Koenigsegg v Model X Plaid: DRAG RACE

[@wam_barn]

Haha, that was great fun! Thanks for having us again, Carwow. I suspect the car wasn’t running 100% power because of the exhaust issue, so we'll have to bring it back for more races once it's fixed! 😎💨

[@kenz69a]

very nice car u have

[@KirbyPuffy123]

Awesome Car Guys! Congrats for getting it!

[@brothinkheshim]

Banana

[@lukemedia]

We definitely need to show it's full potential when it's all sorted 😏

[@wam_barn]

@@kenz69a thank you ☺

[@shreyps]

Dude is so humble to say "if you would drive , you might win in this" hats off

[@Aaaaviel.m3]

He knows he aint got the driver mod that's why. Humble guy tho.

[@Mrjoboo1]

Guys remember to dislike the video since Matt didn’t want to drive it :( how lameee

[@Therod911]

Before anyone complaining about the Koenigsegg driver not being good enough: Perhaps he is not, but he actually uses his car as is only good and proper. In addition: he dares to go against a profesional drag racer on a multi million subscriber youtube channel despite knowing Mat is a better drag racer, Tesla's are great 1/4 mile cars and Koenigseggs are not. The man deserves our praise, not scorn. Also he has a Koenigsegg.

[@andreasjohnsson8854]

Koenigsegg make cars that are more suitable for 1/2 mile and 1 mile races

[@xtsupermotard]

'professional'

[@alexandergenev5986]

The seemed very cool. I really liked him. He said he wasnt a good drag racer.

[@Twin.motors]

@@Therod911 it's an automatic vehicle. A F1 driver or a Grandma would've gotten the same 1/4 mile

[@Mrbigkamkam]

Woah you need to be a professional when you drive a Tesla for a drag race 😂😂😂

[@lise1255]

Nice to see a Koenigsegg owner who actually use his car 😊

[@wam_barn]

we are always out in the car 😄

[@alim7502]

​@@wam_barnRevuelto vs Agera RS??👀👀

[@1smokee1xxx55]

it would be nice if he could drive the fucking thing

[@lise1255]

I am from sweden and live not far from Koenigsegg in Ängelholm, so the sight and sound of them are daily occurrences. Sadly 9 of 10 only buys them as investments or for shows only and not as a regular sportscar. Cars are made to be used, so it's very nice to hear that you use it as intended. 👍

[@ruk2023--]

You mean it's nice to see a Koenigsegg owner who tries to use their car.

[@jonjons269]

I really respect that the Koenigsegg driver understood the limitations of what he could do, and still tried and looked like he was having fun, much respect

[@anderstermansen130]

Koenigsegg*

[@cicibebe29]

A dragrace between Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti Chiron, Koenigsegg Agera and Koenigsegg Jesko would be impressive but nearly impossible to get the cars together

[@ewadge]

You got to include the Rimac Nevera then.

[@lolpartyparrot]

A multi-million pound mega drag race. Carwow's insurance agents will be sweating bullets just seeing those machines line up the starting line, assuming they pull it off 🤣

[@dreamaway2]

​@@ewadgethat's an imposter

[@brock5946]

​@@ewadgeNo electric crap

[@haydenjohnson3040]

It's called Super cars owners circle race. They do it in Europe.

[@Pinhotube]

Imagine how much drama we would have if Yanni was in that Koenigsegg, he would be so fn pissed 😂😂

[@lestonalvarez1]

LMAO!! Facts tho

[@ATomRileyA]

Steering wheel would be bent in two lol

[@akk7602]

Yanni would have driven it better than this fool!

[@Carrotsalesman]

Yanni wouldn't have effed up the gear changes 100% of the time. Even the last race, he started celebrating before he'd even passed the Tesla, and in doing so, effed up yet another gear change... a change that, given how close they were, could have got him the win. Driver error galore, but it could have been 2 wins Matt, one to Wam.

[@JustDboy]

Pinho por aqui hahaha

[@jamesrose1641]

I don't blame you at all. I used to work at a car shop and occasionally. Customers would tell me to take their cars for a ride, and I would always tell them no, because if I break it, I can't afford to fix it!

[@pasiborgo]

If you drive customers cars as part of your work, the insurance of the company should pay for damages.

[@MekKaiver]

Even though it's a fantastic car, the Koenigsegg seems to behave like a heavily tuned car: it's quite fussy and when serious performance is asked it's issue-prone. We've seen it happen on Carwow so many times. It really shows how well-engineered Bugatti's and Porsches are.

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

Germans are more experienced, it's also their strategize "evolution" which refines car over time. Veyron > Chiron, Porsche 911 from the 60s to present date...

[@SH57578]

@@AmongUs-mb4qxthose are good examples, but o don’t think that’s reflective at all of the German car industry. Their reliability and durability issues stem from rapidly introducing new tech and drivetrains as compared to Japanese or American counterparts. Look at the latest M5s or almost any MB. Drivetrains change dramatically all the time.

[@derdoctor1895]

So what? Koenigseggs are made almost entirely from custom parts, and they still manage to beat records. As for bugatti it still requires very frequent and expensive maintanance

[@victordinev5229]

People tend to forget that this is a very powerful lightweight rwd car that is designed for drag racing in the last place. Germans are super focused on 1/4 mile, and now all of their cars are 4wd. Where is the fun of circuits when your cat weighs around 2 tons and more in some cases.

