Hot Swedish Beauty: the Koenigsegg CCX

Monday, July 21, 2008 10:00AM

koenigsegg ccx and ccxr

While the great country of Sweden is best known for its export of hot blonde women, this Nordic nation puts out some rather lustworthy autos as well. Swedish auto manufacturer Koenigsegg produces the well-kept secret supercar, the Koenigsegg CCX and its flex-fueled alternative, the CCXR. These blindingly fast street machines reach sixty from zero in about 3.1 seconds with a top speed of 245 mph as powered by an 806 hp V8. Due to higher octane contents of the E85 ethanol-based fuel and similar methanol mixes, the CCXR gets even better performance, bringing the acceleration to sixty at around 3 seconds flat. What’s more, you can pilot the fastest car out of Sweden without sending your fuel dollars to the shadier members of OPEC…

Buy: from ~$870,000

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