Koenigsegg is a well-known sports activities automobile producer primarily based out of Sweden. The corporate makes limited-production autos nonetheless, someday in 2000s, the carmaker determined to enter aggressive racing. To this finish, Koenigsegg made a single CCGT GT1 Competitors Coupe to take part in GT1 class. This automobile is now up for public sale.
2007 Koenigsegg CCGT GT1 Competitors Coupe
The Swedish carmaker wished to see how its providing would fare in opposition to the likes of the Aston Martin DC9, Chevrolet Corvette C6 and the Ferrari 550. The monitor variations of those automobiles is what Koenigsegg wished to move up in opposition to. Therefore, the CCGT. Sadly, the automobile was by no means competitively raced because of the modifications within the homologation necessities.
The CCGT is nothing however the monitor model of the CCX. It seems visually fairly much like the street going automobile, however comes with a racing livery, Michelin slick tires and a big rear wing.
Uniquely, this automobile makes much less energy than the manufacturing automobiles. Koenigsegg used a 5.0-liter V8 engine with a most energy of 600 HP. This was because of the restrictions of the GT1 class. To maintain the automobile on the monitor, Koenigsegg added a double wishbone suspension, gas-hydraulic shockers and carbon disc brakes with six-piston calipers.
This distinctive specimen was given to Bard Eker, the compnay’s largest shareholders. He has stored the automobile on this immaculate situation because the final 16 years. The automobile was seen in a number of shows, however the six month-to-month upkeep was religiously adopted. The 2007 CCGT GT1 was all the time saved in temperature managed and darkish areas.
It by no means noticed a GT1 race, however Masters Historic Racing has permitted it for competitors within the group’s Endurance Legends Sequence.
Public sale particulars
Bonhams has deliberate the public sale to happen on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity. It would hit the hammer on 14th July 2023. The just about new 16-year outdated automobile might go for one thing in between US$3.8-5.0 million.
Supply : Bonhams