Koenigsegg CCX, CCXR Special Editions
The Koenigsegg CCX and CCXR are two of the fastest cars in the world. The Swedish car manufacturer unveiled the speed demons for the first time at the 2006 Geneva motor show. The CCX is the oldest in the family while the CCXR is the tuned version running on biofuel which gives it 25 percent more power. The top CCX, with all the extra features on offer included, costs $600,000.
When the two cars were tested, it seemed that no other car in the world could beat them, but soon the Sallen S7 Turbo and McLarren F1 let Koenigsegg know they had competition. If Koenigsegg was going to hold its own, it needed to make their giants even more powerful. No surprise that in March at the Geneva motor show, special editions of the Koenigsegg CCX and CCXR will make their debut.
According to WIRED Koenigsegg is about to launch some formidable beasts.
The cars pack a mid-mounted 5.0-liter twin-supercharged V-8, delivering 888 horsepower in the CCX (up 82 from the “regular” model) and an astonishing 1018 horsepower the CCXR, which is equipped to run on E85 bioethanol fuel. Koenigsegg credits E85′s significantly higher octane for the power boost, allowing the fuel to endure higher boost pressures without detonation. The company claims that both models can reach 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, but while the CCX runs out of steam at only 249 mph, the CCXR will press on to an incredible (to the point of unbelievable) 259 mph.
So, for those of you out there with $2 million ready to burn, be quick. There will only be fourteen CCXs and six CCXRs available. For the rest of us, watch the video and dream….
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