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Koenigsegg
on May 28 2019 |
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by Alastair Sloane |
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Mainstream carmakers might crash-test hundreds of vehicles in order to meet safety standards. But it’s a different story for Swedish supercar company Koenigsegg, which might only turn out 12 to 15 cars a year. Each one can cost many millions of dollars, so crashing and trashing even one would be absurdly expensive. This video, from Apex One, shows how it keeps crash-test costs down. Koenigsegg founder Christian Von Koenigsegg explains …
Alastair Sloane has been a newspaper journalist for almost 50 years.
Has had all sorts of roles along the way, including editing two daily newspapers. Joined the NZ Herald from the Sunday Star-Times in 1996 to help launch a sports weekly. Became motoring editor of the Herald soon after, a position he held until leaving in 2012. He owns a 1968 VW Beetle. Best days at the wheel include doing part of the Land Rover Camel Trophy route in Papua New Guinea, driving a Nissan Patrol over earthquake-hit roads in Guatemala, and a Ferrari Italia 458 on Enzo’s old hill-climb road in Italy.
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