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Koenigsegg Quant Teaser Before 2009 Geneva Auto Show

Swedish based Koenigsegg is preparing itself for the 2009 Geneva Auto Show with rumors of a brand new sports car. The street racer is called Quant and will be built on an entirely new platform, automotorsport.se reported.

Quant will use a lightweight chassis and since the company is one of few car manufacturers in the world to have successfully managed to clearcoat a carbon-fiber construction, it is likely we will see such a body on the Quant.

No one knows yet what the manufacturer plans to use under that body and only one dark, threatening photo has surfaced, but it is expected that the Quant will further expand the existing CCX and CCXR lines.

Koenigsegg also developed a new multimedia and control touch screen system that will most likely be fitted on the Quant. The system includes navigation, Bluetooth connectivity to mobile phones, climate control, and iPod synchronization. The display will render back power, torque and other performance data readings.

The CCX line was introduced in 2006 as a way for the Swedish company to meet worldwide regulations and put their cars on the road. As a result of that research, Koenigsegg is the only supercar and low volume manufacturer to pass the new European pedestrian impact tests.

One year later, Koenigsegg premiered the world first "green" supercar in production, a modified version of the CCX, called the CCRX. The car features a modified engine, fuel system and engine management system, that enables the car to run on regular petrol or ethanol and in any mixture of the two fuels.
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