[@MrImpossiblyStupid]

@@SH57578German manufactures generally rank ahead of American manufacturers in terms of reliability according to consumer reports of issues reported on vehicles purchased between 2018-2023

[@Lukaz0r]

A 2.5 ton family SUV doing a 10 second quarter mile, what a time to be alive.

[@jozefjozefczyk3936]

X plaid best time is 9.7s

[@iwannapoop]

​@@jozefjozefczyk3936That's absolutely mental

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

even the braking test is insane

[@andyp9040]

Boring zanussi👍 ice is way more fun👌👌

[@fenix9187]

Boring.

[@dunkielwamashudumalofha4221]

Getting a Jesko in these races would be the cherry on top of an already great cake

[@wam_barn]

👀

[@dunkielwamashudumalofha4221]

@@wam_barn Still absolutely love your Agera RS though

[@93Beefcake]

1000+hp and no Awd is just stupid for drag racing all you get is wheelspin

[@XxApo70xX]

They just barely started to deliver and ship them, we need time to see this on roads more.

[@dunkielwamashudumalofha4221]

@@93Beefcake That’s true, but interesting to see what the difference over a rolling race would be nevertheless. Faster gearbox, flat crank, more power…

[@DDIAZ-we4dz]

I know people hate on electric cars and that's the cool thing to do in the car community but fuck man. It's absolutely insane to me that a 6 seater family SUV is able to beat much less keep up with any part of a race against a multi million dollar hyper car. It's even crazier to me that the a 5 thousand pound sedan is yet faster while not even being 100k new. Crazy world we live in man.

[@just_levlup]

That check engine light on an egg must be scary!

[@hugo-pg5tv]

Check engine lights doesn't mean something is wrong or broken

[@sakimano]

a solid CEL is almost always, in every car, a emissions issue. Who cares. Flashing CEL diff story.

[@theElemDragon]

@@sakimano Only time I can remember getting a CEL anytime recently was in my 2016 Smart ForTwo. The reason? Well.... I had probably 70k+ miles on the original spark plugs... and one suddenly started misbehaving when I was almost home. Let me tell you..... People say ForTwo's aren't fast (They're not "fast"... but they can be "quick").... they're even less so when only running on 2 out of 3 cylinders.

[@McÐädi]

Pretty normal in Egg's.

[@techmaster777]

@@theElemDragonstop it, no fortwo is quick not even swapped with a hyabusa motor

[@Mapa356]

Crazy how a 6 seat family car has become the go to drag race for the fastest hyper cars in the world.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

4 seat?! you mean a 6 seater

[@junnyd3587]

In a quarter mile anything after electric cars are getting cooked

[@anthonyway]

A Model X Plaid is a 6 seater. The Model X Longrange is also available in a 7 seat config

[@andyp9040]

1 trick pony and yawn lol

[@Mapa356]

Edited for passenger carrying abilities 😂👍🏻

[@hackerx3253]

1020 hp tesla and 1360hp Koenigsegg both did the quarter miles in 10.2 secs which is same time done by Porsche 911 turbo S with 640hp.

[@ProdriveP1]

Should have used the Model S Plaid really

[@stanvanillo9831]

Hypercars are just like tuned cars. They don't really work

[@ALIENWAREGTX]

@@ProdriveP1model S plaid track pack , I think you Forget about her 😉 this is like a mini van with 7 fucking seats . Do you understand ?

[@lukabosnjak3829]

Idk how they manage such a bad times for every race with Plaid (even the 911 did bad in a race with Model S), Model X usually does 9.8s on the street

[@ProdriveP1]

@@ALIENWAREGTX I suppose the minivan thing makes it more embarrassing but I would have just like to have seen the model S absolutely raw dog it!

[@mishalalkhunani4427]

the koenigsegg owner truly deserve the car 9000 miles on it !he is truly enjoying it money well spent 👍🏻

[@purwantiallan5089]

100% agree.😊

[@p-vision]

Yup, unlike a Porsche we all know 😂

[@aluisious]

Daddy's money. I'm not impressed at all.

[@aardvarkmindshank]

😂😂😂

[@AlexGray]

What does his dad do?

[@sel.b]

Tom is a brilliant humble guy, lovely on camera and just a normal person. Takes a lot to go on a massive channel like this knowing hes going to have the entire Internet throwing their opinions about. End of the day though, hes the one going home in his million dollar car...

[@garethlatcham5993]

MULTI million dollar car

[@Tyrael112]

One car worth 10 of my house. I like its beefy exhaust note, not very Italian nor German. Something the Brits and Americans can appreciate.

[@ebz6174]

Yea exactly id love to see all the haters doing better in their koenigseggs.......... 🫠

[@aardvarkmindshank]

Yah he’ll be going home in his super car - on the back of a trailer.

[@leratomotsumi7090]

The fact that he said, "do you want to drive it"

[@jacobrev6567]

The Koenigsegg Agera Sound so Sick

[@wam_barn]

it's great, isn't it! 😎

[@kisamekinghoshigaki6116]

It lost a few times and it gets dusted off the line every time and the launch control is busted

[@3rdandForever868]

@@kisamekinghoshigaki6116hopefully you’re feeling better now

[@jihnfps]

@@kisamekinghoshigaki6116 Its still the fastest officially released road legal car in the world.

