[DeTomaso] NPC: Koenigsegg

Thomas Tornblom thomas at hax.se
Fri Nov 18 11:48:43 EST 2011


0-300 kph, 14.53s
300-0 kph, 6.66s. Are the eyes still in their sockets after this? :)

0-200mph-0 24.96s

2011-11-18 17:29, Bill Lewis skrev:
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> A trip to Sweden (?) to visit a car factory - sounds like it rates a top 5 position in my Bucket List!     ---Bill (Thanks, Christian, I was just looking) Lewis
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>> From: mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:17:50 +0100
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC: Koenigsegg
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>> I don't understand why everybody makes such a fuss over the Veyron. Right
>> here in the Nordics (I'm feeling more Swedish than ever before) Christian
>> von Koenigsegg builds the Koenigsegg Agera (Agera is Swedish for "to act")
>> that also has 1000+ HP and weighs a lot less. 1.41kg/HP according to the
>> homepage, don't think any car is better? Real car? This is not a kit-car
>> with a ridiculously big engine, it's very well sorted, it's craftsmanship is
>> at the highest level, ask Jay Leno.
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>> Today they introduced their Danish dealership, so I went to the reception.
>> There were two Koenigsegg cars there, one CCX for sale, in just the blue
>> color I like, but since the steering wheel was on the wrong side, I didn't
>> buy. And there was a silver Agera, driven down from the factory to this
>> event. They started the CCX briefly, even though it was inside. The idle
>> didn't sound especially impressive, but when he revved it, pure racecar
>> sound.
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>> Christian von Koenigsegg was supposed to be there, but he wasn't. Instead
>> there was the Head of Sales EU/ North America in the Agera. I spoke with
>> him, trying to keep my questions a bit more informed and scientific than the
>> usual "what's the mileage", "what's the Danish tax etc". I also asked him
>> about factory visit. He talked for a minute about how they have to be
>> restrictive, how they get a lot of requests, and that people come ringing
>> their doorbell uninvited 4-5 times per day. I said that I "presented" a
>> group of Danish and Swedish DeTomaso Pantera owners, and that I could
>> imagine arranging a trip for that group of people. He looked a bit more
>> positive then, and ended up giving me his business card and told me to get
>> in touch with him. I don't know if my close-by fellow Pantera owners would
>> like to go there, but I would.
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>> Has anybody here ever driven a Koenigsegg?
>>
>> Mikael
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