Koenigsegg Regera ... 0 to 400kmh in under 20 seconds

[Rouxenator]

It is beautiful, really would one day like to see on in the metal.

 

[the_british_Twit]

Meh, I'd still rather have a Veyron. That looks classy at least and won't kill you as readily as a Koeniggggseggseggeggeggegegegggeggggg. Those things are notoriously unstable on the road, almost as bad as a TVR.

you forgot the last 'g'

 

[GhostSixFour]

I'd take one, but I don't think I could live with that windscreen wiper :erm:

Google images of Koenigsegg, a lot of their cars have that. Probably like a defining characteristic.

 

[dualmeister]

Google images of Koenigsegg, a lot of their cars have that. Probably like a defining characteristic.

Automobile drag coefficient

The drag coefficient is a common measure in automotive design as it pertains to aerodynamics. Drag is a force that acts parallel and in the same direction as the airflow. The drag coefficient of an automobile impacts the way the automobile passes through the surrounding air. When automobile companies design a new vehicle they take into consideration the automobile drag coefficient in addition to the other performance characteristics. Aerodynamic drag increases with the square of speed; therefore it becomes critically important at higher speeds. Reducing the drag coefficient in an automobile improves the performance of the vehicle as it pertains to speed and fuel efficiency.[1] There are many different ways to reduce the drag of a vehicle. A common way to measure the drag of the vehicle is through the drag area.

Windshield wipers
The effect that windshield wipers have on a vehicles airflow varies between vehicles; however, they are often omitted from race vehicles and high efficiency concepts in order to maintain the smallest possible coefficient of drag. A much more common option is to replace the windshield wipers with lower profile wipers, or to only remove the windshield wiper on the passenger side of the vehicle, and even to fabricate a deflector to deflect the air up and over the wipers.

Another alternative is to equip the vehicle with a single wiper placed in the centre of the windshield, allowing it to cover both sides of the windshield. This mitigates the amount of drag by decreasing the surface area of the blade. While the application of a single wiper blade is useful for performance level vehicles, a common street car would see only marginal improvements in both fuel efficiency and acceleration/speed.