Koenigsegg owners must be the most sadistic bunch out there. Why? Because they have put Koenigsegg through making these two special edition CCX and CCXR models by sheer demand. What a painful experience it must have been for the Swedes to create these twins to the specs that they boast.
Both feature carbon wheels, amplifiers, Satnav or Bluetooth, a rearview camera for those of us whose parking skills go as far as our pinky fingers, and matched carpets. Don’t skip to the end yet, the specs are on their way; I’m just trying to work my way towards them, just to make sure I’m not seeing things here.
Right. The carbon fiber body compliments the wide wing design and lowered chassis. So special are these cars that only 14 of the CCX are being made available, while the CCXR will be as scarce as an honest politician.
We move on from the gravy and on to the meat. CCX would be the base model, as base as you can get in so far as Koenigsegg is concerned. The same 4.8-litre V8 of cast aluminium origin is employed for heavy wheel-spin duty on both cars. Accompanying it are two superchargers that blow harder than Little Red Riding Hood’s proverbial wolf, forcing 888 bhp/ 662kW and some 920Nm of torque to the wheels. Zero – 100km/h is dispatched in two blinks of an eye, at 2.9 seconds, running out of speed shortly after 400km/h.
Big brother CCXR is a notch up, offering only 6 examples in the entire universe. Those 6 lucky customers, one of who can collect at the Geneva Motor Show where the cars are to be parked, will each drive away with 1018 bhp/ 759kW, 1060Nm of Eiffel Tower-pulling torque. They also collect a free driving course, though some need it more than others. Sprint times are 0 – 100km/h in 2.9 seconds, top speed reaches 417km/h. As a WCF fanatic you’ve probably heard of another hyper production car that did 407km/h on TV a while ago…
The Stig will probably not get his hands on this Koenigsegg, not after the last time…
Koenigsegg Edition CCX and CCXR limited edition
Koenigsegg CCXR Edition unveiled at Geneva
Terrible twins combine at 1906 bhp
By Thami Masemola
March 5, 2008 11:10 AM
Filed Under: European, Geneva Motor Show, Koenigsegg
Press Release (Click to expand)
Due to request from certain Koenigsegg Clients and Customers, Koenigsegg has created a Limited Edition version of its sought after cars. The Koenigsegg Edition comes in two limited versions, the CCX and CCXR models.
It features a 4.8L twin supercharged Koenigsegg engine, together with many other unique features. The car is more track biased compared to the standard models, as it has stiffer springs and anti-roll bars, reset dampers and lowered chassis. It also features a fully visible carbon body a large adjustable rear wing, larger front splitter and side strakes for increased down force and a unique forged wheel design.
The interior is also reworked and features; color matched leather carpets, Edition side step plates, Edition chronograph instrument cluster, New edition only layout for the center consol control panels.
All other extra equipment comes as standard, such as Carbon Wheels, Special interior trim and color, Rearview camera, Satnav or Bluetooth, Amplifiers, complete Inconell exhaust system in order to save weight.
The Edition cars will be built in two different versions, a CCX model limited to 14 cars with 888 bhp and a CCXR (Bio flexi fuel) model limited to 6 cars with 1018 bhp. The price for the 888 hp CCX is 1 330 000 Euro, and 1 500 000 Euro for the 1018 hp CCXR (E85/petrol flexfuel) version. The two first of each version are already spoken for.
Each car comes with 5 years free Service and Warranty.
Unveiling of the Edition versions will be at the Geneva Motor show in March 2008, where the first delivery will take place.
Comments
tdroesch
February 28, 2008 4:51 PM
i like it.
Penner
February 28, 2008 5:20 PM
I prefer this
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:VW_Schwimmwagen_1.jpg
any time over that boring car!
Joe_Limon
February 28, 2008 5:55 PM
and the race is on, one of the 6 ccxr's will probably push into the worlds fastest realm, let's see if the ssc really is faster then the speed they set.
desiathate
February 28, 2008 11:15 PM
it wont beat the veyron .. i have always had a soft spot for koenigsegg.. even though i could spell the damn name
radmeister
February 29, 2008 6:16 AM
I think it will beat the veyron, it has a lower coefficient of drag, less weight and more power, the formula all makes sense. As a car the veyron is better, will last longer and be more reliable, but this is just sheer insanity. Next thing to the Pagani Zonda. Lets see the Zonda R which will hopefully come out this year sometime, hopefully geneva :)
joelynn
February 29, 2008 11:09 AM
looks more aftermarket than any other supercar- too tacky for my liking
phobos
February 29, 2008 11:48 AM
joelynn...agree,it looks more aftermarket,,but still damn fast,ooh the rear wing was stig's idea ?
