VIDEO:Koenigsegg Trevita CCXR visits Jay Leno's Garage

Posted by Mr Dung Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Being a celebrity car fan has its privileges.  Christian von Koenigsegg, founder of the supercar manufacturer named for his family, brought the Koenigsegg Trevita CCXR to California for a segment with Jay Leno.

The rear-wheel drive car is one of only three Trevita units to be produced with a body built from a proprietary white carbon fiber diamond weave.  The car uses a 4.8-liter twin-supercharged V8 engine running on biofuel that produces 1018 horsepower (759 kW / 1032 PS).  Torque tops out at 1060 Nm (782 ft-lb).

Although the automaker claims the Trevita is half the weight of the Bugatti Veyron, it actually has a slower 0-100 km/h sprint time.  The Veyron hits the mark at 2.5 seconds, while the Trevita needs 2.9.  The Trevita hits 200 km/h in 8.75 seconds, and goes 0-200-0 in 13.55.  0-300-0 is accomplished in 27.8 seconds.

"This is a car that will be prized years and years into the future," said Leno on inspecting the car.  The car is street-legal in the United States, having survived 18 crash tests.


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