A Need for Real Speed

Behold! The Koenigsegg CCX! A true Supercar! It's made in Sweden in very small numbers and it'll run you a fat chunk of change, over $600k! And just what do you get for your money? A stunning carbon-fiber body, 806 HP from a twin-supercharged 4.7 litre V8 ( in the CCXR, which runs on Biofuel, this jumps 25% to a staggering 1018 hp!!), a 6-speed manual of course, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of over 245 mph!!

How's this for ultimate bragging rights? A Koenigsegg CC owner got the world's fastest speeding ticket. He was clocked at 242 mph on a Texas highway during the 2003 Gumball 3000 rally. The story on Wikipedia is just mind-boggling.

As if that weren't enough, Koenigsegg have actually made a car called the CCGT, which is a standard CCX homologized for competition in the International Sports Car series. They actually
detuned the car to 600 hp to comply with the rules!

So if you want to live in the rarified air of the world of supercars, start saving your money, because the price of admission ain't cheap, but it's worth every penny.