Spending 24 hours inside a Koenigsegg Regera sounds way less glamorous when you’re forbidden from touching the ground. For supercar collector Steve Hamilton, the challenge meant eating, working, sleeping, and handling everyday errands without leaving his multimillion-dollar hypercar.
In a new video from The Hamilton Collection YouTube channel, Hamilton accepted the challenge while testing the reliability of his troublesome Swedish machine. He could sit inside or climb onto the Regera, but setting foot on the pavement was strictly forbidden. Basically, it was an automotive version of “the floor is lava.”
The turquoise hypercar was already one of Hamilton’s favorite vehicles, despite a history of frustrating mechanical and electrical problems. Rather than parking it for a day, he decided to see how much punishment it could withstand; when it broke, he’d send it to fellow YouTuber WhistlinDiesel for a custom project.
His itinerary included family obligations, questionable cargo arrangements, and increasingly demanding driving tests. Getting through the night would prove almost as challenging as keeping the Koenigsegg running.
A Hypercar Becomes a Family Errand Runner
Hamilton’s first stops included a fan gathering and a trip to collect gravel for his wife’s landscaping project. With nowhere practical to carry a load of gravel, the team used a front-end loader to dump it directly into the Regera’s open cabin.
He also picked up his son from school, refueled the thirsty hypercar, and tried to work on his laptop. Rain made the open-air portions miserable, while the gravel required a professional detailer to restore the interior.
Sleeping on Top of a Koenigsegg
Dinner brought another inconvenience when Hamilton couldn’t join his friends inside a restaurant. He remained in the car, communicating with them via FaceTime while they ate.
An attempted overnight stop at a park ended when a police officer explained that the grounds were closed. Hamilton eventually slept on an air mattress on top of the Regera, enduring an uncomfortable night.
The Regera Starts Showing Its Weaknesses
The car’s problems appeared almost immediately, including apparent engine misfires and a temperamental driver’s window. Later, its infotainment display stopped working, taking access to the climate controls with it until a system reset restored functionality.
Despite those issues, Hamilton continued with an automatic car wash, hard acceleration, a brief off-road excursion, and drag races against other performance cars. The Regera remained drivable, although Hamilton was frustrated by its persistent electrical faults.
Twenty-Four Hours Later, WhistlinDiesel Gets the Call
By the challenge’s end, Hamilton reported window problems, intermittent display failures, misfires, and a check-engine warning. He acknowledged that some damage was self-inflicted but argued that other faults reflected the Regera’s existing reliability problems.
Having completed the full 24 hours without touching the ground, Hamilton called fellow YouTuber WhistlinDiesel to begin the next phase of his plans. The proposed radical rebuild is a future project, but the Regera has survived its strangest endurance test yet.