Koenigsegg
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Beautifully constructed, stupendously fast and a rarity on most roads, a Koenigsegg supercar is a must-have in any performance fan’s garage. Unfortunately, everything that a Koenigsegg supercar has to offer comes at a price, and as you may have guessed that price lies somewhere in the seven-figure range. While most mere mortals will never be able to drop that kind of money on a car, Koenigsegg hasn’t forgotten its legion of fans around the world and offers them a number of items through its official online store. Some of the top items include hand-built scale models of...
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New Video Tells The Story Of Swedish Supercar Brand KoenigseggIn a small factory built next to a runway in the Swedish town of Angelholm, one of the world’s greatest supercars is born. That supercar is the 2013 Agera R, the latest in a succession of supercars from Koenigsegg. Similar to the founding of Pagani and America’s own SSC, Koenigsegg is...
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Koenigsegg Agera R Clocks 250-MPH Nürburgring SpeedThe Koenigsegg Agera R is the stuff supercar dreams are made of. Sure, it has the now-required carbon fiber monocoque and inboard dampers activated via pushrods, but it also has something few other supercars can claim: an output of 1,160 horsepower. We’ll admit that’s for the 2013 Agera...
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2013 Koenigsegg Agera R Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor ShowBugatti’s Veyron Super Sport may be the current land speed record holder for a production car, but it may not hold that title for long as there are at least two other supercars just around the corner that just may have what it takes to dethrone the Bugatti. One is the Jason Castriota designed...
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2013 Koenigsegg Agera R: Nanotech And Carbon ExtravaganzaIn the world of hyperfast exotics, the automotive arms race is as hot as ever. Case in point: the 2013 Koenigsegg Agera R. With things like carbon fiber monocoques, inboard-mounted pushrod dampers, 700-plus horsepower engines, and seriously significant downforce-generating wings and bodies, the...
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Koenigsegg Launches Updated WebsiteSwedish supercar builder Koenigsegg has updated its website to include more images, more video and an online store to sell branded merchandise.
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The same smart airbag issue that has plagued fellow supercar startup Pagani from launching its Huayra in the U.S., and caused Lotus to stop selling its Elise and Exige, has one other high-profile casualty in the form of Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg. The maker of the 1,115-horsepower Agera R and slightly tamer Agera is hoping to attain a second smart airbag exemption from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration so that it can bring its latest supercar models to the U.S. Koenigsegg, citing grounds of “substantial economic hardship,” is hoping to gain approval...
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Koenigsegg CCX Crashes In Long IslandAs we’ve seen in the past, the 802-horsepower Koenigsegg CCX isn’t the easiest car to drive. In fact, it’s safe to say that keeping the car, and all its 806 horsepower and 678 pound-feet of torque, safely on the road is something the average driver is unlikely to be capable of...
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Koenigsegg Agera R Gets Guinness Cred And World Record: VideoThe Koenigsegg Agera R has an official world record and video to prove it.
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Koenigsegg Agera R Sets 6 New Production Car Speed RecordsSwedish supercar marque Koenigsegg, the maker of the CCX and new Agera, has announced that it has broken no less than six world land speed records for a production car over the weekend. The records were broken with Koenigsegg’s latest beauty, the 1,115 horsepower Agera R, and took place at...
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1,115 Horsepower Koenigsegg Agera R: 2011 Geneva Motor ShowWe can add yet another supercar debut pegged for next week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show; Swedish automaker Koenigsegg has confirmed that a new model based on its Agera supercar will debut at the Swiss event and we now have the first official images and details (you may recall that images of the...
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Omani Royal Family Takes Delivery Of New Koenigsegg Agera R SupercarWith its force-fed V-8 churning out some 910 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque, the carbon fiber infused Koenigsegg Agera was already one of the most extreme supercars on the planet. But now there’s an Agera R model that’s been revealed and this one purportedly produces upwards of...
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Ah, supercar owners. The very wealthy amongst us, the ones who drive the toys we crave. Especially through the cities we live in. Even owning a supercar, though, doesn't exempt you from abiding by the laws of the land. Including, ummmmmm, parking regulations. As two London drivers learned the hard way last week. A Koenigsegg CCXR, one of only six made, was parked nose-to-tail with a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce outside Harrods department store, in the ultra-pricey Knightsbridge neighborhood. And both were clamped by London's ever-zealous parking enforcement officers (the British...
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Video: 2011 Koenigsegg Agera Supercar Struts Its StuffThe Koenigsegg Agera is the Swedish supercar maker's latest ultimate car.
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Koenigsegg Agera debuts at 2010 Geneva auto showKoenigsegg is celebrating 15 years of manufacturing exclusive speeders with the unveiling of the new Agera supercar, which is destined to make its world debut next week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The new model is based on the regular CC but infused with new design elements and an uprated...
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Saab Sale Dead As Koenigsegg Group Terminates PurchaseThe news came down the wire hot this morning, but it looks like Saab is stuck with GM for now.
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Saab's New Owner Turns Down 81 of 218 U.S. DealersKoenigsegg says it will operate the brand's remaining stores through a new company.
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Saab Gets $600 Million Loan From European Investment BankThe European Investment Bank loan is contingent on a state guarantee from Sweden.
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This incident involved a blue 2008 CCX that was damaged by a dealer in New York who decided to take the customer-owned supercar for a quick spin.
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Saab Sale To Koenigsegg Gets $610 Million Backing From SwedenSweden will guarantee the European Investment Bank loan sought by Koenigsegg to buy Saab.
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2010 Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita: Diamond Weave Carbon Fiber SpecialThe car is an homage to high-tech materials and construction.
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Beijing Auto Signs Deal To Acquire Stake In Saab’s New BuyerBeijing Auto plans to buy a stake in Koenigsegg Group AB, which in-turn plans to buy the whole of Saab from GM.
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Saab's New Buyers Want To Reawaken The Carmaker's "Soul"Many gearheads remember fondly the days when something like a first-gen Saab 900 Turbo might rumble past, sounding vaguely like the airplanes that were its ancestors and wearing an endearingly awkward shape. But once General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] took over the carmaker much of the eccentricity...
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Report: Saab Ownership Will Enable Koenigsegg To Bring Quant Supercar To RealityWhen it was first reported that Swedish supercar company Koenigsegg was one of the leading bidders for struggling automaker Saab, many were left scratching their heads. Why would a company specializing in building a handful of million dollar supercars each year want to purchase a controlling stake...
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