Koenigsegg Releases the CCGT1, Their First Hypercar With a Dedicated Track Package, All 70 Are Sold

New Koenigsegg CCGT1 Hypercar Offers Yet Another Way to Shift With Your Hands

The 1,600-horsepower track slayer is available with two transmission options: a six-speed manual or a new nine-speed sequential that bangs through the gears in a split-second. The post New Koenigsegg CCGT1 Hypercar Offers Yet Another Way to Shift With Your Hands appeared first on The Drive.

New Koenigsegg CCGT1 Is A Tribute To A Race Car That Never Actually Raced

When the FIA gives you lemons, you seethe for two decades and then make some 1,600 horsepower lemonade.

Koenigsegg Releases the CCGT1, Their First Hypercar With a Dedicated Track Package, All 70 Are Sold

The automotive universe witnessed another one of Koenigsegg’s silent - and silencing - mic drops at Monterey with the reveal of the spectacular CCGT1. This fully homologated machine masterfully bridges the gap between past motorsport heartbreak and a triumphant modern reality for the Swedish brand. Two decades ago, founder Christian von Koenigsegg harbored intense ambitions to conquer elite endurance racing. He meticulously stu... (continue rea…

Koenigsegg Built A 1,600-HP Hypercar Tribute To A Race Car That Never Raced

CCGT1 revives a GT1 project regulations killed before it ever raced. Its twin-turbo V8 makes up to 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) on E85. All 70 examples were allocated before the public reveal. Koenigsegg’s original CCGT is a strange machine. If it ever competes in real races of any kind, it’ll end up being historic events. Built for GT1, tested, then sidelined when the rules changed, it never turned a wheel in competition. Now it has both a historic raci…