Swede Speed

[rshelby]

Check out the sweedish Koenigsegg CCR...
$722,534 and 245 mph!
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/co...35422.htm?link

[Steve_GT350]

Hi All,

The BBC2 UK car show "TopGear" tested the CCX last week, and it was incredible...and only for 415,000 GBP (around $775,000)

Not sure if you can get the show in the US, but they do have a website.

http://www.topgear.com


Their main commentator, Jeremy Clarkson, said it was how he quit smoking...pure adrenaline shots from driving the new Koenigsegg! Their professional tester "the stig", even spun it off the track at some ungodly speed, crashing through a wall of tyres.

After the crash, Keonigsegg promised to add a rear spoiler, as to bring down the lap time by four seconds...and keep the rear end on the tarmac (welcome to the good old days of having no traction control).

I have found a way to watch the show online in the US...basically you need to fool the BBC to thinking that you are in the UK. Within your Internet Explorer, under the Tools/Internet Options/Connections/LAN Settings change your Proxy Server to 62.254.189.108, using port 80. Then you can go to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/ and select "Watch This Week's Epsiode".

OK, so their online version is just a thumbnail video, but it is a GREAT show...the highest rated on the BBC. Enjoy!

Ciao,

Steve GT350

[DeLa1Rob]

Now available internationally!

Watch Videos

When the player comes up, click on the Supercars tab. You will find the video there.

Great Show. The program is shown in the states on BBC America.

robin

[tesgt350]

Very cool car. That 4.7 Engine that they claim is built entirely in house looks a lot like a Ford Engine.
David