Sunday, July 8, 2007

Guess Who Is In The House Today?........It's Koenigsegg CCX.


Koenigsegg CCX is in the house today and this is the baby of Koenigsegg Automotive Ltd, a company setup in 1993.

This fast expanding company never look back with its 1st production CC 8S series in the year 2000 followed by CCR in 2004 which leaves all others behind.



And now here are some technical specification of the supercar which actually holds an official world record at the speed of 388km/hour!


Performance

Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) 3.2 seconds
Top speed: 395+ km/h (245+ mph)
Standing Quartermile: 9.9 seconds, end speed 235 km/h (146 mph)
Braking distance: 31m (100-0 km/h)
Lateral G-force: 1.3 G
Fuel Consumption: Highway travel: 13 l / 100 km
Combined: 17 l / 100 km

Body
Two-door, two seater with removable hartop stowable under the front hood lid. Body made of pre-impregnated carbonfibre/ Kevlar and lightweight sandwhich reinforcements.

Dimensions
Total length: 4293 mm (169")
Total width: 1996 mm (78.6")
Total height: 1120 mm (44.1")
Ground clearance: 100 mm (3.9")
Fuel capacity: 70 litres (18.5 gallons US)
Luggage compartment: 120 litres (31.7 gallons US)
Dry weight: 1180 kg (2601 LBS)

Aerodynamics
Cd. 0.3 Frontal area 1.867 m2. Flat underside of chassis. Venturi tunnels at rear of chassis/ body.

Steering
Rack and pinion power assisted steering. 2.7 turns lock to lock. Turning circle: 11 metres

Engine

Type: Koenigsegg V8 cast aluminium, 4 valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts.
Displacement: 4.700 cm3
Compression: 8.2:1
Lubrication system: Dry sump with oil spray piston cooling.
Oil cooler.

Sequential, multipoint fuel injection. Twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers with response system 1.2 bar boost pressure

Power output: 806 Bhp at 6.900 rpm
Maximum torque: 920 Nm (678ftlb) at 5.700 rpm.






I would fully recommend all of you to visit the official site of Koenigsegg CCX since the site provides lots of other vital informations and not forgetting you may be able to sort of customize "your own" CCX unit.... at least, we got a chance to have our own hands decorating & customizing the model car.
Here is the link to Koenigsegg CCX official site : >> Click Here <<>

Here is the video footage of Koenigsegg CCX...enjoy it!


Koenigsegg CCX At Carscentral.blogspot.com - Watch more amazing videos here



Bye and do come back again for more great supercars review and photos!

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