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Koenigsegg's x-factor

At a glance it may not look much different from the existing CCR model, but the new Koenigsegg CCX (below) is much revised to comply with US regulations - the 'X' in its badging is a reference to the fact that it's ten years since the first Koenigsegg prototype appeared.

27th February 2006

US-spec Koenigsegg pictured with optional new carbonfibre wheels, which will no doubt make it onto Euro models too

The CCX's 806bhp 4.7-litre V8 is essentially that of the CCR but remapped and retuned for 91-octane US fuel. Federal-spec 2.5mph impact bumpers add 100mm to the car's length, and the 242mph CCX features an additional vent for improved cabin ventilation. There are also subtle revisions to the front bumper to improve brake cooling and to incorporate fog-lights and US side marker lights, side-skirts to enhance downforce, additional vents in the rear clamshell for exhaust system cooling, and a glass engine cover. Inside, the mods are less extensive, but Koenigsegg has managed to rustle up an extra 50mm of headroom and there are new seats co-designed with Sparco.

Options for the CCX include (£10,250) ceramic discs - 382mm at the front, where they're gripped by eight-piston callipers - and carbonfibre wheels (£7500) that Koenigsegg claims to be an industry first. The carbon wheels save 3kg per corner compared with the standard magnesium alloys, while the ceramic discs shave off 2kg apiece; as a consequence the Swedes claim the CCX has the lowest unsprung weight of any supercar.

Price of the CCX, just in case your Euromillions lottery numbers came up, is approximately £410,000.