The Koenigsegg CCX is one of the rarest automobiles in the world. The Swedish super car maker only produces 25 examples of their mid engine V8 powered 800+ HP speed machines per year, and of all the CCX’s that are created, an even more limited amount of 10 Koenigseggs make it stateside. So if you have ever seen one in person, you can consider yourself to be a very fortunate individual, and if you have ever had the chance to get behind the wheel then you ought to know just how lucky you are to have driven a million dollar super car.
However luck had nothing to do with the NY based dealer who managed to do a little front end damage to this particular blue 2008 CCX. The worst part is that the now partially destroyed super car already had an owner, and when you do any kind of damage to a seven figure vehicle, you can only imagine just how much this little mess up will cost to fix. Not to mention that while destroying the dreams of their client and losing a customer in the process, the dealer who got a little too close to the guardrail also managed to damage a 2009 Porsche 911 GT2 in the process.
If you watch this video and you think that what you’re looking at is a real Koenigsegg CCX, then you’d be wrong. Dead wrong.
The video is actually a rendering of the Koenigsegg super car, which was created by Proper Graphics, a graphics studio based in Belarus. It looks stunningly real, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, you weren’t the only ones fooled.
The amazing detail Proper Graphics did with the CCX is nothing less of stunning, not to mention realistic. The digital rendering of the car seamlessly integrates itself with its surroundings, giving the visual feel that the car is in fact real.
From what we’ve heard, the model these guys used in creating this rendering is up-to-par with Gran Turismo 5, although it should be noted that these guys have no affiliation whatsoever with GT5.
Nevertheless, we have to give props where props are due. Proper Graphics did an amazing job with this rendering of the CCX, so much so that a lot of us we’re convinced – at first - this was the real deal.
With only three units to be produced, the Koenigsegg Trevita is based on the Koenigsegg CCXR and adds new shimmering diamond carbon fiber finish. "Trevita" in Sweedish means "three whites".
The three cars are fully equipped with Koenigsegg Shimmering Diamond Weave bodywork, double carbon wing, paddle-shift, inconell exhaust system, carbon ceramic brakes with ABS, hydraulic lifting system, infotainment system, tyre monitoring system, chrono instrument cluster and airbags.
Under the hood Koenigsegg placed the same 1018bhp engine. Very special on this model is the exterior paint fully developed at Koenigsegg headquarters.
Wheels of Fury: Five supercars that will get you noticed – in more ways than one.
No other piece of technology offers as much ’status points’ as having a slick set of wheels to show off. You can have a state-of-the-art handheld device or a lavishly set-up home entertainment system and it’ll still pale in comparison to someone who has a car that not only catches attention, but illicit howls and whistles in the process. Consider yourself even luckier if people discreetly stand near your precious bad boy and, in true guerrilla fashion, they snap a photo of their mugs together with your car. That’s when you know you’ve got the status symbol only others can dream of.
Speaking of dreams, run down this list of five supercars that, for the most part, you’ll only find in your dreams. Don’t fret, however. These cars are readily available – if you have a deep set of pockets. But if you don’t have wealthy parents or a trust fund to dig up on, you can settle for reading about these awe-inspiring supercars and dream that one day, you’ll end up in the wheel of one of them.
The SSC Ultimate Aero is far and away the one car that will leave all others with their gas pipes hanging loose. It has a galloping 1183 horsepower, can reach 0-60 in 2.7 seconds, and it can run up to 600 kilometers per hour – faster than the previous world-record holder, the Bugatti Veyron. The SSC Ultimate Aero certainly performs like its name and it can be yours if you have $654,400 in your bank account. As we’ve said, keep dreaming.
The Bugatti Veyron is a car even the rich and famous can only have as posters on their wall. It may have been trumped by the SSC Ultimate Aero in sheer speed, but the Veyron is still hands-down the ultimate combination of speed, power, and empty bank accounts. Pumping at a top speed of over 400 kilometers per hour, the Veyron has a sleek aluminum, narrow angle W16 engine and a menacing 1001 horsepower under the hood. While it’s a safe bet that your ‘pogi points’ will jump through the roof if you have one of these, you’ll have to be ready to shell out a staggering $1.7 million to get your hands on this supercar – which incidentally, only has 300 models all over the world.
If there’s one car that can threaten the SSC Ultimate Aero as the fastest in the world, it’s the Koenigsegg CCX. Made in the land of Volvo – that’s Sweden, if you didn’t know – the CCX comes with a 90 degree V8 engine, capable of pumping as much as 900 horsepower. Just like the Ultimate Aero and the Veyron, the CCX can reach speeds of up to 400 kilometers per hour, and it is widely expected that with a few more fine tunings, it could reach unimaginable speeds of up to 500 kph.
