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So, unfortunately (fortunately?) I can only buy one hypercar, and I'm genuinely torn. For me, it's either the Agera R or the P1. I had the 918 in the mix, but with the price closer to $1.1M instead of the original ~$850K, I think it falls off a bit in appeal. Out there are also the Veyron (never really did *it* for me), the Huayra (really didn't like it on my test drive, and the Zonda's a PitA to get over here), the SSC Tuatara (totally unproven), and the Venom (screw Hennessey).
So for me, it comes down to the Koenigsegg and the McLaren. Undoubtedly, they're both insanely fast, exotic machines. The McLaren will purportedly be built in greater numbers (300-500 units, with Koenigsegg only now approaching chassis 100 out of all their cars). I love my 12C. I drive it nearly every day, on the street, and on the track. It's a beast, and aside from a half dozen or so minor issues that have taken it off the road for a day or two at most, has been quite reliable. I've spoken to the few Koenigsegg owners I could fine, and not one of them had a single issue to speak of, though only one had more than 10K miles on it.
The F1 and the CCX shared time as posters on my wall, though I don't feel like the P1 would get the same love from 18-yr old Hypermac. The P1 will be crazy insane fast on a track, but can I bring myself to push it on the track like it should? Straight-lining the Agera to full tilt is one thing, but going out in the twisties, with other cars... kinda thinking I'll only do that once in a blue moon, and that'd be a bit of a shame.
Customer interface/service is a wash, as the level of personal interaction I've had with both Anthony Shariff and Christian von Koenigsegg has been amazing.
So what would/are you guys going to do?
So for me, it comes down to the Koenigsegg and the McLaren. Undoubtedly, they're both insanely fast, exotic machines. The McLaren will purportedly be built in greater numbers (300-500 units, with Koenigsegg only now approaching chassis 100 out of all their cars). I love my 12C. I drive it nearly every day, on the street, and on the track. It's a beast, and aside from a half dozen or so minor issues that have taken it off the road for a day or two at most, has been quite reliable. I've spoken to the few Koenigsegg owners I could fine, and not one of them had a single issue to speak of, though only one had more than 10K miles on it.
The F1 and the CCX shared time as posters on my wall, though I don't feel like the P1 would get the same love from 18-yr old Hypermac. The P1 will be crazy insane fast on a track, but can I bring myself to push it on the track like it should? Straight-lining the Agera to full tilt is one thing, but going out in the twisties, with other cars... kinda thinking I'll only do that once in a blue moon, and that'd be a bit of a shame.
Customer interface/service is a wash, as the level of personal interaction I've had with both Anthony Shariff and Christian von Koenigsegg has been amazing.
So what would/are you guys going to do?