[@kisamekinghoshigaki6116]

@@3rdandForever868 to see my third favorite car lose to a Tesla nah I suppose if I want to see one of my favorite cars beat a Tesla I'd just get a Bugatti SS hehe

[@seinsmeld13]

Thanks Tommy for bringing your car out.🥶

[@wam_barn]

☺

[@blazzz13]

So in the real world, you're losing a traffic lights grand prix to the Model X. What a car that Koenigsegg is though

[@martink.9442]

In the real world you won every time with a electric car because you always get full torque and power. I play that game now for five years. Before I own a lot fast petrol's but now I have the really fast electrical power.

[@ΜιχαήλΣιδεράς-β3φ]

There is no "real world" mate. The dragstrip is just like a racetrack. You go there to have fun and race. It the perfect place meant for racing. Thats where cars show their true potential

[@ru6886]

@@ΜιχαήλΣιδεράς-β3φreal world is a place we call mexico

[@blazzz13]

@@ΜιχαήλΣιδεράς-β3φ You must be a loaded oligarch with his own race tracks, because I'm pretty sure a real world exists where there's normal roads and speed limits.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@ΜιχαήλΣιδεράς-β3φ yeah but not everyone is allowed on dragstrips, they are not in the real world

[@jhunhior]

4:18 race start

[@BobbyDazzler888]

I owe you 4:18 of my life

[@jonny555ive]

Thank you. 👍👍

[@chonkyboi-e2h]

Thanks mate

[@5.56mm]

This comment should be pinned on top. Matt is a bit too fond of his own voice and it takes forever for them to actually do what we came here for.

[@seanhodges3562]

Thank goodness!!! You saved me a lot of heartache!!!

[@Elevate_G]

Engine Management Light: Koenigsegg we can look at that for you now, “it’s your flaps, restart car”. Thanks BMW, bring your car in January 2025 we have availability then.

[@Dazza5007]

Range Rover bring it in and we will have it for about a year and you will get it back in worst condition than when you brought it in😂

[@yogesh193001]

Okay, i think it's my first time commenting on such a video. I have to say, the guy in the koenigsegg has the best attitude ever. I'd love to be his friend!

[@ehudk215]

Quite the showing from the X plaid. And the braking was pretty impressive as well! It is a six seat, quite, air suspension, 22 speaker audio 2.5 ton behemoth after all.

[@Mrtweet81]

Quite what? Quite impressive? Quite wonderful? Quite quiet?

[@ewadge]

@@Mrtweet81’quite the showing’ is its own thing. It means it put on a good show or good performance.

[@andyp9040]

@@ehudk215 and its extremely boring like its owners. Zanussi lol

[@tudytudy3316]

​@@ewadge bruh mate just misspelled quiet. After the word seat

[@Mrtweet81]

@@ewadge Thats not the quite im referring to... 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Twin.motors]

Interesting that it wasn't raced against the faster Model S plaid. A 7 seater SUV vs a hypercar is nuts. The crazy part is how the model X beat it every time and nearly had it in the break test too

[@Nicoztrike]

That's only for one slowdown though let's be honest. If they did 1 braketest just after again it would be very different

[@mtnvalley9298]

hey car guy....it's brake

[@Twin.motors]

@@mtnvalley9298 wow much smart. Such Intelligence 😂

[@TARpovNIK]

He has already competed with model s plaid

[@Twin.motors]

@@Nicoztrike I mean braking from 100mph speeds to full stop happens maybe once a decade so this test is quite accurate to a real world scenario.

[@thespalek1]

Tom seems like an actually nice and honest guy, nice to see that👍

[@FattyPok]

Love to see a family SUV smoke a $3m car😂😂😂😂

[@jamemule5326]

That suv cooked hard not gonna lie 😂😂

[@i.d.6492]

It's an electric car what you expect 🤡

[@TheGremlin85]

Yeah but is electric its not as cool

[@FattyPok]

@@i.d.6492 i expect it to beat it? Why are you calling me a clown? tf did I do you child? LMAO

[@FattyPok]

@@TheGremlin85 That's opinion based..

[@IamDude2]

The Egg looks OUTSTANDING on full chat, props to the owner, what a beautiful thing.

[@wam_barn]

☺

[@SathishKumar-pq2cz]

A big heart man tom. He warmingly gives his 3.5M car drive to Matt

[@wam_barn]

☺

[@Crazy-RC-Crew]

The question is wich fuel is in the Königsegg? The top power is only reach on E85! With normal fuel the car has 980bhp !!!

[@carvibemedia]

I was going to say the same thing. You are 100% correct. I'm sure he is running regular fuel only and then it won't have full power!

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

Asking the important questions, are we even getting an answer?

[@larryc1616]

Just excuses 😂

[@conor7154]

@@larryc1616Your precious roadster doesn’t even exist

[@101francis101]

More power won’t help in the quarter mile with the level of traction available

[@chloeliam1101]

Incredible video! The details on these cars are impressive, and the quality of this review is spot on. But one thing I’d recommend to anyone looking to buy an exotic car or make any large automotive investment is to work with a good financial advisor. I’ve personally been consulting with a top advisor, Stephanie Janis Stiefel, for years. She’s fantastic, and having her guidance has kept me in the green with all my financial decisions, especially when it comes to big purchases like these. She’s reliable, has an excellent track record, and you can find her online pretty easily. Just a thought for anyone serious about getting into the exotic car game.

