Koenigsegg CCX boasts the world's lowest unsprung weight with carbon wheels + brakes - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Gustav · 16th March 2007, 03:14

"As with the CCR, the industry's first carbon fiber wheels are optional, and when combined with carbon-ceramic brakes (using eight- and six-piston calipers front and rear, respectively) they allow the CCX to boast the lowest unsprung weight of any supercar built today. Welcome to America, Koenigsegg"

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_sh...oenigsegg_ccx/

NobleM400 · 16th March 2007, 04:27

Simply beautiful.

Shakazulu12 · 16th March 2007, 17:09

I love those wheels. I was pretty impressed that they don't cost as much as I was thinking. I know that for the Z06 in rather large sizes they only run about 8k per set, when HRE's are actually slightly more in that case.

Someday...

bronto · 22nd March 2007, 01:44

just amazing rims. clever idea from K

are going to high-speed test it soon? they got an extra 200hp with the etanol version and that should be enough to beat the veyron

Gustav · 22nd March 2007, 05:36

The next big test will be to beat the Zonda and the Carrera GT and the Sport Auto Supertest at Nürburgring Nordschleife. That is the acheivemnt for a supercar and that is what is most important for now. The CCR was one or two second slower than the Porsche Carrera GT I beleive and one second slower than the Zonda F.

However when the test was performed it was only +4 degrees Celsius so grip was quite difficult to acheive.

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Originally Posted by bronto

just amazing rims. clever idea from K

are going to high-speed test it soon? they got an extra 200hp with the etanol version and that should be enough to beat the veyron

bronto · 24th March 2007, 10:39

yes I read about that. they said that they should do a few changes in suspension and all that too. I'm holding thumbs that they'll beat the CGT

have they tried the veyron on the ring yet by the way? it's too heavy and clumsy to perform good their I figure...

NobleM400 · 25th March 2007, 23:32

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Originally Posted by bronto

yes I read about that. they said that they should do a few changes in suspension and all that too. I'm holding thumbs that they'll beat the CGT

have they tried the veyron on the ring yet by the way? it's too heavy and clumsy to perform good their I figure...

I think the Veyron did 7:40.

eag8999 · 26th March 2007, 00:12

stop to sixty mph in just 3.2 seconds, and will make a quarter mile seem shorter that a McDonald's drive-thru, running it in just 9.9 seconds at 146 mph. IMPOSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

Gustav · 26th March 2007, 00:41

That was never tested.

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Originally Posted by NobleM400

I think the Veyron did 7:40.

Gustav · 26th March 2007, 00:41

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Originally Posted by eag8999

stop to sixty mph in just 3.2 seconds, and will make a quarter mile seem shorter that a McDonald's drive-thru, running it in just 9.9 seconds at 146 mph. IMPOSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

M500 AED · 26th March 2007, 00:43

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Originally Posted by bronto

have they tried the Veyron on the ring yet by the way? it's too heavy and clumsy to perform good their I figure...

It's pretty good actually, it should be, it spent a lot of development time there.
Early spy reports claimed it had big problems with getting enough engine cooling, perhaps that is why it has so many radiators. Whatever they sorted the problems - except of course fuel mileage.