As there is speculation on this thread regarding Koenigsegg´s US smart airbag waivers etc, we feel it prudent to clarify, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding and speculation.
Koenigsegg has had US Airbag Waiver for the Agera car line until the end of 2012. This means that all the Agera line of cars, that were substantially built before the end of 2012, does not have an issue with airbags, when it comes to registering cars in the US. All Koenigsegg cars substantially built after this date, either need a Smart Airbag System, or have to be approved for importation under the Show or Display waiver. The Show or Display waiver means - among other things - that the car does not need to comply with Smart Airbag regulation. However a car imported under the Show or Display waiver is only allowed to be driven 2500 miles per year on public roads, with the possibility to drive more on race tracks and such, giving the owner a reasonable amount of usage, even with this limitation.
Whether a car is imported with Smart Airbags, Smart Airbag waiver or under a Show or Display waiver, the car still needs to comply with relevant US emission regulations. In the US this means either EPA or CARB emission regulation. The Agera line of cars are designed to comply with both and we start off to get the EPA paperwork ready and then CARB. As the Artico is no longer in the US and the next new car is coming to the US end of summer, we expect to be ready with EPA for this car sometime in June/July. This car is entering under the Smart Airbag waiver, as it was substantially built already in 2012. From now on newly built cars going to US will have to apply for a Show and Display waiver. Until (and if) we manage to get Smart Airbags into the cars, this is how they will have to be imported. However, earlier built Ageras (before 2013), with US specification, can still be imported to the US, using the Smart Airbag waiver, making them attractive for importation to the US.
Furthermore when it comes to Jameslist and the amount of Agera models for sale. There is actually only three (not five) for sale at the moment(one is seemingly advertised by two different dealers). One of those cars is owned by a Koenigsegg dealer, who bought the car new in order to sell it. Out of 25 or so Agera line of cars built so far, this is very normal and is actually less cars on the pre-owned market than many of our competitors, with similar production volumes. The pre-owned Agera sales that has gone through the factory or the deals that we are aware of have all been sold at higher than when new values, which is very niceJ
Finally, normally we don’t speak about our customers. However, as BC has chosen to be public at this forum, I think he should be fine with us relaying that we got very positive feedback from him after driving the Artico.
I hope this clarifies most of the unanswered questions in this thread.
Jens-Koenigsegg Automotive AB