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Does anyone have a link to this logo? It is a sweet image, and seems pointless to mention it in the article if it is only seen on some of the cars and unsearchable on the net for the icon alone — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikimuku (talk • contribs) 03:37, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's one. Not very good quality, though. —Bromskloss 10:26, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

242mph in a 75mph zone!

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Someone has to have a link to that one!!

The car would probably need more than a 5km straight with almost no traffic at any point. I dont think 242mph is a reasonable figure. Khutuck 20:51, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Heck, you can get that on parts of british motorways at times, is it at all unlikely that you could find such in Texas of all places? Besides, consider the record was set on a (slightly) curved track... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.180.56 (talk) 22:41, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm.. It set the world record at Nuremburg test track ( a road DESIGNED for 200+ Mph, at 242Mph. I would think on a run though Texas, on only a standard freeway, its quite unlikely.
It is claimed that the CCR can reach 251Mph. ( Its Um... over 806Hp. )
Here is the video of the world record being set
[Koenigsegg - 388km/h - At Nardo Italy _ World Record Speed ]
Here is the link for a $71,400 ticket. ( and later a $44,100 one )
[Stay Free Magazine]
Artoftransformation 13:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Um... that's something totally unrelated and really quite dull. Thanks for wasting three minutes of my time scrolling through that looking for the relevance other than "another expensive speeding ticket". 82.46.180.56 (talk) 22:44, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would also point out the the CCR ticket was claimed to have been issued in March 2003, when the section directly above lists the CCR as going into production in 2004. One of those two dates cannot be true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.119.21.38 (talk) 01:31, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the claim from the wiki because it's a myth made up by third parties. Arthur Chirkinian was the driver of the Koenigsegg, he himself never even made the 242 MPH ticket claim, but states he reached 238 MPH before they "blew up the speedometer", he then goes on to say "we saw the police... slammed on the brakes... he done us for 127 [MPH]". His claims can be seen in Gumball 3000: The Movie, however none of the activities in question were recorded. Longbow64 (talk) 14:48, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

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  • How do you pronounce it. Im sure alot of people other than me would want to know this.
On Top Gear (UK), they pronounce it cone-nigg-segg (rhymes with "cone pig's egg") 86.151.219.133 19:50, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It's not a Swedish word, sounds German, or something :) I just sounds like gibberish in Swedish at least. CHANDLER   19:44, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I pronounce it Koh-Enne-Ig-Sehg ~PogoNoodle~ (talk) 23:48, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In my mind's ear that's actually quite close to the way the TG presenters say it (kuere-nigks-egg, rather than the earlier description), seeing as they give the impression of the car being handed over in person they may have had instruction on how to say it properly :) one hopes, anyway. 82.46.180.56 (talk) 22:47, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The majority of British and American journalists refer to it as (Ko-niggs-egg). However, I have worked with the Swedish body in white engineers, and they all refer to the car as (Kerr-nick-segg). δ²(Talk) 14:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of a Car

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Would it be a good idea to have a picture of a car on the company site? Jasontheperson 02:48, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Much rather have a spin in one...what do you say? Artoftransformation 13:53, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
After thorough consideration, I have decided that I choose drive before have picture. Where do I pick up the keys? —Bromskloss 17:05, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
All things considered I'd rather have a ride in it, but not a spin. I saw the effects of that on the TV already, I don't fancy it happening in a less controlled environment. 82.46.180.56 (talk) 22:48, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect info

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JFTR, the Wall Street Fighter reference in this article used to say something completely different from what was actually in the article. I've fixed this problem for now; see my diff. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 10:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ER NO - this is totally incorrect. Think about it. 272mph? in texas? in a car that has been only proved to do 242mph on a purpose built track? faster than proven speed of SSC Ultimate? I think not. A more accurate reference is the one that I am replacing it with, the reporting of Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of UK's Top Gear. I will provide a secondary reference, but the main reference is Season 8, episode 1 for this information. Or, the other one is Gumball 3000 - The movie. Tell you what, don't take my word for it, look here at the information already. δ²(Talk) 12:30, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
OK. I see. Thanks! --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 16:32, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Big Changes

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When the Koenigsegg CCR was released it sold for around $1 000 000, right? About three weeks later it was on sale for about $720 000. What's the deal with the big price change so quickly? B375 (talk) 10:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tiny error

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The list at the bottom, listing the Koenigsegg vehicles actually links the Koenigsegg CCXR to the page for the Koenigsegg CCX, even though a page for the Koenigsegg CCXR exists:

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koenigsegg vehicles.

I had no idea how to edit something like this so I figured I'd let you guys know about this. 

