First Official Renderings of 1018 hp Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition

Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition

by Sam Stockley
November 25, 2007 8:31 PM
Filed Under: European, Koenigsegg

Supercars and eco-friendliness are terms rarely seen occupying the same linguistic space. But it is Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg that wishes to unite the apparently radically-opposing concepts in a new Special Edition model dubbed the CCXR. Announced earlier this year, these are the first official renderings via Autoblog.nl of the new Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition, fitted with an engine capable both of running on biofuel and of de-throning the Bugatti Veyron.

The Special Edition model features a cast-aluminium V8 engine with sequential multipoint fuel injection and twin rotrex centrifigual superchargers for up to 1.5 bar boost pressure. Burning the ethanol in E85 biofuel results in the cooling of combustion chambers, while combined with a higher octane rating, power of 1,018 hp at 7,200 rpm and torque of 1,060 Nm at 6,100 rpm is produced.

The 4.7-litre turbocharged engine propels the biofuel CCXR Special Edition to 100 kph in just 2.9 seconds, with top speed expected to exceed 400 kph. The supercar achieves 22l/100km or 10.7 mpg on the combined cycle. And all for a cool 1.5 million euros.

Source: Autoblog.nl

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Comments

Harajoshi

November 25, 2007 8:55 PM

Strike! And proud of it! (I'm swedish)

einareli

November 29, 2007 3:49 PM

Directed at AMG55: It is obvious that you don't know the first thing about Koenigsegg. Not only does it have a very special place in the world of real sport cars, but the story behind this young and ambitious company is absoloutly brilliant. I'd take a Koenigsegg over any Merc - any day of the week. Why? It's just so crazy! You can be sure that every single component in the car is there to make the car the best one they could make. No compromises - unlike almost any other car maker. And the results are cars that make your heart beat faster, just by looking or listening to them - not to mention driving them. But hey, if you can't afford one...

sovietmole

November 26, 2007 10:57 AM

is whatever you mentioned even in production? what Bugatti and Koenigsegg built are production vehicles. everything has been made for the car. There are many out there who can churn the 1000+HP for cars, but can they do it well? Nismo tuned Skyline has over 1200bhp.. But do they go into the aerodynamic bit and all? No...

BENZian

November 27, 2007 7:15 AM

I am a Benz Fanatic but truthfully the Veyron and the Bugatti's history is not rubbish. I agree that Mercedes Benz/AMG knows how to make superlative engines but they are not the only ones...just the engines I prefer...

Lawhead

December 20, 2007 1:42 PM

Dude Bugatti have been around for ages, they were making cars in the '20s and Koenigsegg since the early '90s.

Sounds to me like you're some stupid kid/troll who knows nothing about cars O_o

TG_kid

December 31, 2007 11:04 PM

To AMG55....I don't know what you are talking about Bugatti is not a crap company, if you ever bothered to even do the most basic research you'd find out that the first Bugatti was made in 1900, Bugatti has a long and distinguished racing history. And the first Mercedes was not produced in 1885 as you suggest, but not until 1901.

joelynn

November 25, 2007 11:11 PM

they may have come from nowhere but I think they've proved their worth. Is this not a fair indication of what the new KITT will look like?

puddingpuppet

November 25, 2007 11:26 PM

So just because it's not as renown as Mercedes it's a rubbish company? What amazing logic you have. And who cares if they just make sports cars, it's obviously working for them. I remember when the CCR was first shown on Top Gear and it completely blindsided them. Here's the unknown company that came out of nowhere managed to created a beautiful, powerful car. So sorry it's not your precious Benz.

jai_mav

November 25, 2007 11:31 PM

bugatti came out of nowhere? now THATS rubbish. not only is it a legendedary brand, but it is currently run by volkswagen, which also runs lambo and bentley.

BENZian

November 27, 2007 7:17 AM

I am also a Lamborghini fan for all for all of my Life...I hated the day when Audi, a subsidiary of VW became the owner of Lamborghini...

