When it’s Christian von Koenigsegg himself (CVK) giving us a tour of a car, you ought to stop and listen in. The founder of the Swedish hypercar maker recently unveiled a singular reinterpretation of a Agera R on Instagram, calling it a “very cool project” that’s been quietly evolving behind the scenes for almost a year now.
As a quick primer, the Koenigsegg Agera R built on the standard Agera and was introduced back in 2011 and even for its time had some serious performance figures to boast. A 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 1,140 horsepower on E85 ethanol and a 0 to 60 mph dash in under 3.0 seconds and a theoretical top speed north of 270 miles per hour.
Built with featherweight carbon fiber (3,164 pounds) and bristling with bleeding-edge engineering for its time, including innovative Aircore carbon wheels and triplex suspension system, the Agera R helped cement Koenigsegg’s place in the hypercar hierarchy. Now, over a decade later, this rare example has been given a thorough once-over by Koenigsegg’s own in-house skunkworks team: the Legends Division.
Conceived to restore, reimagine, and re-engineer past Koenigsegg models and bring them up to modern standards, the Legends Division, in their latest project, has collaborated with Koenigsegg’s official U.K. dealer, SuperVettura, to create this bespoke customer comission one-off Agera R that blurs the line between old-school and modern, within the Koenigsegg universe.
Step inside, and the transformation is unmistakable. Gone is the original interior (which wasn’t a bad place to begin with) and in its place, an even sportier full black Alcantara wrap-around cockpit, complete with matte carbon interior, the One:1-style carbon bucket seats and six-point harnesses.
The center console now also features a newly machined keyholder, and the instrument cluster draws inspiration from the equally stunning CC850’s retro chronograph layout. There’s even a custom-embroidered emblem stitched into the center armrest, which is a subtle nod to this car’s unique status.
Outside, every exposed metal component wears a DLC (diamond-like carbon) finish against the dark green exterior with red accents. Technically speaking, DLC is a form of amorphous carbon that combines diamond’s hardness with graphite’s lubricity. The result? A surface that’s incredibly durable, corrosion-resistant, and sleek.
Von Koenigsegg summed it up simply: “It looks very contemporary, like it could be made today” and that’s the point. With projects like this, the Legends Division is quietly bringing back older Koenigsegg models up to modern standards, and there’s no doubt that there will be more to follow.
Source: @heycvk, @Koenigsegg, @supervettura
