Koenigsegg CCR sets new top speed record

[SouL]

http://www.uberrides.com/us/archives/2005/03/koenigsegg_ccr_1.php

Looks like it's official. 241.0 MPH around Nardo.

Cool, I guess. But the record set by the F1 still seems very impressive considering the car is some 12? years old.

 

[Small_Fryz]

nice, the CCR gets it then. to them. Imagine what it will acheive in a straight line

 

[G.T]

In another thread a 9ff reached 241mph. evo magazine says the Nardo wouldn't take a car going faster than that. Maybe if Nardo was a little bigger the CCR might have got a faster top speed.

It will rock in a straight line. 👍

 

[Mike Rotch]

Yea, the 9ff reached 241mph a good few weeks ago. Still impressive from the CCR.

 

[DQuaN]

But I thought the Mclaren F1 set a record of 391kmh

http://www.mclarencars.com/content/sections/mainfr/gall.htm

 

[Small_Fryz]

maybe its not official.

 

[DQuaN]

I guess not. So the F1 is unofficially still the fastest car! W00t!

 

[Small_Fryz]

until the veyron actally works, or the speed 12 has a test run, or the CCR runs in a straight line

 

[Joey D]

Wow there comes a point when the speed just gets excesive.

I wonder what the fuel mileage is a 240mph?

 

[Mike Rotch]

I guess not. So the F1 is unofficially still the fastest car! W00t!

Unofficially my Corolla ran 247.1mph on the M1 South last year.

 

[DQuaN]

Unofficially my Corolla ran 247.1mph on the M1 South last year.

Care to explain?

 

[Mike Rotch]

Unofficially anything can be claimed. Thats the point of the 9ff and CCR having official records 👍

 

[DQuaN]

But do you have video evidence. There is a video of a guy taking the F1 through it's paces and reading out the speed as he goes. He gets it to 391km/h.

 

[Small_Fryz]

Unofficially my Corolla ran 247.1mph on the M1 South last year.

👍.

dude you must of had that thing wound up. Im suprised there was a strench long enough with out traffic for you to do that.

Care to show us some pics .



I do see your point though. But it does make me wonder what the speed 12 could do if actually tested

 

[The359]

The record set by the CCR is far more impressive then the record set by that 9ff Porsche. From an article on the test run:

"Car Set-up:
Standard road car fuel, Standard CCR Michelin tires, Standard ride height of the car, standard engine configuration, standard wheel geometries, standard gearbox, standard clutch, standard brakes, standard over boost pressure from the superchargers.

Test safety equipment:
Roll cage, 4 point safety belts, Fire extinguisher system, logging for data collection."

This car was BONE STOCK with the exception of the rollcage and some equipment that added weight and probably slowed the car down. The 9ff had to have it's wing mirrors removed and all it's joints taped up to make it's run. It was not in it's street legal spec form. The 9ff is also not a car you can buy straight from the factory in a fashion identical to all the other cars of it's type.

"A team of Nardo Prototipo technicians independently verified the speed of the CCR. The car was clocked using Tag Heuer´s Splitmaster 650 with photocells stationary at the track, recording the average speed during 1 km."


"The constant turning motion of the car creates extra friction on the tires. This extra friction overcomes the extra horsepower that was needed for further acceleration. The maximum speed was reached at around 6790 rpm, which is not equivalent to the maximum hp level, which is at a higher rpm.

With this verification of speed, Christian von Koenigsegg is even more confident that the Koenigsegg CCR is capable of reaching its projected top speed of 395 km/h, or more, in a straight line."


"Filmator documented the record attempt. Filmator is a Swedish filmcrew that currently is making a documentary about the Koenigsegg Company for Swedish television.

The official Test Report is issued by Prototipo, acting as a third party verificator and is forwarded to the Guinness Book of Records for processing."

 

[SouL]

"Top Speed Record for a Production car"

If your car is tuned, you don't count! Try again next time!

I'd imagine the CCR reaching some 250MPH in a straight line.

The whole supercharged engine thing sorta makes it less impressive in a way. The F1's record was set with pure V12 grunt.

Still a great acheivement, though.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Unofficially my Corolla ran 247.1mph on the M1 South last year.

you mean KPH lol
thought the f1's record was 243

 

[daan]

But do you have video evidence. There is a video of a guy taking the F1 through it's paces and reading out the speed as he goes. He gets it to 391km/h.

