Christian von Koenigsegg grew up with the dream of creating the perfect sportscar. After several years of planning he launched the Koenigsegg project in 1993. Designer David Craaford provided a design concept following Christian's guidelines. A tight-knit group of competent people was gathered and a prototype was assembled, the success of which enabled the foundation of Koenigsegg Automotive Ltd.
ANYONE familiar with the BBC’s Top Gear programme will know that they’re not afraid of pushing their test cars to the limit.It’s probably not a huge surprise that when they asked to borrow a one-off Bio Fuel powered Koenigsegg CCXR, the manufacturer insisted that a senior Koenigsegg engineer drive the 1018hp, 250mph supercar between photographic locations.
When thinking about supercars, one of the last things that spring to mind are their environmental friendliness.
Even though the very low and exclusive production volume of Koenigsegg can hardly be considered to have a measurable impact
