Koenigsegg CCXR
Christian von Koenigsegg lines up his latest creation, the 2008 Koenigsegg CCXR Edition, at the start of his personal airstrip. It's a wide, finely grained blanket of asphalt located only 100 yards from the converted fighter-jet hangars in Angelhom, Sweden, where his company builds its cars. He eases out the clutch, gets the car rolling, selects 2nd gear, then 3rd, then nails the throttle. As you'd expect with more than 1,000 horsepower and a dry weight of 2,822 pounds, the CCXR's initial kick is...