[@GudielNases]

Totally agree! Exotic cars aren’t like your regular purchase, they can be a huge investment, and having someone like Stephanie Janis Stiefel is a big plus. She helped me analyze all the costs beyond just the purchase price, like maintenance and insurance, and she even gave me tips on how to get a good resale value if I ever wanted to switch. Highly recommend her.

[@SchicklerHylands]

I’m actually in the market for a Ferrari Roma, and the price is a little overwhelming! Would love to connect with Stephanie Janis Stiefel. Just looking at financing options, and it feels like I could use some guidance to make sure I’m making a smart move here.

[@VanlaereFahrner]

I’ve worked with Stephanie too! She’s amazing, helped me structure my finances in a way that allowed me to afford a McLaren 720S without dipping too far into savings. She knows her stuff and makes the entire process feel more manageable.

[@TreviMounir]

This is so true! I bought my first exotic a few years ago without much planning, and let’s just say I paid for it. Wish I’d known about Stephanie back then, but I did end up finding her later. She’s been great at helping me balance my collection and my other investments. Makes a world of difference!

[@GuileneAuman]

As someone who just started looking at Lambos, I really appreciate these comments. I was wondering if anyone here has more info on Stephanie Janis Stiefel? I’d love a good recommendation before diving in!

[@manojpataki]

you know a car is scary when Mat has hesitation to drive it

[@FPLExpression]

I didn't expect him to turn down the offer

[@ddp3000]

@@FPLExpression His insurance cannot afford it

[@kennetha6594]

He'd have been blamed for "breaking" the car.

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

you don't want £3.5m going sideways into a barrier.

[@larryc1616]

He didn't want to lose and embarass himself

[@Iam_TSA]

11:38 did anybody else see sparks from the Koenigsegg exhaust? 🤔

[@thatlamb0guy466]

Very rare that anyone with a multimillion dollar car would put miles on it. That shows how much he spends time on the roads and the willingness to understand the car while drag racing it👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯

[@jhovjhov]

People need to give the Plaid their flowers. Porsche fans are able to do it with the 911, why can’t a 6 seater practical everyday SUV

[@vanessasantos974]

For that reason the X plaid is way better and needs more recognition. 😊

[@maximorales2238]

The Tesla model x plaid récord is 9.7 and 9.6 sec 1/4 milla. In dragtimes

[@RaphaelAlmeida-o2q]

Finally an exclusive race.

[@RaphaelAlmeida-wo7yq]

The koenigsegg is carrying the race.In terms of the car(wow)!! Factor.

[@zyy5511]

We have reached the point where a big heavy family suv can beat a £3.5M hypercar :)

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

only in a drag race, not on a racetrack with curves

[@FB21509]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205you can’t use the word ‘only’ here

[@tomevers6670]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205look at the price difference

[@bilal00276]

​@@giovannifoulmouth7205 Who the hell cares about race tracks?

[@VatkoAvius]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205why would you take an suv around the track… not meant for that. Now bring a nicely setup plaid around the track and we’ll see.

[@Thememedude4]

4:17 when they’re done yapping in the race actually starts

[@QuanPookie]

Exactly. Too much darn talking. Just race.

[@iandavidson99]

The PLAID produces 1000+ BHP the moment you floor the throttle, and continues to produce 1000+ BHP power throughout the race, whereas the Egg produces 1300+ BHP only at peak RPM. Key difference.

[@horvathr95]

By that logic the Porsche 911 Turbo S should be a really slow car as well, cause it doesnt even have 650 HP.

[@oelholm]

​@@horvathr95different cars produce different power at different rpms🤷 turbo s probably has a flatter power curve then for example the Koenigsegg does

[@shha22]

Thats actually not the issue here. For one, electric cars have really high torque, but not infinite one. They still need RPM to get to power. If what you said was the case, for one the traction would be immediately lost, and if not, you would just twist your axels, blow tires and mangle drivetrain. In fact the electric torque advantage is mostly visible when you pit low end electric and ice cars against each other. For the high power sports cars, which easily have power/torque to overcome tire grip, the amount of wheel horsepower at standing start is pretty much irrelevant - its too high anyway. Real reason why electric cars so easily beat hypercars from standing start, is because they can modulate power. If you removed their computer launch/traction control, they would most likely do worse then ICE cars. But what happens is, electronics sort of do a "reverse ABS" thing when launching - they cut off power and restore it to keep tire traction. Both electric and ICE cars do that, but electric cars can modulate the power on wheels up to hundreds times per second (in perfect circumstances, usually its "only" in the tens range). ICE cars have a lot more "lag" , and can only do it a few times per second, which leads to much worse traction management (and they cant as easily vector torque to specific wheels with more traction). In fact in the video, the Egg was already in 1000+ BHP range while still ahead (takes around 1 second to reach that much rpm in 1st gear), and kept there for 90% of the 1/4 mile.

