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the ride
“A lot of exotic cars you have to
work at driving, but you don’t have
to work at driving this fast.”
and more refined than the CCR that set the record,
and it has even more sinuous lines, making Koenigsegg
a pedigree worthy of any collector’s or aficionado’s
garage.
If there’s any CCXR element that could be considered
Swedish based on unique design relative to other
cars, it’s the interior—as with its performance, it can
be considered nonconforming to lesser vehicles. The
interior is appropriately bathed in stitched leather with
racing seats and a meaty sport steering wheel, but the
center stack gets unique when you move away from
the Alpine stereo head. Two air vents protrude from
the top of the center stack almost like bug eyes, and
other controls are arranged like the circular dials on
traditional telephones. These aren’t necessarily faults as
much as they are a part of the CCXR’s character.
Though the 1,018-horsepower CCXR may not be
coming to American shores in the immediate future,
U.S. buyers still have the CCX, which retains all the
supercar characteristics of the CCXR. Constructed
almost exclusively of carbon fiber, the CCX has the
same stunning looks and removable top of its more
powerful sibling. Power comes from a Koenigseggdesigned
and manufactured 4.7-liter V8 with twin
superchargers. Power is sent to the rear wheels through
a six-speed gearbox with a limited slip differential. Its
806 horsepower propels a mere 2,600 pounds (about
the same as a MINI Cooper convertible), it still hits
60 miles per hour in about three seconds, and it trips
the quarter mile in less than 10 seconds at 146 miles
per hour.
Exotic Cars at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada
is the exclusive, authorized U.S. dealer for the CCX.
Nestled in the heart of the legendary resort, the dealership
serves an exclusive clientele of celebrities and
CEOs, as well as the occasional progressive slots winner.
The store was awarded the franchise in early 2006
and started delivering CCXs to clients last year after a
spectacular track event for media and qualified pros-
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