Filed under: Sports/GTs, Geneva Motor Show
Koenigsegg CCX won't challenge Bugatti Veyron
More official info has been made available about the Koenigsegg CCX that will debut in Geneva, and it’s now clear that the CCX won’t have the cajones to challenge the Bugatti Veyron for the top-speed title.
The CCX will not come with the erroneously reported 900bhp we mentioned earlier, but will rather sport the same specs as the CCR: 806bhp from a twin-supercharged V8. This means that its performance numbers will also remain the same as the CCR’s with a blast to 62 mph taking 3.2 seconds and the party ending around 245 mph, which is well short of the Veyron’s best run of 252.9 mph.
David Naylor has pics of the car's official brochure on his blog, and he points out that the CCX does sport significant changes that make it more U.S. friendly, including 50mm more headroom (most likely to increase helmet clearance) and an increase in length of 88mm to aid in US rear crash regulations. The engine has also been retuned to favor the U.S. flavor of 91 octane.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Noah 11:04AM (2/27/2006)
I really like how Koenigsegg cars look, I find them more attractive than many other cars in the segment.
--Noah
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Robert 11:19AM (2/27/2006)
"This means that its performance numbers will also remain the same as the CCRs"
No it doesn't. Remember that drag force is a function of air density, vehicle velocity, drag coefficient, and frontal area. If the combination of frontal area and drag coefficient (Cd*A) of the CCX is 6.6% less then the CCR it will match the velocity of the Veyron without needing more power.
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Kwyjibo 12:57PM (2/27/2006)
"The engine has also been retuned to favor the U.S. flavor of 91 octane."
Blah!...who cares about 91 octane. If i owned one of these i would run the best gas i could possibly find....even if it meant storing fuel barrels at the house.
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Felipe 1:38PM (2/27/2006)
John, the word you're looking for is "cojones", "cajones" means "drawers" in spanish. ;)
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Ted K 3:38PM (2/27/2006)
Bummer.
SOMEONE needs to take the buggati down a peg or two, caus it's an ugly and one-dimensional piece of VW crap.
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Thorgan 7:47PM (2/27/2006)
Found your article interesting: "and the party ending around 245 mph, which is well short of the Veyrons best run of 252.9 mph".
By my math that's 7.9 mph different. Now I've never driven at these speeds, but I would imagine that there is little discernable difference between 245 and 252 for most of us - certainly not enough to say that the lower speed is "well short" of the ugly bugger's best run.
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Autoblog Sucks 8:12PM (2/27/2006)
Ted K clearly has a sense of style here people. Have you seen the nasty look of the Buggati Veyron? I mean if a car like that is what sits on the top of the high speed podium, then im a litle dissapointed.
Had they made this something to compete with the veyrons top speed I would have been really glad, because ladies and gentlemen, this is a nice looking car. I would have been equally happy if the veyron didnt exist. Its like when the ugliest one wins the pageant...
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obvious 11:22AM (10/01/2007)
are you actually retarded or just pretending? the veyron is without doubt the finest achievement of any car company ever..its amazing that its capable of the speed and precision that it is. but your just worried about the pretty colors! wake up!
JM 12:06AM (2/28/2006)
Robert, where'd you get the 6 percent from? I'll do some quick calculations here, these are just estimates-
HP needed for speed (v) is as follows:
(8.702x10^-6)(Cd)(Frontal Area)(v)^3
The CCR has a Cd of 0.297, 16.644 square feet of frontal area and reaches a velocity of 245mph
(8.702x10^-6)(0.297)(16.644)(245^3) = 632.6 hp
actual hp of CCR = 806 hp SAE
632.6/806 = 0.785 or 21.5% drivetrain loss.
If all the CCX reduced (Cd*A) by 6% the it would be
0.297*16.644 = 4.94
4.94 - (4.94*0.06) = 4.64
Therefore:
(8.702x10^-6)(4.64)(253^3) = 653.88 hp
Factor in drivetrain loss:
653.88/0.785 = 832.97 hp
So the CCX needs around 833 hp to match the veyron if it really did lower CdA by 6%. Note drivetrain friction along with other detrimental factors go up with speed so around 850+ hp would be more realistic. So no, 806 won't be enough and I'd don't see them making much more than that on pump gas.
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Dr. Woo 2:54AM (2/28/2006)
So much hatred for the Veyron. It's so funny, really...you can hate on it all you want, call it ugly, say it's crap...but it's the fastest production vehicle of all time. And it'll hang on to that title for a while. So eat it up while it's still cool to hate on the Veyron.
"One-dimensional piece of VW crap." Oh, the irony.
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Ted K 9:28PM (2/28/2006)
#8, irony?
A) One-dimensional - yes, the car does nothing well but post massive straight speed
B) VW - yes, it's a VW, no one doubts that
C) piece of crap - see B
What's ironic about that? Sounds like facts to me. Thanks for your input, though.
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