At 258 M.P.H., Swedish Dream Car Hits the U.S.: A Test Drive in the Koenigsegg CCX
The Swedish-made Koenigsegg CCX is an engineering marvel goes 0-60 mph in a blistering 3.1 seconds with an estimated top speed of almost 260 mph. The 806-horsepower, 2,200-pound carbon fibre Super Car runs the standing quarter mile in just nine seconds at 146 mph.
Oooo…wouldn’t this look good parked in my driveway? What does it say about a man when he’s driving a car worth almost seven times the house he owns? That his priorities are thoroughly wack? That he has more money thans sense? That he’s in the midst of a monster midlife crisis?
Who freakin’ cares?? As long as one of these is gift-wrapped under the tree this Christmas, who cares what it says about me? Hey, I’ll be able to get to Galveston in 10 minutes. A Starbucks Grande iced soy latte will now be only about 30 seconds away. I’ll be in debt up to my eyeballs…BUT WHO CARES??
For $695,000, though, you’d think that they could come up with a better name than “Koenigsegg”, which, if my Swedish-American dictionary is accurate, means “an insecure man with a tiny penis”. Wow…THIS will make the neighbors sit up and take notice, eh?
Of course, this being Texas, maybe I should wait until the manufacturer comes out with a 3/4-ton pickup truck….
