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See how Koenigsegg makes its 280mph carbon fibre wheels

John Shury — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:12:09 +0000

In this video drive explores one of the most disputed topics in the industry: Is it possible to make high performance carbon fiber wheels?

Koenigsegg is the first in a long line of supercar makers to develop and use carbon fibre wheels on a production car and Koenigsegg founder Christian Von Koenigsegg details the company’s reasoning behind its decision to use the black stuff.

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Koenigsegg’s Latest Carbon Fibre Mega Car Is King of Geneva

John Shury — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:56:03 +0000

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”][dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’ve seen some amazing cars from all the big players at this years Geneva Motor Show, but nothing has quite caught the eye like the Koenigsegg Regera. The Swedish company have been bringing its brand of crazy to the world for around 20 years, and in that time we’ve seen them push boundaries, utilising the very latest materials and proceses to bring their collection of super cars to market.[/padding][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”]The latest car from Koenigsegg is no different to the cars that came before, in fact if anything it cranks up the bonkers just a few more notches. The Regera is a plug-in hybrid that combines three electric motors to the power of a twin turbo V8 engine that, when fused together will propel you and your screaming passenger from 0 to 248 mph in just under 20 seconds.
[/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”full_left_right”][/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”]You might think with all this mind boggling speed, the Regera is nothing more than a track car and has been stripped down to its carbon underpants to drop a couple of trouser sizes. Well you’d be wrong, Koenigsegg wanted this to be a luxury Megacar and has filled it to the carbon fibre gills with lots of nifty tech.[/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”]Along with support for Apple CarPlay it has 8 way electrically adjustable memory foam seats, a Koenigsegg 9” infotainment system, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, front, inner and rear camera system with recording capability, a supreme sound system, ambient lighting and many other great new features. Also anything that can open, close or move around on the can be controlled either with the remote or a smartphone app. [/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”full_left_right”][/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”]One thing about Koenigsegg is that they aren’t shy to bring out the carbon fibre and lightweight composite materials. The Regera is mostly made from carbon and kevlar while aluminium is used in the suspension. The company even have their own special carbon fibre wheels, which when added to the car keep the curb weight down to under 1.7 tonnes. [/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”]The Koenigsegg One:1 featured the world’s first top mounted active rear wing, and not to be outdone by its older cousin, the Regera has taken the solution onto a different level. The wing which is made from carbon fibre (what else!) fully folds into the bodywork, thus reducing drag whilst nipping round town.[/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”full_left_right”][/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text][padding type=”large_left_right”]Koenigsegg is expected to produce up 80 Regera’s in a limited run with prices starting for a cool $1.89 million plus taxes. The car on the stand in Geneva is car number one, and is around 95% complete. After the show it will be put through its paces around the track to finalise development with the first cars being delivered to their lucky new owners in 2016.[/padding][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]

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Making Carbon Fibre Wheels Capable of 280mph

John Shury — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 07:59:47 +0000

One of the most disputed topics in the industry: Is it possible to make high performance carbon fibre wheels? Christian von Koenigsegg explains that it’s not only possible, but his company has been doing it for a few years now. Watch the video to find out more…

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Koenigsegg One:1

John Shury — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:16:52 +0000

A new challenger for the “fastest production car in the world” has been unveiled at this years Geneva motor show by those carbon fibre crazy people over at Koenigsegg.

The Koenigsegg One:1 is the latest hyper car to emerge from their garages in Sweden, under that bonnet sits a state of the art turbocharged V8 engine, capable of kicking out 1,360 horses and 737 pound per feet of torque, giving a top speed of around 280 miles per hour, thus making it the fastest production car in the world.

Koenigsegg and their in-house composites development team have been burning the innovation candle at both ends when creating the One:1. The car uses a new weave of carbon fibre that is around 40 percent lighter than materials used on previous Koenigsegg models, and just looking at the car it doesn’t take very long to sport where its being utilised, almost everything on this car is made from carbon, even the sun visors!

The body of the car has been made using a pre-impregnated carbon fibre/kevlar and a lightweight sandwich reinforcement, the chassis of the car is made from advanced high modulus carbon with a honeycomb core and the custom made Michelin cup tires hug the new upgraded Koenigsegg Aircore carbon fibre wheels. All this fanatical weight saving means the car, with half a tank of fuel weights in at an impressive 1,360kgs.

All six of the cars planned for production and the development prototype have already been sold, but if you were in the market to buy the One:1 it would have reportedly cost you around the $2 million dollars mark.

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Inside Koenigsegg

John Shury — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:31:25 +0000

Inside Koenigsegg provides for the first time, a look behind the scenes at Koenigsegg and examine how innovation within the highest echelon of sports car manufacturers will affect the broader automotive world.

In the first episode, Christian Von Koenigsegg reveals the secrets behind building automotive components from carbon fibre, the strong, lightweight material that’s crucial to modern high-performance cars.

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Koenigsegg is reinventing the wheel

John Shury — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:49:56 +0000

The new wheel is using a proprietary method developed by Koenigsegg called Aircore. The new wheel save close to 20kgs in unsprung mass while still retaining integrity and safety.

The only metal part of the wheel is the tire valve the rest is all one piece hollow carbon fibre. For more information on this car click here

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