Koenigsegg
CC8S

Why it matters

The CC8S was Koenigsegg's first production car, and its styling set the template for every Koenigsegg since. Its engine earned a 2002 Guinness record as the world's most powerful production engine, and only six were made.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Koenigsegg CC8S (Wikimedia Commons: Koenigsegg CC8S)
  Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Koenigsegg CC8S (Wikimedia Commons: Koenigsegg CC8S)
  Photo: Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Koenigsegg CC8S (Wikimedia Commons: Koenigsegg CC8S)
  Photo: Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Koenigsegg CC8S (Wikimedia Commons: Koenigsegg CC8S)
  Photo: Andrew Basterfield · CC BY-SA 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

A prototype was shown at the Paris show in 2000, and the production CC8S followed in 2002, with deliveries marked at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2003. It won a Red Dot design award in 2002. Six were built in 2002 and 2003, two of them with right-hand drive.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Six CC8S were built, two of them right-hand drive. They have a carbon-fibre body and chassis with a removable, stowable carbon roof and dihedral-actuated doors. The engine was built by Koenigsegg in Ängelholm on a modular Ford V8 architecture, with dry-sump lubrication, forged pistons and rods, a centrifugal supercharger and a large intercooler.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   CC8S Level A Koenigsegg Automotive (Wayback capture) · 2021-01-26

   • produced between 2002 and 2003 in 6 examples
   • Type: V8 cast aluminium
   • 4 valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts
   • Power output: 655 bhp at 6.800 rpm
   • 750 Nm (550 ftlb) at 5.000 rpm
   • 6-speed gearbox by Cima
   • Specially developed 6-speed gearbox by Cima
   • Front brakes: Ventilated discs Ø 340 mm, 32 mm wide
   • Dry weight: 1175 kg
   • 0-100 km/h under 3.5 seconds
   • Standing quartermile: 10 seconds, end speed 217 km/h
   • Fuel capacity: 80 litres

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   CC8S Level A Koenigsegg Automotive AB

   • Just 6 examples of the CC8S were made, in 2002 and 2003
   • a centrifugal supercharger, and a large intercooler
   • 7250 rpm Max rpm
   • With its carbon chassis and body

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   Koenigsegg – History Level A

   • 6 CC8S produced in total

   Accessed 2026-11-11
4. 4
   CC8S Level A Koenigsegg

   • modular Ford V8 engine architecture
   • 4.7 Liter Displacement
   • 655 BHP Output
   • 750 Nm Max Torque
   • 390 km/h Top Speed

   Accessed 2026-11-11
5. 5
   CC8S, historical cars page Level A Koenigsegg Automotive (Wayback capture) · 2011-10-07

   • Compression: 8.6:1
   • Induction system: Sequential, multipoint fuel injection

   Accessed 2026-11-13
6. 6
   Koenigsegg CCX, 2008 (RM Sotheby's lot text) Level C AUTO.AE

   • chassis was made of carbon-fiber reinforced Kevlar and honeycombed aluminum

   Accessed 2026-11-12