Having used the Ford Modular V8 as a launch pad, Koenigsegg reengineered this berserker mill for the Agera R hypercar from the ground up at its headquarters in Ängelholm, Sweden. Its goal? Specifically to get as many horses galloping as possible.

The opening and closing movements of the valves in an internal combustion engine have been controlled by camshaft rotation for around 150 years. The cam itself was invented by Al-Jazari in the year 1206 as part of a proto-drum machine. But now, in Koenigsegg's shop as it is in many other labs around the world, the cam …

Here's how to build the computer brain of a Koenigsegg Agera R. Step one, hire a hardware and software engineer named Mattias. (Leave the last S on for "smart.") Step two, ? Step three, profit. Maybe that's an understatement. Let's see.

Meet Robert Serwanski. He has the best job in the world. He's the chief test driver for Koenigsegg. That means he drives Agera Rs at the limit like you and I check our e-mail.

What's the difference between an Earl Scheib-esque econo paint job and that of a seven-figure, carbon-fiber hypercar? That "orange peel" look, for one, and also the thickness of the clearcoat. That, and around 200 hours of polishing.

Ever wanted to build a turbo tube, or a whole intake, out of carbon fiber? Christian Von Koenigsegg did, and so he started a supercar company. Now, you can get a look behind the scenes at the company's factory in Angelholm, Sweden.

The most innovative supercar company in the world operates out of an old fighter jet base and is run by a straight-up Bond villain. Drive's new YouTube show goes inside the factory at Koenigsegg and we are seriously excited.

Christian Von Koenigsegg once told Swedish online magazine Nyheter 24 that he invested all of his family's money in the car company he started at age 22 in Angleholm, working eight years without a salary and seven at a paltry sum. Such is the life of an über nerd with a dream.

Koenigsegg is showing a mildly updated Agera R at the Geneva Motor Show, featuring several technical improvements intended to keep the corkscrew-doored hypercar at the forefront of modern speed games.

Everyone knows there is nothing slow about the Ferrari 458 Italia. Of course, that doesn't mean the completely insane 2932 pound 1115 horsepower Koenigsegg Agera R doesn't have the power to make the 458 look a lot slower than it actually is.