Euro-Spec Koenigsegg Agera RS Is Gold-Leafed, Diamond-Crusted Royalty

By Tony Markovich - September 1, 2016

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If Crown Royal were to somehow become a one-percenter supercar company overnight, this is the car it would build. Set to debut at the Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance at Blenheim Palace in England this weekend, this is the first European spec Koenigsegg Agera RS.

The RS, which is highly customized at the owner’s request, is called the Naraya, “a name closely associated with his family,” according to Koenigsegg. The biggest and most notable mod on the Egg is the striking gold leaf trim. The gold was hand-applied by Ettore “Blaster” Callegaro, a well-known Italian customizer. It supposedly took 12 12-hour work days to complete it all. And when we say hand-applied, we mean this dude literally glued the gold on with a tiny rolling tool.

The gold is set off by a blue-tinted carbon fiber, and for the first time ever, Koenigsegg even tinted the carbon fiber tub chassis so the inside matches the outside (the gold continues into the cabin too). The rest of the interior has blue Alcantara leather with gold piping and an 18-karat gold nameplate with 155 diamonds embedded on it.

Of course, it’s a Koenigsegg, so the powertrain is just as spectacular. Its twin-turbo V8 makes 1,160 horsepower and 944 lb-ft of torque. That’s what the kids like to call LIT.