What’s great about having the motor show going is that we all get to be surprised at the other non-hyped debuts and showcases. And by God, there are some really nice features in the ongoing Geneva Motor Show. It’ll be a challenge for us here to really be on top of these things.

Anyway, here’s one interesting feature - the Koenigsegg CCXR covered in nothing but carbon fiber. Yup, in seeming naked glory with nothing but carbon fiber as birthday suit. Now, you might say that Bugatti did this first with the Veyron Pur Sang but hey, this is another monster supercar we’re talking about here. And look, the wheels are even carbon fiber!

Compound that with the 4.7L twin-supercharged V8 dishing out 1,018 hp that you find under the hood, and this is one wicked car. And get this, Nature and the green brigade might also love you for driving one since this can run on E85 ethanol as well.

I haven’t really read or heard any news so far regarding Koenigsegg’s financial standing since they were reported to be in debt (surprisingly in an amount that is even less than one of their supercars). But it’s always great to see them doing some great designs and engineering with this one.

Source: Winding Road

While I admire Koenigsegg’s push for engineering perfection, I wonder what they’re doing with their financial issues. Reports earlier indicated that the Swedish car maker is in financial trouble with a debt that they can’t seem to pay off even if it’s just under the price of one of their cars.

Yet what we have here is a display of engineering hubris. Gunning for both power and eco-friendliness, Koenigsegg is working on this special edition of the CCXR that can both run on biofuel and inch ahead of the Veyron (and perhaps the Venom GT) in the horsepower category.

This project will (surprisingly) feature a cast-aluminum 4.7 L V8 with sequential multipoint fuel injection and twin superchargers. This, with E85 ethanol running in its bowels is supposed to get a staggering 1,018 hp at 7,200 rpm. These, translated to performance is supposed to propel the car from naught to sixty in under 3 seconds with top speeds of more than 250 mph. Not bad at all for an eco-friendly vehicle.

You get at least 10.7 mpg and just for a low-low price of 1.5 million euros. Hehe.

Source: World Car Fans