McLaren's on-board speed timing system recorded 391km/h (242mph), which is what Andy Wallace is reading out. The track's official timing system recorded the speed as 386.7km/h (240.1mph). McLaren accepted that speed reading and that is what the record stood at.

 

[xcsti]

Unofficially my Corolla ran 247.1mph on the M1 South last year.

Aww my saturn ran 246. Guess I need to get a few more stickers.

Koenigsegg (sp?) should bring the car to bonneville. They should have plenty of room to strech the car's legs out there. I don't think top speed really matters on a production car. It's not as if there is a pulic road that will accomodate a 200+mph beast at full gallop.

 

[Joey D]

Actually why do they build cars that go over 80 mph? Thats as fast as you can go on a public road in the states. There really is no point.

 

[Sage]

Good for Koenigsegg. 👍 C/D did an article on him and his [then] forthcoming car, and I was stunned at what he was trying to do – build a livable supercar with a lot of neato touches (ever seen the doors open on one of these things?) that would break the world speed record. I've always wanted him to do it, and now that he has… I think I have a thing for Swedish cars; I've practically fallen in love with the new Volvo S40 and V50.

Actually why do they build cars that go over 80 mph? Thats as fast as you can go on a public road in the states. There really is no point.

Eh, my dad's done 90 more than a few times.

There's a good reason cars can potentially go much faster than 80-ish – fuel mileage. You always want your overdrive gear to be tall so that, say, if you're cruising at 75 or 80 on the freeway, your engine's not spinning in a crazy RPM range that's a waste of fuel. Anyway, since overdrive has to be tall enough to comfortably cruise at that range (most cars seem to do around 3000 rpm @ 75 mph), that means that a car can easily go much faster, even if it wasn't necessarily made to do so.

Supercar speeds are for the hell of it more than anything else.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Aww my saturn ran 246. Guess I need to get a few more stickers.

Classic

True about the CR being more "legit". The 9ff had tape over all the body panel joins and non-standard rear wing. I wouldnt spend, what, like 350,000 euros and only be able to claim it is the fastest car in the world if I add duct tape. Plues the 9ff needs and engine re-built every 10000 miles or something.

 

[daan]

Actually why do they build cars that go over 80 mph? Thats as fast as you can go on a public road in the states. There really is no point.

Autobahns? Race tracks? There are certain emergency situations that you would need to accelerate even though you are doing 70mph.

But the main reason, as Sage said, is fuel mileage. Limiting cars top speed to something as low as 80mph, would not be allowed to happen by governments (they would lose votes) or car manufacturers. By all means limit them to 155, but not 80.

 

[Joey D]

My truck is limited to 95mph and I don't really have a problem with it considering I don't ever go over 80 or 85 mph. On the freeway I typically keep the truck around 2000rpm since I get uber fuel economy around there.

 

[ExigeEvan]

I read in Evo that the Mclaren F1 had its rev limiter removed when it hit its record. Does that mean it wasn't stock?

And also, according to Evo, the Veyron is ready.

I'm an Evo whore.

 

[daan]

I read in Evo that the Mclaren F1 had its rev limiter removed when it hit its record. Does that mean it wasn't stock?

It was "scrupulously standard" according to Driving Ambition.

Selected quotes

We had simply checked the car over and given it a full set-up in preparation. We brought things along to try, but nothing was necessary. The car ran on used part-worn standard Michelin tyres with standard tyre pressures.

run two saw 384km/h. Andy Wallace reporting, "We're very close to the rev limiter now"

He wouldn't say that if it wasn't there....

 

[Double_R]

Actually why do they build cars that go over 80 mph? Thats as fast as you can go on a public road in the states. There really is no point.

y build cars that get to 0 to 6 in 3 secs meaning your fun finishes quicker as you reach the legal top speed.

 

[McLaren]

Amazing daan. McLaren set his record on worn tires while CCR set it on new?

I wonder if the tire wornage would have made a difference for the McLaren. Guess not.

 

[McLaren]

But I thought the Mclaren F1 set a record of 391kmh

http://www.mclarencars.com/content/sections/mainfr/gall.htm

Actually, I think if he recorded it at that speed, it would still mean the McLaren is the faster car. Not official, but still proof.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Don't they normaly prefer slightly used 'scrubbed' tyres for better grip?

I know F1 cars and motorbikes do.