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5.7 V10 · 08-16-2004, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by nthfinity

well, ill imagine for a second that i HAVE to choose one.
on that though, ill choose the Koenigsegg for a few key reasons.

it may be bland styling... but, at least i wont be grotesquely userped to vomit every time i see it parked out side. i think the keonigsegg is the honda accord of the supercar world... it would just blend in with the other supercars.

the doors on the koenigsegg kick ass

the engine is a wild and untaimed beast in the k-segg, whereas, i would not be suprized to find out the zonda has ESP built into the engine manegment computer. the merc v12 doesnt have a wild howl, it doesnt have an operatic voice.... in any clip ive ever heard it... its a mindless drone

and finally, if i was to buy one of these supercars, why would i care so much about daily drivability... if i can afford one, i cirtainly other car options that are designed for compfort, rather then a compromise.

Zonda mindless drone!?!? First time i've heard that!

Watch the video in that thread that sentra_dude posted. It sounds glorious!

ViperASR · 08-16-2004, 09:12 PM

Zonda, no questions asked. They have had reliability problems with the Koenigsegg, but as Tiff said in the review of the Zonda, they drove one for over a month, averaged 20mpg, ran it hard, and it had absolutly no problems. Zonda for me

DeMoN · 08-16-2004, 09:22 PM

I am not a fan of Mercedes so that makes me dislike the Zonda =/ Koenigsegg clearly then is my choise.

nthfinity · 08-17-2004, 12:24 AM

I am not a fan of Mercedes so that makes me dislike the Zonda =/ Koenigsegg clearly then is my choise.

yes, ive heard the sound.... and sure... its better then say... an inline-6 any day.
and compared with a ferrari v12, or even the undepowered jaguar v12 in the old xj's sounds less mundane.
so, in that sence, it is a mindless drone ish sound. and i stand by what i said ... no opera singer, and no wild beast... those are the sounds i love in supercars

of course, IMO

mindgam3 · 08-17-2004, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by nthfinity

I am not a fan of Mercedes so that makes me dislike the Zonda =/ Koenigsegg clearly then is my choise.

yes, ive heard the sound.... and sure... its better then say... an inline-6 any day.
and compared with a ferrari v12, or even the undepowered jaguar v12 in the old xj's sounds less mundane.
so, in that sence, it is a mindless drone ish sound. and i stand by what i said ... no opera singer, and no wild beast... those are the sounds i love in supercars

of course, IMO

fair enough, thats your opinion.

Personally i'd definately rate it in the top 5, or maybe even top 3 best sounding engines along with the porsche CGT, ferrari 360/355 and the aston V12 (db9, db7, vanquish). I think the enzo's V12 is blander than the zondas...