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I'm not sure what record they have here. There have already been multiple road-legal 300 mph cars as well as a stock road-legal 300 mph car for sale (Koenigsegg

I'm not sure what record they have here. There have already been multiple road-legal 300 mph cars as well as a stock road-legal 300 mph car for sale (Koenigsegg Jesko). The article says that this is the first from a series manufacturer. Why does Koenigsegg not count, or was this the first?

tus88 7y ago
> Andy and the prototype Chiron supersede previous really, really fast runs from SSC (256.18mph two-way average, 2007), Hennessey (270.49mph two-way average, 2013) and Koenigsegg (284.55 vmax, 277.87 two-way average, 2017)
- vinay427 7y ago
  The modified Ford GT already reached 300 mph: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph
rgallagher27 7y ago
Those are theoretical limits from simulations. This is the first to actually record a real 300mph run
- vinay427 7y ago
  That's not true for the modified Ford, though I concede it is for the Koenigsegg. See here, coincidentally on the same source website: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph This obviously isn't a series manufacturer, so the quote in the article may still be accurate but the title seems incomplete though it (correctly) doesn't claim Bugatti is the first.
parsimo2010 7y ago
They don't have a record yet, but the record they are aiming for is for the fastest "production" car. The car they used was modified from stock so it doesn't count for the record yet. But this will almost certainly lead to a small batch of cars with the same configuration from the factory, which they will use to (re)claim the fastest production car crown.
- vinay427 7y ago
  Alright, that makes sense, and I suppose the title doesn't claim they're the first to build a road-legal 300 mph car (as they're not).
fgonzag 7y ago
Do you have a source or link to any verified speed runs by those cars? AFAIK those are theoretical numbers, and Koenigsegg has never had a verified run at 300mph+)
- vinay427 7y ago
  https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph
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  - fgonzag 7y ago
    I stand corrected, though that is far from a factory car it is still (according to them) road legal. I kinda struggle to see how they are keeping emissions in check wit a 2500bhp engine though.

tus88 7y ago

> Andy and the prototype Chiron supersede previous really, really fast runs from SSC (256.18mph two-way average, 2007), Hennessey (270.49mph two-way average, 2013) and Koenigsegg (284.55 vmax, 277.87 two-way average, 2017)

vinay427 7y ago
The modified Ford GT already reached 300 mph: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph

rgallagher27 7y ago

Those are theoretical limits from simulations. This is the first to actually record a real 300mph run

vinay427 7y ago
That's not true for the modified Ford, though I concede it is for the Koenigsegg. See here, coincidentally on the same source website: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph This obviously isn't a series manufacturer, so the quote in the article may still be accurate but the title seems incomplete though it (correctly) doesn't claim Bugatti is the first.

parsimo2010 7y ago

They don't have a record yet, but the record they are aiming for is for the fastest "production" car. The car they used was modified from stock so it doesn't count for the record yet. But this will almost certainly lead to a small batch of cars with the same configuration from the factory, which they will use to (re)claim the fastest production car crown.

vinay427 7y ago
Alright, that makes sense, and I suppose the title doesn't claim they're the first to build a road-legal 300 mph car (as they're not).

fgonzag 7y ago

Do you have a source or link to any verified speed runs by those cars? AFAIK those are theoretical numbers, and Koenigsegg has never had a verified run at 300mph+)

vinay427 7y ago
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph https://www.topgear.com/car-news/usa/ford-gt-just-did-300mph
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- fgonzag 7y ago
  I stand corrected, though that is far from a factory car it is still (according to them) road legal. I kinda struggle to see how they are keeping emissions in check wit a 2500bhp engine though.