330+ km / h / 200+ mph Koenigsegg Agera R on German Autobahn, unlimited speed! 50 frames per second
The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg with the intention of producing a world-class supercar Many years of development and prototyping led to the first delivery car production street legal society in 2002.
In 2006, Koenigsegg began production of the CCX that uses an in-house engine created specifically for this vehicle The CCX is street legal in most countries, including the United States.
In March 2009, the Koenigsegg CCXR was chosen by Forbes magazine as one of the most beautiful cars in history 2.
In December 2010, the Koenigsegg Agera won the BBC Top Gear Hypercar of the year.
In addition to developing, manufacturing and selling the Koenigsegg line of supercars, Koenigsegg is also involved in green technology development programs, starting with the flex-fuel supercar CCXR Flower Power and continues through the present with the Agera R Koenigsegg is also active in the -In plug systems development programs electric cars and the next generation of engine technologies reciprocating Koenigsegg also works on a piston engine without camshaft for Regera 3.
Koenigsegg develops and produces most of the main systems, subsystems and components for their drive internally instead of relying on subcontractors at the end of 2015 updated Koenigsegg had 97 employees, with engineering service 25 engineers, personally directed by Christian von Koenigsegg.
The initial design of the Koenigsegg CC was designed by Christian von Koenigsegg He then took his sketches to Industrial Designer David Crafoord for him to make the sketch as 1- 5 David scale model and then put his personal touch to the design brief and finished the model This model was then scaled to create the basic sheet for the initial Koenigsegg prototype that was finished in 1996 in the coming years, the prototype has gone through extensive testing and more new prototypes were built.
Christian von Koenigsegg got the idea to build his own car after watching the Norwegian stop-motion animated film Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in his youth 4 He made his first steps into the world of business in his early 20's management a commercial company called Alpraaz in Stockholm, Sweden Alpraaz food exported from Europe to developing countries the success of this company gave Koenigsegg financial position needed to launch his chosen career as a car manufacturer.
Initially, Koenigsegg Automotive was founded in Olofström In 1997, the company needed a larger facility and moved to a farm just outside Ängelholm However, February 22, 2003, one of the facilities Production caught fire and was severely damaged between 2003 and Koenigsegg has converted two large jet fighter hangars and an office building in a car factory since the plant is located on the Ängelholm airport still active, clients can arrive private jet alongside Koenigsegg factory orders and uses the old military runway for shakedown racing production cars and high-speed testing.
The Koenigsegg badge was designed by Jacob Låftman in 1994, based on the heraldic coat of arms of the Koenigsegg family Shield was the family coat of arms since the 12th century, when a family member was knighted by Holy Roman Empire based in Germany.
On June 12, 2009, the media reported that the Koenigsegg group, consisting of Koenigsegg Automotive AB, Christian von Koenigsegg, Bård Eker and a group of investors led by Mark Bishop had signed a letter of intent with Saab to resume the mark General Motors General Motors has confirmed June 16 that they chose Koenigsegg Group as the buyer of Saab Automobile 5 the agreement, set to end September 30, 2009, the United States included 600 million in financing from the European Investment Bank investment guaranteed by the Swedish government by comparison, in 2008 Koenigsegg with its staff of 45 produced 18 cars at an average price of US $ 1 million each; Saab employs 3,400 workers and has more than 93,000 cars 6.
General Motors announced on August 18 that the agreement had been signed, although some financing details remained to complete 9 September 2009, Koenigsegg announced that BAIC would join as a minority stakeholder in Koenigsegg 7.
In November 2009 Koenigsegg decided not to finalize the purchase of Saab and, therefore, left the negotiations resumed finalized schedule of uncertainty was the reason Koenigsegg told to leave the case 8.
A Koenigsegg CC prototype was made public in 1996, when the prototype of the full production of carbon fiber was finally unveiled at the Paris Motor Show 2000 The first customer took delivery of a red CC8S in 2002 Geneva Motor and four other cars were built this year Koenigsegg was established in Asia later this year with a premiere at Auto Show in Seoul in 2004, the new CCR was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show ; only 14 were made.
In 2006, Koenigsegg has introduced the CCX, a new model, which was created to meet the regulation worldwide for the road This meant cars had to go through extensive development to meet the latest and strictest safety and emission standards that the world's authorities asked; Koenigsegg had, for example, to develop their own engines and related technologies Furthermore, Koenigsegg is the only supercar manufacturer and low volume to pass the new European pedestrian protection tests Just after Koenigsegg passed this test, the requirement was considered too complicated for compliance by the manufacturers at low volume, it is now necessary to meet these regulations if the volume of production of a given model is less than 10,000 cars a year.
In 2007 Koenigsegg CCXR the first, a flex-fuel version of the CCX biofuel The car features a modified engine, fuel system and engine management system that allows the car to run on regular gasoline or ethanol, and any mixture of both fuels ethanol has an octane rating higher compared to regular gasoline and has an internal cooling effect on the combustion chamber, allowing increased performance.
In 2009 Koenigsegg released information on a special edition car called Trevita, three of which were intended to be achieved, but only two were completed due to technical problems the Trevita which translates into English by three white, has a body entirely koenigsegg s owner consisting of diamond-coated carbon fibers the material Trevita is based on the CCXR, and therefore produces 1018 hp 759 kilowatts at run on biofuels 9.