BENZian

November 27, 2007 7:19 AM

we shoud all cry to see the Gallardo engine an Audi...it is an abomination

BENZian

November 27, 2007 7:20 AM

we should all cry to see the Gallardo engine an Audi...it is an abomination

blueraider19

November 25, 2007 11:54 PM

What's with these European manufacturers and their obsession with horsepower?

gur

November 26, 2007 12:11 AM

bugatti and koenigsegg crap companies hahahah!!! can't help laughing.

The only crap i see is the one you wrote.

NitrousOxide

November 26, 2007 12:25 AM

AMG55, Im sorry if I told you that your comment is the silliest I've ever came accross.. Bugatti came from nowhere?!?!?! Bugatti is one of the oldest car manufacturers in the world. They have been making cars for more than 50 years. Secondly, its not hard to CHARGE 1000 or even 2000 horsepower in a car!! a simple person car put this power in any car. The hard thing is HOW TO MAKE this power work on the ground.. and thats what Bugatti and Koenigsegg are ALL ABOUT.. They produced a limit of power that any other company can produce, but they made their cars as communicative and as perfect as no one else. THIS IS WHERE YOUR MERCEDES HAS TO BE QUITE. I do respect Mercedes Benz, they are one of my favourite manufacurers, but they just couldn't produce a proper hyper car. The SLR 722 is a magnificent car, but you can never compare it to any of these ones. THIRDLY AND THE MOST IMPORTANT, if the CCX was the first car for this NEW company, and it was able to be what it is now, AMGAINE WHAT CAR WILL IT BE IN only 10 YEARS FROM NOW.. THIS IS A GOOD POINT FOR KOENIGSEGG AND AN EXTREMELY BAD FOR YOU AND YOUR MERCEDES.

November 26, 2007 12:40 AM

amg55 this time huh?? let me guess..is it you Rolli? or is it you silversedanman? Konigsegg Bugatti..came out of no where??? You're kidding right?

foose1397

November 26, 2007 1:37 AM

This board is phenomenal...thank nitrousOxide for explaining that Bugatti has had some premier cars around for years. I can't believe Mercedes Benz has even come up in any of these discussion. AMG's are great cars but in my mind Mercedes are just to soft to begin with. What i want to know is has anyone ever driven one(i have)? or is it all talk . Secondly the CCX is supposed to be an unplug sports car. Totally crazy and non functional (not your daily driver), just fun. Looks sweet and i take one any day (CCXR). This is a good move for Koenigsegg because it adds one more level of rarity to their cars.

Oh, and there are many companies who only make sports cars...lets try TVR on for size.

Joe_Limon

November 26, 2007 1:41 AM

How is biofuel eco friendly? You still are burning it and releasing the same bad stuff into the atmosphere. The only difference is that its renewable, meaning we can keep burning it without worrying about running out.

Harajoshi

November 26, 2007 3:03 AM

The thing is though(my favourite phrase in english), that there will be more powerful cars you just don't know but they still exist. And you will find out too that the newest records have all been seen. Let's celebrate our western culture and be proud of what we can do, for example pasta with pesto (yamyam).

yulei

November 26, 2007 4:19 AM

Yes,a BMW 1.5L with a turbo could produce 800+horsepower !

carcrazy1234

November 26, 2007 4:59 AM

i'm not even gonna repeat what everyone has said i'm just going to say amg55 is the DUMBEST person ever sorry bud, but you need to get your facts straight before you start dissing companies such as buggati and even konigsegg lol

Joe_Limon

November 26, 2007 8:22 AM

Reading through it again, shit that car sucks for fuel economy. The buggatti engine runs in at about 8 liters, where as this "eco friendly car" has a 4.7 liter engine... resulting fuel economy... buggatti gets 12mpg combined, this gets 10.7

puddingpuppet

November 26, 2007 9:46 AM

Yeah but if you can afford this car are you really going to worry about how much you have to spend on gas?

amg55

November 26, 2007 10:16 AM

dear nitrousoxide

WHO IS THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPANY EVER????!!!! HUH!!! Mercedes-Benz - 1885 - world's first production vehcle, they invented the engine, the car categories and many more, I can't make a list of howmany thingz they invented - the comment box could not extend to the size of their list of invention and innovations. And all u guys who think bugatti and other crap is good - man u are so cheap people, like something desent for even 1 day can you????

