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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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Default Koenigsegg- Is this the fastest production car?

Is it faster than the Mclaren F1?

I want one!- Can we do a group buy?


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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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Is it faster than the Mclaren F1?

I want one!- Can we do a group buy?


http://www.koenigsegg.se
I was aware of the even faster version the CCR after reading about it earlier this year in Evo mag, and i'm amazed that no ones really mentioned it, just going about the Buggati all the time.

..I think it cerainly will be the fastest, they are aiming for 400kph in the CCR... certainly once the 806bhp CCR version is tested anyway. We are talking about a car here that only weighs 40kg off a Mac F1 with similar areodynamics but has 180bhp more, thats if the quoted bhp is correct. The normal CC8S has 655bhp and looks very very fast, but I am not aware of any figures on that either.

From the acceleration point of view, and using my site, the estimated figures come up as..

Power at Flywheel (BHP) 806
Weight without Driver (KG) 1180
Drive Type Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
Power To Weight Ratio (BHP/Ton) 694.02
0-60mph (Secs) 2.79
0-100mph (Secs) 5.01
60-100mph (Secs) 2.21
Quarter Mile (Secs) 10.39 @ 147.07 MPH
Drag Quarter Mile (Secs) 10.29 @ 148.73 MPH


Could ve very quick then!
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 08:09 PM
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yeah but $hit in the twisties!
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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yeah but $hit in the twisties!
And youd lose off the lights against a BMW 540i

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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by si325i
yeah but $hit in the twisties!
That will be a relative amount of **** will it....
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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NISR227, I am surprised by the lack of interest on the car and the huge amount of praise the Mclaren has got.

Ok all things are due, the Mclaren is normally aspirated etc. so a great feat of engineering. But I have seen the Koenigsegg in the flesh parked in Kew and the car is gorgeous. Never seen a car wih such presence and a car so rare.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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my favourite car for sure!!!
I have the poster which i ordered from their website
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:21 PM
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just been looking at website-wet dream material or what......
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:48 PM
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Quicker than a Mclaren F1? Quite probably. Sub 6 to 100? Maybe, but it won't do a 5.01. Sorry, not meaning to rubbsh your site, but I don't believe that as a figure.

Recently Ultima picked up the 0-100-0 record, with a N/A car weighing just under a tonne, and pulling 640bhp Similar power to weight ratio in a GT race series proven chassis (i.e decent traction) - and that took 5.9 0-100. And it costs a lot less than the Mclaren or the Koenigsegg, and I somehow suspect all three will beat a scoob through the twisties.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 02:35 AM
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thats one seriously sexy car! it could have a 1.8 gl in it and it would still be sexy as ****!!

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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:45 AM
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Autocar magazine got hold of one for the road tests. It didn't come even close to the claimed performance figures, notching up fairly average times. They said it didn't feel like it was producing anywhere near the claimed power output.
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Hades, i'm not personally saying it will do 5seconds to 100, but its between 60-100 where the extra bhp should show up providing the areodynamics are as good as they say they are, and as I said earlier, "if" it has the quoted bhp then it wouldn't be too far off, but I agree with an earlier comment, a few mags have tested the current car and got no where near the expected figures, so it questions the bhp levels. But if it does have a 806bhp then its a similar power to weight than the fastest of the rare but genuine 1000bhp Skylines who can go that fast, but have better traction, it would have the potential if it was as fast as they led us to believe.
By the way, the ultima (640 spec) is on on list, and gets nearly spot on figures acheived, which is interesting.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:16 AM
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Oh dear. Heat soak, perhaps?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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TopGear had one to test! Clarkson flew it round the track!

Click here for pics and Vid Oh and you need to be registered to view pics.. Oh.. and you need to post about 5-10 times..! Trust me.. well worth it..! As we have loads of vids!!
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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let's wait until it's actually tested. Most production car figures these days are calculated figures.

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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RAJ27
Is it faster than the Mclaren F1?

I want one!- Can we do a group buy?


http://www.koenigsegg.se

What about the bugatti veyron. W16 8 litres 4 turbos and a 1001bhp. VW are claiming over 400kph (250+mph) top speed and 0 to 200kph (124mph) in 6 secs.
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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have ta say i aint desperate about the lines ..............(bugatti that is)
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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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Is the Bugatti officially out yet?

Seems to be delayed again and again......possibly waiting to be adapted to share the same chassis as the MK5 VW Golf
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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LOL
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