In 2010 Koenigsegg released information to the 2010 Geneva Motor Show a new model called the Agera, which translates in English to note per share The Agera Koenigsegg has developed a 5 0 liter twin-turbo V8 engine variable geometry capable of 910 hp 679 kW coupled with a new box 7 speeds the Agera design follows a clear line with previous supercar Koenigsegg, but adds many new special features like a wider front track, a new style and aerodynamics , and a new interior; including a new lighting technology they call Light Spirit, which consists of pinholes to hide the interior lighting until it is activated, which then shines through what appears to be solid aluminum The Agera is in production since late 2010 November 10.
At the Geneva Motor Show 2015, Koenigsegg has introduced a new Regera named car which translates in English to rule or govern Regera uses transmission with direct drive Koenigsegg KDD below 48 km h 30 mph engine power by two electric motors with rear wheels and the internal combustion engine iCE is disconnected over 48 km h 30 mph, the mirror is connected by a fixed ratio transmission without a gearbox, the torque vectoring by electric motors mentioned above and doped with a third electrical motor attached to the drive shaft.
Koenigsegg first on the basis of its custom engine built on a V8 engine block for Ford Racing These engines initial race CC monikered Block cars for the 4800cc V8 Contest CCX Cup Ten to celebrate the ten years of the company was cast for Koenigsegg Grainger Worrall UK which also throws the block for the Agera R 5 12 0 liters engine.
Koenigsegg CC8S 2002 2004 6 units right wheels 2 0 100 km h 0 62 mph under 3 sec 5 Maximum speed 387 km h 14 240 mph.
Koenigsegg CCR units 2004 2006 14 0 100 km h 0-62mph 3 2 sec Top speed 390 km h 15,242 mph.
Koenigsegg CCGT unit 1 2007 created for the sole purpose of competing in the FIA GT1 16.
Koenigsegg CCX 2006 2010 29 units 0100 km h 0-62mph 3 2 sec Top speed 390 km H.245 17 18 mph.
Koenigsegg CCXR 2007 10 8 units 0 100 km h 0-62 mph 3 1 sec maximum speed 400 km h 19,250 mph.
Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition 2007 2 20 units.
Koenigsegg Trevita 2009 10 2 units 0100 km h 0-62 mph 2 9 sec Maximum speed 410 km h 24 254 mph.
Koenigsegg AGERA 2010 2013 7 units 0 100 km h 0-62 mph 3 0 sec Maximum speed 424 km h 25,260 mph.
Koenigsegg AGERA R units 2011 2014 18 0 100 km h 62 mph August 2 s, 0 200 km h 124 mph 7 8 sec Maximum speed 430 km h 26,267 mph.
Koenigsegg AGERA of 2012 2014 May 2013 units present 0100 km h 62 mph 2 9 sec, 200 km h 124 mph 7 9 sec Maximum speed 430 km h 27,267 mph.
Koenigsegg One January 2014 6 1 prototype units 0 400 km h 20 sec Top speed 248 mph 440 km h 274 mph 28 29 30.
Koenigsegg Agera RS 2015 has provided 25 units, 3 Agera RSR for the Japanese market included 31.
Koenigsegg Regera 2015 has 80 units provided 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 2 5 sec Maximum speed 397 km h 32 246 mph.
Koenigsegg Agera final 2016 2017 34 March 33 units.
On February 28, 2005, to 12 8 am local time in Nardò Italy, the CCR broke the Guinness record for the car fastest production in the world, after reaching 241 388 63 mph 87 km h on the ring Nardò a circular track 7 8 mi 12 6 km lap, beating the record held by the McLaren F1 35 36 It held the record until September 2005 when the Bugatti Veyron broke the record again to 253 408 47 81 mph km h, proven by car and driver and BBC Top Gear Both the record set by Bugatti and the one set by McLaren were put on clean Ehra-Lessien test track Volkswagen has a May 6 miles 9 0 37 km all.
When it was introduced, the Koenigsegg CCXR held the record power to weight ratio for production cars with a power to weight ratio of 1 3 kg February 9 hp lb latest Koenigsegg One 1 held this record, with power to -weight ratio of 1 kg 2 2hp lb.
In 2008, German motorsport magazine conducted a 0300 0 km h 0 186 0 mph test to production cars, with the CCX winning the race in a total time of 29 seconds 38 2.
In September 2011, the Koenigsegg Agera R broke the Guinness World Record for 0 300 km h with a time of 53 seconds only 14 hours and one hour 0-300-0 km 39 19 21 seconds.
Koenigsegg improved this card with Koenigsegg One 1 June 8, 2015, he proved 0300 km in 11 hours 92 seconds and 0-300-0 km 17 h in 95 seconds 3 24 seconds improvement on the 2011 Koenigsegg Agera R file it also proved mph 0 200 0 322 km h to 14 328 seconds and 0-200-0 mph in 71 seconds 20 40.
Top Gear - Award 2010 - The Agera is BBCS Top Gear Hypercar of the year.
Swedish National Design Award - Utmärkt Svensk Form.
Entrepreneur of the Year Nomination - Företagarna Sweden.
Powercar - import Superexotic of 2007 and 2008 - Germany.
Sport Auto - 0-300-0 km h recording citation needed.
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