Koenigsegg CCX: Fastest Car on Top Gear (Vid Included)

[YSSMAN]

So the CCX has been tested by Clarkson for Top Gear and the Sunday Times, and he loves it...

You can read the entire article here, the stuff about the car really starts on page two...

And then there is the test from Top Gear...



Wow, absolutely unbelieveable...!

 

[Raghavan]

Nice!
Much rather have this over a buggati veryron

 

[JCE]

Can I trade-in a testicle and a lung for this car? You think Mr. Koenigsegg would take that trade-in? Think he needs a kidney?

 

[YSSMAN]

...If you watch the video you get to see the car come damn close to killing the Stig, so that just tells you how scary the car is to drive in real life.

But you know what, the fear that it instills in the driver is a good thing. I miss the days when the supercars you raced could kill you without a problem, cars like the Ferrari F40, Porsche 959, and Jaguar XJ220... The car is beautiful and deadly, despite the fact that it is "easier to drive."

...Ohhh, and I love the small story about how the CC8 has the record for the most expensive traffic ticket ever, hitting 240MPH in Texas. I imagine not only the driver having to pay a huge fine, but I would be certain his liscence has been taken away for a while in Texas...

 

[Carl.]

That was awesome. 👍 They convinced Koenigsegg to put a wing on it, just for them to try?

 

[Jay]

Probably because it didn't get a very good time around the test track, Koenigsegg didn't want to look bad so a wing will be added.

 

[Elegy]

Ah, Koenigsegg. The name might sound like something you'd have for breakfast, but damned if their cars won't eat you for lunch. 👍

 

[a6m5]

Great video. 👍 I loved the look of the car's face after it had eaten a tire.

 

[humbo]

Damn, when the Stig went off one of the tires that went into the air got shredded. And I laughed when they showed the one in its mouth.

 

[YSSMAN]

...So then the question becomes would you rather have the CCX or the Veyron to hit 250MPH?

 

[Jay]

After seeing that episode I have much more respect for the Koenigsegg now, now they make their own 800hp engine instead of use a Ford engine, that would mean alot for me if I were in the market for a car like that.

 

[Raghavan]

...So then the question becomes would you rather have the CCX or the Veyron to hit 250MPH?

CCX.

 

[JCE]

CCX.

+1 The CCX looks better, and frankly is cheaper. So that's 2 points to the CCX--and I'd assume the CCX could hit at least 270mph unless the gearing is short.

 

[GT4_Rule]

CCX all the way, look so much better, and is actually a performance car, not 4 turbo and 16 cylinders slapped together. This proves that you dont need 1000hp to reach 253mph, CCX does it with 800hp! I have respect for Koenigsegg, he did this within the company! Hes one hell of an engineer!

 

[YSSMAN]

I'm going to agree with all of you so far and say the CCX. I like a car that will bite me in the ass if I'm not nice to it, so it sounds as though it is right up my alley.

Bugatti? Too expensive for what you get compared to the 'Egg, which at 400,000 GBP equals out to just less than 750,000 USD. It is still a deal compared to 1.2M USD, that is of course, if the CCX ever comes to the US...

 

[Rogue Ssv]

I'd have a Veyron, roll in luxury and it goes 0-60 in 2.5, hits 253 mph! Black and grey.

 

[the Interceptor]

I'm afraid I'm with Rogue on this one. I'd certainly not hit 250+ mph in a car with so little rear downforce that a professional driver loses it in a high speed corner. At the same time, I feel too much anti-Veyron mood here, like some of you have been waiting for anything that reaches the same regions to jump up and yell "I'll have that one instead of the Veyron!".
And did you hear how loud the CCX is inside? For going 250 mph, I'd definitely have the Veyron, and for a true drivers car, I'd rather have a 2xx hp Elise than a 800 hp monster.

EDIT:
I'm not saying the CCX is a bad car by the way!

Regards
the Interceptor

 

[Kylehnat]

...So then the question becomes would you rather have the CCX or the Veyron to hit 250MPH?

Judging from that video, I'd rather take the Veyron to 250. I'd rather have the Koenigsegg, though. Watching that video required a change of pants...in a good way

 

[YSSMAN]

And did you hear how loud the CCX is inside? For going 250 mph, I'd definitely have the Veyron, and for a true drivers car, I'd rather have a 2xx hp Elise than a 800 hp monster.

