Apparently, The Stig can do an incredibly accurate impression of Richard Hammond.

I wonder the stig crashing the car increased its resale value

Basically that's what inspired koenigsegg to make revolutionary active rear wings

Some say that when Stig hears the word "Koenigsegg", he cowers in fear.

i think the Koenigsegg looked really happy munching on the tire.... i mean look at that face

Jeremy: It's so- look, it's eaten the tire wall. Koenigsegg: omnomnomnom.

Which Pixel is the Stig??

In his book, he writes that the CCX terrified everyone in the beginning, it was far wilder and more unstable than anything else - the body actually made huge lift and it slid loose with all that huge power every moment from the get go. In his own words, Clarkson was unable say anything except that the cornering was "something else" and only waiting for when it would crash, not if. The metaphors are amusing. The brakes were like "slow dancing with a rattlesnake" and nearly failed on one lap. The gearbox was like "threading a needle with the dexterity of a brain surgeon" to avoid hitting the wrong gear, and changing as fast as "a hummingbird on acid". Every time he went down the first corner he thought he would never make it out intact, they moved the camera twice as far back for safety. The crash happened when the power steering failed and went "from feather light to wrestling with a gorilla, with equally dire consequences if I lost", before the wheels slid and suddenly regained grip on opposite lock. The carbon fibre was strong though, just dented a bit, and the car ate a tire rather amusingly. Then Koenigsegg fixed the suspension set up, the brakes and the steering and added the wing, which made it much better, the car worked flawlessly, but it was still scary as hell and kept him sweating profusely nevertheless. They first thought they had beaten the Zonda, only to realize they were 0.1 s slower, and so it needed one more lap, and then they did, after a tense CVK finally figured out the suspension needed to be lowered a bit more. His last words describing the car were "The CCX tended to focus the mind, a bit like dancing the tango with a hammerhead shark". Backstage, Clarkson was totally understanding and surprised that the Stig held on to it for that long. While Koenigsegg's are now legendary for stability, driveability and can corner better than the hypercar competition, they are still very scary raging Norse monsters, except maybe the refined luxurious Regera (until one mashes the throttle). The Bugatti Chiron feels like a limo on rockets by comparison.

That wasn't a crash, Stig was just Off-Roading' =))

4:44 best throw ever

"MORE COMFORTABLE THAN WHAT? BEING STABBED?" lolllll

3:55 Gordon Ramsay would hate this car

How do I reduce the quality from 144p to something less. I can't run HD on my pc. 144p is just killing me it's too much!

7:56 If you just wanna see the crash

My cousin doesn't know how to drive.

Death on wheels, but what a way to die

After this test Koenigsegg got really angry with ... himself!!!!, he made several modifications to the car and asked Top Gear to try again the car. Amazing person always loocking for best perfomance in his cars. Can't imagine anyother other doing that

"I have found a substitute for smoking... It's called smoking." *me when I pack a bowl*

I remember watching this episode when I was around 5 or 6 when I was home sick from school. I was at the part where Jeremy is talking about the car's 800+ Horsepower and hearing the sound of that engine and the cool editing is what got me into supercars. Up to that point, I was only interested in Muscle Cars. The episode where Jeremy drives the Gtr R35 when it was new in Japan got me into JDM too.

This 144p video got 10 million views. Just shows you how good the old Top Gear was and still is.

jeremy's excitement when driving these supercars reveals his true appreciation for a great car and I love that

This is why you can't joke with a serious car.

"The drag coefficient of a fish" is such a funny yet accurate comparison it gets me every time

Don't be a Stig in the mud...

The stig did an amazing job showing when a car with that much torque and verry little downforce wants to let go, it lets go.

The great thing about the CCX is that even after nearly 8 years, the styling and power still hold up to the supercars of today. It was my dream car then and i wouldn't trade it for anything else today.

If u compare to this to an animal... it's not an animal, it's Satan... Stig almost got killed by one of these o_O and some say Stig is still scared of Koenigsegg and whenever he hears it, he runs away

Nobody: Koenigsegg in the thumbnail: yum yum, tire

144p ?????

I feel like this car had the single biggest impact of any car on top gear, nothing has ever been so savage. You can barely hear Jeremy shouting over the engine.

Top Gear really is a great show.

7:30 They have no idea that in under 10 years it would be a hybrid at the top...

" Its completely wild and mad, its raw, vicious, unbridled power! if you over step the mark even slightly !?! it will kill you! " One of the best presenters in the world. He is able to pump you up to the point when you think you are behind the wheel yourself. Great work

I remember when I first found out about koenigsegg. The CCX had me in shock and awe because it was such a different car and I have wanted one since. I loved how I knew about them before they became huge. I also can remember the fact at the time I knew of a car that was faster then Bugatti and no one believed me. But look where they are now demolishing speed records.

I had a personal experience with this car on Need for Speed: Prostreet.

The CCX might be my favorite Koenigsegg; It's the last truly insane car they've ever made, and the last manual Koenigsegg. These days their cars are lot faster than a CCX but that's worth nothing compared to the adrenaline rush and giggles that a CCX can apparently give you. Edit: The new CC850 has been announced, it's got a gated manual shifter and analog dials, so never mind what I said before.

