Sports Car Maker Koenigsegg Ready to Take over GM's Saab

OSLO, Jun 13, 2009; Aasa Christine Stoltz writing for Reuters reported that tiny carmaker Koenigsegg is ready to take over General Motor's loss-making Saab unit, and says it has numerous good solutions to help get the company back on its feet, its major shareholder told daily Dagbladet. A source familiar with the talks told Reuters this week that General Motors is close to selling its Saab unit

Koenigsegg

The Koenigsegg car brand is still quite young. This project was officially launched in 1993. The creator of the brand was Christian von Koenigsegg, who had intentions to create true car of dream. The concept of the future machine was based on Formula One technology. Can it be surprisung that Koenigsegg became one of the fastest streetcars in the world?Koenigsegg constructed its first prototype

Koenigsegg CCX/CCXR

Koenigsegg CCX/CCXR limited version models feature a 5.0L twin supercharged engine. 14 CCX model with 888 BHP and 6 CCXR with 1018 BHP would be manufactured. Being a limited editions, these cars are really expensive. The 888 HP CCX is 1,333,000 Euros (US $1.95 million) and the 1018 HP CCXR is 1,500,000 Euros ( US $2.2 million). Car News, New Future Cars, Future Technology, Fast,