Quite frankly, the interior noise in the CCX is a turn-on for me. I want to know that I have 800+HP directly behind my head that is willing to spit fire from the exhaust, not some dial in the dash that tells me how much power I'm using.

I suppose it is a difference of tastes, and I want my supercar to be hot, hellishly fast, and generally uncivilized just to give the finger to the upper-crust models from Bugatti, Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.

I will admit that I'm not the biggest Veyron fan, but that doesnt mean I do not respect the car for what it is, the worlds fastest and possibly greatest car ever. But IMO, it is too quiet... Too tonned down for having 1000HP and the capability of doing 253MPH...

I completely agree with Clarkson when he says that you have to be insane to drive the CCX at the limit, and that is part of the fun with the car... The obsurdity of all of it causes the appeal, invokes the beastly nature of the man (or woman, ha, I'd laugh if I saw it!) behind the wheel. Loud noises, fire and smoke, and the brutal nature of the car is just so, INVIGORATING!

It is loud, harsh, and utterly disrespectful in comparison to the Bugatti. But is it not for the same reason that people like Jesse James are often more likeable than Hugh Grant?

I love this car with every thread of my body, it is just so f'ing awesome! I really have not had car-lust like this since the F40 of my childhood...

 

[GT4_Rule]

Judging from that video, I'd rather take the Veyron to 250. I'd rather have the Koenigsegg, though. Watching that video required a change of pants...in a good way

Two contradicting sentences, which one do you mean?

 

[JCE]

Quite frankly, the interior noise in the CCX is a turn-on for me. I want to know that I have 800+HP directly behind my head that is willing to spit fire from the exhaust, not some dial in the dash that tells me how much power I'm using.

I suppose it is a difference of tastes, and I want my supercar to be hot, hellishly fast, and generally uncivilized just to give the finger to the upper-crust models from Bugatti, Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc.

I will admit that I'm not the biggest Veyron fan, but that doesnt mean I do not respect the car for what it is, the worlds fastest and possibly greatest car ever. But IMO, it is too quiet... Too tonned down for having 1000HP and the capability of doing 253MPH...

I completely agree with Clarkson when he says that you have to be insane to drive the CCX at the limit, and that is part of the fun with the car... The obsurdity of all of it causes the appeal, invokes the beastly nature of the man (or woman, ha, I'd laugh if I saw it!) behind the wheel. Loud noises, fire and smoke, and the brutal nature of the car is just so, INVIGORATING!

It is loud, harsh, and utterly disrespectful in comparison to the Bugatti. But is it not for the same reason that people like Jesse James are often more likeable than Hugh Grant?

I love this car with every thread of my body, it is just so f'ing awesome! I really have not had car-lust like this since the F40 of my childhood...

+1 Very well said. Especially the part in bold. To me the CCX is what a hypercar should be, great noise, insane numbers, and frankly a handful to drive. The Zonda and Carrera GT are the same way, great visuals, great sound, and handling at the limit that would scare the living bejebus out of the non-racing driver. The Veyron is more of a comfortable GT car than a hypercar...that's not a BAD thing. Granted the CCX, Zonda, and Carrera GT aren't cheap--but they aren't so out of range like the McLaren F1 and the Veyron. I'd rather own a Zonda or Carrera GT personally. 👍

 

[Kylehnat]

Two contradicting sentences, which one do you mean?

I would rather attempt to go 250 in the Veyron, because Csaba Csere did, and lived to tell about it. The CCX seemed a wee bit unstable at high speeds with no rear spoiler, so I'll pass on testing it's top speed for now. I would rather have the Koenigsegg for every other situation, though.

 

[the Interceptor]

Of course, there's a lot of personal preference going on when it comes to supercars. And hell, I love to be turned on by a good engine noise as well. But then, give me a Zonda or a Carrera GT or an Enzo please. I'd gladly trade the 200+ hp of the CCX for having a car that is not trying to be the quickest car in the world, rather than just being a truly great supercar.

The main reason I've posted in this thread in the first place was to emphasise that a lot of people do not accept the Veyron for what it is, and do not omit a single opportunity to bash it. That doesn't mean I didn't say what I think by the way.

Regards
the Interceptor

 

[YSSMAN]

...And I respect your opinion. But I also felt the need to defend those of us who think the CCX might be the better car by days end.