[@DonLee1980]

And at the launch, it would only be putting down some 400hp off the line and onto the ground

[@horvathr95]

@@oelholm ok so? The biggest contributor to the hp is still the rpm. 🤷‍♂️ doesn’t really matter if one has a little bit flatter torque curve.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

I've always got the feeling these ultra-rare hypercar manufacturers never intended anyone to actually drive the thing and instead just store it underground as an investment. Explains the issues when people do dare to actually take them out.

[@h1gh_end134]

Or maybe any car can have minor issues every once in a while no matter their price because nothing is perfect 😱

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

Hypercar mechanical issues are more a function of limited production runs.

[@Aditya-Pa]

Clicked faster than last time

[@piotrhajzral4249]

that outside cam sound on the egg is just bliss. Imagine oh this thing sounds in the real and not semi muted to reduce wind noise and whatnot

[@StrongLuxa]

I am not a Tesla fan, but it beat a Koenigsegg Agera with Continental Eco Contact 6 tyres lmao. The Koenigsegg had Pilot Sport Cup 2's too 🤣

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

is that supposed to mean something? you just named some tyres, who gaf what they're called

[@StrongLuxa]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205 Grow up kid, there are big differences, the Michelin is a semi-slick ... why even waste my time lmao

[@TK-on7cz]

Like imagine having a 3.5 milli car that is only good at being expensive.

[@TheNasa65]

​@@StrongLuxa

[@h1gh_end134]

@@StrongLuxaand the agera rs is not running full power with a driver who can’t launch it, your point? Better than a Tesla anyways

[@gzolenogozlo1924]

What about the lighter and faster version “Tesla S Plaid” that will be funnier 😂

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

Nah, the 7-seat SUV beating a Koenigsegg is way funnier.

[@tbu22]

It’s already raced it and it’s faster.. the plaids only are faster on the launch. But once they’re rolling past 80 the koenigsegg it’s faster

[@tbu22]

Go watch the other video on this channel of them racing before u say anything else and there’s also multiple other videos of agera rs racing plaids

[@tbu22]

@@bartolomeothesatyrit’s a 1000hp awd electric suv with no gearbox ofc it’s gonna win off the line. Koenigsegg has the top end power

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

@@tbu22 Of course it wouldn't win in the twisties, but the fact that a family truckster can beat a multimillion-dollar hypercar in *_any_* kind of race is hilarious.

[@adamreturns1]

£3.5m and it acts like that?!

[@wam_barn]

yes

[@justaguyfromreddit]

you don't understand!!1! eltric cars have no sould, combustion is better!!1!

[@mikeallan7740]

@@justaguyfromreddit Name checks out.

[@carltonquine9277]

Bruh I would be PISSED!!!

[@Jaeminsvault]

@@mikeallan7740 lol

[@Dank_Burrito]

PHENOMENAL CARS! I love you to see this kinda of quality content being produced. ❤

[@MarkVinewood]

That gearbox in the Agera is shocking.. They say it is a DCT but still seems to shift like their old automated manuals, perhaps even slower.

[@sidthiru1509]

because it is not really a dct in the way it operates

[@carsaregood911]

It's not a DCT, Matt made a mistake

[@conor7154]

There’s something really weird about the old koenig-whatevers, they seem really unreliable and weirdly slow.

[@origaminefretami3480]

The car is older, so its fine.

[@TK-on7cz]

Nah, that car is slow as heck. Its only good at being expensive.

[@TrueSkyl1n3]

7:59 - I’m guessing that was a celebratory “Yees! I managed to keep up this time!” 🤣

[@makantahi3731]

7:00 the car warns that the driver is incapacitated

[@Leva]

you are not a better driver

[@ebz6174]

Can't wait to see you do better in your koneigsegg

[@makantahi3731]

@@ebz6174 I can show you how much better I am in your koenigsegg

[@makantahi3731]

@@Leva I did, so much so that you wouldn't believe it

[@ebz6174]

@@makantahi3731 I don't let peasant breath near mine

[@treypol]

Not enough R and D for a boutique company is the problem for Konegsiggg

[@deavinarulappu1099]

I’m disappointed. That Koenigsegg doesn’t feel it has 1300 hp and has also losing traction all the time

[@fale892]

Its RWD you muppet ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@mathewm3073]

Its rwd what do you expect.

[@Twongz_does_anything]

It has tc and its rwd

[@erdzso7036]

It is fast but the Tesla is fast too. Koenigsegg needs more space. It was built for high speed and you need longer distance for higher speed

[@alexandergenev5986]

Koenigsegg is build to go 200-250 M/h. It has its most horse power where most other cars cannot go faster. You can watch a review of the car. It feels like it doesnt slow down even when you go at that absurd speeds. Its just built differently. Whereas all the electric cars have their boost immediatelly but its not able to go those speeds because of few reasons and a few of which is weight, overheating of batteries and a few more... So electric cars are supposed to win a 1/4 drag race by default. You are just playing on their strong side.

[@danielnglynn]

Love my Plaid X. It goes slightly faster with the 20 inch rims in 1/4 mile but the 22 inch rims provide a higher top speed and apparently better braking by how this looks 🤔

[@maerklin29800]

Why higher top speed with the 22? Doesn't make sense😅

[@danielnglynn]

⁠@@maerklin29800 most likely comes down to limitations of the tires. However I do know the tires for 22 inch rims are also a little wider. Probably are rated for higher top speed.

