Koenigsegg CCGT1: The Most Track-Focused 'Egg YetKoenigseggYou know that Monterey Car Week is in full swing when Koenigsegg drops its latest creation—and this year, it's a track-focused-but-still-road-legal hypercar. Meet the Koenigsegg CCGT1.The name pays tribute to the started-and-then-stopped CCGT GT1 race car project from the Aughts, but the car itself is based on the CC850. Koenigsegg claims it's the fastest vehicle around a racetrack that the company hass ever created. And just in case you were wondering, 70 in total will be built, and every last car is already spoken for. Nevertheless, the details are incredible, so let's dive in.KoenigseggThe engine is familiar Koenigsegg fare, with a twin-turbo V-8 producing 1280 horsepower on pump gas or 1600 hp on E85. Cooling is enhanced beyond the CC850's powertrain for more endurance on track. It also has the revolutionary nine-speed Light Speed Transmission, but the CCGT1 layers a new shifting interface on top of this called Koenigsegg Sequential Shift. The experience is just like it sounds: there's a clutch pedal for take-off, but every other shift is operated like a sequential shifter, with clutchless operation and an ignition cut for each shift through the nine-speed transmission. This sequential experience is a throwback to the original GT1 race car, and you'll notice the shift lever mounted within close reach of the steering wheel.KoenigseggOf course, if you'd rather enjoy a full manual shifting experience, Koenigsegg has your back. The company is also allowing folks to option its Engage Shift System that swaps the sequential stick out for a six-speed gated manual that can just as easily switch into automatic mode for when you'd rather the car take care of choosing cogs.AdvertisementAdvertisementIf you're looking at the photos and thinking this car looks a good bit different from the CC850 it's based on, that's because nearly every body panel is unique for the CCGT1. Being a track day special, Koenigsegg put a large emphasis on increasing downforce. The giant rear wing is meant to look like the GT1 race car's, but it's been modernized with 30 degrees of automatic adjustment. It moves into a low-downforce position on the straights, functions as an air brake under braking, and tries to maximize downforce through corners.KoenigseggThe rear wing is balanced via a huge front splitter and unique underfloor leading to a bespoke rear diffuser that pulls the car into the tarmac below it. Koenigsegg claims 1764 pounds of downforce at 155 mph, and while that's less than the Sadair's Spear, Koenigsegg says the CCGT1's focus on downforce at lower speeds makes it a better tool at the track.There's a Track Package you can specify on top of the standard car, too, a first for Koenigsegg. This package includes a "full carbon roll cage, HANS-compatible racing seats, a fire-suppression system, race exhaust, air jacks, track-focused suspension and brake setup, a second set of rims fitted with track-optimized tires, enhanced aerodynamics, and an invitation to exclusive CCGT1 track days with full factory support."KoenigseggKoenigsegg says it will install or remove the track package as necessary. In other words, you can have it installed to go race around Circuit of the Americas with your other Koenigsegg friends, then have it removed when you're ready to drive the car on the street again. (Sounds nice.)AdvertisementAdvertisementThe interior of the CCGT1 blends track car with traditional Koenigsegg luxury. It has a toggle to prime the fuel pump, a covered red ignition switch, and the third generation Chronocluster with the analog G-meter front and center. They're removed for even more intense chairs with the Track Package, but your standard seats are still carbon fiber buckets that would be plenty excellent for virtually any other track car.KoenigseggKoenigsegg's last vital and new element on the CCGT1 is a new material it's using for the bodywork, which it calls Ghost Fibre. This white-finish material can be seen in the photos here. Koenigsegg says the new material has "ballistic protective characteristics," and their construction allows them to be lighter than traditional carbon fiber. Koenigsegg likens it to a "crystal-white aramid/carbon matrix," and the panels even have a sound-deadening effect."The CCGT1 has two clear identities," CEO Christian von Koenigsegg said. "On the road, it's a sublime tourer that is both comfortable and incredibly capable. But its origins are rooted in endurance racing, and that's where the CCGT1 reveals its full character as a true celebration of the original CCGT—with the roof panel on or off!"KoenigseggYou Might Also LikeIf You Can Only Own One Car, Make It One of TheseThese Are the Most Popular Cars by State
