the new super car

Post by **MasterMan** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

http://www.polarisuk.com/video/auto/Koenigsegg.wmv

fresh out of sweeden.. i dont know if this is a repost or not.. but whatever.. this car is bad a$$ faster then the mclarin F1 muhahahaha looks sexy too!

Post by **MainEvent212** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

wow, is that real?

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

yup. it's kinda old news, but still bad ***.

-demetrius

Post by **Mr1der** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

neat car though, a supercharged super car is kinda odd though, bet it uses a whipple charger.

Post by **Nismo_Freak** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

It has yet to go faster than the McLaren F1 FYI

Post by **MainEvent212** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

i like it better than a mclaren...it's the "practical" supercar lol

i say w/ a lil bit of tuning that thing would be sweet...:ylsuper

Post by **GELLIS2586** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

are you kidding it doesnt need tuning. and if you want to you can tune the brake ride height suspension. This car is awesome.

Post by **Cold_Zero** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

Did you see that the EVO was the next car on their list that had the track record? I guess it went Zonda, Koenigsegg then the EVO.

Post by **MrEous** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

It uses a Ford Cobra engine (s/c Cobra, of course)...

:sad :thumbd

...IMO

Tuned to around 500hp.

Post by **Snarlynx** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

Motor trend wrote a piece on that like almost a year ago. It's still bad @$$ though.

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

MrEous wrote:It uses a Ford Cobra engine (s/c Cobra, of course)...:sad :thumbd

...IMO

Tuned to around 500hp.

what car are you talking about? the keonigsegg has a supercharged 4.7L quad cam V8 that produces 655hp.

-demetrius

Post by **sachmo12345** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

i want one

Post by **MrEous** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

demcj wrote:what car are you talking about? the keonigsegg has a supercharged 4.7L quad cam V8 that produces 655hp.-demetrius

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com...m=237

I had the hp figure off...oh well.

But it is indeed a Cobra 4.6.

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

personally, i prefer the info on the official website.

koenigsegg.com

-demetrius

Post by **MrEous** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

demcj wrote:personally, i prefer the info on the official website.koenigsegg.com

-demetrius

Are you serious to really think they'd go through the expense of creating an all new engine? They just improved on the 4.6...

...of COURSE they aren't going to say the engine is a modified Ford 4.6...go anywhere else on the web and you will be told it is a 4.6.

*EDIT*Found this off another site...(sorry, it wasn't Koenigsegg:rolleyes )Quote »Though the 90-degree V8 engine had ‘humble’ beginnings underneath the Ford Mustang Cobra SVT, Koenigsegg engineers contracted Teksid—the major supplier to the Ferrari Formula One team, to develop a unique light-weight aluminum block and cylinder heads. This was strengthened by combining it with a forged crankshaft developed by the German firm, Gerlach Werke. The use of carbon fiber, titanium and aircraft-specification aluminum made the engine a feat in light-weight terms: it weighs only 240 kilograms.[/quote]All in all...they spent plenty money on the engine. But it still started as a Cobra engine.

Post by **Mr1der** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

the cobra r motor was a bad *** motor though, the actual cobra r motor was about 334 cubic inches or somewhere around there, I can't remember off the top of my head.

the new lightning and GT use a modified version fitted with a supercharger.

I think the new one uses the giant spark plugs like the normal F-150 however, those things are just goofy looking...

Post by **MrEous** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

(*Off subject...*)

I'm not dissing the 4.6 motor for what it is...I just think Ford could have a more potent engine if it went back to the 5.0...the 4.6 does very good.

Post by **Mr1der** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

they're gonna get a more potent engine by switching to the new 5.4. I'm guessing it's gonna go in the '05 mustang in a natural aspiration form, because ford likes to be modular.

on another sidenote, anyone seen the Murauder VT, they finally made it a bad ***...

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

MrEous wrote:...of COURSE they aren't going to say the engine is a modified Ford 4.6...go anywhere else on the web and you will be told it is a 4.6.

damn, you're right...i've never looked at any other site concerning the koenigsegg. it doesn't matter, it still makes me drool :drooling .

-demetrius

Post by **Onizuka** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

MrEous wrote:Are you serious to really think they'd go through the expense of creating an all new engine? They just improved on the 4.6...

...of COURSE they aren't going to say the engine is a modified Ford 4.6...go anywhere else on the web and you will be told it is a 4.6.

*EDIT*Found this off another site...(sorry, it wasn't Koenigsegg:rolleyes )

All in all...they spent plenty money on the engine. But it still started as a Cobra engine.

They would say it was a ford motor if it was a ford motor i would think, the new lotus elise uses a toyota motor and it is clearly stated on their site.

Post by **MrEous** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

J-Spec Tuner wrote:They would say it was a ford motor if it was a ford motor i would think, the new lotus elise uses a toyota motor and it is clearly stated on their site.

Only because Lotus is known to be owned (partially, IIRC) by Ford.

Post by **Mr1der** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

ford is kinda like the Borg, resistance is futile!

even though I think GM has their grubby hands in even more cookie jars...

Post by **Onizuka** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

MrEous wrote:Only because Lotus is known to be owned (partially, IIRC) by Ford.

Actually lotus is owned by a malaysian company called proton

I was just reading on the koenigsegg site that they have a "flying mechanic" to service cars

Post by **Cold_Zero** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

Does his arms get tired after a full day of work?

Post by **milo** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

I find it humorous that an Evo 8 beat out a mucielago in the time trial.

Post by **stutt944** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

once it gets into the realm of uber-car, somebody else usually builds the motor. its like a jet, at that point...a different company for every system.

sweet *** swede, though. is there an amusement park ride somewhere that will take me from 0-60mph in 3.0 seconds? i'd like to know what that feels like.

Post by **Cold_Zero** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

Your right. Doesnt BMW make the engine for the McLaren F1?

Post by **stutt944** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

put THAT in your mustang and smoke it.

Post by **stutt944** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

yeah bmw made the mclaren f1 motor.

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:24 pm

stutt944 wrote:is there an amusement park ride somewhere that will take me from 0-60mph in 3.0 seconds? i'd like to know what that feels like.

the hypersonic xlc at kings dominion is 0-80 in 1.8 seconds. it feels awesome , i couldnt imagine going that fast in a car.

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