BENZian

November 27, 2007 7:24 AM

amg55...I own a Benz 600SL...and let em tell you...you don't know what you are talking about...Bugatti's history is almost as old as Daimler Benz and they have always including now...made some of the finest, most expensive cars ever made...

BentleyBoy

November 26, 2007 11:16 AM

amg55, I think that your are quite a bumptious man and whatever someone explains you that you're wrong you won't admit it. Everybody agrees that Mercedes Benz is quite a excellent manufacturer but you haven't understood that Bugatti or Koenigsegg are just sport cars companies and they don't try to build the most powerfull car of the world, they just try to build the most drivable production car of the world, that is not Mercedes Benz's aim. So amg55,please stop talking nonsense!

NitrousOxide

November 26, 2007 2:03 PM

Dear AMG55, your comments are still the silliest so far. I did not say that Mercedes are behind the world. I strongly agree with you that Mercedes can be considered as THE WORLDS BEST, in terms of tech. and inventions. But my dear, we are not talking about tech only here, we are talking about the best SPORTSCAR. With all MB tech, MERCEDES COULDNT MAKE A PROPER SUPERCAR, and its really a shame. Pagani Zonda F is one of the world's best hypercars today, and if you see its heart, its an AMG engine; they dont have the ability to produce an engine, but at the same time, the beat Mercedes using thier own engine. AND THEY EVEN USED A SMALLER ENGINE THAN ANY OF THE 3 MENTIONED CARS. 602 BHP, WHICH PROVES THAT YOUR "POWER" IS NOT NECCESSARY.

Secondly, we are not CHEAP, mercedes is not a wife where we have to be tied close to it. Its a car with specific abilities, and once I find a better car, I will sell my mercedes at the closest exhibition.

DeRay

November 26, 2007 3:00 PM

I think the focus has been taken away from the fact that Koenigsegg has created a supercar that uses bio-fuel and produces 1018hp. No one else has done that. yet.

offik

November 26, 2007 3:36 PM

i'm just curious what could do a bugatti on ethanol, because everybody nows that ethanol give lot of more power. besides Koenigsegg is just a sport car which goes 400km/h and bugatti is proper gt car which u can drive with 400km/h in "comfort"

dvvvb

November 26, 2007 4:10 PM

maybe DeRay got the deal, at least i have not heard any car consuming biofuel could make up to 1000hp.

amg55

November 26, 2007 5:49 PM

YOU PEOPLE CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE OF CHEAPNESS AND QUALITY IN CARS - I AM A FAITHFUL BELEIVER OF Mercedes-Benz - No t other company is as good as them wheather power, looks, comfort, luxury , design or anything else. I am thankfull to my self that I don't have a taste like you guys and brain. I know what quality is - I gave a Mercedes-Benz, it's so great that I feel like buying the ame model again.

F599GTB

November 27, 2007 12:36 AM

you're so stupid. Mercedes sucks in quality, they don't even use real leather in some of their cars (they call it MB-Tex) the SLR McLaren was a total failure in all aspects. Mercedes makes only good luxury cars had has probably the best design, but get it through your thick head that Mercedes cannot make a proper supercar. I have a freakin 2006 Mercedes and every couple of months it comes up with some new problem that costs hundreds dollars to fix. Mercedes benz has terrible quality but good design, so stop digging yourself into a deeper hole by being so stupid.

amg55

November 26, 2007 5:49 PM

gave**

heinz

November 26, 2007 6:06 PM

Bugatti and ferrari are way better and none can change that.

puddingpuppet

November 26, 2007 6:10 PM

Wow, you pretty much have zero credibility to seeing as how you can't spell for shit, amg55.