The Saleen S7 Twin Turbo is more than just a sexy name for a car. With a Twin Turbo All Aluminum V8 engine that comes with a 750 horsepower, the S7 is one car that will definitely get you noticed. Imagine yourself driving down the expressway at over 380 kilometers per hour, leaving behind every other car eating your gravel. That’s what it’ll feel like when you’re behind the wheel of an S7. Now, imagine yourself crying in your bedroom, holding your credit card bill in your hand. That $555,000 charge on your card is sitting in your garage. Get the drift?
No list is complete without the supercar of supercars. The venerable McLaren F1 may have inspired a new generation of supercars, but nothing still commands the same amount of respect as the F1. The McLaren F1 is loaded with a BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 HP, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 380 kilometers per hour. One of the first cars to ever use the carbon-fibre monocoque, the McLaren F1 was made with only the finest materials in the world. By finest we mean carbon fiber, titanium, gold, magnesium, and kevlar. No wonder it comes with a tag of $970,000. While other supercars can make varied claims on their product, there is still – and will always be – one McLaren F1
If 1018 hp, top speed of 257 mph, and a 0 to 60 time of 2.9 seconds were not enough reasons to want a Koenigsegg CCXR Edition, just last week we found out the car has just become even more rare. Production plans have been cut from six cars to four.
This should make the CCXR Edition hard to find, right? Well a German exotic car dealer currently has one of the ethanol powered supercars on the lot. So grab the private plane and €1,550,420 (currently about $2,100,000) — that’s the price of admission to an exclusive club that now can be counted on one hand.
Koenigseggs are already an extremely rare sight, so in 2008 we definitely took notice of the special edition cars called CCX Edition and CCXR Edition. This takes the already hardcore supercars and makes them even more track focused, and also gives the CCX Edition 82 more hp over its regular counterpart.
So with a limited edition model of an already rare car, we knew there would only be a handful produced. The plan was to have the 888 hp CCX Edition limited to 14 cars and the 1018 hp CCXR Edition limited to 6 cars. At a price of €1,330,000 ($1,820,000) and €1,500,000 ($2,050,000) respectively, exclusivity was guaranteed.
But now times have changed. It’s a tougher economy worldwide, and Koenigsegg is turning in a new direction previewed by the all-electric Quant shown in Geneva. Because of this the Edition models will now become even more rare, with production cut to 6 cars total.
The planned numbers are now 2 for the CCX Edition and 4 for the CCXR Edition. Call it a victim of a bad economy or a turn to green cars, either way the owners of CCX and CCXR Edition models are now ensured to be part of an extremely exclusive crowd.
Suppose you won the lottery, and you’ll have the chance to choose: car or cash? $1 million or Koenigsegg CCX? What would you choose? Hard decision, no?
To help you make you decision let suppose you;re home town is only having 12-kilometer road. What would it be then? Move to another town, no?
This lucky guy, Louie Edgi, has won a Koenigsegg CCX sports car from the Cash and Cars Lottery, but he chose to take the money instead. The CCX, one of the lottery’s grand prizes, is unique in Canada and considered to be the second-fastest production car in the world.
To comment his decission, Edgi said: "The car is a Swedish make; it’ll do 400 kilometres an hour. I don’t see anybody would need that. It’s worth a million dollars, so they gave me the option of taking the car or the cash. But living here in Norman Wells, I can’t really see myself needing a car."
To be a presenter on Top Gear TV is the dream job for most of us. Racing supercars one day and challenging your friends in a beater the next is not a bad way to earn a living. But there’s only one Jeremy Clarkson, and you’re probably not him. So the next best thing if you live in London is the MPH show where two of the most exclusive supercars in the world: a Koenigsegg CCXR Edition and Pagani Zonda F Carbon will appear as well as Top Gear Live (the TG boys put on a live performance.)
The current stock market has probably eroded away your supercar money, so instead you Londoners can head to Earl’s court on October 30th for the MPH show. The Swedish 254+mph 4.8-liter V8 Koenigsegg CCXR Edition featured at the show may make you want to mortgage your house to put a down payment on the £1.5 million rockstar.
If you need to go more budget-minded, the £668,000 Pagani Zonda F Carbon will only cost the whole family’s education fund. But he 7.3-liter V12 that produces 650 hp will make you feel better about having illiterate kids.
Koenigsegg will be displaying the CCX and CCXR Edition at the Geneva Motor Show. Prices for the CCX Edition start at 1,330,000 Euros net, while for the CCXR Edition start at 1,500,000 Euros net.
The Edition is the ultimate supercar – a Koenigsegg at its most extreme - built to break records and deliver breathtaking performance. Only a very few models will be produced, in order to ensure exclusive status amongst supercar owners.
It has a clear, fully visible carbon fibre body, and is available in two versions: the 4.8 litre 888bhp CCX Edition and the CCXR Edition, which can be driven on environmentally friendly ethanol E85 and E100 fuels, as well as regular petrol. When run on E85 fuel the 4.8 litre engine produces 1018 bhp.
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