Need a supercar with enough seats for the family? The Koenigsegg Gemera might just be your answer.

Featuring four individual bucket seats, a wheelbase similar to a Mercedes-Benz S-Class (3 meters long), two massive dihedral doors and an epic 1,268kW (1,700 HP) from its plug-in hybrid powertrain, the Gemera is dubbed the ‘Mega GT’ by its creator, Christian von Koenigsegg.

Revealed early last month from their stand at the cancelled Geneva Motor Show, the Gemera can sit four passengers comfortably and with room for their carry-on luggage on-board.

There’s plenty of creature comforts, too, like front and rear seat central infotainment screens, wireless smartphone chargers, Apple CarPlay, on board internet and Wi-Fi, an 11-speaker state-of-the-art sound system, three-zone climate control system and even dual cup-holders for each passenger.

The headline news of course is the Gemera’s new 2.0-litre twin-turbo three-cylinder (yes, three-cylinder!) Freevalve camless engine aptly named the Tiny Friendly Giant (TFG).

This novel internal combustion engine can run not only on petrol but also any renewable fuel source, including ethanol, CO2-neutral methanol and E85. It produces an impressive 448kW and 600Nm of torque, with the remaining 820kW coming for the three electric motors – one for each rear wheel and one on the crankshaft of the engine, essentially makes the Gemera an all-wheel drive.

Koenigsegg claims the car will hit 100km/h in a mere 1.9 seconds, while 0-400km/h will be accomplished in a record-matching pace.

The Gemera can also run purely on its three electric motors for approximately 50km at speeds of up to 300km/h.

Its carbon monocoque chassis features rear-wheel steering and all-wheel torque vectoring.

The company intends to put the Gemera into a limited production run of 300 units starting in 2022.

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The Koenigsegg Jesko is one of the most extreme hypercars the world has ever seen. Launched in March this year, the Jesko replaces the now eight-year-old Agera, offering up more power, increased downforce, and even more cutting-edge technology than its predecessor.

With production not slated to start until the end of 2020 and only 125 units are going to be built, the Jesko has already been sold out. That’s despite the Jesko commanding a hefty price of around €2,350,000 ($6.5 million in Australia including various taxes).

But for the very few lucky super wealthy, there’s still a chance to acquire this engineering marvel, with German exotic car tuner Luxuryandexpensive offering a one-off Jesko Red Cherry Edition.

Not that the Jesko isn’t hardcore and exclusive enough, the tuner has managed to turn the heat up even more by customising the Jesko with a stunning livery and carbon fibre wheels measuring 20 inches at the front and 21 inches at the rear.

The already carbon fibre intensive body of the Swedish supercar gets a further dose of those lightweight materials, with numerous carbon fibre accents adorning the exterior. Though no details have been provided on the interior, expect more carbon fibre and Alcantara on the inside to lift things further.

Luxuryandexpensive has stopped short of fiddling the powertrain, but there’s no need to, as the Jesko is propelled by an absolute powerhouse of a 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, which on premium unleaded fuel offers up a whopping 941kW. Fill it up at a pump with E85, however, and it’s capable of producing as much as an astonishing 1177kW and 1500Nm. Koenigsegg claims that when making full power, it should be able to achieve a top speed of at least 300mph – that, in kays, is over 480km/h.

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The latest creation from Swedish hypercar maker Koenigsegg – the Jesko – has debuted at the Geneva Motor Show, with it confirmed that two are already headed to our shores.

The Jesko – which is named after company founder Christian von Koenigsegg’s father – will replace the now eight-year-old Agera, with it offering up more power, increased downforce, and even more cutting-edge technology than its predecessor.

Mounted behind the seats is an absolute powerhouse of a 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, which on premium unleaded fuel offers up a whopping 941kW. Fill it up at a pump with E85, however, and it’s capable of producing as much as an astonishing 1177kW and 1500Nm. Koenigsegg claims that when making full power, it should be able to achieve a top speed of at least 300mph – that, in kays, is over 480km/h.

In an attempt to eliminate turbo lag, one of the most clever bits of tech it offers up is an air injection system that pre-spools the two big turbos with a 290psi (20 bar) shot of air.

More cutting-edge, however, is its nine-speed transmission. Dubbed the Light Speed Transmission, it shifts like a dual-clutch, but rather than using just two regular clutches, it makes use of seven clutch packs allowing it to engage the current gear and whichever of the remaining eight gears will be best next for acceleration at the time, rather than simply pre-selecting the adjacent gear.

