Koenigsegg vs. Enzo

[Cavallino]

http://www.koenigsegg.se/index.asp

If any car is going to match the Enzo, this would be it.

[YellowMaranello]

But does it come with a pair of driving shoes that match the interior like the Zonda?

[Pringles]

Oh please. That's so

[Pringles]

I'm not a big fan of this car because of its engine. The original prototype supposedly had a 3.8 V12 with 550bhp @ 9000rpm. That to me would have been much more interesting than a Ford V8....

[Sexy beast]

Bah, that clunker is no match for...the Enzo, not with that... tractor engine.

[Pringles]

F'kin diesel

[youngvr4]

oh, but i beg to differ sir, just reading evo as they compared the koenigsegg vs enzo vs zonda, evo stated "for raw gut-churning accelerative fury, enigmatic image and stylistic originality, the koenigsegg is king"

hmm, lets drop some stats shall we

koenigsegg
655bhp
553lbs ft
0-60 3.3
max speed 240


enzo
650bhp
585lb ft
0-60 3.5
top speed 217mph

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by youngvr4

oh, but i beg to differ sir, just reading evo as they compared the koenigsegg vs enzo vs zonda, evo stated "for raw gut-churning accelerative fury, enigmatic image and stylistic originality, the koenigsegg is king"

hmm, lets drop some stats shall we

koenigsegg
655bhp
553lbs ft
0-60 3.3
max speed 240


enzo
650bhp
585lb ft
0-60 3.5
top speed 217mph

I don't know how they couldn't say that the Enzo or Zonda arent sytylisitcally original. All three cars make bold statements in their originality. And where did you get your stats from anway? Road and Track and I believe Car and Driver tested the car with a 0-60 time of 3.3 seconds. And your torque figure is wrong as well. That would be 485 lb ft. at 5500 rpm.

[youngvr4]

you know the problem with posting figures is that everyone looks at different resources, those specs came straight out of evo magazine.
as they tested, the koenigsegg hurt the enzo in speed.
but i agree with you on the other stuff

[12CylinderSymphony]

Evo tested the Enzo at 3.4 0-60 in an earlier edition. And Ferrari's own website says 485 lb/ft. I doubt they would get it wrong.

In that article they also said that the Enzo had the least steering feel and feedback. I thought that was quite interesting.

[youngvr4]

yeah, and all in all, the guy said he would rather have the enzo rather than the other 2.
i like the enzo better, but still looking at the specs
and 1 guy driving both cars and saying that it was clearly beating the enzo in speed, kinda makes me think, maybe it is faster.
242mph top speed, just to beat the F1
0-60 in 3.3. .... i don't know.

[HoboPie]

I've read the article many times. Never does he say the Koenigsegg is faster. Also when a car mag doesn't have their own test data they very rarely look to another publications info. They just quote from the manufacturer.

The Enzo has been tested:

0-60 3.3/3.14(motortrend extrapolation*)
0-100: 6.6
1/4 mile: 11.1/10.8(*)

The Koenigsegg has never actually gotten the numbers they claim. The best acceleration test was by topgear.

0-60: 3.7
0-100: 8.1
0-150: 16.6

in comparison the Enzo does 0-150 in 13.1 seconds which was done by autocar which is currently one of the Enzo's slowest tests.

As for the lack of driving feel that is completely unique to this article. Other magazines Car, R&T, C&D all say that it has incredible feel at any appreciable speed. Maybe it had to do with the wetness in the article.

[nzholmes]

I know this is a late response, but might I just say that that CC8S is cheaper than an Enzo, even the CCR is, and the CCR is dramatically faster than the enzo

Originally Posted by HoboPie

I've read the article many times. Never does he say the Koenigsegg is faster. Also when a car mag doesn't have their own test data they very rarely look to another publications info. They just quote from the manufacturer.

The Enzo has been tested:

0-60 3.3/3.14(motortrend extrapolation*)
0-100: 6.6
1/4 mile: 11.1/10.8(*)

The Koenigsegg has never actually gotten the numbers they claim. The best acceleration test was by topgear.

0-60: 3.7
0-100: 8.1
0-150: 16.6

in comparison the Enzo does 0-150 in 13.1 seconds which was done by autocar which is currently one of the Enzo's slowest tests.

As for the lack of driving feel that is completely unique to this article. Other magazines Car, R&T, C&D all say that it has incredible feel at any appreciable speed. Maybe it had to do with the wetness in the article.

[NewyorkKopter]

i think the Koenigsegg is faster in a straight line, because it has 655 hp in a 2500 lb car, where as the Enzo weighs just over 3100 lbs and pulls 667

[DealsGap]

Who cares how fast the cars are in a straight line, or what the completely useless top speed figure they claim to be able to hit is? What matters is lap times - something Ferrari is historically dominant at.