The Secret Koenigsegg You’ve Never Heard Of…

[@TopGear]

Would you like to see Koenigsegg take on Le Mans?

[@joebeus6886]

Yep and also Bugatti

[@thatparticulargame6001]

YES ABSOLUTELY 💯 Put Jesko attack on that straight and would reach closer to 400 km!

[@nastystew6942]

I've seen it before

[@electrophaganax900]

Hell, yes!!! Along with Bugatti and Pagani.

[@joebeus6886]

Christian forgot to also mention Bugatti EB110 SS at Le Mans 😉

[@robinbhatti3886]

I swear you can listen to him for hours with absolute full attention, such an amazing and passionate person ❤

[@Christoffski]

The very first line made me go "Bruh! 🤨😑". Anyone who ever played Forza or Grid knows about the CCGT.

[@L1qhts]

He never fails to impress. It's just amazing how remembers every detail about this car years later. And you know he didn't prep beforehand or anything. No need. He could no more forget anything about his cars engines than he could his children's birthdays

[@xapaiz]

Still can't believe this big guy goes to work in a NA Miata, truly a car guy

[@baikia777]

I wonder if he modified the miata with some koenigsegg tech🤔

[@MrBassbump]

@@baikia777he presses a button and it turns into a vehicle like the men in Black two crown Victoria.

[@Neojhun]

@@baikia777 I hope it's just a Stock rebuild. Just refurbished mostly to be a daily driver.

[@hectorpalomar4533]

⁠@@baikia777his cars share the block from a crown Victoria

[@Daytonuh]

i bet it has that 5.2L flat plane v8

[@АлександърВанков-ф5ю]

He appears in every presentation of his cars.This is giving so much importance of what he is doing-imagine Enzo Ferrari to show up and talk about Ferrari 250 GTO-priceless.

[@kishlayverma6622]

what I love about koenigseggs is that they look so simple, yet so stunning!!!

[@pederfallbom]

Thats the Swedish way 👍🇸🇪

[@awkc63]

I know Christian will never retire... But if he ever does... He needs to start a podcast. I can literally listen to him for hours. His love and passion is just so amazing. He talks like an expert, at a high level, but doesn't talk over people. He talks like a well educated... Teacher maybe? It's the vibe I've always gotten from him.

[@fgcpeak9591]

He is above something as basic and corny as a podcast.

[@Cony394]

The story of this car is quite tragic that it never got to actually race in competition. If the CCGT goes historic GT1 racing that would be such a cool and deserved closure to the whole topic. Way back in the original Racedriver GRID game (shoutout to who remembers that game) this was one of my favorite cars to drive.

[@BtotheT-tz6vs]

One of the best racing games ever!

[@nonamerider4953]

Forza Motorsport 3 best non Prototype car.

[@toddthezondalover645]

I'm trying to get my hands on that game again

[@Christoffski]

It was amazing in Grid and Forza. ❤

[@fife_01]

My favourite koenigsegg its cool to see it finally here on top gear

[@elpennywisefromouterspace]

even no eyebrows for Mr Christian as per recommendation from the aerodynamicist for superior performance his enthusiasm for cars is contagious, Koenigsegg seems to be a very special manufacturer

[@YARCHLRL]

Christian Koenigsegg is one of the most important figures in the Automotive Industry EVER.

[@4literv6]

Good to see it seems he's lost a good bit of weight this year! Him mate&elon are the truly crazy trifecta of modern men making some truly nuts cars!

[@ClementFoli]

To fit better in the cars he make I guess

[@bzdtemp]

He is certainly an amazing guy. It is so obvious how he really knows his stuff, so much more than "just" a clever business guy.

[@xALONZO8x]

you’re wrong

[@YARCHLRL]

@@bzdtemp the technology he and his company is making is pivotal in the industry. Sort of Internal Combustion Engines 2.0-ish. Absolutely revolutionary

[@eilertolsen434]

This car was sold to one of the Norwegian investors. That invested in Koenigsegg in the start. He sold it this summer. For info 🇧🇻🤭

[@captain_context9991]

Bård Eker also has a CCX on constant display at his offices in Skøyen Oslo. But he is no longer part-owner of Koenigsegg.

[@TheRealDr.Mabuse]

In the video they said it was auctioned last summer (2023).