[@maerklin29800]

@@danielnglynn but the X Plaid "only" does 250 kph

[@danielnglynn]

@@maerklin29800 with 22’s, it’s 263+

[@AvaMiller-o1x]

The effort you put into this is so clear!

[@lighting_blue7307]

Mat I just want u to know I'm in surgery right now and ur videos really uplift my day ❤

[@i3looi2]

Love it when you have to do 10min prep pre-race, make sure the oil temp is just right, check the weather for good conditions and verify if Mercury is in retrograde. These "hypercars" are AWESOME. Meanwhile with EVs you push the pedal.

[@jasonw98]

Ev needs to be warmed up to get full power also

[@lemonmaster8933]

​@@jasonw98like warming an oven 💀

[@DutchManticore]

Thats absolutely clueless. You have to precondition the Tesla batteries which takes up to 30 minutes...

[@Twin.motors]

@@DutchManticore lol no. I mean you do that to get maximum power but even at -20c you would get a very similar time, maybe slower by a few tenths

[@celliott16]

You do know they were waiting for the EV battery to warm up before they could race yeah? Agreed the supposed hypercar was a bag of spanners, be better off with a Porsche 911 turbo S that can do it all day and has done 10.1 which is mind-blowing given its power compared to these 2 cars here 🤯

[@smurfhits5688]

5:05 problem behind the gears

[@naszadynastia]

One driver heavy as car

[@PosyaKisa]

My favorite looking Koenigsegg. Simply lovely

[@raygotz1069]

This needs a roll race monster and come back, props to the driver for coming out sir!

[@Th3Gr33k]

£3.5M and it doesn't even launch. I'd be quite upset.

[@ruibispo9139]

It does, but to someone who can actually drive it...

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

you wouldn't be, you'd be a millionaire who bought an appreciating asset. That car will be worth double in a few years.

[@MR-ry5tj]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205 - that one won't!

[@littrandemakerjovy3770]

Bugatti launches every time lol so does porsche. EGG IS TRASH LOL

[@johngrant8533]

"How much power do you want?" Koienigsegg "1360bhp" "4wd right??" Koienigsegg 😏

[@ThatGuyLenny1]

Putting an Family SUV against a hyper car is not fair

[@JaakkoIsWatching]

For the hypercar.

[@DNAMinistries]

🫵🏾💀 pls be jk

[@Broguy98f]

Carwow could you please do plaid vs dodge 170 two of the fastest acceleration vehicles

[@harpuneetsingh4249]

"A microwave can cook faster than a grill but it won't taste better"

[@Enzo505]

You can't taste a drag race, bro.

[@josue_kay]

Maybe it might taste as good if the microwave has wheels?!? 🤷

[@다이나믹S]

Very very expensive gril lol

[@sosimple3585]

Mmmmm, chewy metaphors.

[@sorinelpustiu5674]

Same recurgitatted example shared by EV haters that makes no sense😂 You talk about steaks but you eat peanut butter sandwiches, I'll take a microwaved dinner over that. Anyway EVs won. Cope.

[@Teslaverse]

I liked that Matt waited Everytime on the start, normally he starts driving before the hands of the starter move

[@stubones]

Wrong. 🤡

[@ΜιχαήλΣιδεράς-β3φ]

Falsw he just does it perfectly. Practicing for like a decade now

[@zaksampson8445]

It's needed for most VAG launches. The launch control isn't instant when you let off the break unlike a Tesla, which is instant.

[@Astke]

He definitely started late on purpose

[@_Ape_]

This is truly such a beautiful representation of technological innovation. Fun fact, electric cars came before combustion ones. Imagine if somehow, someway, they were cheaper than gas to produce and spread. We would have the most insane tech rn.

[@aviationist1018]

yes they came before but they were never really a thing. only now is the technology for it progressing

[@GoatieDK]

Huge and heavy car, more air resistance... still beats the koenigsegg...hard to imagine

[@anderstermansen130]

an ipad on wheels isnt a real car. Real cars haev combustion engines, gears and exhaust.

[@GoatieDK]

@@anderstermansen130 Thats enough grandpa, go rest on the couch, you sure need it....

[@jhovjhov]

Sorry but Matt’s launches were NOT on point this video for some reason. Yet the Tesla still won 😅😅😅

[@ProdriveP1]

He def wanted the ICE to win!

[@Twin.motors]

@@jhovjhov Mat is very anti Tesla and will take any chance he can get to nerf them. The 1st time he ran the plaid on this channel he did it with winter tires and wasn't even in plaid mode

[@Astke]

On purpose. He hates EVs

[@Astke]

​@@Twin.motorshe is not anti Tesla. He is anti EV in general

[@SlartibartfastTheFourth]

He has lots of anti EV videos being hysterical about terrible EV depreciation and their batteries needing replacing after 2 years etc etc . But then , it’s not really him ,it’s the hidden v rich owners of Car Wow - he’s the front man .

[@cleingen]

We've all been waiting for this moment 🙏

[@wam_barn]

🥰

[@Enzo505]

Literally no one has been waiting for this moment.

[@cleingen]

@@Enzo505 😂😂😂bet you're the one

[@yobgow]

I'd be pissed off if I spent 4M on a car that runs like shite. In this day and age not being able to launch it, change gears cleanly and having it constantly break down when it costs that much money is unforgivable. What a WOFTAM.

