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Koenigsegg v Model X Plaid: DRAG RACE

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Thanks to @wam_barn for joining us with their Koenigsegg!
Enjoy their behind-the-scenes video from the day:

The Koenigsegg Agera RST is BACK! And it's going up against the Tesla Design X Plaid!

This is set to be one truly interested drag race. We know the electric power of the Model X will propel it off the line, however not just is it down on power compared to the Koenigsegg, it's likewise a lot heavier! But will that show definitive?

For starters, let's examine the statistics. The Koenigsegg is powered by a 5-litre twin-turbo V8 that can produce 1,360 hp and 1,570 Nm of torque. This power is sent to the rear wheels just via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the automobile weighs simply 1,395 kg. It is among the most pricey automobiles we've ever included, valued at a cool ₤ 3,500,000!!

When it comes to the Tesla, it's powered by 3 electrical motors, and these integrate to produce 1,020 hp and 1,420 Nm. The cars and truck has all wheel drive, and it weighs in at a relatively gigantic 2,468 kg. If you're seeking to choose one up today, it'll cost around ₤ 127,000.

So the Tesla weighs over a tonne more than the Koenigsegg! So does it stand a possibility? There's just one way to learn … LET'S RACE!

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100 responses to “Koenigsegg v Model X Plaid: DRAG RACE”

  1. @dunkielwamashudumalofha4221 Avatar
    @dunkielwamashudumalofha4221

    Getting a Jesko in these races would be the cherry on top of an already great cake

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    1. @wam_barn Avatar
      @wam_barn

      👀

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    2. @dunkielwamashudumalofha4221 Avatar
      @dunkielwamashudumalofha4221

      @@wam_barn Still absolutely love your Agera RS though

      Reply
    3. @93Beefcake Avatar
      @93Beefcake

      1000+hp and no Awd is just stupid for drag racing all you get is wheelspin

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    4. @XxApo70xX Avatar
      @XxApo70xX

      They just barely started to deliver and ship them, we need time to see this on roads more.

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    5. @dunkielwamashudumalofha4221 Avatar
      @dunkielwamashudumalofha4221

      @@93Beefcake That’s true, but interesting to see what the difference over a rolling race would be nevertheless. Faster gearbox, flat crank, more power…

      Reply
  2. @wam_barn Avatar
    @wam_barn

    Haha, that was great fun! Thanks for having us again, Carwow. I suspect the car wasn’t running 100% power because of the exhaust issue, so we’ll have to bring it back for more races once it’s fixed! 😎💨

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    1. @kenz69a Avatar
      @kenz69a

      very nice car u have

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    2. @KirbyPuffy123 Avatar
      @KirbyPuffy123

      Awesome Car Guys! Congrats for getting it!

      Reply
    3. @brothinkheshim Avatar
      @brothinkheshim

      Banana

      Reply
    4. @lukemedia Avatar
      @lukemedia

      We definitely need to show it’s full potential when it’s all sorted 😏

      Reply
    5. @wam_barn Avatar
      @wam_barn

      @@kenz69a thank you ☺

      Reply
  3. @jhunhior Avatar
    @jhunhior

    4:18 race start

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    1. @BobbyDazzler888 Avatar
      @BobbyDazzler888

      I owe you 4:18 of my life

      Reply
    2. @jonny555ive Avatar
      @jonny555ive

      Thank you. 👍👍

      Reply
    3. @chonkyboi-e2h Avatar
      @chonkyboi-e2h

      Thanks mate

      Reply
    4. @5.56mm Avatar
      @5.56mm

      This comment should be pinned on top. Matt is a bit too fond of his own voice and it takes forever for them to actually do what we came here for.

      Reply
  4. @cicibebe29 Avatar
    @cicibebe29

    A dragrace between Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti Chiron, Koenigsegg Agera and Koenigsegg Jesko would be impressive but nearly impossible to get the cars together

    Reply
    1. @ewadge Avatar
      @ewadge

      You got to include the Rimac Nevera then.

      Reply
    2. @lolpartyparrot Avatar
      @lolpartyparrot

      A multi-million pound mega drag race. Carwow’s insurance agents will be sweating bullets just seeing those machines line up the starting line, assuming they pull it off 🤣

      Reply
    3. @dreamaway2 Avatar
      @dreamaway2

      ​@@ewadgethat’s an imposter

      Reply
    4. @brock5946 Avatar
      @brock5946

      ​@@ewadgeNo electric crap

      Reply
    5. @haydenjohnson3040 Avatar
      @haydenjohnson3040

      It’s called Super cars owners circle race. They do it in Europe.