[@eilertolsen434]

@@TheRealDr.Mabuse iknow. I made the coment before i see the hole video... And time move fast so i think i it was like this summer... But i gues iam wrong 🤭

[@TheRealDr.Mabuse]

@@eilertolsen434 yeah, time flies.

[@Zarrex]

It's owned by a collector from my area, he's got a ton of fantastic cars

[@franciscojaviervaldeonpaez9864]

Wow, it's amazing to see the level of knowledge that Kristian has. He knows every detail in the car, just unbelievable, and he is so passionate about the improvements and everything around the car. I just admire the brand and his leadership. He is so down to earth. Big respect!!🇸🇪👌🏁💨🙌

[@UncleManuel]

Koenigsegg, Rimac, Murray - these guys are the proof that enthusiasm and innovation can survive in a world full of megacorporations. 😎🤘

[@riaanshaigh1338]

I wish I worked for Koenigsegg. His ethos for a fast car is unmatched.

[@UKBUILT]

Definitely 😍

[@jiboy8549]

I will never get tired of listening to Christian Von Koenigsegg explaining and sharing all of his technology, cars, and passion on his creations.

[@AntoniusTyas]

2004-2010 was one of the best era for GT1 cars. The cars are instantly recognisable as road cars (yes, even MC12), and they all sounded fantastic. Growling V8s from Saleen, Corvette C6.Rs, and Ford GTs, V12 howlers from MC12, DBR9 and Reiter Murcielagos, and even Nissan GT-R got big honking V8 as well. And this is before we got into the lower GT2 class with F430, 997 RSR and V8 Vantages. Imagine if CCGT was allowed to compete as well...

[@toddthezondalover645]

I think the Gumpert Apollo being a GT3 car was a shame. Definitely could have been made into a GT1. There was a Mercedes SLR 722 GT, that was pretty much a GT1 unrestricted. The McLaren MP4-12C came a little late, but that would have been cool.

[@BeckieBlanchette]

tunedbyai AI fixes this. Secret Koenigsegg you've never heard.

[@deanjackson8368]

Love hearing CvK talking about his cars. Imagine CvK, Newey, Murray and maybe Mate Rimac all talking cars and brainstorming.

[@deezyeljefe3872]

Replace Newey with John Hennessy and that interview actually exists..

[@muxiku]

It's a shame that GT1 no longer exists.

[@phrnando]

Koenigsegg is genuinely my favorite car brand. Always thinking outside of the box, innovative and never compromised. Christian clearly cares about cars first and foremost, his craft speaks for itself and does the selling. No need for racing heritage gimmicks or psuedo luxury

[@RamadaArtist]

They are literally the only hypercar manufacturer I have any respect for. Pure engineering, none of effort of maintaining a bullshit pedigree. His cars aren't supposed to _look_ fast, they're supposed to _be_ fast, and I don't think anyone else out there is committed to that ethos in the same way with production vehicles. His road cars genuinely seem like they're made with every intention of being able to race in Le Mans, and that they just _happen_ to be legal on the road as well.

[@Alex-md6bu]

Something that really excites me, a lot of what Christian is saying about his interests in racing directly parallel things Gordon Murray says, can you imagine if they sorted their categories out and you had konigseggs racing gma cars? Forget the glory days of gt1 that would be some of the greatest racing machines ever!!!

[@juniormichelesperant6372]

2005.. this was going to race against the Aston Martin DBR9 the C6R vettes the Maserati MC12 GT1 in the GT1 class would've been epic to watch

[@maxcore5815]

If they had let them come on stage, maybe it would have been the "hype" GT1 would have needed to still be here this year? Who knows...

[@cademckee7276]

@@maxcore5815 No. GT1 died because it was insanely expensive and the OEMs couldn’t justify it anymore and the Gentlemen drivers couldn’t drive the GT1 cars. Which led to GT2 and eventually GTE which just ended up with the same problems. It took GT3 racing to have an actual stable global GT platform again

[@tsunika26]

its amazing that the American collector that bought it wants to race it, a car like this deserves to be driven

[@xrghbalsara]

Ollie looks like a mini version of CVK 😂😂!! All joking aside, this is an amazing car. Can’t wait for the video showing it running at full tilt.

[@nadjibe]

😂 same motor DNA possibly

[@TheFakeMackie]

So we're gonna see Koenigsegg at Le Mans in the next 5 years. Sweet. (And I totally vibe with his notion that Le Mans is much more exciting when the cars that win look like something you could drive on the road. Leave the space ships for F1 imo.)

