Koenigsegg adds next North American dealership in... Calgary?
According to a report from
the Calgary Herald, the Swedish exotic automaker has
contracted withLamborghini Calgary
to sell its supercars at its new showroom in the Canadian city. The dealership
is being set up by Weissach Performance, which sells Porsches, Lambos, Lotuses and Bugattis in Vancouver, and will sell
many of those same brands at its new Calgary location as well.
Now if you're wondering "why
Calgary?" you're in good company. The Alberta metropolis is ranked between
third and fifth largest largest in Canada, after Toronto,
Montreal and maybe Vancouver and Ottawa (depending on how large a metropolitan
area you're counting). But it hardly ranks among the largest in North America
altogether. According to franchise owner Asgar Virji, however (as quoted by the
Herald), "Calgarians at heart are probably the most dedicated sports car, supercar
drivers, in all of Canada."
Koenigsegg recently
contracted Manhattan Motorcars in New York as its first North American
dealership, and the manufacturer's website lists Lake Forrest Supercars in
suburban Chicago as well. While preparing this article, Koenigsegg added both
the Calgary location as well as Weissach in Vancouver as its Canadian dealers too, but has
yet to announce any others in North America. We've reached out to the
manufacturer for more information and will update you when we have more to
report.