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Once again Koenigsegg is making headlines for being able to go very quickly indeed, but this time the £1million Agera R is also rather good at stopping, too. In fact, it's so good, that the supercar has managed to break six world records.

The Swedish manufacturer decided to invite the bods from the Guinness Book of World Records along to see whether the bio-fuel powered Agera R could beat the record for speeding from 0-300km/h-0 again.

It seems the Agera R's 5.0-litre, twin-turbo V8 made good use of its 1099bhp and 885 lb ft as it managed the feat in a mere 21.19seconds. In regular terms: less time than a regular TV ad, around two thirds the time.

Where legal, the Agera R, which was launched at this year's Geneva motor show, will hit 62mph (100km/h) in 2.9 seconds and will theoretically hit 275mph (though no one has tested it/has the stones to test it). Stopping power is provided by its 15.6-inch ventilated ceramic discs and six-pot calipers at the front and 15-inch, four pots at the back. Combined the Agera R has nearly four feet (in diameter) of ceramic brakes. Impressive stuff.

Bugatti won't be pleased to hear of the Agera R's success – the Veyron Supersport has been clocked doing the same run in a positively glacial 25.3 seconds. The whole firm should hang its head on shame. That said it might spur them on to make a Veyron Superstopper.

The Agera R's timings were:
0-300 km/h: 14.53 seconds
0-200 mph: 17.68 seconds
300-0 km/h: 6.66 seconds
200-0 mph: 7.28 seconds
0-300-0 km/h: 21.19 seconds
0-200-0 mph: 24.96 seconds

All in all very impressive. Now, who can breach the 20 second mark..?

French artist Philippe Pasqua has created an amazing tattooed Ferrari by covering the car in skin-tone leather then getting to work inking it, Japanese style.

The inked Ferrari F430 Scuderia is currently on display at the Gelerie Laurent Strouk in Paris, and features some of the most intricately detailed decoration ever applied to a car.

Wrapping a car in vinyl is tricky enough, but this Ferrari has been painstakingly covered in genuine leather - even around the wing mirrors - before having a mural 'tattooed' onto it.

The design features motifs typical of Japanese tattooing, including a large dragon, cherry blossom leaves, lotus flowers, representations of water and skulls drawn in Pasqua's signature style.

The Paris gallery display is open until 14 January, and features the Ferrari attached sideways to a wall, so the work can be fully appreciated.

That also means that visitors can get a good look at the F430 Scuderia's original work of art - its exposed V8 engine. The 4.3-litre unit develops 508bhp at 8,500rpm, sending the car to 62mph in 3.6 seconds. Well, not this particular car, for now.

It's unknown whether Pasqua will sell the Ferrari when the exhibition is over, but whoever buys it might want to consider Scotchguarding it before taking it anywhere.

Kiskaloo wrote:And I thought Porsche's leather options list was insane...

Alfisti wrote:Speaking of Audi... sadly not coming to Australia:



Audi's announced a limited production run for the A1 Quattro. Comes with 188kW of power, 350Nm of torque, permanent All-Wheel-Drive and manual gearbox only.

MP5 wrote:Is that an artist's conception of the A1 Quattro? Because the shape of the car looks like a slightly stretched-out Fiat 500 Abarth with an A4 nose to me... I think the wheels also have something to do with it.

Alfisti wrote:Audi's announced a limited production run for the A1 Quattro. Comes with 188kW of power, 350Nm of torque, permanent All-Wheel-Drive and manual gearbox only.

Awinnell wrote:



so which one is it ?



by the way thats the cars for ONE ! episode !