Koenigsegg builds a pretty amazing line of cars but they have now gone green, too, with the E85 powered Koenigsegg Flower Power supercar. The power and performance numbers put this car in some very heady territory. The engine has been detuned slightly from their original 1100bhp+ and 885 foot pounds of torque to a solid 1018bhp and all the while running E85, which is considerably higher output than the 806bhp gasoline version.
Koenigsegg says the 0-62mph time of 3.2sec is unchanged for the CCXR, but 0-124mph (200kph) is reduced from 9.6sec to 8.5, while top speed rises from ‘245+ mph’ to ‘250+’. …
The result is a power-to-weight figure of 876bhp/ton. For comparison, the Bugatti Veyron offers 521bhp/ton…
Also in the works at Koenigsegg:
a revolutionary camless engine – where the valve action is taken care of by pneumatic actuators controlled by computer – that is currently being developed by a sister company at the Koenigsegg factory. Among the advantages Christian envisages are a 100rpm idle speed, up to 10,000rpm maximum engine speeds, and massive reductions in internal friction. All this could be on production engines in around three to four years’ time.
Is this a great time time for gearheads or what? I love this stuff!
Link: Koenigsegg via evo magazine