Brutal honesty is the best policy in my book, and I dish it out when needed.

 

[the Interceptor]

Brutal honesty is the best policy in my book, and I dish it out when needed.

I couldn't agree more, and that's exactly my point. If you (not you personally, I mean anybody) prefer one car to another mainly because you don't like the other one, that's not very honest. It's absolutely okay to like the CCX better than the Veyron, but you should still be open minded enough to give credit to a good car.

I hate Michael Schumacher for example, but at the same time, I think he is an excellent driver.

Regards
the Interceptor

 

[niky]

Brutally honest? I'd rather have a 7-series diesel than either car... more comfort, more luxury, decent driving dynamics, and it doesn't get loose above 200mph... (nevermind the fact that it won't actually get there).

Oh, but if I were rich enough, the Zonda would appeal to me more than either of the near 400 kmh monsters... I'm more of a Porsche CGT kind of guy, actually, as I like cars that are simple, fast, and to the point, but the Zonda just has so much personality compared to anything else, even this many years on.

The Veyron, sadly, will always remain hopelessly flawed... and its speed record will only stand for about the next ten to twelve months. After that, what does it have? The distinction of being the fastest two ton street car on the planet, and nothing more. Beautiful engineering. Nothing else. And thus, the bashing will continue ad infinitum, ad nauseum.

Koenigsegg and 9ff have both shown you can chase 240+++ mph times with much less money than VW has... I have no doubt others are after the same goal. It probably won't be more than a decade (oil market and economy permitting) before we see some obscure European or American engineer making a 300 mph claim.

The CCX, wonderfully off-beat car. Hopefully Koenigsegg can sell enough to finance other projects that will be equally interesting.

 

[Leonidae]

I'd take Bugatti. it doesn't wear you down when you drive it, and AWD is just perfect for scandinavian climate. and it does what it's planned to do, with ease. and it doesn't need professional driver to do that.
Porsche 9ff is MERE TUNER CAR, like any hennessey viper or lingenfelter 'vette. and they'll have reliability problems, since they WERE NOT planned to do such high speeds, whereas Bugatti belongs inside VW's guarantee and Longlife-service!
Time will show if CCX can compete with Bugatti. But I'm afraid that before it can claim the throne, Bugatti will raise the bet, if the rumoured GT version of Veyron will come to production with even more power and speed.

 

[Raghavan]

The Bugatti is just a soft highway cruiser than can do big speed IMO.
The CCX is heavily enginereed, more like a stripped down to the bone race car. It's the closest you can come to a racecar now on the street. True, to drive this thing, you've got to have a LOT of skill, but i'd rather do that and experience the raw power and cornering of this thing. Like Clarkson said, it's addicting!
And Koenissegg said that they'll put a wing on it and return back with it to Top Gear. We'll see how it does then.

 

[Poverty]

...So then the question becomes would you rather have the CCX or the Veyron to hit 250MPH?

Veyron. 250 MPH is too unstable in the koenigsegger, and the veyron would get there quicker.

This proves that you dont need 1000hp to reach 253mph, CCX does it with 800hp! I have respect for Koenigsegg, he did this within the company!

Expect that the koenigsegger does it with next to no comfort compared to the veyron and next to no downforce aswell.

This proves that you dont need 1000hp to reach 253mph, CCX does it with 800hp! I have respect for Koenigsegg, he did this within the company!

That argument is invalid as bugatti wanted a two tonne car to hit 253mp/h. Not A car that can hit 253mp/h. Plus there are cars that go faster than that for less money. Koenigsegger build cars with only top speed in mind. All the other hyper car manufacturers didnt. And then there the reliability issues of the koenigsegger aswell, and we all know that the enzo isnt the most reliable car out there but the ccr was worse.

It's the closest you can come to a racecar now on the street.

Far from it, and the main reason why i say that is because it has next to none downforce for a car with its power.

Bugatti? Too expensive for what you get compared to the 'Egg, which at 400,000 GBP equals out to just less than 750,000 USD. It is still a deal compared to 1.2M USD

And then you go on to sell the veyron and you will make a huge profit. Quality VW engineering will also make sure it wont fall apart over the years.

 

[Dave A]

I'd rather own the Veyron, it's more usable and faster, but that's not to take away from the impact the CCX has on me, that ca is just insane. If I was rich enough to go out and buy a Veyron, I'd be rich enough to own both.