[@cademckee7276]

Le Mans has always had cars that where spaceships. Even in the 30s. It’s just how Le Mans has been.

[@georgef1176]

Any of The CC series cars are absolutely his best work. The new stuff is probably great but the CC is so Raw it’s just perfect.

[@bicyclist2]

I remember seeing photo's of this CC GT when it was new. The magazine photo caption said that Koenigsegg was going to take it racing. So sad that it didn't. Great to see it in detail here. Thank you.

[@thatparticulargame6001]

ANOTHER EGG 🔥Theres only the Gemera family car TopGear.... Make it happen 👀 We wanna see that monstrosity accelerating.

[@captain_context9991]

Its coming soon.

[@joshuathomas512]

bro knows everything dear god, truly respect this man, bring back gt1 he has unfinished business

[@tommyandersson4123]

I have no desire for this kind of cars whatsoever. But i really like what they do and how they do it. A perfect David against Goliath success-story with a man with a vision and the ability to make it real. There are a few of this kind in the world, but it's interesting how they seem to come up with new ideas time after time.

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

The Fact that Christian can tell us all of the little details about all of his cars, even the older ones, is just Crazy! If i would be in his place and somebody would ask me about a car i've build almost 20 years ago, i would forget about 70% of it. But that's exactly why Christian is Christian Von Koenigsegg.

[@JonBurrows1990]

I could listen to Christian for hours, I wouldn’t have a clue what he’s on about but I could listen to him for hours

[@jamesborek8125]

The more you know.. the better it gets lol Seriously, been a mechanic for over 20 years and have tinkered in motorsports throughout.. I cannot agree more with you. I'd love having even 5 minutes of chat with him whilst going over one of his vehicles. I'd gain 100 years of knowledge

[@captain_context9991]

I have seen this car in several car shows and at the factory a couple of times. Never expected it would be sold to a customer.

[@maxcore5815]

Why not?

[@marcust510]

Sucks we never got to see this race. Hopefully Koenigsegg will make an appearance in Le Mans soon. Even if it was under Garage 56 I’d be happy.

[@zpudumjee]

3 eggs in a room

[@septanos]

Can i say that beside its aggressiveness it also looks gorgeous

[@zalbert1098]

Christian is who Elon think he is but Christian actually talks the talk and walks the walk. Hes paying but he also knows what he and his team is doing. Elon is just a boss, Christian WORKS

[@Milkydrummer]

That first sentence. “Christian is who Elon thinks he is.” 👌🏻 Spot. On.

[@jjpreme4220]

Elon sleeps at his factories, I’d consider that work

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

Why the hate on Elon? Lol

[@narki86]

@@drummerdoingstuff5020 well he's a compulsively lying con artist for one

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

@@narki86 about?

[@Jimmy-i1q]

Who doesn't love to hear from this passionate man, great talk, loved it, thanks.

[@issambekkal983]

Always a pleasure to listen to Mr. Koenigsegg, a real enthusiast who loves to share his passion

[@just_ralph]

I'm very pleased to see that Ollie has either been reading the comments on his videos when interviewing, or very much noted the feedback received from his team regarding shutting the hell up and letting someone speak or at least finish their sentence. It makes for a much calmer and pleasant viewing. Still struggled on one or two occasions as it just seems to be in his nature. However, the effort has indeed been noticed. Well done on almost doing your job, Ollie 👍

[@bavitasingh5004]

Christian is just so down to earth and such a gentleman. I love his cars & his Tech that goes into the cars. Man one day I will get one!

[@joeys2234]

This is the first time I've seen Cristian, you can tell how much he absolutely loves cars, you'd expect someone putting something out like the Jesko series would be just chasing numbers, but he is truly just doing it out of love.

[@Vtecquila]

what an amazing man , when i see a video talking i learn new things every time , he could be the best teacher for mechanics , already a legend for such amazing cars and new technologies

[@fredrikabramsson4659]

Im not even a car guy and I understand about as many promille as my norrlands guld while listening but I still listen. Listening to someone with this much enthusiasm is top tier.

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

I have heard of the CCGT. First introduction was Forza Motorsport 4.

