My thanks have to go to WooDz for sending these links through.
It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but this is going to be your average Saab 9-5 or 9-3s big brother 
OK, it’s not really, but kinda. I’ll take it. Maybe some “my other Saab is a Koenigsegg” stickers are in order?
What we’ve got here are a few demonstrations of just how blisteringly quick the Koenigsegg CCX actually is.
The first video is a series of drag races between a Koenigsegg CCX and a Ferrari F430 Scuderia. The acceleration is astounding and the view from the Ferrari (or from the porthole in the K-Segg) is just as thrilling.
The vids are after the jump but here’s a screenshot
Yes, those little white/yellow dots in the mirror are the Ferrari.
Of course, that’s straight line power, which isn’t what real world driving is about (not that these are real world cars, but you know what I mean). What if you introduce the CCX to some corners?
The first CCX attempt on Top Gear wasn’t a smashing success. Well, it was smashing, in that the car was too quick and unstable and wandered off the track and ate some tyres.
When Koenigsegg brought the car back to England with a rear spoiler fitted, the Stig flew it around the track in record-smashing time.
Both videos await you after the jump…..
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NOTE: if are using Internet Explorer, watching the videos here may cause your browser to crash. It’s a glitch and no-one seems to know how to fix it (other than recommending you use Firefox or get a Mac).
You should click here to watch the drag races and click here for the Top Gear video.
Others, go end enjoy.
The CCX – Ferrari duel
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Top Gear CCX
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Just sent the drag race video to my Saab dealer and he replied that he’s really looking forward to his demo car…
OK that Ferrari is seriously pretty but that CCX is just kicka$$ mean looking, in a good way I hope you realise! Maybe we can get K’egg to put 1/2 of a CCX engine into the top of the range 9-5.
Just the fact that Saab is now owned by the company who makes the car with the fastest Top Gear track time…that’s good enough for me.
The Ferrari is mildly underpowered in that matchup (I think by about 300HP) and I believe it weighs ~150 pounds more than the CCX, but that video is still amazing.
Not only does it make the Ferrari look slow, it makes it look old. The CCX looks (and pulls) like it’s from the future.
isnt the ccx double the price of the ferrari, if so that may explain why it took it down so easily.
CCx is not the fastest anymore. It is 3rd right now, if I remember well from wikipedia. IN fact here:
and only 4 cillinder 
, even if it will be possible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_CCX
Ascari A10 with a time of 1:17.3, then by the Gumpert Apollo.
Yes indeed, half of that engine will put aver 400 HP on 9-5
… the ferrari race… owned…
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