Harajoshi

November 26, 2007 6:18 PM

I think it's ugly

amg55

November 26, 2007 6:35 PM

ALL U PEOPLE ESPECIALLY puddingpuppet, firstly, ur username is a joke which means that ur a joke. It is worthless arguing with people like u because u would never understand the quality in cars. heinz - lol lol lol lol, "Bugatti and ferrari are way better and none can change that." Are you joking?? u must be, wicked joke mate - Mercedes-Benz are the best and no one is better - just changed it heinz beans. carry on eating beans - they will do good for you.

And pudding what ever, keep your anger down, no swearing tuh tuh, also, you have no reason and anyone has no reason to prove me wrong - if you do, what is it???? I'll prove you wrong 98.9 % Gurantee.

puddingpuppet

November 27, 2007 3:08 AM

It's easier to argue with a mentally deficient three year old than you so I'm not even going to try.

foose1397

November 26, 2007 6:37 PM

If I didn't know better the guy sounds like he works for them. They do have good quality but then again their owned by CHRYSLER. Take your comments to the MB website cuz this is a website about ALL new cars, not just MB

kimbo-slice

November 26, 2007 7:46 PM

"Mercedes-Benz - No t other company is as good as them wheather power, looks, comfort, luxury , design or anything else."

haha power? There's a lot of cars more powerful that the Merc's. Comfort? Phaeton, new LS, Bentley, Rolls. Design and looks? There are better cars than Merc's.

And when you say that allmighty Bugatti Veyron with 100 years of passion, racing pedigree and emotions and a high-end carbon fibre Koenigsegg is a crap, then I know that you know nothing about the cars. I have to add I respect Benz cars, I know how much technology Merc gave to the automotive world, comfort, safety, and other stuff, I know that. I also adore standard SLR, but for god sake, amg55, Merc is not the best out there, there is no such a company that is the best off all, many made some great cars and all made crap.

Joe_Limon

November 26, 2007 7:54 PM

amg55, all car manufacturers are forced to make decisions between reliability and implementing new technology. In general sports cars wane on the reliable side in the hopes of developing new car technology that one day may be used on regular cars. Mercedes Bens has a decent balance of reliability and new technology. But to say that they have better quality is bull. If you have ever seen a modern supercar company, the tolerances on the engine, suspension, and drivetrain are simply not achievable in a mass production car company such as mercedes. If mercedes did produce cars of such quality, the prices would skyrocket and the production would dwindle to only a 1000 a year for any given model

Harajoshi

November 26, 2007 8:55 PM

Well, just for justice, I support amg55 now. Mercedes-Benz already reached 404kph in 197something with a Diesel! Last word about this car here, well, I should be proud of it, but somehow this has no sould...

shifty

November 26, 2007 10:48 PM

@foose: check your facts... chrysler never owned Daimler, in fact it was the other way round. Some time ago Benz sold chrysler to cerberus, i think.

shifty

November 27, 2007 12:08 AM

didn't want to sound that harsh though ^^

jai_mav

November 27, 2007 12:26 AM

MB is great, and theres no doubt about it. but that doenst change the fact that bugatti and koeniggsegg are also great. and whats with all these crazy patriotic germans thinking that their cars are the only good ones?

Harajoshi

November 27, 2007 1:12 AM

Ãƒâ€žhem, in the past 50 years the democratic "left" forces deleted all german culture from the public, so their cars are anything they have now.

NitrousOxide

November 27, 2007 2:37 AM

AMG55, I bet that you are an employee in Mercedes Benz.. Thats all I can see. I think if all the world would say that you are wrong, you will say "u ppl dont understand!!!" Alright MB are the best, May God keep it for you.. YOU WON.. Just, stop adding comments in this page.. You've taken the sense of the car by your silly comments.