[@shadowofthenamelessking]

The problem with Koenigsegg (particularly the Agera) is that it’s a single clutch and can’t put the power to the ground effectively, so it loses. It’s a good top speed car sure, but that’s about it. The Regera is a much more impressive car, and the Jesko as well. I’m fairly certain that a Jesko could beat the X Plaid in a drag race though.

[@jrod1591]

I would also bet there is a lot of user error.

[@hugo-pg5tv]

The word ur looking for is single clutch gearbox.

[@pappachook]

Actually felt embarrassed for the guy 😅

[@01bmwm3]

Same

[@WarrenMokoena]

Make the track long for other cars because some cars usually closes the gap

[@densmac]

Too many excuses for a 3.5M car

[@zoscmengiste4990]

youre definitely right about that

[@soniromanov]

On the contrary, he seems very humble and is blaming himself instead of the car.

[@peedeegt]

It’s not a 3.5M car. It’s a 3.5M, full carbon fibre hypercar owned by a 7 seat family SUV that costs a 30th of the price 😂😂

[@madmaz8890]

Go buy one for yourself and see if you do any better then fella 👍🏼

[@GoldenCroc]

No, this is par for the course and just as expected. Everyone who knows cars also knows this.

[@Ludovician99]

Just because he has money doesn’t mean he can drive. Why launch control a 1.5k hp rwd car.. and from first gear

[@brothinkheshim]

Waiting for the elite Bugatti vs Koenigsegg vs Pagani

[@leevancleefe988]

Wonderfull to see such a humble down to earth K segg owner. He deserves lots of luck.

[@ebz6174]

Agree

[@wam_barn]

☺

[@Acidicfru1t]

As a koenigsegg fan…I can already tell my soul is gonna hurt watching this

[@KimberlyCarter-fe9vh]

You always know what makes a great video!

[@neemanon]

It kinda sucked. £3.5 mm and it doesn't work.

[@fredericoespinoza]

@@neemanon stop replying to bots you idjit

[@h1gh_end134]

@@neemanoncan we start doing research on cars and paying attention to the videos we watch

[@paulbailey6567]

So basically my renault zoe could beat the K car in a drag race if he uses launch control ha ha. £3,500,000 what a joke

[@jozefjozefczyk3936]

Try roll race 😂😂

[@paulbailey6567]

@@jozefjozefczyk3936 ha ha I think not

[@sidthiru1509]

@@jozefjozefczyk3936 not an achievement by any means

[@jozefjozefczyk3936]

@@paulbailey6567 because you will lose

[@Twongz_does_anything]

​@@paulbailey6567what zoes doing a 10.2 quatermile lol. It can do a mile quicker then your car doing a mile lol

[@Salomundo]

Been saying this for years

[@littrandemakerjovy3770]

That konigsegg is a clowncar? Lol fans are so mad

[@BenX74]

For 3.5M I'd expect perfection, not a project.

[@ewadge]

‘Once it’s over 150 it’s Ok’. Well, that’s not great is it?

[@ewadge]

@@radiocontrolled9181 frankly I’m bored with all the new 1000hp+ hypercars. I’m not sure there are even that many tracks where you can enjoy them, let alone public roads. I bet you’d have way more fun in a 503hp Porsche 911 touring than you’d ever have in these Hypercars.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@ewadge absolutely correct. A 30 grand Porsche will be more fun and less terryfying than those hypercars, and you can push the Porsche to it's limits and when something breaks, you can afford to fix it.

[@ebz6174]

Tom was amazing, took a lot of confidence to even agree to go on the channel

[@wam_barn]

@@ebz6174 ☺

[@amitprulovify]

Should be agera vs sf90 vs Revuelto

[@wam_barn]

👀

[@ТемирланТулеев]

C'mon:) Agera will suck too deep with those cars, they are not 2 ton 6 seaters

[@shazzpucham1415]

Ya right let see those time 10.2

[@NwosuChimaobi-gb7hq]

I mean those cars are pretty fast considering they are AWD but it would be interesting though

[@NwosuChimaobi-gb7hq]

​@@shazzpucham1415What do u mean they both run sub 10 seconds

[@Hussain_Akram21]

0:31 please remove the music

[@Rarisalvatori]

Go listen to nasheed on your own time habibi

[@andrewborden1009]

5:24 to 5:41 had me crying 😭 good matchup. Good race. Great content.

[@mra9085]

I mean if you want to get hung up on noises then why not bring horse travel back? Electric is objectively a better method of propulsion because it's without the inefficiency of so many moving parts, a gearbox etc. It just goes. When the next gen batteries come in, the few remaining complaints about range will disappear too.

[@W1nkey_]

It's the emotion of it, it's not just the noise, it's everything that brings it together. Electric simply doesn't have that.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

What a car that Model X, it does it all

[@robj5780]

That Koenigsegg with almost half the weight and an extra 300hp should have won every race. It is just amazing how the instant torque AND traction control makes such a difference for the Tesla (awd I know). The Koenigsegg might need a factory driver...

[@shoryuag]

I don't know if the result was because of the power application abilities of the Tesla. I'm really curious what the difference would be if the driver wasn't constantly short shifting, even in the higher gears. Dude was leaving cubic acres of power on the table by not revving it all the way out.

