Friday, January 14, 2011
Koenigsegg CCR Design Sport Car ConceptKoenigsegg design aims to give an interpretation of strength and flowing movement. The body of a Koenigsegg is formed for one ultimate aim, speed. Both the body and chassis of a Koenigsegg are made of lightweight composite carbon fiber, reinforced with Kevlar and aluminum honeycomb. Not surprisingly, the downside is very low downforce, just 50kg front and 70kg at the back. For comparison, an Enzo generates 775kg while Pagani produces 500kg. The entire body is carbon fiber.
Koenigsegg design aims to give an interpretation of strength and flowing movement. The body of a Koenigsegg is formed for one ultimate aim, speed. Its beauty is the beauty of speed itself. The surfaces are shaped to perfectly aerodynamic, something that does not deceive. All aspects of this machine serve its one fundamental objective with. Both the body and chassis of a Koenigsegg are made of lightweight composite carbon fiber, reinforced with Kevlar and aluminum honeycomb. Its race-bred suspension system brings the driver in control of every movement, even under the most difficult race.The car was designed by Christian von Koenigsegg himself but its shape is largely dictated by aerodynamics. It is not so surprising as Enzo and Pagani. In some corners it seems too bulky, like a great whale. But the whale has a sense of power that can not be found in one of his rivals. Due to the targeted top speed, the body is designed to be so delicate that a very low drag coefficient of 0.30. This is much lower than Enzo (0.36), SLR (0.37) and the Carrera GT (0.39). Not surprisingly, the downside is very low downforce, just 50kg front and 70kg at the back. For comparison, an Enzo generates 775kg while Pagani produces 500kg.
The frame is built like other supercar. Central to it is a carbon fiber tub (Koenigsegg called "semi-monocoque") attached with steel subframe at the front and the rear aluminum subframe to mount the engine, gearbox and suspension. Chassis rigidity is 28,100 Nm per degree, despite the roof plate. The entire body is carbon fiber. Koenigsegg says a dry weight of 1175 kg, which translates to 1275kg when fluid and fuel are loaded, ie, that which usually refer to "tare". In other words, is about CC8S light as Pagani and Saleen S7, whilst being around 100 kilograms lighter than Enzo and Carrera GT.