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Koenigsegg Automotive AB (pronounced [ˈkəːnɪgsɛg] in Swedish: Koenigsegg (help·info)) is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance cars based in Ängelholm Ängelholm
The company was founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing a world-class supercar. Based on Formula One technology, the car was required to be a two-seater, mid-engine layout with a hardtop. The initial design was drawn by Christian von Koenigsegg. Then he went with his sketches to Industrial Designer David Crafoord in order for him to realize the sketches into a scale 1:5 model. David then laid his personal touch to the design brief and finished the model. This model was later scaled up by Sven-Harry Åkesson in order to create the base plug for the initial Koenigsegg prototype that was finished in 1996. During the next years the prototype went through extensive testing and several new prototypes were built.
von Koenigsegg got the idea to build his own car after watching the Norwegian puppet movie Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in his youth.[1] However, he took his first steps in the world of business in his early 20's running a trading company called Alpraaz in Stockholm, Sweden. The success of this venture gave von Koenigsegg the necessary financial standing to launch his chosen career as a car manufacturer.
A Koenigsegg CC prototype was first publicised in 1996, while the full carbonfiber production prototype was finally unveiled at the 2000 Paris Motor Show. The first customer took delivery of a red CC 8S in 2002 at the Geneva Auto Show and four more cars were built that year. Koenigsegg was established in Asia later that year with a premiere at the Seoul Auto Show. In 2004, the new CCR was unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show.
In 2006 Koenigsegg introduced the CCX, a new model, that was created in order to meet world wide regulations(homolgations) for road use. Never before had such a big undertaking been executed by an independent manufacturer. This meant the cars had to go through extensive development in order reach the latest and most stringent saftey and emission standards, that the worlds authoroties demanded. Therefore Koenigsegg had to, for example, develop their own engines and other related technologies. Furthermore, Koenigsegg is the only supercar and low volume manufacturer to pass the new European pedestrian impact tests. Just after Koenigsegg passed these test, it was deemed to complicated for low volume manufacturers to cope with, so it is now not necessary to meet these regulations, if the production volume is lower then 10.000 cars anually for a certain model. Therefore, most likely, the Koenigsegg CCX will be the only supercar with this saftey feature.
In 2007 Koenigsegg premiered the world first "green" supercar in production - the CCXR. The CCXR is a bioflexfuel version of the CCX. The car features a modified engine, fuelsystem and engine manegement system, that enables the car to run on regular petrol or ethanol, and in any mixture inbetween these two fuel types. Ethanol has a higher octane rating compared to regular petrol and has an internal cooling effect on the cumbustion chamber. This enables the power of the CCXR to rise to 1018 hp, when run on a mixture of 15% regular petrol and 85% ethanol, known as E85. Furthermore, this makes the CCXR the most powerful homologated production car in the world, eclipsing the Bugatti Veyron by 17 hp and not counting non homologated cars with higher hp claims, that have not complied with the same strict regulations.
Koenigsegg is one of very few car manufacturers in the world to succesfully managed to clearcoat a carbonfiber construction - also on the outer skin, thereby showing the all carbon construction that the car is made of. This was for example showcased on the 2008 CCXR Edition. The Body is made of matched and seamless visable carbonfiber.
Initially, Koenigsegg Automotive was based in Olofström. In 1997 The company needed larger facilites and moved to Margretetorp, just outside of Ängelholm. However, on February 22, 2003, one of the production facilities caught fire and was badly damaged. The fire was extinguished with help from 40 firefighters from various different fire departments (Ängelholm, Hjärnarp, Strövelstorp, Bjuv and Helsingborg), villagers from Margretetorp, and passers-by. Approximately 15 Koenigsegg cars, body parts, machines and engines were saved before the fire before it grew out of control. The cause of the fire was determined to be a short-circuit in the company kitchen dishwasher, which then spread to the tatched roof. On that same day, the Koenigsegg company took refuge at the nearby former Swedish Airforce Base, near Ängelholm. After a few days, the decision was made by von Koenigsegg that they would stay within the former wing to rise from the ashes.[citation needed]From 2003 and on Koenigsegg has converted two large fighterjet hangars and an office building into a car factory. Since the factory is located on the still active Ängelhom airport, clients can arrive by private jet straight next to the factory. Furthermore Koenigsegg controls and uses the former military runway for shakedown runs of production cars and high speed testing.
The Koenigsegg badge was designed in 1994 by Jacob Låftman, based on the shield of the Koenigsegg family. The shield has been the family's coat-of-arms since the 12th century when a family member was knighted by the German-based Holy Roman Empire.
The phantom insignia on the Koenigsegg`s rear window is a tribute to the Swedish squadron that operated from the F10 base, which had the ghost as its emblem.
[edit] Records
Koenigsegg CCR at Broughtons, Berkshire, UKOn 28 February 2005, at 12:08 hrs local time, in Nardò, Italy, the CCR broke the Guinness record for the fastest homologated producton car in the world, having attained 388.87 km/h (241.63 mph), breaking the record previously held by the McLaren F1. The record was held until September 2005 when the long awaited Bugatti Veyron broke the record again at 407.5 km/h (253.2 mph), proven by Car and Driver and BBC Top Gear. However, Bugatti's record was set on Volkswagen's own test-track Ehra-Lessien, which features a 9 km (5.6 mi) long straight. Since the Nardò Ring is a circular track of 12.5 km (7.8 mi) circumference, the records are not comparable until Bugatti tests the Veyron on Nardò or allows Koenigsegg to test on Ehra-Lessien.
During its review of the CCX, BBC television program Top Gear reported that the Koenigsegg CCR holds the fastest speeding ticket in the United States, which was supposedly for 389 km/h (242 mph) in a 75 mph (121 km/h) zone.[1][2] This allegedly occurred in May 2003 in Texas on the San Francisco to Miami Gumball 3000 Rally.[3]
The Koenigsegg CCXR holds the power to weight ratio record for homologated productions cars, with a power to weight ratio of 1.3 kg per hp.
The Koenigsegg CCX holds the record for the only official and independant conducted 0-300-0 km/h test for production cars, with a total time of 29.2 seconds. The test was conducted by German Magazine Sportauto in 2008.
[edit] Models (1998-Present)
For present model, see also: Koenigsegg CCX
The following is a history of the models that the manufacturer has produced to date.[4]
Koenigsegg CC (1998-2001)
Koenigsegg CC8S (2002-2005)
Koenigsegg CCR (2004-2006)
Koenigsegg CCX (2006-present)
Koenigsegg CCGT (2007, one-off)
Koenigsegg CCXR (2007-present)
