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Old 10-06-03, 11:11 AM
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Just got this email from a friend, but there's no further specification about the car or which country that makes it. Does anybody know this car?
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That's the 2000 Koenigsegg CC (it's made in Sweden (ala Volvo), by no means Asian).
The 2nd-gen (CC 8S) has been out for almost two years already too.
It's the only production car besides McLaren F1 that has a completely carbon-fiber body (and hence the light weight).
http://www.koenigsegg.com/index.asp

2nd gen:


Acceleration: 0-100 km/h, 0-62 mp/h under 3.5 s
Top speed: 390 km/h, 240 mp/h
Quartermile time: 10 sec, end speed 217 km/h
Lateral G: 1.3 G
Braking distance: 100-0 km/h 32 meters
Dry weight: 1,170 kg
Aerodynamic Cd value: 0.29 with down force

Previous discussion:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=42557
Topgear video:
http://www.polarisuk.com/video/auto/Koenigsegg.wmv

There are quite a few dicussions on this car in previous threads in you do a search.

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Probably thought it was from an Asian country because it looks like a freakin' transformer!!!
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Originally posted by BuyERTS
Probably thought it was from an Asian country because it looks like a freakin' transformer!!!

LOL LOL LOL LOL
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Originally posted by BuyERTS
Probably thought it was from an Asian country because it looks like a freakin' transformer!!!
hehehe it does for real.
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I've seen the Top Gear video for it, and it looks bad@$$ in black with the newer headlights, like that red one someone posted.

Now if they only did a real top speed test of it...
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Originally posted by XeroK00L
That's the 2000 Koenigsegg CC (it's made in Sweden (ala Volvo), by no means Asian).
The 2nd-gen (CC 8S) has been out for almost two years already too.
It's the only production car besides McLaren F1 that has a completely carbon-fiber body (and hence the light weight).
http://www.koenigsegg.com/index.asp

2nd gen:


Acceleration: 0-100 km/h, 0-62 mp/h under 3.5 s
Top speed: 390 km/h, 240 mp/h
Quartermile time: 10 sec, end speed 217 km/h
Lateral G: 1.3 G
Braking distance: 100-0 km/h 32 meters
Dry weight: 1,170 kg
Aerodynamic Cd value: 0.29 with down force

Previous discussion:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=42557

Topgear video:
http://www.polarisuk.com/video/auto/Koenigsegg.wmv

There are quite a few dicussions on this car in previous threads in you do a search.
I dunno if carbon fiber monocoque would qualify as all carbon fiber, but the American made Mosler has an all carbon fiber monocoque body. More info: Mosler's Site

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That's a pretty sweet little car.. but it does look like a transformer when you open it up.
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Originally posted by BuyERTS
Probably thought it was from an Asian country because it looks like a freakin' transformer!!!
He h ehe he he
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