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.80.28.123 (talk) 09:55, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I've now edited Template:Koenigsegg to fix the problem.--Noe (talk) 11:30, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake in the records section

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The time for 0-300-0 km/h ist not 14.53 s, but 21.19 s. 14.53s is from 0 to 300 km/h. See: http://www.koenigsegg.com/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.201.104.11 (talk) 13:45, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake in statistic in the "List of Models" section

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It states "Koenigsegg One:1 (2014) 6 units + 1 prototype – 0–400 km/h (248 mph) 2.0 sec" I don't have any references or links to show this is wrong, but... it's clearly impossible. Even a top fuel dragster takes 2.2 seconds to hit 200 MPH. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ingling (talk • contribs) 21:14, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit slip-up reference 3?

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Hi,

the reference 3 (from "Nettavisen") doesn't mention "Pinchcliffe..." so much as a Norwegian investor buying 45 % of Koenigsegg. Perhaps notthat important, but ...


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85.166.162.202 (talk) 02:23, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi everyone, I noticed that the certain link for a PDF file titled ""Spirit of performance - Koenigsegg" (PDF). koenigsegg.com." has been taken down or removed, as upon trying to navigate to the site, you'll retrieve a 404 Not Found notice. --Andymi3 (talk) 20:50, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The same situation occurs for the link ""Koenigsegg - press release". Cision Wire. Retrieved 2009-09-09." --Andymi3 (talk) 20:50, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Fixed Found "Spirit of performance" reference at archive.org . Found Cision Wire reference at a new URL.  Stepho  talk  01:12, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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Koenigsegg timeline template

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I figured that since Bugatti has a road car timeline for their fairly sparse lineup, it would make sense to make one for Koenigsegg considering they have produced significantly more models over their 20 years of existence. Thoughts? Criticisms? Aab254 (talk) 21:51, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent idea. Go for it!  Stepho  talk  11:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sources Needed

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Removal or sources needed tag based on "Specific tags are far more useful than tagging the entire article when much of it is sourced." Agree, but that would be at least 16 instance. In addition, the second removal was because of "then specific section/para tags can be added for those instances, the article has 70 references." Okay, that would be 5 sections and 5 tags then. As stated, it is best to use the general tag. An article having 70 references in various places does not negate that the article as a whole needs more sources. CNMall41 (talk) 01:57, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The alternative would be to just remove the unsourced content, especially with the tone of the wording. Was trying to avoid it and instead tag it for anyone wishing to address the issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CNMall41 (talk • contribs) 01:59, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Per Template:More citations needed, This template should be used only for articles where there are some, but insufficient, inline citations to support the material currently in the article.. Since this article already have 70 refs and I think that's more than just "some" reference, so I don't think it'll be appropriate to put {{mcn}} tag. Also, WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM also suggest to at least put {{citation needed}}. {{cn}} tag also makes easier for other editors to fix the problem in the future. Ckfasdf (talk) 08:51, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Specific instances of {{cn}} on the facts that you think need referencing tells us far more what you want than a vague "needs more".  Stepho  talk  09:01, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Both editors above echo my reasoning for reverting the tag, it just seems low effort to tag the entire article as needing more references rather than identify the specific instances when the article has 70 references. TylerBurden (talk) 10:36, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Update: I have tagged several specific instances of content lacking inline citations, it took a few minutes of effort. I think that should be problem solved, now it would just be good if work can be done to verify and either remove or add citations for these instances. I will look into it myself if I find myself having some spare time. TylerBurden (talk) 10:43, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not exactly a consensus but if you are cleaning it up I won't object as cleanup is the goal. There are a few paragraphs where the CN tag was not applied but I will leave it to you. --CNMall41 (talk) 20:22, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have added several sources as well, feel free to help, it does a lot more than adding tags. TylerBurden (talk) 10:54, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure if you intended, but sounds snarky. I will take a look in a few days as you said you were doing some cleanup so didn't want to come in and do anything that may seem counterproductive to your efforts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CNMall41 (talk • contribs) 03:00, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry if you took it that way, but I didn't mean to be snarky. I genuinely meant it as I saw that you had added a source earlier yourself, so you may know of more, and as you know adding citations does do a lot more as it directly solves a problem rather than highlighting it. I have no problem with people working alongside me so don't worry about that aspect. TylerBurden (talk) 10:49, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Understood. Thanks for clarification. I added a cite but then when I looked and saw how much of it was not sourced, decided to tag it instead of spending hours trying to cite everything. Good luck and if I get time I will go over and see what I can do. Cheers!--CNMall41 (talk) 23:40, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

flag of Israel as main image bug

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For some reason this page has the flag of israel.svg as banner, it does not appear in the history. I restarted the app, changed languages and articles, and it still shows the image. Sebschuth (talk) 23:23, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's vandalism. It should be fixed by now. Nardog (talk) 06:13, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Revenue numbers for completely dfferent company?

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The source document link for the revenue number is pointing to a PDF on www.kongsbergautomotive.com - which seems to be a completely different company? 2001:16B8:CC10:7E00:A6E9:7812:4AD5:BAE (talk) 23:29, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Very odd. It definitely is not the same company. I've removed it. Thanks for the heads up. Bahooka (talk) 14:13, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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