[@Indypacecar82]

That happens when you want to enjoy the car, but your subconscious says don't break the $4 million car.​@@shoryuag

[@Indypacecar82]

​@@shoryuageven Sebastian Vettel says he doesn't push his own cars on track.

[@shoryuag]

@@Indypacecar82 Then don't bring it to a drag race?

[@Indypacecar82]

@@shoryuag that's why I'm trying to say. You want to use your car to its abilities. But, because you're human, you hold back ever so slightly. While if someone else was driving, they would drive to their abilities.

[@paulmatthews9366]

Can we just acknowledge that the electric people carrier is competitive 🤯

[@Bi2hop03]

Drag race at 3:42

[@TheEddie458]

Yall acting as if a drag race isn't the ONLY performance metric the tesla can beat the KOENIGSEGG.. breaking, cornering, top speed, the agera will absolutely destroy that tesla

[@Filip_Phreriks]

BREAKing lmao. It probably will.

[@TheGamersArena]

Breaking?

[@dhaa9466]

4:38 whats that loud bang?? 😮

[@W0W]

may have been the exhaust issue he mentioned

[@dhaa9466]

@ sounded badass, ty i dint pay attention when he mention it 😄

[@QuanPookie]

Imagine seeing a mom on her way back from soccer practice with her kids in the back dust a hyper car. 😅

[@Cyrus-777-cy]

For the acceleration, electric cars will always do better , but for a long track, hypercars will always beat them in the long run, so lets not be sad that why tesla beat segg.

[@thebagnechannel3183]

“Always”? Maybe when comparing an ICE hyper car to an EV minivan rather than an EV hypercar.

[@llyh8023]

tbh this owner clearly doesn't look like he knows how to drag race. His launches and his shifts were horrible

[@mortenkrogh8599]

Nevera vs Agera....not sure the Koenigsegg would win, regardless distance

[@gertsouverijns7865]

In the final dragrace Matt is waiting for the koenigsegg to start rolling first and then goes. Otherwise Tesla would have beat him way more clearly. Epic race though!

[@Astke]

Yeah Mat was definitely launching later because he hates EVs.

[@h1gh_end134]

Say that to the model s plaid that lost to an agera rs phoenix

[@Smzxe]

​@@h1gh_end134 😂 owner said they were cruising not racing 🤡 you making excuses now? This Agera RS can't even touch a 650 HP turbo S in 1/4 Mile let alone a Tesla Model X Plaid this race was scripted to give a Agera RS a chance Face the reality why you can't accept it? Fanboys a Tesla Plaid does 9.2 seconds quarter mile Agera RS 10.4 seconds @166 mph on its 0-400-0 record run nowhere near A Tesla Model X Plaid does 9.7 seconds @147 mph Quarter Mile Not 10.2 You dreaming Agera RS can keep up with a Chiron SuperSport??? Agera RS can't even touch a Veyron Vitsesse in these kind of races Since a Veyron smoked a Regera over a 1000 meter runway 1/4 Mile and 1/2 Mile both Tell me when a Agera RS could get anywhere near a 2016 Chiron Keep dreaming

[@h1gh_end134]

@@Smzxe all you do is yap, come back when any of those trashboxes you mentioned beats a full hp agera rs, one on e85, cause unlike this tin cans the agera rs has a world record for fastest production car in the world, owner never said anything about cruising, they were racing and plaid got gapped, there’s also a video of a regera gapping a plaid in a drag race and a turbo S, if an agera r can gap a veyron vitesse an rs can do it even easier lmao, GTboard has countless races of an agera r against the vitesse and the agera makes the vitesse look like it’s not moving, stop yapping misinformation lmao, you just want Bugatti to be faster in every way when they aren’t, can’t even beat an agera r and you think it can beat an rs? Clown, come back when this losers can hit 284mph, side by side acceleration between a Chiron ss and the agera rs from the 0-400-0record shows how much faster the agera rs is, just because they use with without e85 in this races don’t mean it’s slow 🤡

[@brothinkheshim]

No need for spoilers, you guys know who'll win

[@HowdyDog06]

Nice to see the small people in the car community taking there next step in the car industry.

[@roku_nine]

I adore the Agera RS but you have to face the reality that an all electric 4wd car with over 1000hp is super hard to beat. A hybrid version of Agera RS would be almost unbeatable though in my opinion.

[@hasoonRaheem-dt2fw]

‏‪8:56‬‏

[@Zyrus.W-zen_YT]

This was unexpected 😳

[@wam_barn]

very 😏

[@sadrgbzdhxjyugfcsh]

I think for all the fans of K this was sort of a reality check that this car is not flawless and engineering perfection as they thought to themselves. Part of what makes a car great is how drivable and easy to control it is. And even if the K is ridiculously fast, it is not a great 1/4 mile drag race car. And I think for K lovers it is just hard to accept that. They have built this idolized and perfect picture of this brand in their heads and from this video their beliefs are being challanged and they are coping with blaming the driver.

[@dennyoliver069]

5:58 my grandmother drove better than this guy!!

[@Lynxxs]

it aint easy when ur driving a multi million car,ur grandma drove a honda😂

[@NicotineRosberg]

I say even worst. Maybe a Kia or Hyundai. From the 2000s.. The shit box ones