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Watch: Incredible Swedish supercar sets new record speed for street-legal cars

November 7, 2017

A Swedish supercar has set a new world record for the fastest average speed for a road-legal car, with speeds of about 444.6km/h.

The Koenigsegg Agera RS - boasting a whopping 1160 horsepower, was driven - or should we say piloted - by Niklas Lilja.

During the run, the car beat the previous record, set by rival Bugatti, by 19km/h by recording a two-way average speed of 277.9mph.

The test took place on a closed section of a Nevada highway.

The Agera RS is powered by a five-litre twin turbo 32-valve DOHC V8 engine, which drives a seven-speed paddle-shift transmission in a 1395kg chassis.

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