CCX R&T First Drive: Koenigsegg CCX


The Koenigsegg CCX is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by Swedish automotive manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive AB. The project began with the aim of making a global car, designed and engineered to comply with global safety and environment regulations, particularly to enter the United States car market.

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The name may be unusual, but the performance is real.


A glance at the car's specifications suggest that this thing is a monster. The body and chassis are virtually all carbon fiber, helping the CCX to weigh in at a lean 2600 lb. Within the engine compartment, located behind the seats, is an all-aluminum 4.7-liter dohc V-8 with twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers. At 17.4 psi of boost, this 32-valve V-8 pumps out an impressive 806 bhp at 6900 rpm and 678 lb.-ft. of torque peaking at 5700. You don't need a calculator to figure out that the CCX's power-to-weight ratio is just this side of insanity, between a sportbike and a NASCAR racer.

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Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden. The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, to produce a "world-class" sports car. Many years of development and testing led to the CC8S, the company's first street-legal production car which was introduced in 2002.
Official website: Koenigsegg

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