[@prodelboy2743]

I really enjoyed that interview. Thanks to all and especially Christian

[@farishanafiah8461]

Now that the WEC Hypercar rules is a bit more lax, I do hope that Koenigsegg can achieve the ambition of going racing.

[@The_Brozilla]

So glad this egg is getting more visibility, it is a shame it never got to race, knowing the performance of their road cars already rival full blooded race cars.

[@BespokeMotorWorksOfficial]

Even tho i wouldn't understand much i still would sit around and listen to him if he spoke for hours about his cars...he knows so much it's astonishing

[@driver694]

I would love to see a LeMans Hypercar from Koenigsegg. Maybe they can go the Anton Martin Route and use a roadcar as base

[@arunlingam2531]

Nice talk wit Chris about the detail of the car and awesome car ❤🔥

[@codyhaar1966]

I could listen to Christian talk all day. He's so articulate an knowledgeable. It's very interesting, and I always learn a lot. I think he would make a great professor!

[@josephkelly4893]

The profile of that windscreen and roof line is immaculate, what a stunning vehicle

[@PrathamRao1729]

We are lucky to be in the Koenigsegg era😎😎

[@vickyyonanda4708]

i know this car from Forza Horizon 5 and it drives AMAZING even in the game

[@zbatchDOC]

It’s the best car in 4. Which is unquestionably a better game.

[@fastg6e]

@@zbatchDOC couldn’t agree more with you. Fh4 is miles ahead of fh5

[@SiamHossain7]

That shit is meta in S2

[@NissanSkylineR32GTR]

Used to use this on fh5. Prob the best car simply because it can drift really well while also being a really good drag car.

[@Ksegger]

One of my all time fav race cars, just a beautiful shape and I love how low it sits

[@pauljr.harrington1905]

I'm glad I got to see this car during Monterey Car Week, I genuinely think I'll never see it again.

[@Ronaldosaurus]

Christian is so down to earth I really like him (I’m a Bugatti lover)

[@zbatchDOC]

If you’ve played Forza horizon…. 4 or 5 you’ve heard of it.

[@liamyates5544]

It was on Forza motorsport 3 😉

[@MichaelClaesson]

Hehe, thought the same!

[@BtotheT-tz6vs]

RaceDriver Grid >

[@Zboi99]

Was going to say. What happened to motorsports fm3 & 4 had this

[@Mr.Waffullz]

It's in the States now. Turn 10 should definitely rescan it!

[@viruldojitha9341]

Yesterday I send an email to koenigsegg telling this car is my favourite...🔥 WOW

[@bartz2433]

Mr. Koenigsegg is absolutely right! Having series that uses slightly modified hypercars would be amazing. GT1, Megacar, call it how you want, that’d be great.

[@MichaelClaesson]

You gotta love Christian! Passionate and seems to be almost as knowledgeable as the people he surrounds himself with.

[@fozzylozzy1131]

Christian Koenisegg looks like some movie mafia villain, but we all see him as the Hero when it comes to all things cars

[@petewilson6575]

I remember the Koenigsegg video on this car, which seems to have disappeared. It's one of the best sounding vehicles ever built

[@mcduvall2000]

GT1 was also one of my favs!!! I hated the convertible LMP cars. The hypermarket are okay..... But I wish GT1 or something similar would come back!!!

[@ZZZ333]

Absolute legend of a man, he always seems so down to earth too!

[@deagt3388]

I heard that this car had a flaw, it allegedly wore tires faster than the competition in the races. Now that I have the opportunity to ask a question, I would be very happy to use it with the hope that I will get an answer.

[@aloniabasmerom8868]

Low key this is the most UNDERRATED Koenigsegg in history

[@VGC87]

Every time I see Christian talk I'm extremely impressed. In a world of fakes like fElon Musk, you can tell Christian has actually been involved in designing everything in the car. He knows absolutely everything of every piece, why it's the way it is and how it got to that point. Truly hands on and extremely inspiring. Him and Gordon Murray are two of the biggest automotive icons of this era. Bravo!

[@pharoahkenun999]

this car on a game simulation brought joy to my heart and I would pay any needed amount for this unicorn car I always loved and i would love to race for Koenigsegg in future

[@Inazuma68]

I remember there was a shakedown video from Koenigsegg on KZbin with AC/DC (Long time to top if you wanna rock‘n roll) and of course the glorious sound of the V8. I don’t know how many times I watched it. Maybe they can stream the video again cause obviously they took it away 😢

[@maxcore5815]

I cant find it! I want to see that. Someone post a link!?

