03-02-2007, 05:37 PM
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Koenigsegg CCGT FIA GT
Koenigsegg CCGT
Koenigsegg will present the CCGT in Geneva.
It will contend in the FIA GT championship. Engine has 600 BHP and has been built by Koenigsegg. The engine measures 5 litres.
Weight of the CCGT is 1.000 kilos. Minimum weight for FIA GT is 1.100 kilos so they have 100 kilos ballast to influence the carbalance
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03-02-2007, 05:48 PM
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ok so thats pretty awesome are there any teams yet that are planning to buy it?
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03-02-2007, 06:05 PM
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yay, Koenigsegg is finally going into motorsports
nice find a0p
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03-02-2007, 06:24 PM
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cool, waiting for more pictures!
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03-02-2007, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by gucom
ok so thats pretty awesome are there any teams yet that are planning to buy it?
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They will race this car as a Koenigsegg works car. Christian von Koenigsegg himself will be one of the drivers.
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03-02-2007, 07:00 PM
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Sounds great! Cant wait to see these beasts in action!
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03-02-2007, 07:18 PM
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Great car, and like the idea!!
Now lets hope they perform and get some more NAME in the world!!
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03-02-2007, 10:57 PM
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To comply with FIA GT1 series regulations, Koenigsegg were forced to reduce the output of its 806hp CCX to the tune of 600hp. To do this, engineers removed the standard car’s superchargers but bored out the 4.7L V8 engine to 5.0L. Labeled the CCGT, the new race car also undercuts the FIA’s minimum weight restrictions by 100kg thanks to its already super-light structure. Finally, further development of the car’s aerodynamic package was required due to its short overhangs, which are actually worse for generating downforce.
Koenigsegg have also developed a bio fuel powered CCXR with even more performance than the standard CCX. The burning of ethanol in biofuel has the positive side effect of cooling the combustion chambers. This combined with a higher octane rating provides the enviro-friendly supercar with 1018hp at 7200rpm and peak torque of 1060Nm at 6100rpm, making it the first homologated car currently in production to reach over 1000hp.
Previous customers will be able to have their CCXs converted by the factory to accept the biofuel option and reap the performance and environmental gains as well.
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WHOA, 1018 hp Eco-Firendly car lol
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03-02-2007, 11:13 PM
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A race car already?
They have barely made any street cars.. now they are on to race cars?
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03-02-2007, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
A race car already?
They have barely made any street cars.. now they are on to race cars?
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at least it's not ugly like that Zonda POS
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03-02-2007, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
Originally Posted by RC45
A race car already?
They have barely made any street cars.. now they are on to race cars?
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at least it's not ugly like that Zonda POS
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I wouldn't know - the closest I have ever been to a Zonda is a childish video game..
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03-04-2007, 02:59 AM
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They have barely made any street cars.. now they are on to race cars?
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Maybe they've found their true calling. I'm not entirely sure how well they'll do, but I reckon they could be competitive.
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03-05-2007, 02:45 PM
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seeing this car in the FIA GT would be awesome! it looks very good too
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03-05-2007, 09:44 PM
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03-06-2007, 01:23 AM
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Surely, this must be the first instance of a race car having less horsepower than the road car it's based off of!!!
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