Koenigsegg CCR

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Koenigsegg CCR
2004 Koenigsegg CCR
Manufacturer: Koenigsegg
Predecessor: Koenigsegg CC8S
Successor: Koenigsegg CCX
Class: Super Car
Body style: 2-door roadster
Engine: 4.7 L V8
806 bhp (601 kW) @ 6,900 rpm
920 N·m (678 ft·lbf) @ 5,700 rpm.
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Wheelbase: 104.7" (2659 mm)
Length: 165" (4191 mm)
Width: 78.3" (1989 mm)
Height: 42.1" (1069 mm)
Curb weight: 2601 lb (1180 kg)
Fuel economy: 13.8 mpg (17 L/100 km)
18.1 mpg (13 L/100 km)
Fuel capacity: 17.6 imperial gallons (80 L)
Similar: Pagani Zonda
Enzo Ferrari
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Ascari KZ1
Designer: David Craaford

The Koenigsegg CCR is an automobile and supercar made by Koenigsegg. Designed and manufactured in Ängelholm, Sweden, it debuted at the 2004 Geneva Auto Show. It briefly held the world speed record for a production car.

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[edit] Overview

The CCR is based on the Koenigsegg CC8S, featuring more power and higher performance. The improved-power engine of prototype was made possible by the use of a Lysholm twin-screw supercharger and a new titanium exhaust system. This takes the power output to a maximum of 806 hp (601 kW) at 6,900 rpm. Torque is also distributed evenly and peaks at 920 N·m (678 ft·lbf) at 5,700 rpm. This car is the one and only to have a horsepower guage in it.

However, this supercharger is never used in production car. According to the official Koenigsegg book(ISBN 91-975178-3-6), the Lysholm twin-screw supercharger was lumbering and difficult to install in the mid-engined package. Production CCR is equipped with dual centrifugal compressors which is manufactured by Rotrex instead. It providing the same power, but lowering the peak torque point from 5,700 to 5,400 rpm.

Externally the CCR looks similar to the CC8S, but features a new side air-intake design, a tweaked headlight arrangement, a revised rear-end, larger brakes, more power and new front splitters for optimized downforce. Like the CC8S, the CCR is a two-seat coupe with a mid-engine, featuring large scissor doors that open by rotating up and forward.

To honour the Swedish Fighter Jet Squadron No. 1, (Johan röd) which had occupied the current facility of Koenigsegg, the CCR is adorned with a symbol of a ghost, the symbol of the squadron.

On a History Channel special on the CCR (Aug, 2006), Koenigsegg states that the base price for the CCR is approximately US$590,000.

[edit] Testing history

The manufacturers claim the CCR is the fastest road car in the world, with a theoretical top speed of more than 385 km/h (240 mph).

On February 28, 2005, at 12.08 local time, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the production road car speed record, achieving a new official top speed of 387.87 km/h (241.01 mph) at Italy's Nardo Prototipo proving ground. A team of five Koenigsegg engineers and mechanics together with founder Christian von Koenigsegg ran a technically standard CCR, driven by famous supercar test driver and veteran record breaker Loris Bicocchi. The car was clocked using Tag Heuer´s Splitmaster 650 with photocells stationary at the track, recording the average speed during 1 km.

The CCR took the record from the McLaren F1, which held the record for over 10 years of 386.7 km/h, set on the 9 km straight track at the VW Ehra facility in Wolfsburg, Germany. The CCR ran on the Nardò/Prototipo track, a circular track with a circumference of 12.5 km. This means that the car is driven in a constant turning motion, which makes the exercise and speed even more impressive. The steering wheel at this speed is kept at around 30 degrees of constant angle, a fairly sharp angle for the speed. On the same track, the F1 managed an unofficial record of 372 km/h.

In May, 2005 not long after the CCR claimed the record, a prototype of long awaited Bugatti Veyron took the crown with a top speed over 400 km/h (249 mph). The final production model of the Veyron reached a speed of 407.5 km/h (253.2 mph) in the hands of Car and Driver in their November 2005 issue. However, the Bugatti set the record on the aforementioned official VW-test track in Ehra-Lessien with a 9 km unbroken straight, as opposed to the Nardò-track which is circular.

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Performance

  • Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0–62 mph) 3.2 seconds
  • Top speed: 395+ km/h (242+ mph) @6790 rpm (max rpm = 7600)
  • Standing quarter mile: 9 seconds, end speed 235 km/h (146 mph)
  • Braking distance: 31 m (100–0 km/h)
  • Lateral g-force: 1.3 g (13 m/s²)

[edit] Body

Two-door, two-seater with removable hardtop stowable under the bonnet. The body is made of carbon fibre/kevlar as well as lightweight hard-foam sandwich reinforcements for gas.

[edit] Dimensions

  • Ground clearance: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Luggage compartment: 20 litres (4.2 cubic feet)

[edit] Aerodynamics

[edit] Suspension

[edit] Brakes

  • Front and rear ventilated disc brakes, 362 mm x 32 mm (14.25" x 0.8").
  • 6 piston calipers.

[edit] Wheels

  • Koenigsegg magnesium alloy wheels with centre locking.
  • Front: 19" x 9.5"
  • Rear: 20" x 12.5"

[edit] Tires

  • Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires. Unidirectional with asymmetric tread pattern.
  • Front: 255/35–19"
  • Rear: 335/30–20"

[edit] Steering

[edit] Engine specifications

[edit] Transmission

  • Purpose-built Cima 6-speed transmission.
  • Electronically-operated, sintered organic dual-plate clutch of 215 mm (8½ inch) diameter.

[edit] Trivia

  • During its review of the CCR's successor, the CCX, BBC television program Top Gear reported that the Koenigsegg CCR holds the record for fastest speeding ticket ever issued, at 242 mph (389 km/h).

[edit] External links

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