-of-a-640-nurburgring-lap-time"
categories:
  - "Koenigsegg News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Geneva Motor Show"
  - "Nurburbring Record"
  - "One:1"
  - "Supercar"
---

# Koenigsegg Claims One:1 Hypercar is Capable of a 6:40 Nurburgring Lap Time

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[Koenigsegg](<https://koenigsegg.com/>) founder and CEO [Christian Von Koenigsegg](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/5519/christian-von-koenigsegg-shows-you-how-to-build-a-multimillion-dollar-hypercar>) has thrown around some bold claims around at Geneva this week. Apparently Christian Von Koenigsegg spoke with *[Top Gear](<https://www.topgear.com/car-news/geneva-motor-show/koenigsegg-tesla-entry-level-supercar-and-nurburgring>)* while at the Geneva Motor Show and said the [One:1](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5011/theres-a-koenigsegg-one-1-for-sale-in-miami-for-5-million>) could beat the record-holding [Lamborghini Huracan Performante](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/7998/lamborghini-huracan-performante-shatters-nurburgring-record-by-5-seconds>).

According to Koenigsegg, the One:1 we saw lapping the Nurburgring in 2016 was running at only 900 horsepower, 460 horsepower short of its maximum power rating. He also stated that all laps done in the One:1 were "leisurely" and not intended to set any records. In Koenigsegg's words,

*"And that was a leisurely run. Everyone who drove the car said, 'if we really push and hang our balls out, this is a 6:40 car. Then we had the stupid ABS failure, and we never got to prove it."*

Words of a true poet. According to Koenigsegg, test laps of the One:1 clocked in under seven minutes and he is confident that the Swedish hypercar will be able to break Lamborghini’s controversial record if given the opportunity. The privately owned One:1 that was used for testing is currently undergoing repairs and will be used for the lap record if—and that's a big if, given the damage it sustained during testing—the the owner consents.

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

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