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Old 05-14-2007, 03:39 PM
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Question Koenigsegg engineer crashes the only CCXR

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The story went like this. There was only one CCXR in existence, the first-ever biofuel-powered Koenigsegg. Now the possession of a valued customer, the worth of this car was said to be greater even than its
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Yikes!!!
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Originally Posted by ej3ffrey,May 14 2007, 03:39 PM
Damn, you pay that much for a car and they put Rota's on it
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Well for such a graphic retelling, the car itself looks pretty unscathed. Of course, the grass in the pics could be hiding a mangled horror that would put me in the hospital were I an employee on the CCXR program.

But damn, magnesium is fragile. Moral of the story kids: don't hit the cones!
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^ Just to show you Rotas are just fine, Ive seen the "best" of wheels in worse conditions.

and I know those are not Rotas.
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Originally Posted by ej3ffrey,May 14 2007, 06:39 PM
**SOURCE: BBC Top Gear**


Is that James May?
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from the hair do, might as well be
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I imagine it was not possible to drive under 120mph on public roads?

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