Thursday, June 10, 2010

Koenigsegg CCX

The Koengigsegg is a Swedish brand of cars which is rarely known until they produced such fast cars. For me, i knew this car from games. I first knew this car from test drive, a driving game. This car was the 2nd fastest car in the game, and in real life, is the fastest car in the game. (the fastest car in the game was the chrysler me-four twelve, however, in real life, its speed has never been tested officially.)

So, i loved the car, its seer speed had an incredible effect. When i looked out of the window from the car, everything was in a blur. The only problem was that it was so difficult to drive.

The car was launched in 2006. It has a mid engine and is rear wheel drive. It's weight is an astonishing 1178.34kg, thanks to its fully made carbon fiber body.

As for its speed, it has an amazing acceleration of 0 to 100km/h in 3.1seconds. Its top speed is also 394km/h, making it one of the fastest cars in the world.

This car has a V8 engine and has a 4700cc displacement. It has 4 valves per cylinder, making it have a total of 32 valves. It produces 806 horsepower with American petrol, 850 horsepower with European petrol and if the engine is tuned to run on environmentally friendly bio fuel, this engine would produce 900 horsepower.


From the picture above, the doors are seen to open in an even more special way from other cars, however, is it really that practical? Sports cars usually have fancy doors, however, this is to prevent the doors from being scratched. However, for this car, parking near a curb would be a really bad idea.


This car also has the problem of its rear wheels being unable to fully grip onto the road. This is because of the lack of a spoiler.


When the car was tested on top gear, the car was eventually tested with a spoiler. This increased its weight, decreased its top speed, but increased its grip on the road, making it much easier to drive.


There's also the problem of a tiny view of the outside from its rear window, making it very difficult to park.


However, this car is still a master piece. Its power and speed has definitely made it a great car. And for all these power, speed and thrill, its price starts at US$540,000.


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