      Reply
  5. @lise1255 Avatar
    @lise1255

    Nice to see a Koenigsegg owner who actually use his car 😊

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    1. @wam_barn Avatar
      @wam_barn

      we are always out in the car 😄

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    2. @alim7502 Avatar
      @alim7502

      ​@@wam_barnRevuelto vs Agera RS??👀👀

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    3. @1smokee1xxx55 Avatar
      @1smokee1xxx55

      it would be nice if he could drive the fucking thing

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    4. @lise1255 Avatar
      @lise1255

      I am from sweden and live not far from Koenigsegg in Ängelholm, so the sight and sound of them are daily occurrences. Sadly 9 of 10 only buys them as investments or for shows only and not as a regular sportscar. Cars are made to be used, so it’s very nice to hear that you use it as intended. 👍

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    5. @ruk2023-- Avatar
      @ruk2023–

      You mean it’s nice to see a Koenigsegg owner who tries to use their car.

      Reply
  6. @mishalalkhunani4427 Avatar
    @mishalalkhunani4427

    the koenigsegg owner truly deserve the car 9000 miles on it !he is truly enjoying it money well spent 👍🏻

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    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      100% agree.😊

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    2. @p-vision Avatar
      @p-vision

      Yup, unlike a Porsche we all know 😂

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    3. @aluisious Avatar
      @aluisious

      Daddy’s money. I’m not impressed at all.

      Reply
    4. @aardvarkmindshank Avatar
      @aardvarkmindshank

      😂😂😂

      Reply
  7. @Twin.motors Avatar
    @Twin.motors

    Interesting that it wasn’t raced against the faster Model S plaid. A 7 seater SUV vs a hypercar is nuts. The crazy part is how the model X beat it every time and nearly had it in the break test too

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    1. @Nicoztrike Avatar
      @Nicoztrike

      That’s only for one slowdown though let’s be honest. If they did 1 braketest just after again it would be very different

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    2. @mtnvalley9298 Avatar
      @mtnvalley9298

      hey car guy….it’s brake

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    3. @TARpovNIK Avatar
      @TARpovNIK

      He has already competed with model s plaid

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    4. @Twin.motors Avatar
      @Twin.motors

      @@Nicoztrike I mean braking from 100mph speeds to full stop happens maybe once a decade so this test is quite accurate to a real world scenario.

      Reply
  8. @jhovjhov Avatar
    @jhovjhov

    Sorry but Matt’s launches were NOT on point this video for some reason. Yet the Tesla still won 😅😅😅

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    1. @ProdriveP1 Avatar
      @ProdriveP1

      He def wanted the ICE to win!

      Reply
    2. @Twin.motors Avatar
      @Twin.motors

      @@jhovjhov Mat is very anti Tesla and will take any chance he can get to nerf them. The 1st time he ran the plaid on this channel he did it with winter tires and wasn’t even in plaid mode

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    3. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      On purpose. He hates EVs

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    4. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      ​@@Twin.motorshe is not anti Tesla. He is anti EV in general

      Reply
    5. @SlartibartfastTheFourth Avatar
      @SlartibartfastTheFourth

      He has lots of anti EV videos being hysterical about terrible EV depreciation and their batteries needing replacing after 2 years etc etc .
      But then , it’s not really him ,it’s the hidden v rich owners of Car Wow – he’s the front man .

      Reply
  9. @hackerx3253 Avatar
    @hackerx3253

    1020 hp tesla and 1360hp Koenigsegg both did the quarter miles in 10.2 secs which is same time done by Porsche 911 turbo S with 640hp.

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    1. @ProdriveP1 Avatar
      @ProdriveP1

      Should have used the Model S Plaid really

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    2. @stanvanillo9831 Avatar
      @stanvanillo9831

      Hypercars are just like tuned cars. They don’t really work

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    3. @ALIENWAREGTX Avatar
      @ALIENWAREGTX

      @@ProdriveP1model S plaid track pack , I think you Forget about her 😉 this is like a mini van with 7 fucking seats . Do you understand ?

      Reply
    4. @lukabosnjak3829 Avatar
      @lukabosnjak3829

      Idk how they manage such a bad times for every race with Plaid (even the 911 did bad in a race with Model S), Model X usually does 9.8s on the street

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    5. @ProdriveP1 Avatar
      @ProdriveP1

      @@ALIENWAREGTX I suppose the minivan thing makes it more embarrassing but I would have just like to have seen the model S absolutely raw dog it!

