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Body & Interior
The CCX features a completely new set of body and
interior parts. The new body incorporates a new
front bumper design, engineered to function well in
the stringent 2.5 mph bumper test, including
enhanced brake cooling, fog lamps and US side
position lights. The front lamps have been slightly
redesigned to suit the new bumper line. There is a
new scoop on the front bonnet acting as a larger
fresh air-intake for the occupants and new air vents
have been added behind the front wheels in order to
further evacuate air from the cockpit. The frontal
shape revisions now allow for effective track use
options to be added.
The side rocker panels feature side
skirts in order to further enhance downforce by
increasing underbody area. The new exterior of the
car has been created using the industry leading Icem
Surf CAD software, guaranteeing a perfect fit and
finish as well as optimal highlights.
The car is 88 mm longer in order to
comply with the US rear impact regulations and in
order to free up space around the rear muffler. The
rear clamshell now features a glass window over the
new CCX engine, clearly showing off the bespoke and
unique Koenigsegg Block casting. The mufflers have
received improved cooling, by incorporating grill
vents above in the clamshell. The number plate area
is now adapted to suit both US and Euro size number
plates.
Space
There is a further 50 mm in headroom, making the CCX
the most spacious super car on the market, truly
considering the taller driver's needs. Koenigsegg
believes to have found a niche by enabling really
tall drivers to fit well inside the car, still with
its highest point only 1120mm above the tarmac.
 Seats
In corporation with Sparco, and Koenigsegg test
driver Loris Bicocchi, Koenigsegg has developed a
new seat design for the CCX. The structures of the
seat are still carbon fibre, but now feature fully
padded front surface and a tilting backrest. The
striking and very comfortable Tempur padded CCR
seats can still be fitted in the CCX on special
order.
 Wheels & Brakes
The optional ceramic 382 mm front discs are coupled
to 8 – piston callipers and in the rear the 362 mm
size is retained with 6 piston callipers. The
optional industry first carbon fibre wheels save
another 3 kg per wheel compared to the already
lightweight magnesium wheels that come as standard.
The ceramic discs save another 2 kg per wheel,
giving the Koenigsegg CCX lower unsprung weight than
any other super car.
Koenigsegg now also offers the ceramic discs and
carbon wheel upgrade to all previous Koenigsegg
models.
 Aerodynamic Enhancements
Between the raised speedster humps there is a new
type of vortex generator originally conceived and
patented by Torbjörn Gustavsson at Vortaflow and
implemented as a Ram Air engine booster by Christian
Koenigsegg on the CCX. Due to the fact that there is
a fresh air engine intake right below the rear
window, the vortex generator redirects the air
directly into the air intake and thereby creating a
positive pressure in the air box. To normally obtain
this phenomenon in a mid engine car a roof scoop is
required, increasing frontal area. In the case of
the CCX, the small frontal area can still be kept
and reward visibility is unaffected, even though it
has now got a true ram air intake over its mid
mounted engine.
Electronics
The CCX now features wholly digital, intelligent
fuse and relay unit. This means that there are not
physical fuses or relays as such. The unit is
programmable and is can-bus connected to a display
unit which sends crucial information to the driver.
The main advantages of this system are its
reliability, light weight, small physical size,
programmability and direct information to the
driver. The system is prepared for future upgrades
and functions.
 Engine & Powertrain
The Engine in the CCX retains the incredible
performance and power of the CCR engine, while
running on US 91 octane fuel and complying with
California emission regulations. In order to reach
this challenging goal, extensive rework had to be
done to emission related items, such as new cylinder
heads with larger valve area and more optimally
flowing cylinder head ports. Dual smaller injectors
per cylinder were integrated, as well as new
camshafts, a new carbonfiber individual runner
intake plenum, a new engine management system,
updated fuel and EVAP system. New exhaust system
where the catalytic converters are moved closer to
the engine for earlier light-off time. A returnless
fuel system has also been implemented with pumps
integrated into the new fuel tank. All in all, a
heavy rework in order to retain the unique
performance of the CCR engine and at the same time
comply with the strictest emission regulations in
the world.
The new and cleaner CCX engine also
incorporates the first engine block design that is
specifically created and cast for Koenigsegg, with
the Koenigsegg shield embossed in the casting on
both left and right side of the engine block. This
new block design is an all aluminium construction
made out of 356 aluminium with a T7 heat treat that
has undergone a High Intensity Pressure process in
order to further enhance block integrity as well as
a cylinder bore chill during casting. The new block
reaffirms the future development of Koenigsegg
engines and makes Koenigsegg stand out among low
volume super car manufacturers, due to the fact that
Koenigsegg engineer the engine completely in house
in combination with the fact that it is also built,
assembled, and dyno tested in the Koenigsegg
production plant. The Koenigsegg Engineers also
incorporated the most powerful internal piston
coolers in the industry – bringing down the piston
temperature by as much as 80% more than competing
systems, which was a must in order to run high
cylinder pressure with 91 octane fuel.
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