---
title: "Koenigsegg Regera Breaks 0-249-0 MPH World Record With 31.49-Second Run"
description: "That's 1.8 seconds faster than the previous world record, which was also set by Koenigsegg back in 2017."
date: "2019-09-27"
modified: "2019-09-27"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/30051/koenigsegg-regera-breaks-0-249-0-mph-world-record-with-31-49-second-run"
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# Koenigsegg Regera Breaks 0-249-0 MPH World Record With 31.49-Second Run

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Bugatti has spent the good part of the last month basking in its post-[304-miles-per-hour record glory](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29651/watch-1578-hp-bugatti-chiron-prototype-smashes-300-mph-barrier-in-mega-top-speed-run>), but now it seems Koenigsegg has had enough. The Swedish hypercar maker announced that it's broken its own 0-400-0 kilometers-per-hour record with its 1,797-horsepower Regera, sprinting from the metric equivalent of zero to 249 mph and back to zero again in just 31.49 seconds. The previous record [set back in 2017 with the Koenigsegg Agera RS](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/15868/watch-koenigseggs-record-breaking-284-mph-run-onboard>) was already a staggering 33.29 seconds.

With Koenigsegg factory driver Sonny Persson behind the wheel at Sweden's Råda airfield, the Regera hit 249 mph in 22.87 seconds and covered a little over a mile. The remaining 8.62 seconds and approximately quarter-mile were spent bringing the 3,510-pound hypercar to a stop.

"This was a good opportunity to showcase the true capability of [the Regera's](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27692/watch-koenigsegg-crash-its-2m-regera-hypercar-in-the-name-of-safety>) one-of-a-kind Direct Drive transmission," said Christian von Koenigsegg. "As the Regera only has one gear we had to make use of it from standstill to the record top speed of \[250 mph\] limited by rpm."

"Priority has been given to acceleration and drivability between 0-\[249 mph\]—no more, no less," von Koenigsegg continued. "At any given time, the Regera can and will accelerate harder in that speed range than any other production car known to us."

https://youtube.com/embed/E6aHQD1UqoQ

*Them's fightin' words, Bugatti.* Koenigsegg's announcement also goes on to note that the record was accomplished using a fully homologated production-spec car with all of its luxury trappings and both seats intact. However, a roll cage and four-point-harness were fitted for driver safety.

The company added that while the weather conditions were practically perfect, Råda was not. Setting off, Persson apparently had to deal with less-than-ideal surfaces, bumps that had to be avoided, and general unevenness. Because of this, von Koenigsegg asserts that the Regera's got a bit more left to give.

"The proven numbers now show the greatness of the Regera," he said. "Having said that, we know we can improve these already impressive numbers on a track with better conditions."

[Unlike its rivals at Bugatti,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29657/bugatti-retires-from-chasing-top-speed-records-after-chiron-shatters-300-mph-barrier>) it doesn't sound like Koenigsegg is done with the ludicrous speed records. Von Koenigsegg, bottle in hand, remarks that the Regera has "broken a couple of new world records." When asked a top speed record, von Koenigsegg replied, "That's for another car. This is huge top speed but we have faster top speed cars, of course."

Bring on the [Jesko.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26777/koenigsegg-jesko-a-swedish-megacar-with-1600-hp-seven-clutches-and-300-mph-top-speed>)

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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