Extremely rare Koenigsegg supercar worth $1.5million and built specifically for the Qatari royal family is wrecked just months after being bought by a new owner

  • Damaged car is one of only two Koenigsegg CCXR Special Editions ever made
  • It was built in 2009 for the Al-Thani royal family, and sold in August 2018 for $1.5million
  •  The car was involved in an accident on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City on Sunday afternoon 
  • Motor suffered extensive damage to its rear wheel, front right fender and axle 

 A $1.5million supercar built specifically for the Qatari royal family has been wrecked just months after being bought by a new owner. 

The damaged motor is one of only two Koenigsegg CCXR Special Editions ever made.

It was built in 2009 for the Al-Thani royal family, but was put on the market in 2011.

The 250mph car was sold in August 2018 to a Mexican, who posts pictures of it on Instagram as don_koenigsegg.

But now it has been severely damaged in a smash in Mexico City. 

The one-of two supercar, which was built for the royal Qatari family in 2009, was involved in a crash on Sunday in Mexico City

The one-of two supercar, which was built for the royal Qatari family in 2009, was involved in a crash on Sunday in Mexico City

The wrecked motor is likely to need an expensive overhaul after the accident

The wrecked motor is likely to need an expensive overhaul after the accident 

The Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition was purchased for $1.5million in 2018

The Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition was purchased for $1.5million in 2018

The exotic car was involved in an accident on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City on Sunday afternoon.

The road is a major avenue that is constantly jammed up with cars in the Mexican capital city. 

Passing motorists quickly took to their social media accounts to share snaps of the ruined car. 

The wrecked motor is likely to need an expensive overhaul after the accident, with the carbon fiber right fender totally shattered.

The right rear wheel was in a tilting position and the front right axle was sticking out to the side. 

The million dollar luxury car suffered damages to its right fender and axle

The million dollar luxury car suffered damages to its right fender and axle

A special Instagram called Don_Koenigsegg was created soon after the car was purchased

A special Instagram called Don_Koenigsegg was created soon after the car was purchased

The Don_Koenigsegg Instagram account shares many pictures of the car, but there have been no updates since the crash. 

After the car was purchased last summer, a post on the social media account said: 'Finally the Special One is coming to #Mexico.' 

The new owner reportedly fell in love with the Koenigsegg CCXR when he saw it in Paris.

Local media had reported that the car belonged to Mexican billionaire Carlos Peralta, but the businessman tweeted that he had nothing to do with the vehicle.

It's the second Koenigsegg hypercar that has been crashed in Mexico in almost three years.

Two men were involved in a near fatal accident after the $1.4million Koenigsegg CCX they were riding in was destroyed on a Mexican highway just south of the United Stater border.

The car hit a curb and flipped over multiple times.  

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