NitrousOxide

November 27, 2007 2:54 AM

AMG55, forgot to tell you one head-breaking fact: Mercedes in the last years has reduced thier profits from 3 to 1 billion per year. And what do you think was the reason??? The answer is bad reputation in terms of quality. They were focusing on maximizing profits, while they ignored taking care of quality. Taking the ML-class as the closest example. ML-class was chosen by JD-Power company as the "WORLDS WORST CAR".. CONGRATS!!! and the reason was "Rubbish-like Quality"; For decades, MB has been the best in Quality, but so far, they lost it. BMW has beaten MB in Quality, so as Porsche.. SO PLEASE, try to delete the word "quality" from your MB-pedia.

carfan519

November 27, 2007 4:13 AM

The media company which operates JD power is owned by someone who is of a faith which definetely does not like German cars. They bias against them to try and reduce german profits so they can have all the gold.

F599GTB

November 27, 2007 4:45 AM

actually German cars are known for their terrible reliability. you can't make such accusations.

F599GTB

November 27, 2007 4:46 AM

actually some German cars, but you get the point.

BENZian

November 27, 2007 7:42 AM

you have some points...but please spare us the ridiculousness of saying your Ferrari is more reliable than a Mercedes Benz/AMG...that is not the case. Mercedes quality did suffer in recent years but (laugh) it was due to trying too hard to compete with Lexus and trying to maximize $ returns for the company...and that is one of the main reasons profits are down at Benz for the last couple years...they have had to invest billions to bring the quality back up to the high standard expected of a Benz...and as for the people saying that Benz cannot build a proper supercar that is also rubbish...their racing teams have the trophies to prove it...but there was significant gap from the late 50s to about the 90s where they were not present in racing and this is why they enlisted McLaren's help with the SLR. AMG is no slouch in any performance arena and believe me they have learned from McLaren and this is why the SLR replacement will be built by AMG not McLaren. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Koenigsegg, Aston Martin...there are many great car companies...give them due credit...but Benz is always in the top echelon.

F599GTB

November 27, 2007 6:41 PM

read my comment, i never said ferrari had better quality than mercedes. think what you want.

F599GTB

November 28, 2007 4:31 AM

but still i must agree with you that AMG is truly spectacular and i hope that Mercedes did indeed learn from their mistake called the SLR. mercedes hasn't really done anything recently in the supercar area and by the looks of where they are headed they really should work on a serious competitor to Lamborghinis and Ferraris.

foose1397

November 27, 2007 8:00 AM

BENZian, thank you. first logic from an MB guy I've seen on this board in a while..Your right the Koenigsegg bets SLR..but we haven't seen what AMG will do when they build it on there own..also the Lexus thing is very true...However i still do not believe they will ever create a hard core car like the CCXR. They are not that company and never will be, supercar's don't have to be crazy like this, some are but don't have to, and MB has always gone for the sophisticated feel even if that means loosing some edge

bmwaddict

November 27, 2007 1:08 PM

First of all for NitrousOxide I want to tell you that you would make a good car journalist. Second of all this is not the place to talk about enything else but hypercars. The article is about a great hypercar company. NitrousOxide what can you expect from a person who sais that Bugatti is a new brand? They really don't know enything about cars. And by the way AMG55, BMW is the most succesfull premium brand in the world. In 2006 it outsold Mercedes and Audi put together. So stop talking nonsense and go bang your head over a wall so you could wake up from your stupidity.

bmwaddict

November 27, 2007 1:12 PM

Sadly this extraordinary site is visited by so many people that don't have the smallest idea about cars in general.

shifty

November 27, 2007 1:47 PM

Harajo "Ãƒâ€žhem, in the past 50 years the democratic "left" forces deleted all german culture from the public, so their cars are anything they have now."

So what was that about? I consider myself as well lets say on the middle-left and somehow i care more about german culture and virtues than most conservative people around here do^^

besides i thought u are from sweden and not from germany?

shifty

November 27, 2007 1:51 PM

however, I agree with most of your other coments ;)

Bullet93

November 27, 2007 2:03 PM

This car is good, much beter tan the mercedes. The looks, the power, the erection, the passion,the magic

VectorW8

November 27, 2007 2:56 PM

Directed at AMG55: How somebody could be so moronic I dont know? Yes its true that Mercedes have some hugely powerful engines (V12 bi-turbo anyone?) but they failed spectacularly with the SLR, I mean who in their right mind pays that sort of money to get plastic dashboard trim and cheap leather? The CLK GTR cost around 1.5m dollars and although it was a technical masterpiece is was not a daily driver which the bugatti veyron certainly is! Most people who drive the bugatti veyron are left speechless and compare it to an audi TT due to the way it feels like a much smaller car, how many people heap so much praise on mercedes supercar?

