The Entrepreneur

Christian von Koenigsegg grew up dreaming of creating the perfect sports car. At the young age of 5, a Norwegian animated film about a bicycle repairman who builds a racing car sparked his imagination. Today, people all over the world are dreaming of driving the Koenigsegg.

In February 2005, the Koenigsegg broke the world speed record for production sports cars by reaching 387.87 kilometers per hour on the oval test track Nardo in Italy. The Guiness Book of World Records has listed it as the world’s fastest car in its category, and it has been praised as the best car to drive by the prestigious TV-show Top Gear.

 Koenigsegg pushes bounderies in manyways.
No wonder it has made it into the top 10 list of the world’s most beautiful cars!

Inspiration from Nature

In 1993 Christian von Koenigsegg came to David Crafoord at Ergonomidesign with a simple brief: speed. David knew that the project would take a long time to complete, so he wanted to give the car a progressive yet timeless feel; a strong identity that would allow for updates in detailing. The answer was found in our inherent and human love of nature’s forms. Billions of years of design development has inspired the seamless silhouette that sends a loud and clear message: This is not just a car. This is evolution.

The design philosophy is unmistakably dynamic and organic. And the key to the car’s unrivalled aerodynamics.

David Crafoord’s role model was one of the most loved inhabitants in the animal kingdom. “It felt natural to study aero- and hydrodynamic animals, like the dolphin,” he says.

The mythical Swedish super sportscar continues its triumphant journey around the world. Koenigsegg may have been built for an elite group of car collectors, but it was created for everyone who loves the freedom of speed.

An Extreme Sense of Quality

An investment in a piece of groundbreaking design sometimes pays off entirely in the publicity alone. Recently Forbes ranked Kenigsegg as one of the top 10 most beautiful cars throughout history. There is even a man who doesn’t do anything besides driving his Koenigsegg: “He quit his job. He just drives the car he loves,” says David.

Virtually every element, including the engine that also comes as an ethanol-fuel version, is developed exclusively for the car and tailor-made to fulfill the customer’s every whim. A Koenigssegg maintains an extreme sense of quality in every detail. “I don’t believe any of these cars will ever be sent to the scrap-yard,” says Crafoord.

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