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 racing future and a modern road-going tribute called the CCGT1. Based on the CC850, the CCGT1 takes the original’s big-wing GT1 attitude and turns it into Koenigsegg’s most track-focused road car yet. According to Koenigsegg, its twin-turbo V8 makes 1,280 hp (954 kW) on pump gas or 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) on E85. That’s enough power to make the gigantic rear wing both functional and a sort of a public warning. More: A Koenigsegg Just Spanked EV Hypercars Into Oblivion The original CCGT was an altogether different animal. It used a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 restricted to GT1’s 600-hp limit, weighed around 2,205 lbs (1,000 kg), and made more than 1,323 lbs (600 kg) of downforce. Koenigsegg says it had real pace in testing, but the FIA changed GT1’s rules two months into its shakedown program to favor higher-volume production cars. The series subsequently collapsed, and the lone CCGT spent years with its first owner. Aero Built to Intimidate Its new namesake is a little less restrained. Nearly every body panel has changed from the CC850, with only the doors and removable roof carrying over. Koenigsegg claims the new aero package generates up to 1,764 lbs (800 kg) of downforce at 155 mph (250 km/h), putting it between the Jesko Attack and Sadair’s Spear for outright aero load. The rear wing has an active element with 30 degrees of automatic adjustment and can operate in low-drag, high-downforce, and air-brake modes. The company says it also tuned the system to serve up more usable grip at lower speeds, the kind ordinary drivers might actually feel from behind the wheel. The aero pairs a reprofiled underfloor with active flaps that keep things balanced as rear-wing load climbs with speed. Elsewhere, the body picks up front wheel-arch vents, NACA ducts, and a roof scoop that channels cooling air to the oil cooler and the inboard rear dampers. The nine-speed Light Speed Transmission carries over, but the CCGT1 wraps a fresh interface around it called Koenigsegg Sequential Shift (KSS). You use the clutch pedal only to get moving. After that, every gear change runs through the box like a sequential racer, no clutch required, with an ignition cut on each pull. Mode settings live on a center-console dial labeled ASMR, for Auto, Sequential, Manual, and Reverse. Buyers who want the CC850’s gated six-speed manual can still have it, too. The CCGT1 also introduces Koenigsegg’s new “Ghost Fibre” white carbon fiber. The company says it’s tougher, lighter, and quieter than the conventional stuff. Inside, a third-generation “Chronocluster” pairs analog readouts for power use, oil pressure, temperatures, fuel, revs, speed, and boost with an analog G-meter run by the very forces it measures. Seventy Cars, All Sold Koenigsegg will also offer its first factory track package, including slicks, a roll cage, racing seats, air jacks, a fire-suppression system, data logging, and more. It promises the quickest laps of any Koenigsegg, though there’s no time or circuit attached to that claim yet. Just 70 CCGT1s will exist, and every one was spoken for before the public reveal. Photos: Koenigsegg
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