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The company was founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg. Its profiles is world class super cars. Their first car – Koenigsegg CC prototype – was first publicized in 1996. It took them four years to present the full production prototype. It was shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show. After that it took two years to make a delivery. So in 2002 at the Geneva Auto Show first customer received his CC8S. In 2006 Koenigsegg introduced the CCX, but in 2007 – first green super car in the world – the CCXR, which is a bioflexfuel version of the CCX.

In the company works Swedish auto engineer Mattias Vöcks. His day job is also his hobby. He unbelievably loves these orange asphalt carnivorous. But there are something that he loves even a little more – the classical Volvo cars. Fortunately to Mattias, Koenigsegg management has authorized him in his free time to play with his hobbies. He creates old Volvo into quick and breathtaking super car.

Volvo the first 25 of these buses are destined for Bangalore Municipal Transport Corporation with a price tag of Rs 70-80 lakh. The B7R has also received a face lift with new design headlamps, clearlens tail lamps, new seat designs, an e-lamp interior and leather dashboard. The options list has also increased with the addition of a rear view camera, chemical toilets, foldable TV sets and an electrical roof hatch. Volvo’s new low floor city bus uses a modified B7R platform called 8700. Though the two share the same 7.0 litre engine, the city bus employs a six-speed automatic Zf gearbox. It also comes with disc brakes and air suspension. Inside, it’s air conditioned, has a destination board right above the driver and a reverse camera. I hope this two models will beat the other bus manufacturers and attain a steady place in the market.