With an incredibly complex aerodynamic setup, the Jesko is able to produce up to 1400kg of downforce – a mere 20kg shy of its overall kerb weight – which causes it to require two triplex dampers, one in the front and one in the rear, in order to manage the squat caused by the car being pushed down to the ground. Meanwhile, the standard, conventional suspension dampers are electronically-adjustable units supplied by Ohlins.

A set of staggered carbon-fibre wheels – measuring 20 x 9.5 inches in the front, and 21 x 12 inches in the rear – are fitted as standard, which come wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, although Michelin Cup R tyres are optionally available. Four-wheel steering is another feature gained over the outgoing Agera, with the system allowing for the rear wheels to turn up to three degrees.

On the inside, it sports a completely redesigned interior with a new 9.0-inch infotainment screen, and a 5.0-inch digital instrument cluster that rotates with the steering wheel. Furthermore, wireless phone charging, a 360-degree camera, and automatic climate control are standard.

With Koenigsegg having recently found a distributor in Australia, two examples out of the 120 planned builds are already destined for our shores, both of which are accounted for already.

That’s despite the Jesko commanding a hefty price of around $6.5 million locally, around half of which is accounted for by various taxes. Speaking with CarAdvice, the local distributor mentioned plans to expand Aussie sales to between 30-50 cars per year as more affordable models are introduced in the coming years, and as the Swedish factory looks to boost its output from around 20 cars per year to 1,000.

Ensuring full legality, all Jeskos and future Koenigseggs sold in Australia will be fully homologated right-hand drive models able to be registered for road use under the low volume import scheme.

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While all 80 examples of the bonkers Koenigsegg Regera have already been sold, not all have been produced yet, and the latest to be completed by the Swedish company is the first and only one to sport a stunning bare carbon fibre finish.

Although all examples of the hybrid hypercar are made almost entirely out of carbon fibre, this latest one sports a special type of carbon dubbed “Koenigsegg Naked Carbon”, which is designed to provide a distinct look and feel, and to save a few precious grams of weight.

KNC, as it’s known for short, is produced in the same manner as all other forms of carbon fibre but is finished using an incredibly time-consuming and careful procedure in which each panel is sanded down to the weave by hand.

Highlighting the complexity and delicate nature of the procedure, Koenigsegg notes that if the susceptible fibres in the weave are damaged during the final stages of the process, the entire panel is destined straight for the bin. You wouldn’t want to be the worker to mess that up, then.

Most surprisingly, however, the final finish is purely the raw, exposed carbon fibre itself, with no paint, clearcoat, or epoxy coating it. The company does claim that the carbon itself should be resistant to any scratches or chipping, and that tests were done leaving panels finished this way outside for a number of years proved its resistance to temperature and the elements.

As far as weight-savings are concerned, the unique finish saves a claimed 20kg over a standard painted Regera, which may shave a few milliseconds off its already insane performance figures.

The naked carbon Regera sports the same unique drivetrain as all other examples, meaning there’s a mid-mounted 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 paired to an F1-spec battery pack and three electric motors that produces system outputs of a colossal 1118kW and 2000Nm, with that power channeled to the rear wheels alone through a patent-pending Koenigsegg Direct Drive system in lieu of a conventional transmission.

The standard painted Regera boasts remarkable acceleration figures of 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds, 0-200km/h in 6.6 seconds, 0-300km/h in just 10.9 seconds, and 0-400km/h in only around 20 seconds. No new performance figures are quoted for the lighter naked carbon model.

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Hot on the heels of smashing the world record for the fastest production car to accelerate from 0 to 400km/h and brake to a standstill, Koenigsegg is back at it again with a new record for the world’s fastest production car.

The record attempt was carried out on a closed-off 12 mile (19km) stretch of Nevada State Route 160 near Pahrump in the United States. Koenigsegg test driver Niklas Lilja was tasked to take a Koenigsegg Agera RS to its top speed on two separate runs.

In the first run the Agera RS hit an incredible 284 mph (457 km/h), faster than the previous world record of 268 mph (431 km/h) set by the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport in 2010. The Swedish supercar hit a slightly slower 277.2 mph (446 km/h) run in the second stint. Both runs were verified by two RaceLogic Vbox data loggers for accuracy. Taking the average of the two speed attempts works out to be 277.9 mph (444.6 km/h), a new world record!

A Koenigsegg Agera RS driven by factory driver Niklas Lilja has recorded a 2-way avg speed of 444.6 km/h (277.9 mph). A new world record! pic.twitter.com/FXUjKpTW1q

— Koenigsegg Official (@koenigsegg) November 4, 2017

As two runs were conducted and the top speeds were averaged, the feat is eligible for entry into the Guinness World Records.

