Koenigsegg CCR

At a glance: Koenigsegg CCR

The CCR was followed by the Koenigsegg CCX and later by the Koenigsegg Agera R. The full range is in the Koenigsegg catalogue.

History of the Koenigsegg CCR

The CCR was presented at the Geneva motor show in March 2004 as the successor of the CC8S, Koenigsegg's first production model. Both cars share the Koenigsegg CC platform, and the CCR was designed by Sven-Harry Åkesson, Christian von Koenigsegg and David Crafoord. Production ran from 2004 to 2006 and remained a very small series of 14 cars.

From the CC8S to the CCR

The CCR's predecessor, the CC8S, was Koenigsegg's first production car. A pre-production example was shown at the Paris motor show in 2000, and only six were built in 2002 and 2003 — four with left-hand drive and two with right-hand drive. It was also the first production car with dihedral synchro-helix doors. Its 4.7-litre twin-supercharged V8, again based on the Ford Modular design but cast in aluminium, produced 488 kW (664 PS) and 750 Nm, and it earned a Guinness World Record as the most powerful production engine of its time.

The CCR raised the stakes considerably: 601 kW (817 PS) and 920 Nm, about 113 kW and 170 Nm more than the CC8S. Less than a year after its Geneva debut, a CCR set the production-car speed record at Nardò.

Design and chassis

Compared with the CC8S, the CCR received a larger front splitter, a rear wing and revised headlights. It also has larger wheels and tyres, larger brakes and upgraded suspension. The car is a two-door targa with a removable roof panel and keeps Koenigsegg's dihedral synchro-helix doors.

The CCR is compact and very low: 4,191 mm long, 1,989 mm wide and only 1,069 mm high, on a 2,659 mm wheelbase. The dry weight is 1,180 kg and the kerb weight 1,230 kg.

On the car is a ghost emblem. It honours Swedish Fighter Squadron No. 1, which once occupied the site of the Koenigsegg factory in Ängelholm.

Engine and performance

The engine is a 4.7-litre V8 based on the Ford Modular engine and developed by Koenigsegg. Bore and stroke are 90.6 × 92 mm, and two Rotrex centrifugal superchargers provide the boost. It produces 601 kW (817 PS) at 6,900 rpm and 920 Nm at 5,700 rpm, and it drives the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox.

Wikipedia gives 0–100 km/h in 3.2 seconds in its overview and 3.7 seconds in its specification list.

The 2005 speed record

On 28 February 2005 a standard CCR, driven by Loris Bicocchi, reached 387.87 km/h on the Nardò Ring in Italy. At the time this made the CCR the fastest production car in the world. The record did not last long: in April 2005 a prototype of the Bugatti Veyron went faster, and the production Veyron later reached 408.47 km/h.

Individual cars and tuning

Several CCRs were later modified. The car with chassis number 009, nicknamed "Revo", was originally sky blue with a white and blue interior. In 2012 it was rebuilt with carbon-fibre bodywork, a red and black interior, parts from the CCX, a CCXR-style rear wing and changes to the engine management and superchargers.

The tuner EDO Competition offered an "Evolution" package with a remapped engine control unit, different gearing and a higher rev limit of 7,200 rpm. Power rose to 664 kW (903 PS), and EDO quoted 0–100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, 0–200 km/h in 9.7 seconds and 0–300 km/h in 23 seconds.

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