The movie inspired a young Christian von Koenigsegg to create the Koenigsegg CC.

The initial design of the Koenigsegg CC was drawn by Christian von Koenigsegg.

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The car was very original and got a lot of attention but in order to test the waters, Koenigsegg decided to bring the CC prototype to the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.

Cars included a mix of Ferrari F50s and 360s, Lamborghini Murcielagos, a Koenigsegg CC and Jesse James ' customized VW Eurovan.

This model was later scaled up in order to create the base plug for the initial Koenigsegg prototype that was finished in 1996.

The prototype enabled the foundation of Koenigsegg Automotive AB.

The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing a world-class supercar.

In March 2009 the Koenigsegg CCXR was chosen by Forbes to be one of the ten most beautiful cars in history.

Initially, Koenigsegg Automotive was based in Olofström.

The Koenigsegg badge was designed in 1994 by Jacob Låftman, based on the shield of the Koenigsegg family.

On September 9, 2009, Koenigsegg announced that BAIC was going to join as a minority stakeholder in Koenigsegg.

The timing uncertainty of finalization of the take over was the reason Koenigsegg stated for leaving the deal.

Koenigsegg was established in Asia later that year with a premiere at the Seoul Auto Show.

In 2006 Koenigsegg introduced the CCX, a new model, that was created in order to meet worldwide regulations for road use.

Just after Koenigsegg passed this test, the test requirement was deemed too complicated for low-volume manufacturers to cope with.

During its review of the CCX, BBC television program Top Gear reported that the Koenigsegg CCR holds the fastest speeding ticket in the United States, which was supposedly for in a zone.

Said claim was put to test on February 28, 2005, at Italy's Nardò Ring where a team of five Koenigsegg engineers and mechanics together with founder Christian von Koenigsegg ran a standard CCR, driven by Loris Bicocchi to a top speed of, breaking the fastest production car record that was held for 8 years by the McLaren F1.

The Noble posted a time of 1: 17. 7 around the Top Gear test track with The Stig behind the wheel on a cold winter day, and despite the conditions the M600 was the eighth-fastest behind the Ariel Atom 500, the McLaren MP4-12C, the Lamborghini Aventador, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the Gumpert Apollo, the Ascari A10 and the Koenigsegg CCX.

When Koenigsegg was five years old he saw the Norwegian animated film Flåklypa Grand Prix ; in the movie a local bicycle repairman makes his own racing car.

The Koenigsegg CC8S is a mid-engine sports car, the first produced by Swedish automaker Koenigsegg and the first production car to use dihedral actuation doors, a feature that has become a trademark of the brand.

The Agera's design follows a clear lineage from the previous Koenigsegg supercars, but adds many special new features, such as a wider front track, new styling and aero features, and a new interior ; including a new lighting technique they call " Ghost Light ," which consists of microscopic carbon nanotubes to hide the interior lighting until it's turned on, which then shines through what appeared to be solid aluminium.

In 2006, Koenigsegg began production of the CCX, which uses an engine created in-house especially for that vehicle.

Furthermore, Koenigsegg controls and uses the former military runway for shakedown runs of production cars and high speed testing.

The Koenigsegg CCXR holds the power-to-weight ratio record for production cars, with a power-to-weight ratio of / hp.

The F1 remains as of 2011 one of the fastest production cars ever made ; as of July 2010 it is succeeded by very few cars including the Koenigsegg CCR, the Bugatti Veyron, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

At its debut, Koenigsegg claimed the CCR to be the fastest production car with a theoretical top speed of more than.

The automaker felt assured and pushed onwards to reach production and just five years later, in 2002, Koenigsegg began series production of the CC8S model.

Another car that has higher power on ethanol is the Koenigsegg CCXR, which on ethanol is the third-most powerful production car, with 1020 hp.

For example the Koenigsegg CCR which set a speed record for a production car at the Nardò Ring did so with the steering wheel at a 30 ° angle.

By comparison, in 2008 Koenigsegg with its staff of 45 produced 18 cars at an average price of US $ 1 million each ; Saab employed 3, 400 workers and made more than 93, 000 cars.

In 2010 Koenigsegg released information at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show on a new model called the Agera, which translates into " take action / act " in Swedish.

Koenigsegg CCR at Broughtons, Berkshire, UK

Brakes are ventilated disks, with 6 piston calipers up front and with 4 piston calipers at the rear, all brakes power is assisted by Koenigsegg Advanced Control System.

Koenigsegg Geneva Auto Show 2011

Koenigsegg Automotive AB (; ) is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm.

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a non-listed free traded Swedish Public Company.

Christian von Koenigsegg is the CEO and a major shareholder.

Apart from developing, manufacturing, and selling the Koenigsegg line of supercars, Koenigsegg is also involved in " green technology " development programs, beginning with the CCXR (" Flower Power ") flexfuel supercar and continuing through the present with the Agera R. Koenigsegg is also active in development programs when it comes to plug-in electric cars ' systems and next-generation reciprocating engine technologies.

In December 2010 the Koenigsegg Agera won the prestigious BBC Top Gear Hypercar of the Year Award.

Von Koenigsegg got the idea to build his own car after watching the Norwegian stop-motion animated movie Pinchcliffe Grand Prix in his youth.

The success of this venture gave von Koenigsegg the necessary financial standing to launch his chosen career as a car manufacturer.

From 2003 and on Koenigsegg has converted two large fighter-jet hangars and an office building into a car factory.