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Old 11-05-2006, 12:46 AM   #31
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And it's powered by.. Yes people.. a Ford!!
actually its not.

the CCX has a hand built Koenigsegg engine.

its the CC8 and CCR that have the Ford donks.
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Old 11-05-2006, 05:09 AM   #32
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actually its not.

the CCX has a hand built Koenigsegg engine.

its the CC8 and CCR that have the Ford donks.
CCR and CCX share the same 4.7litre Supercharged V8 which is assembled by hand by Koenigsegg. Based on the humble Ford 4.6litre Modular V8, as found in the Mustang.
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Old 11-05-2006, 08:43 AM   #33
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Spoken like a true Ford man.
You sure you're on the right forum ? :

Love the car, i couldn't believe the Stig crashed it !
Relax FC I am a Ford fan as well, hell I can appreciate anything with an engine & four wheels, but seriously if you were offered both which would you choose?

Im just not one eyed mate. :
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Old 11-05-2006, 09:00 AM   #34
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they were referring to Formula One cars, as in the ones Webber and Schumacher and co. drive on racetracks, not the McLaren F1, which is the road car that used to be the fastest production before the Veyron came along.
Date: 08-04-05

1. Koenigsegg CCR 388 km/h

2. McLaren F1 372 km/h

3. Ferrari Enzo 355 km/h


These speeds were done on a 12.5 km long oval were the steering is at 30 degrees all the time.
Which means the full top speed of the car aint reached.

Koenigsegg CCR real top speed is over 400 km/h.
It got 806 bhp from a 4.7l V8 engine.

These have since been shunted down the lists for the Buggati Veyron...
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Old 11-05-2006, 09:33 AM   #35
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That is reallllllllllly crazy! I think I'd still have a GT over one with the Koenigsegg coming a verrrry close second.
Funny that at the start of that episode they were making fun of Clarkson's GT which has been in the workshop being fixed longer than he has driven it!
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Old 11-05-2006, 12:43 PM   #36
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That was just NUTS, but doesn't Clarkson have the best job in the world?

Prefer the styling of the original Koenigsegg though,not quite as bulbous looking. And even the original was tail happy...think they would have learnt.

Also, Top Gear claim the CCX is only 5mph faster, and actually 0.2 secs slower to 100kmh. Doesn't sound enough with an extra 150hp to play with.
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Old 11-05-2006, 01:03 PM   #37
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I never liked the Koenigsegg until I saw that video. Reminds us of supercars before the electronic era kicked in. Now I finally found out why there was the extra long name on the Leaderboard at the end too. Seems like they have so much fun misspelling the name, although I must admit having to copy and paste it for here. :P

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Old 11-05-2006, 01:33 PM   #38
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This is an earlier top gear review on the Koenigsegg, not sure which model this one is.
http://www.gofastvideo.com/gallery/i...oenigsegg.html

This is the vid of the highspeed lap, 388kph.
http://www.koenigsegg.com/movies/Web...Web5031816.wmv

Both are good vids but not dialup friendly.
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