      Reply
  10. @RoderickVoordouw Avatar
    @RoderickVoordouw

    Before anyone complaining about the Koenigsegg driver not being good enough: Perhaps he is not, but he actually uses his car as is only good and proper. In addition: he dares to go against a profesional drag racer on a multi million subscriber youtube channel despite knowing Mat is a better drag racer, Tesla’s are great 1/4 mile cars and Koenigseggs are not. The man deserves our praise, not scorn. Also he has a Koenigsegg.

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    1. @andreasjohnsson8854 Avatar
      @andreasjohnsson8854

      Koenigsegg make cars that are more suitable for 1/2 mile and 1 mile races

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    2. @xtsupermotard Avatar
      @xtsupermotard

      ‘professional’

      Reply
    3. @alexandergenev5986 Avatar
      @alexandergenev5986

      The seemed very cool. I really liked him. He said he wasnt a good drag racer.

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    4. @Twin.motors Avatar
      @Twin.motors

      @@RoderickVoordouw it’s an automatic vehicle. A F1 driver or a Grandma would’ve gotten the same 1/4 mile

      Reply
    5. @Mrbigkamkam Avatar
      @Mrbigkamkam

      Woah you need to be a professional when you drive a Tesla for a drag race 😂😂😂

      Reply
  11. @densmac Avatar
    @densmac

    Too many excuses for a 3.5M car

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    1. @zoscmengiste4990 Avatar
      @zoscmengiste4990

      youre definitely right about that

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    2. @soniromanov Avatar
      @soniromanov

      On the contrary, he seems very humble and is blaming himself instead of the car.

      Reply
    3. @peedeegt Avatar
      @peedeegt

      It’s not a 3.5M car.

      It’s a 3.5M, full carbon fibre hypercar owned by a 7 seat family SUV that costs a 30th of the price 😂😂

      Reply
    4. @madmaz8890 Avatar
      @madmaz8890

      Go buy one for yourself and see if you do any better then fella 👍🏼

      Reply
    5. @GoldenCroc Avatar
      @GoldenCroc

      No, this is par for the course and just as expected. Everyone who knows cars also knows this.

      Reply
  12. @MekKaiver Avatar
    @MekKaiver

    Even though it’s a fantastic car, the Koenigsegg seems to behave like a heavily tuned car: it’s quite fussy and when serious performance is asked it’s issue-prone. We’ve seen it happen on Carwow so many times. It really shows how well-engineered Bugatti’s and Porsches are.

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    1. @AmongUs-mb4qx Avatar
      @AmongUs-mb4qx

      Germans are more experienced, it’s also their strategize “evolution” which refines car over time. Veyron > Chiron, Porsche 911 from the 60s to present date…

      Reply
    2. @SH57578 Avatar
      @SH57578

      @@AmongUs-mb4qxthose are good examples, but o don’t think that’s reflective at all of the German car industry. Their reliability and durability issues stem from rapidly introducing new tech and drivetrains as compared to Japanese or American counterparts. Look at the latest M5s or almost any MB. Drivetrains change dramatically all the time.

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    3. @derdoctor1895 Avatar
      @derdoctor1895

      So what? Koenigseggs are made almost entirely from custom parts, and they still manage to beat records.
      As for bugatti it still requires very frequent and expensive maintanance

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    4. @victordinev5229 Avatar
      @victordinev5229

      People tend to forget that this is a very powerful lightweight rwd car that is designed for drag racing in the last place. Germans are super focused on 1/4 mile, and now all of their cars are 4wd. Where is the fun of circuits when your cat weighs around 2 tons and more in some cases.

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    5. @MrImpossiblyStupid Avatar
      @MrImpossiblyStupid

      @@SH57578German manufactures generally rank ahead of American manufacturers in terms of reliability according to consumer reports of issues reported on vehicles purchased between 2018-2023

      Reply
  13. @StrongLuxa Avatar
    @StrongLuxa

    I am not a Tesla fan, but it beat a Koenigsegg Agera with Continental Eco Contact 6 tyres lmao. The Koenigsegg had Pilot Sport Cup 2’s too 🤣

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    1. @giovannifoulmouth7205 Avatar
      @giovannifoulmouth7205

      is that supposed to mean something? you just named some tyres, who gaf what they’re called

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    2. @StrongLuxa Avatar
      @StrongLuxa

      @@giovannifoulmouth7205 Grow up kid, there are big differences, the Michelin is a semi-slick … why even waste my time lmao

      Reply
    3. @TK-on7cz Avatar
      @TK-on7cz

      Like imagine having a 3.5 milli car that is only good at being expensive.

