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.

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' =))

Which Pixel is the Stig??

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

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

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

My cousin doesn't know how to drive.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Nobody: Koenigsegg in the thumbnail: yum yum, tire

Top Gear really is a great show.

144p ?????

Some say he crashed a Koenigsegg

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.

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

2022 here watching this in 144p

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

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.

8:20 until you get to the crash.

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

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

" 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 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.

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

"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...

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

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

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

That wasn't even a crash that was going offroad

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

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'!

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

A decade later and that design is still fresh

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

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.

You know its old when its only 144p resolution

Ohh how I miss the old top gear

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

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

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

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

That exhaust flame is freaking epic.

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

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

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

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

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

BBC PLEASE 144p , come one ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Seriously this car looks like an alien spaceship

Why is there a mirror in the car? It's useless due to the tiny rear window

The "I just want more of this!" was so on beat its funny

I think they should try the Agera R

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

Stig followed thru that tire wall brilliantly.

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

144p? And this is the best British quality?

1:23 almost sounds like the doom soundtrack!

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

Watching this on my 4k-Screen. It really pays off..

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.

“It’s eaten the tire wall.” 🤣

4:37 Man I love this guy.

“It has the drag coefficient of a fish…” this sounds both like and insult and just some outlandish statement

5:47 camera dude laughs lmao

Justin bieber probs came on the radio and he got scared and crashed

When the resolution is too low for quality settings

Koenigsegg CCX...WOW! 😎 This car is amazing.👌🏾

1440p? Nice! Oh wait...

Koenigsegg ccx in my opinion is exactly what a supercar should be like, insanely fast, terrifying and extremely loud!

The way he says vertically❤️

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

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