carcrazy1234
March 6, 2008 6:15 AM
yea probably cuz he went flying off that track when u raced around in this thing lol :P
Bremen_Koenigsegg
March 5, 2008 8:42 PM
The trend is, the more expensive a car is, the less likely the owner is to fully appreciate it. However, I think when there are only 6 examples of it in the world and they begin at EUR1.33 million, it is virtually guaranteed the owner has some significant appreciation for the machine. Any thoughts?
Andres2007
March 6, 2008 12:33 AM
Let's not forget that the Veyron does NOT hold the record anymore. It's a humble, shy apparatus called "SSC Ultimate Aero," which topped the Veyron at 257 mph (413km/h) just six months ago, and it wasn't because it didn't take anymore but because it ran out of track. And the thing makes like 1200 hp.
I like this Koeinsegg a lot, though. Out of these three (Aero, Veyron, CCX) is by far the prettiest one.
radmeister
March 6, 2008 2:17 AM
The SSC does not count because it is not a production car yet, they need to make 50 units. Otherwise the Dauer 962 would be king as a street legal car. The Veyron is to date the fastest Production road legal vehicle. Also the SSC did it on a remote stretch of HWY in the states, i'm pretty sure it has to be on a recognized track and the same track that the McLaren, Koenigsegg, Veyron set their record on like Nardo to count as a world record.
carcrazy1234
March 6, 2008 6:20 AM
heres a sweet fact any car company can make a car that can go faster than the veyron. however... can they build it to be reliable so it can BE fast over and over again? the veyron can do that its top speed over and over again for at least 10 years or more... that SSC aero(which is pretty awesome nontheless) will break down after 2-4 high speed runs guarenteed... it has nowhere near as much technology as the veyron. for gods sake.. the tires on the veyron probably has more technology packed into it than the SSC aero itself lol ohhh and the agreements and the disagreements continue with the SSC and the veyron... **yawn**
Joe_Limon
March 6, 2008 7:48 AM
Veyron is reliable? I know its expensive, but I wouldn't think that necessarily means its reliable. Just my thoughts... but an engine based off a Chevy or Ford v8 (ssc and ccx respectively) sounds like it would be a lot more reliable then a w16 engine with 4 turbochargers and 10 radiators. Between all the extra moving parts, the lack of testing behind the engine, and the lack of replacement parts the w16 engine sounds like a horrible choice for an engine.
radmeister
March 6, 2008 1:59 PM
No testing? The veyron has been in the making ever since VW bought Bugatti, that's a lot of years. Also you have to remember 1 thing Bugatti offers a very decent warranty, on the SSC if i am not mistaken it is 30,000km power train and that's it. Another thing is the Veyron runs low boost and because it is such a big engine there is less stress per cylinder to create that 1000hp, the SSC probably runs well over 20psi to squeeze 1200hp out of that engine, means more heat and more stress on internal components. Like car crazy said anyone can build a record breaker there are 1200hp 2L civics that get rebuilt after 4 drag races, for reliability id go with the Veyron over the CCX and SSC, there was a normal Koenigsegg in the gumball run a few years ago and it broke down so many times the guy had a repair crew following him the entire time.
puddingpuppet
March 6, 2008 2:47 PM
I'd just like to know where carcrazy got his facts about being able to top speed run the Veyron for ten years. Never heard of that one. Also, how do you know that the Aero would break down after two to four runs? That's pretty much all speculation.
super_car_muscle_man
March 18, 2008 1:45 PM
exactly as radmeister said - the SSC isnt even a production car so why is there so much hype about it - or even more - why the arguments about teh SSC being better than teh veyron? im sure the SSC will be faster as a production, fully road going version, but the veyron is so many light years ahead in every other aspect - including acceleration to 100km/h. also reliability issues will obviously be a problem when there is so much strain on the engine and when the car has not been through no where near as much testing as the veyron - that should have been an obvious assumption puddingpuppet. he wasnt saying everything literally.
super_car_muscle_man
March 18, 2008 1:47 PM
so in reply to your comment andres2007, it still DOES hold the record for a fully road legal production car.
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