AUTOart 79023 Agera RS review: a roof-off display with somewhere to put the roof
Examine AUTOart’s Cone Orange Agera RS: usable roof storage and opening access, balanced against uneven carbon treatment and engine-bay omissions.
At a Glance
Model essentials
- 1:18 Cone Orange RS
- Removable roof
- Opening front and rear compartments
Collection highlights
- Roof fits in front storage
- Extensive access to the miniature
Before you choose
- Carbon finishes are not consistent
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The removable roof is useful only if the model can keep it with the car. On the Cone Orange Agera RS, the published inspection confirms that it fits inside the front compartment. That makes a roof-off arrangement more self-contained than leaving a loose panel beside the model.
The access is more convincing than every exposed surface
Opening the car reveals a less uniform finish: the inspection distinguishes printed carbon effects from molded areas and notes simplified or missing engine-bay details. A collector interested in the transformation may accept those differences; someone buying chiefly for close engine photography has more reason to pause.
The larger 1:12 Huayra illustrates why size and access must be judged separately: its front and rear remain closed.
Pros & Cons Analysis
See the source attributions and review limitations below.
Pros
- The inspection demonstrates roof storage rather than merely listing a removable panel; the car and roof can remain together in an open-cabin display.
- Its opening mechanisms make the RS rewarding to rearrange, with the sample’s fit and panel alignment reported favorably.
Cons
- The inspection identifies missing engine-bay pieces and mixed carbon representations, so opening everything also exposes the model’s compromises.
Buy for the transformation, with the engine-detail limit in view
The 79023 suits a collector who wants to alternate between a closed silhouette and an exposed cockpit while keeping the roof with the model. The detail omissions matter more if the engine bay, rather than that transformation, is the main attraction.
Technical Specifications
| Brand | AUTOart |
|---|---|
| Product code | 79023 |
| Subject | Koenigsegg Agera RS |
| Edition / version | Cone Orange RS |
| Color / livery | Cone Orange |
| Scale | 1:18 |
| Model type | Model car |
| Materials | Composite body; other components vary |
| Length | 10 in |
| Width | 4.25 in |
| Height | 2.5 in |
| Measurement basis | Approximate merchant catalog model dimensions; pose unspecified |
| Opening panels | Frunk; doors; engine cover |
| Moving parts | Steerable wheels; removable roof; functioning rear spoiler |
| Lighting | Unknown |
| Power source | Unknown |
| Included figures | Unknown |
| Included equipment | Removable roof |
| Display base | Unknown |