And one final point, what does AMG55 actually drive? I very much doubt it has an AMG badge attached to it, and if so there probably from ebay! lol

NitrousOxide

November 27, 2007 11:31 PM

Dear bmwaddict, ThanX for the sweet exaggeration!!

radmeister

November 28, 2007 3:21 AM

This car is absolutelly amazing mercedes,bugatti,audi,ferrari all the brands out there would be lucky to get their hands on the swedes that built this car. A true car fan would appreciate this machine, maybe it's not the best car out there or the fastest. It is what it is, it's different. Built by a group of guys in a barn from the first concept to date in 10 years and durring these 10 years they have been breaking records over and over. Maybe you dont like the car, but you have to admire the craftsmanship and engineering that these swedes put into making this car. I would love to see any of the ppl on here that talk crap bout this car build something better in a barn.

jjs

November 28, 2007 10:49 AM

actully keonigsegg made a car before the ccx witch had 699bhp

joelynn

November 29, 2007 1:08 AM

Mercedes-Benz? One word: Vaneo

(nah, they're a great company really, just NOT the best)

rydamee

November 30, 2007 7:51 PM

mercedes wasted time and money with chrysler. let that sink in. i know a family that has 2 '06 benzes and 3 '07's. every one of them has spent more time in the shop than being driven, whats that you say about jd power? i watched the trunks of their cls and clk pop open at 3am while they family was sleeping. scary. the only thing done right at mercedes are the amg engines. who the hell claims to be so upper echelon that they invest in the dying american big three. facts like these should keep you guys from getting upset with amg55. just let him know that resale values count for something, and if you look at the used car prices of the amg cars vs m and rs, you'll see that there are hundreds of amgs on used car lots. everyone look at 2003 cars. cl600's everywhere for sale, cheap. 2003 m5, a clunker will still fetch 35-40k. 2003 rs6, 45k and up all day and very rare. i predict amg55 to be a very unhappy camper in the next 5 years. by the hands of the vw group.(lambo,audi,bentley,bugatti,porsche) dry your eyes kid.

jibkid

December 7, 2007 7:09 AM

First of all amg55, you're a poser. If you truly appreciate cars for their performance, engineering, styling, and heritage, then you would truly appreciate brands such as Bugatti, Koenigsegg. You back your opinions with irrelevant points. Of course Mercedes is the pioneer of the car, so what? Does that mean just because they invented the wheel nobody can do it better? I am a Benz driver, and a fan but by no means does that make me 100% for benz and 100% against everything else. Wake up. Get real. GET A LIFE!

And just to clear something up (this is to rydamee)... VW Group doesn't own Porsche, Porsche in fact owns 20% of the VW Group. Porsche has been by itself for quite some time.

bman49

January 2, 2008 9:27 AM

"In them days, there wern't crap companies like bugatti and koenigsegg who just came now out of nowhere." -AMG55

...are you stupid or ignorant? Bugatti has been making cars since early 1900.

bman49

January 2, 2008 9:37 AM

wow I've just read the rest of your comments. First off yes mercs are good cars very good in fact, but you defend them as if they are perfect. My dad has had many BMW's/Porsche's/Merc's and the mercs all ways broke down first. Plus when we would go to get them fixed the price of the parts are double of the Bimmer's and Porsche's.

ataro

January 6, 2008 2:41 AM

Don't bother arguing with amg55, he's just a troll. I'm a transformers fan and I was thinking it'd be cool if the character Starscream transformed into a Koenigsegg. I can't put my amazement into words; the use of grey and red is JUST like 'screamer.

JoeFool.

September 5, 2008 5:59 PM

Better than swish chocolate

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