Christian von Koenigsegg

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Christian Erland Harald von Koenigsegg (born July 2, 1972) is the founder of the Swedish high-performance automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive AB.

Koenigsegg grew up with the dream of creating the perfect sports car. After several years of planning he launched the Koenigsegg project in 1993. Designer David Craaford provided a design concept following Christian’s guidelines. A tight-knit group was gathered and a prototype was assembled, the success of which enabled the foundation of Koenigsegg Automotive AB. Koenigsegg receives major backing from Volvo, which kindly provided access to a wind tunnel as well as providing financial aid. Volvo's parent company, the Ford Motor Company, supplied the original Koenigsegg with a V8 engine; however, Koenigsegg now has developed its own in-house engines that are used in their cars (see Koenigsegg CCX).

Christian von Koenigsegg founded his supercar company aged only twenty-two.