Koenigsegg Cars news and reviews

Koenigsegg CCR Evolution with 806HP V8 on the Drag Strip

August 4, 2009

Our Swedish pals over at Sportbilen made their way to Mantorp Park this past weekend to attend the 2009 Action Meet racing event. The crew had the chance to film the only Swedish registered Koenigsegg CCR Evolution (yes, that's the company that acquired SAAB) during the quarter mile run. From what they told us, the specific Koenigsegg CCR had been upgraded with the newer CCX's 4.7-liter supercharged V8 engine (hence the Evolution nametag) that churns out a hefty 806 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and a peak torque of 920 Nm (693 ft/lb) at 5500 rpm.

On the first run, the Koenigsegg [...]

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Tags: Video, Racing, Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg Quant and Geneva Gallery

March 5, 2009

The Koenigsegg Quant has been revealed at the Geneva motor show, along with the presentation of its new multimedia system with CCX touchscreen. Further modifications see an impressive upgrade of the transmission, now 30 centimetres shorter than the current manual. The sequence is even more compact than a twin clutch system, and is matched to a new autobloc differential.



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Tags: Tech, Super cars, Koenigsegg Quant, Geneva

Koenigsegg Edition CCX and CCXR Limited Edition

March 5, 2008

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 [...]

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Tags: Limited Edition, Koenigsegg, CCXR, CCX

First Official Renderings of 1018 hp Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition

November 26, 2007

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 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 [...]

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Tags: Special Edition, Koenigsegg CCXR, 1018 HP