Some say he crashed a Koenigsegg

"more comfortable then what? beeing stabbed??" omg best comment

Ben Collins claims they were having problems with the brakes and the power steering seizing causing the crash. Seeing this again it does appear the front wheels are doing something unusual when he loses control and tries to regain it.

"in recent weeks, a craving for nicotine has made me angry with everything" *man proceeds to yell at tree* hahaha, i've been down that road...

and this is why we haven't seen an Agera on the track...

4:24 "More comfortable than what being stabbed" hahahha that is to funny love jeremy.

All these years later and I still want one of these...

Come back to watch this every year..... since 2011.... no idea why but watch it every time.

2:12 “Really does beg a question, why have they fitted a radio, you couldn’t even hear Chris Moiles on that.” Haha

That wasn't even a crash that was going offroad

I always see Jeremy‘s passion when he is driving and talking about the cars! Every car ！Always!

One of the Best Videos from TG. I loved the response to this from Koenigsegg after this video when they launched the update with a Wing and named it 'Top Gear Wing'!

8:20 until you get to the crash.

If the tires were not there, all it would need would be a wash job.

3:53 'Its raw!' Clarkson's inner gordan Ramsay just came out

You know its old when its only 144p resolution

I seriously wish they would have filmed a little more of the interior views with the sound when Jeremy says "the sound is just astonishing." Absolute music to my ears :D

A decade later and that design is still fresh

Nice that it's got a proper gearbox. Same with Carrera GT which also has knife's edge handling yet is faster around the TGTT, despite giving 200+ hp to the CCX. Would kill to drive either someday.

ive never heard such a menacing description for an engine in my life

"Its just completely the wrong color..." lol Damn I'm glad I've chosen not to smoke.

144p? And this is the best British quality?

The flame spit into that straight ♥️ You could tell Stig was WHIPPIN' IT

I was tripping when I saw the quality and read 144p, then I realized this was posted 15 years ago 💀

BBC PLEASE 144p , come one ...

UN GELATO, POR FAVORE. AN ICE CREAM, PLEASE. Seriously tho, I couldn't stop laughing when it said that

I love all 144 pixels in this video, thanks BBC!

When the resolution is too low for quality settings

Love the car, impractical, scary, crazy, and loud... Just like a super car should!

I don't know why, but every single time he says "LOOK AT IT!" when talking about the twig, I can't help laughing like a madman.

LOL -- "You couldn't even hear Chris Moyles on that!"

Always mad love and respect for the original top gear trio ❤

Ohh how I miss the old top gear

Lol, look at that radio 2:15 worth $200 at best.

Mmm. Thanks for allowing me to see all the individual pixels BBC!

i wish top gear tested the agera when it was released, they did so well with the ccxr

That exhaust flame is freaking epic.

This and the Zonda r are the best car reviews of all time

So at 2:48, RH presses the dash panel. It flexes under the pressure of his fingers. Weird quality issue for such an expensive car.

This is the best bit of the super car segment ever on Top Gear

@8:20 did i seriously just hear the Stig say "I hate this"??

When things go fast, it makes the camera shake around uncontrollably. That's how we know it's fast.

Stig followed thru that tire wall brilliantly.

I remember watching this scene a handful of years ago and never thinking much of Koenigsegg; it was just another car brand that I never thought I'd be interested in because at the time I just watched this show for the challenges and humor. Little over half a year ago I've become fascinated by, you guessed it, Koenigsegg after randomly being recommended a video on the new version of the Gemera. Interesting to see what the cars were like in the earlier days and how far they've come

"I've found a subsitute for smoking, it's called smoking!" So cheesy but awesome

I know this video is old, but seriously, were they trying to make it look a decade older than it was? I was watching streaming video in the late 90s with higher resolution than this.

I remember this from when I was young! Wow nostalgia lane!

bbc at 144p?? what's happening with old videos from youtube??

That car's got adrenaline all over. I can't even look at the car without feeling chills down the spine.

both incredible to own. honored to own either...

Some say that he insists that he wasn't actually driving in that clip, that it was actually Rubens Barrichello.

i wonder if you could perceive among pixels but the center console is moving in when you press a button

7:51 Who'd like to see that attempt? "Not me!" "No!" "Ok then, goodnight!" *Roll credits*

“It’s eaten the tire wall.” 🤣

Wait what?!?!?! The ccx was featured 15 years ago? Dang...

The ccx has got to be one of the best cars ever imo... I love it 😍

Seriously this car looks like an alien spaceship

Was this the same video quality that the BBC aired this with?

Some say, he can do a perfect impression of Richard Hammond

I love the fact that they did the test with a conventional manual transmission; one of the reasons I really love this car. I know that DCT is quicker, but still; you can easily tell the difference between real car guys and the posers with a conventional manual/it's more fun/less appealing to car thieves.

5:47 camera dude laughs lmao

15 years ago. Just take a moment and let it sink in.

What's the first song that plays when he starts driving starts with "here we go"

1440p? Nice! Oh wait...