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

That car is priceless! That thing is amazing! We need more like it!

[@bunsenn5064]

Imagine if GT1 was still alive, and imagine further if they hadn’t added that homologation rule. This thing is an absolute monster of a track car.

[@koenigseggdubstep9837]

Uh, no, we've heard of it.

[@mekhipeck7310]

I have a fierce dream to manufacture race cars as Mr.Koenigsegg does. I will look to him aswell as many others as inspiration!

[@sbkpeace.24]

It looks new, today 👏👏 Very special car Would have loved to have seen in back in the day in GT1

[@Houmass]

Cristian > real life Dominic toretto

[@Inazuma68]

No because Christian is cool and Dom only thinks he is cool…

[@maxcore5815]

@@Inazuma68 They are brothers with diffrent mothers :-)

[@costafilh0]

People: CEOs are all bad people. Me: You haven't met Christian von Koenigsegg!

[@C64SX]

I remember seeing this car at a car show here in Sweden back then. Nice to get to know what happened with it.

[@lesflynn4455]

How much would I like to see this beast on a race track? Very much indeed. Please let it happen and post it on the tubes. There is some great racing posted on KZbin now. Some of it is historic racing posted by Goodwood. If you get them involved they will name it happen.

[@moogygoogy]

seeing kids say they know it from fh5 makes me feel old, found this gem in fm4, i'm not old tho so it's a little odd

[@Shifty_Malone]

A naturally aspirated Jesko engine with 600ish BHP would be amazing. GT1 regs gave us some of the wildest road cars. The closest thing to a homologation special today is the GR Yaris.

[@bobcolgan]

Christian never fails to demonstrate an extraordinarily encyclopedic knowledge of every single part of every one of his cars! Plus, he always explains complex mechanicals so clearly even mechanical-challenged people can understand.

[@captain_context9991]

So the problem with Koenigsegg going racing, is... Their cars are just too good. They will have to be restricted so much to comply with the rest of the grid of Porsches and Ferraris.

[@R4M_Tommy]

The Ferrari is the most restricted car in GT3 at the moment.

[@PanderingSlats]

No, problem with Koenigsegg going racing is it takes so long to design and build their cars the regs change before they're ready 😛 In all honesty I see why he's uninterested in LMH competition but I wish they had something to enter

[@captain_context9991]

@@PanderingSlats They were 11 people back then. In the whole company. Today they have over 750 people. If they were going racing today, they would hire a dedicated race team just for that.

[@wollfe_07onblitz36]

C. von Koenigsegg on GT1: "That disappeared... that's the most exciting racing I can think of" Truer words were never spoken

[@khackett7]

How interesting would it be to see this race!

[@battles.digital]

Who remembers this car from playing the Forza franchise games?

[@danestormfeltz7815]

I literally found out about this car in The Crew Motorfest, and here it is in the carbon! Awesome car, a shame ot never got to race in period. It will be cool to see it race in the Le Mans Historic!

[@MW-uy3np]

One of the most beautiful cars ever made.

[@elbekbozorboev1]

I wish it raced like it was supposed to😢

[@SlipKnot7866]

God Bless Christian von Koenigsegg! If ever there a perfect man to make a super/hyper car, he's damn near close to it! Love Koenigsegg and all the things they implement to their cars for the love of driving and motorsport but also convenience and comfort

[@paullees5705]

It's interesting to listen to Christian talk about this car. His knowledge of his cars and cars in general is absolutely amazing.

[@STAG162]

Remember kids... high speed = hair loss! Fantastic car though.

[@TheImperfectGuy]

he doesn't have hairloss he's got a genetic thing where he does not grow hair at all look at his arms or the non existent eyebrows

[@hrishikeshaggrawal]

Wdym. He clearly optimized his head for aero

[@kemikal5471]

I really wish GT1 was still a thing too.

[@miker0n327]

This is Awesome! Thanks for the video

[@Diecastclassicist]

I want to work for Koenigsegg.

[@theadmirer_]

When the amazing Mr Koenigsegg speaks, i get immediately 100% focused.

[@TrygveJohannSørensen]

Bård eeker just sold his. Been one at rudskogen racetrack in norway for years..

[@seankeef9838]

What a man and brand. Cheers Christian.