The Agera RS is powered by a twin turbo aluminum 5.0-litre V8 engine. Equipped with the optional “1MW” package, the Agera RS tasked with this challenge produces, as the name suggests, 1MW of power and a monstrous 1,371Nm of torque.

Watch the Koenigsegg Agera RS record-breaking top speed run in the video below.

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Remember that video where a Bugatti Chiron, driven by Juan Pablo Montoya, set a world record for the fastest production car to complete the zero to 400km/h to zero (now famously known as 0-400-0) sprint?

If you have been living in a cave, here’s the video of it:

Sporting a colossal 8.0-litre W16 quad-turbo engine pumping out 1,103kW and 1,600Nm of torque, the Chiron demolishes the first 100km/h in just 2.3 seconds before reaching a top speed of 420km/h. It did the 0-400-0 run in an incredible 41.96 seconds.

No doubt, the Chiron is hyper fast. And just when we think that’s the end of it, Koenigsegg has come to the challenge.

The Koenigsegg Agera RS is the fastest production car the Swedish car maker currently makes. Equipped with the optional “1MW” package, the Agera RS tasked with this challenge produces, as the name suggests, 1MW of power and a monstrous 1,371Nm of torque. Yes it’s down on power compared to the Bugatti but the Koenigsegg is much lighter.

At an airstrip in Vandel, Denmark, it’s showdown time for the Agera RS. Is it faster than the Chiron in a 0-400-0 sprint? Watch the video below to find out.

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A bespoke Koenigsegg CCX ‘Custom Vision’ has been ripped apart following a high-speed crash in Mexico.

The one-off, exotic supercar sporting chassis number 067 was reportedly on route to the city of Monterrey when the crash happened. According to eyewitness account, the 593kW/920Nm supercar was speeding before hitting a curb and rolling multiple times.

And as you can see from the photos, the entire front end and the roof of the car were torn away, exposing the passenger compartment.

It isn’t clear whether the two occupants were seriously injured in the crash.

Needless to say, the V8-powered, carbon-fibred CCX is now headed for the scrap heap.

Source: Clean Imports JDM via Carscoop

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An ultra-rare and super-exotic Koenigsegg One:1 endured a severed crash at the Nürburgring Circuit in Germany last week while attempting to set a new lap record for a production car.

The 986kW (1,361PS) hypercar crashed during a high speed testing and set up run, where it lost control at the Adenauer Forst section before hitting a guardrail. The impact was so great that the hypercar burst into flames but was quickly extinguished.

Luckily, the driver reportedly escaped without injury.

Today, Koenigsegg released findings of the accident after examining both the car and on-board telemetry. Here is what the Swedish manufacturer has been able to deduce:

“The One:1 experienced front axle brake lock-up at approximately 170 km/h on a section of the track known as Fuchsröhre before hitting the fence at Adenauer Forst at approximately 110 km/h. The impact with the fence launched the car into the air for an estimated 22 meters while it turned 180 degrees before it landed on its left rear wheel and pivoted to land parallel with the fence. The airbags, fuel shut-off and other safety systems all deployed as they were designed to do.

There was a small fire in the rear section of the car due to contact between the carbonfibre rear panels and the exhaust upon landing. This fire was extinguished by the driver using a fire extinguisher that was located inside the car.

The accident has been traced to a fault with the front left ABS wheel sensor signal.

Data analysis shows that the dashboard ABS warning light was triggered as soon as the ABS wheel sensor malfunction occurred. The small yellow ABS warning light is located centrally in the dashboard but may be difficult for the driver to see when he is wearing a helmet and concentrating on high-speed driving around the circuit. The driver may not necessarily notice any difference in the braking feel as long as he is not near the ABS braking zone, i.e. braking hard enough that it would have triggered the ABS system.

Whilst the ABS warning was activated well in advance of lock-up, data analysis shows that the driver’s brake application at Fuchsröhre was the first brake application in the ABS zone. Hence, it was the first opportunity for the driver to notice the ABS fault through the brake pedal.

Our ABS system, like most, includes a back-up feature where the rear wheels are allowed to continue rotating in the event of an ABS fault that results in the front wheels locking up. Letting the rear wheels rotate instead of locking up together with the front wheels prevents the car from rotating. Instead, the car will continue in a straight line. The system worked to specification, as can be seen by the straight skid marks left by the front tires on the track prior to the car colliding with the fence.