      Reply
    4. @TheNasa65 Avatar
      @TheNasa65

      ​@@StrongLuxa<3

      Reply
    5. @h1gh_end134 Avatar
      @h1gh_end134

      @@StrongLuxaand the agera rs is not running full power with a driver who can’t launch it, your point? Better than a Tesla anyways

      Reply
  14. @zyy5511 Avatar
    @zyy5511

    We have reached the point where a big heavy family suv can beat a £3.5M hypercar 🙂

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    1. @giovannifoulmouth7205 Avatar
      @giovannifoulmouth7205

      only in a drag race, not on a racetrack with curves

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    2. @FB21509 Avatar
      @FB21509

      @@giovannifoulmouth7205you can’t use the word ‘only’ here

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    3. @tomevers6670 Avatar
      @tomevers6670

      @@giovannifoulmouth7205look at the price difference

      Reply
    4. @bilal00276 Avatar
      @bilal00276

      ​@@giovannifoulmouth7205 Who the hell cares about race tracks?

      Reply
    5. @VatkoAvius Avatar
      @VatkoAvius

      @@giovannifoulmouth7205why would you take an suv around the track… not meant for that. Now bring a nicely setup plaid around the track and we’ll see.

      Reply
  15. @davidhuysmans67 Avatar
    @davidhuysmans67

    I’d buy a 911 Turbo S with a Ruf tune, a house, a sailboat, an apartment in Spain and a chalet in Switzerland. 🤣

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    1. @erisium6988 Avatar
      @erisium6988

      you wouldnt because you wouldnt have that money.

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    2. @alans8771 Avatar
      @alans8771

      @@erisium6988🤣😂

      Reply
    3. @MarkSmith-Uzor Avatar
      @MarkSmith-Uzor

      Lol so true!!! That car is useless!!! It doesn’t deserve such a price tag!!!😂😂😂

      Reply
    4. @TabLet-w2i Avatar
      @TabLet-w2i

      He probably has all that

      Reply
    5. @victor555117 Avatar
      @victor555117

      I’d rather have the Koeningsegg honestly

      Reply
  16. @sel.b Avatar
    @sel.b

    Tom is a brilliant humble guy, lovely on camera and just a normal person. Takes a lot to go on a massive channel like this knowing hes going to have the entire Internet throwing their opinions about. End of the day though, hes the one going home in his million dollar car…

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    1. @garethlatcham5993 Avatar
      @garethlatcham5993

      MULTI million dollar car

      Reply
    2. @Tyrael112 Avatar
      @Tyrael112

      One car worth 10 of my house. I like its beefy exhaust note, not very Italian nor German. Something the Brits and Americans can appreciate.

      Reply
    3. @ebz6174 Avatar
      @ebz6174

      Yea exactly id love to see all the haters doing better in their koenigseggs………. 🫠

      Reply
    4. @aardvarkmindshank Avatar
      @aardvarkmindshank

      Yah he’ll be going home in his super car – on the back of a trailer.

      Reply
  17. @_Ape_ Avatar
    @_Ape_

    This is truly such a beautiful representation of technological innovation.

    Fun fact, electric cars came before combustion ones. Imagine if somehow, someway, they were cheaper than gas to produce and spread. We would have the most insane tech rn.

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    1. @aviationist1018 Avatar
      @aviationist1018

      yes they came before but they were never really a thing. only now is the technology for it progressing

      Reply
  18. @thatlamb0guy466 Avatar
    @thatlamb0guy466

    Very rare that anyone with a multimillion dollar car would put miles on it. That shows how much he spends time on the roads and the willingness to understand the car while drag racing it👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯

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  19. @just_levlup Avatar
    @just_levlup

    That check engine light on an egg must be scary!

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    1. @hugo-pg5tv Avatar
      @hugo-pg5tv

      Check engine lights doesn’t mean something is wrong or broken

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    2. @sakimano Avatar
      @sakimano

      a solid CEL is almost always, in every car, a emissions issue. Who cares. Flashing CEL diff story.

      Reply
  20. @Pinhotube Avatar
    @Pinhotube

    Imagine how much drama we would have if Yanni was in that Koenigsegg, he would be so fn pissed 😂😂

    Reply
    1. @lestonalvarez1 Avatar
      @lestonalvarez1

      LMAO!! Facts tho

      Reply

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