Better than Lambo doors

AutoVation · 24 October 2003

http://www.polarisuk.com/video/auto/Koenigsegg.wmv

It's about a 5 min. video. Of all the amazing things on that car, I am still amazed by the doors.

I wonder what it would take to transplant the door assembly to an NSX? It appears to be a screw type mechanism.

Another question, I have a very good friend who is also looking to buy an NSX. Does anyone know of a place that has MULTIPLE NSX's for sale so we may be able to get a discount if we buy two???

-Tony

Ojas · 24 October 2003

AutoVation said:
It appears to be a screw type mechanism.

In the future, please refer to this by its proper name (which itself is nearly as cool as the movement of the door):

"dihedro-synchrohelix actuation doors" (sp)

Soichiro · 24 October 2003

>>Does anyone know of a place that has MULTIPLE NSX's for sale so we may be able to get a discount if we buy two???

That would be an Acura dealer.

QWKSLVR · 24 October 2003

Hi Tony,

as a matter of fact, Radley Acura in Falls Church, VA has 2 pre-qwned NSXes for sale. I believe one is a '97-'99 blue w/ @ 50K miles priced at @46K, don't have specs on the other. Give 'em a buzz. There are about 20 NSXers in the DC area that can inspect these NSXes for you.

Eddie

PorknBeanz · 24 October 2003

Those doors are awesome!

But in the real world, the Diablo is so wide that the doors are designed to swing up so that you could enter and exit the car in a more-or-less standard parking space.

With this car, it looks like when a door opens it needs 2 feet of clearance. But then again, if you owned one of these you'd probably also have private parking spaces with your name on them.

If you ever come out to your NSX and there's a door ding looking like a large arc, and your side mirror is ripped off, you'll know that a Koenigsegg was parked next to you while you were gone.

coolnsx · 25 October 2003

Those doors are great, I wonder how well they wind and weather seal? What ever happened to the shop that was working on the lambo doors for and NSX. There was some pictures posted of the progress but it seemed to die.

waldorf · 25 October 2003

Loved this car since I first saw it... More info on their official site:

http://www.koenigsegg.com/

One of the videos on there, you hear the revs peak while the driver is accellerating out of a corner and it'll give you goosebumps.

I didn't get to see it personally, but I saw pics and heard stories of one that ran in the Gumball 3000 this year... I think there's a thread around here somewhere.

-waldorf

nkb · 25 October 2003

That is one bad-ass car, both looks and reported stats. Has anyone actually seen, or even driven this beast?

The website is pretty slick, but I wish someone would proofread.

On the front page, it mentions 0-100 km/h in 3.5 s, then later on, it has dropped to 3.2 s.

And, that carbon fiber stuff is amazing.

From the Koenigssegg website
...new carbonfiber covers and air-intake parts contribute in reducing its weight to 210 kg.

Now that is some serious weight reduction (210kg = ~460 lbs).

Starting to approach motorcycle weight.

RP-Motorsports · 25 October 2003

I wish I was Tif!!!!

Rubber Chicken · 25 October 2003

T Bell said:
I wish I was Tif!!!!

That's Jeremy...

waldorf · 25 October 2003

Ahh.. here's the thread I was thinking of... lots of great pics including a few of the car we're talking about here. Also while searching, I found many other threads on this beauty.

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16280&highlight=gumball

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