To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Fort Lauderdale event, 29
- 30 March 2019.
Estimate:
$950,000 - $1,200,000
- The first U.S.-market example
- Just over 1,000 miles since new
- Upgraded by Koenigsegg to 980 hp
With his eyes on the American market, Christian von Koenigsegg took
to the stage at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show to unveil a mid-engined
sports car that would be compliant with stringent U.S. safety and
emissions standards. The CCX shown to the world that day in March
was the result of an audacious decades-long effort to defeat the
odds and turn a fledgling company into a successful supercar
builder with staying power. The X in its name signified the 10th
anniversary of the first trial of the Koenigsegg CC (short for
Competition Coupe), about two years after Christian von Koenigsegg
first founded his eponymous company.
The first production Koenigsegg arrived in 2002 as the C8S, a
hand-built supercar with a chassis composed of Formula 1-grade
carbon fiber-reinforced Kevlar and honeycomb aluminum. The dihedral
synchro-helix actuating doors that would become a Koenigsegg
trademark were one of many technological standouts, though they did
not overshadow its ferocious 4.6-liter twin-supercharged V-8. The
CC8S was succeeded by the CCR, which boasted more than 800 hp, but
Christian von Koenigsegg's sights remained on a viable
global-market supercar.
Though the CCX shared its basic proportions with the cars that came
before, it was a dramatically different vehicle where it mattered
most. The astonishingly low .30 coefficient of drag was due in part
to the flat underside and venturi tunnels that hurtled air around
the low-slung car. From a practical standpoint, the interior was
reconfigured to allow for more head room for helmeted drivers on
track. Its new, all-aluminum twin-supercharged 4.7-liter V-8 engine
was designed in house rather than using a Ford base as before. With
806 hp on tap, it produced similar power to the CCR while running
on pump gas and meeting emissions standards in the U.S. When the
CCX hit the track, it smashed a host of Guinness World Records and
carved a prominent place in the annals of supercars.
The CCX offered here is especially significant in the way that it
helped Christian von Koenigsegg fulfill his dream. This black CCX
with its six-speed manual transmission was the first
American-specification car delivered to a U.S. customer. It retains
its dark silver Dymag wheels and matching "Top Gear" rear wing.
Koenigsegg technicians at Ferrari of Scottsdale upgraded the engine
output from 806 to 980 horsepower, making it unimaginably fast in
the right hands. This first U.S.-market CCX has covered just over
1,000 miles and is ready to be enjoyed as its maker intended, at
great speed.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/fl19.