Our engineers spent several hours on Wednesday, July 20th, replicating the fault using a similar car at our factory test track. The left front wheel ABS sensor was disconnected and ABS-level braking force was applied. We found results that were entirely consistent with those experienced by the One:1 at the Nürburgring.

If an ABS fault is triggered in the normal course of driving, the customer would normally take heed of the warning light, stop the car and have the fault attended to. As long as heavy ABS braking is not needed the car will stay fully drivable and most people would drive it to the nearest service facility to have them examine the system. It was our severe misfortune that this fault occurred just prior to the first instance of ABS-braking into a corner during high-speed testing on the world’s most demanding test track.

While the One:1 sustained severe damage to its exterior panels and sub-frames (front and rear), the carbon monocoque chassis and airbag restraint system performed according to design specifications and protected the driver well. Examination of the vehicle at our factory in Ängelholm shows that there were no fuel leaks, no oil leaks and no hydraulic fluid leaks whatsoever, which is positively reassuring, given the force of the impact.”

Koenigsegg said they will continue intensive testing at the Nürburgring once the wrecked car is rebuilt.

The One:1 was the world’s first megacar, with its name reflecting 1hp per 1kg of weight. It features a 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that produces 986kW (1,361PS) and 1,371Nm of torque, enough to blast the car from 0-100km/h in a mere 2.8 seconds before hitting a top speed of 451km/h.

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It’s always heart breaking to see a car crash, more so if it’s exotic metal.

That’s exactly what happened to the ultra-rare and super-exotic Koenigsegg One:1 that was tasked with setting a new Nürburgring production car lap record.

According to reports, the hypercar crashed during a high speed testing and set up run, where it lost control at the Adenauer Forst section before hitting a guardrail. The impact was so severe that hypercar burst into flames but was quickly extinguished.

Luckily, the driver reportedly escaped without injury.

The ill-fated One:1 was just one of seven made, bearing chassis #107, and was first shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2014. It was also the first One:1 to be privately registered in Germany.

Koenigsegg has since released a statement confirming the company will rebuilt the wrecked car.

The One:1 was the world’s first megacar, with its name reflecting 1hp per 1kg of weight. It features a 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 that produces 986kW (1,361PS) and 1,371Nm of torque, enough to blast the car from 0-100km/h in a mere 2.8 seconds before hitting a top speed of 451km/h.

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Koenigsegg has unveiled the Regera in production specification at the Geneva Motor Show, signaling a new era in supercar performance. The Koenigsegg Regera was introduced in concept form at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show to a rousing reception.

The 12 months since Geneva 2015 has seen the Regera evolve from a concept into a reality, with the car put through an intense period of development, testing and homologation for worldwide sale.

So extensive was this development period, in fact, that according to the Swedish carmaker, over 3,000 changes were made to the concept vehicle. The weight savings achieved resulted in a curb weight – complete with all water, oils and fuel – of just 1590kgs. Dry weight is 1470kgs.

One of the biggest challenges in the Regera development process was the patent-pending Koenigsegg Direct Drive system, which channels power to the wheels directly, eliminating the weight, complexity and mechanical losses that come with a traditional gearbox.

Koenigsegg has developed a clutch-slip mechanism that uses the hydraulic coupling to convert torque at medium/high speeds during fast acceleration. This allows the combustion engine to gain revs and power, thereby giving the sensation of a traditional downshift with the associated aural enjoyment, even without the traditional gearbox.

Shift paddles remain on either side of the steering wheel. The left paddle is used to enhance the regenerative braking effect in recharging the battery pack. The right paddle is used to activate the hydraulic coupling’s ‘downshift’ operation.

Power comes from a twin-turbo 5.0-litre V8 engine that is backed up by three electric motors. Combined, the system serves up an insane 1118kW (1500hp) of power and 2000Nm of torque. And the performance figures are simply staggering: The supercar will reach 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, 0-200 in just 6.6 seconds and 0-300 in a blistering 10.9 seconds. Koenigsegg estimate a 0-400 km/h time of 20 seconds and acceleration from 150 to 250km/h in just 3.9 seconds!

Despite such scintillating performance, Koenigsegg says Regera owners can also expect a refined driving experience. New active engine mounts provide a sense of isolation and peace within the cabin at lower speeds, but firm up for a more active driving experience when required.

Apple CarPlay is standard equipment in the Regera and with Wi-Fi functionality, there is no longer any need to connect a phone via USB. Inductive charging ensures that an owner’s phone remains ready for use once a journey has ended.

Koenigsegg has yet to release pricing information of the Regera but announced that first delivery will commence in late 2016.

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