Christian von Koenigsegg (two videos)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5W_HCZuYpA&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO_8A7-AKfs&feature=related

Someone get this uncompromising industrialist a US Visa and a land grant!

(Ruveyn: you deride this man or his achievements in any way, and I'll send the word out to sports car enthusiasts the world over to cut you off on the road at every opportunity -- no emoticon!)

[Arnold 0]

It must take huge confidence to decide, despite all the other available super cars, that your super-car will have more to offer than the others. Good for him. He tried to buy Saab, but GM caused delays that were unacceptable. GM had no interest in Saabs survival. I wonder what Koenigsegg could have done with it, as he obviously saw the virtues of the brand.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5W_HCZuYpA&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO_8A7-AKfs&feature=related

Someone get this uncompromising industrialist a US Visa and a land grant!

(Ruveyn: you deride this man or his achievements in any way, and I'll send the word out to sports car enthusiasts the world over to cut you off on the road at every opportunity -- no emoticon!)

I would not demean any one who supplies toys to the boys.

Children must have their playthings.

ruveyn

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LoL!

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And a more recent one on the Agera R:

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YouTube sensation, Drive, will be uploading video of Christian von Koeningsegg talking about what makes his car the most advanced hypercar on the market:

Clip introducing the series:

The first video:

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[Arnold 0]

If only the deal to buy Saab had gone through, what wonders he could have done for the make.

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If only the deal to buy Saab had gone through, what wonders he could have done for the make.

One thing he was looking to do with Saab's economies of scale was to finish his work on camless engines, good for an efficiency increase of a third.

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[Arnold 0]

I wish everyone was as fussy as this. A true dedication to the value of standards.

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[Arnold 0]

Intelligent test driver. No wonder these cars cost so much.

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Intelligent test driver. No wonder these cars cost so much.

The carbon fiber panels alone cost $20K each! Then it takes an eternity to align and prep them for paint. (Prices will be coming down over the next five years but for now the stuff is expensive.)

[Bert 0]

Interesting Car and Driver review - the guy is amazed by it and the clips of him driving are crazy. I can not imagine what driving this would be like but this video helps

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[Arnold 0]

As I said, imagine what he could have done for Saab. With innovations as sensible as this he is an asset to any company..

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Last one, supposedly.

[ruveyn ben yosef 0]

Last one, supposedly.

Between 1.00 and 2:00 are some lovely sweet motor sounds. If I were rich, I would buy the machine just to listen to it.

[Arnold 0]

Not even Rolls Royce is likely to have as much hand crafting.

[ruveyn ben yosef 0]

If we ever get sufficiently inexpensive, reliable fuel cells that can power an electric automobile motor sufficient to go (say) 300 miles it is finis for the internal combustion engine on passenger cars. We may still need them for trucks and locomotives.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell

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