The Koenigsegg CCR is a
mid-engine
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History
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sports car
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manufactured by
Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg Automotive AB () is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden.
Company
The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing ...
and the successor to the company's previous offering, the
CC8S.
Overview
Debuting at the March
2004 Geneva Auto Show, the CCR
was the most powerful version of the Koenigsegg CC range cars at the time. Like the
CC8S it features dihedral synchro-helix actuation doors. It has, however, various improvements. A larger front splitter for optimized downforce and tweaked headlight arrangement came standard with a rear wing. New larger tires and wheels equipped with larger brakes. Upgraded suspension and a more powerful engine with twin Rotrex Superchargers, producing at 6900 rpm and of torque at 5700 rpm.
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
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, the symbol of the squadron.
Performance
*
Displacement
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:
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Bore ×
Stroke
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: per
cylinder
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* Acceleration: 0- in 3.2 seconds
* Top speed: ; theoretical top speed of over
**0-: 2.1 seconds
**0-: 3.0 seconds
**0-: 3.7 seconds
**0-: 4.3 seconds
**0-: 5.5 seconds
**0-: 6.5 seconds
**0-: 7.9 seconds
**0-: 9.3 seconds
**0-: 11.0 seconds
**0-: 13.7 seconds
**0-: 16.2 seconds
**0-: 24.9 seconds
**0- mile: 11.2 seconds @
Special/Tuned Editions
CCR REVO
Originally a sky blue CCR with a white and blue bi-colour interior, this CCR received major upgrades from the factory upon the owner's request in 2012 and was dubbed the Koenigsegg CCR Revo. It included numerous changes over the original car such as a clear coated
carbon fibre
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...
body with candy red accents, red and black bi-colour interior with Koenigsegg Revo embroidered on the passenger side of the dashboard along with a fire extinguisher and an updated steering wheel,
CCX rear diffuser, side skirts, fog lights, front splitter and wheels along with the twin-deck F1 rear spoiler found on the CCXR. The car also received engine upgrades such as an updated engine management system and superchargers.
EDO Competition CCR Evolution
A German-based tuning company named EDO Competition highly modified a CCR in 2011. The said CCR was originally yellow but had already received upgrades from the factory such as Silver exterior paint and 11-spoke
CCX wheels, front splitter and side skirts, as well as the ''
Top Gear
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'' rear
spoiler
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in 2008.
The company's process with the CCR began with a modified ECU to boost power and a modified drive ratio to allow the vehicle to achieve its peak torque. The six speed gearbox was disassembled in its entirety and the plastic bushings were replaced with Uniball units resulting in the improved drive ratio. Due to the remapped ECU, power was up from and the reduction of the redline to 7,200 rpm. As a result, the EDO Competition CCR Evolution can get from 0 to in 3.2 seconds, 0 to in 9.7 seconds, and 0 to in 23 seconds. As for the exterior, the tuner offered a new set of wheels with a coat of charcoal paint and an updated front end with auxiliary lights. The interior of the Koenigsegg was then covered in Alcantara material and a redesigned center console was added to accommodate a new infotainment system with a reversing camera and a custom-made pouch for the immobilizer remote. The total cost for this customization kit was €40,000 or $56,428.
Speed record
At its debut, Koenigsegg claimed the CCR to be the fastest production car with a theoretical top speed of more than . Said claim was put to test on February 28, 2005, at Italy's
Nardò Ring
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where a team of five Koenigsegg engineers and mechanics together with founder
Christian von Koenigsegg
Christian Erland Harald von Koenigsegg (born July 2, 1972)known professionally as Christian von Koenigsegg is an automotive engineer and entrepreneur, and is the founder and CEO of the Swedish high-performance automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg ...
ran a standard CCR, driven by Loris Bicocchi to a top speed of , breaking the
fastest production car record (if "production car" is defined accordingly). However, in April 2005, not long after the CCR claimed the record, a prototype of the long-awaited
Bugatti Veyron
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took the crown with a top speed over with the production model reaching .
See also
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List of production cars by power output
This list is limited to unmodified production cars which meet the eligibility criteria below. All entries must verified from reliable sources.
Eligible cars
Because of inconsistencies in the definitions of production cars, dubious claims by ...
References
External links
Official CCR site
{{Koenigsegg road car timeline, 1990s-present
CCR
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Cars introduced in 2004