One thing to learn from this: Koenigsegg thinks 35-ounce steaks are normal things to buy at the supermarket.

Hey, my last car was 2810 lbs (no driver) and made just about 800 RWHP (around 1000 bhp). Not Koenigsegg fast, but not bad for a street car. A friend and I are finishing one with 1400 bhp and a 3000 lbs weight. That's right at 1:1 (in kg). Doesn't have the aero for much over 200 mph before risking becoming a lovely…

Dry weight, curb weight, gross weight, mass are all entirely different things

They’re not mismatching. The One:1 has 1 PS per kg, where a PS is a metric hp. It’s almost, but not quite, the same.

I love how even the “slow” Koenigsegg model still has a power to weight of 0.84:1.

But then it’d be really easy to get 1:1 (now I find myself wondering if their choice of one:1 is an homage to their esoteric unit choices): my car is 270 HP, which is 201400 (ish) Joules/s, or Watts. I’m really glad I don’t have a car that’s 201 tonnes.

...And???

Very interesting, especially the 3000hp/3000kg car vs 500hp/500kg car. It’s something that I’ve always thought about but there are just so many variables. If the cars are identical, only difference being mass, somehow I still believe the heavier car will accelerate faster. To have enough grip to put down that power…

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It's sad commentary that honesty seems like chicanery.

It’s great and refreshing to see a company being up front and honest, totally transparent about their product, as Koenigsegg is doing here. It shows faith and confidence in their product.

Thats the cynicism you grew to deal with the constant bullshit of modern day marketing assholes.

What the hell do you drive over there that is only 1,500 lbs?

I find it hilarious that koenigsegg is going to such great lengths to explain their power-to-weight advantage and ignore their unit-of-measure mismatch. One imperial unit for each metric unit! We have achieved a 1:1 ratio! Apples and oranges, indeed.

I was curious about the weight of my car, but internet specs seem to vary from site to site. And the differences can be pretty significant, more than what would be explained by trim level or options.

Porsche claims the curb weight (not dry weight) of the 911 GT3 is 3152 lbs, when Car and Driver put it on a scale for their lightning lap article it was 3327 lbs.

Reading Koenigsegg marketing material always gives me this feeling like I’m being slightly hoodwinked but I can’t put my finger on where. It all sounds completely common-sense and obvious, but I feel like I’m following a magic act and being intentionally misdirected from some key point.

I mean, this seems completely on…

Make it out of carbon fiber?

imagine if a horse weighed only 2.2 lbs. ?

This may highlight why some manufacturers horsepower figures seem greater than other of the same value (i.e. Porsche having the most powerful 385 horses etcetera) due to the weight discrepancies from the given figures.