As a visual nod, the Tang Orange Pearl paint is used as a visual reminder of the original CCX.
The price of the Jesko is $443,400. This is not the cost of the Jesko, but the price for a single option (bare carbon fibre body). The car can go 330 mph (531 km/h per Koenigsegg), without special tires. It is the fastest vehicle the Swedish brand has ever made, and the Absolut will be the ultimate speed king of Angelholm.
These facts alone make it clear that the Jesko will be remembered as one of the most fascinating hypercars ever made. The Agera RS substitute has been in series production since its unveiling nearly two years ago. Only 125 units were made – all of them sold well before the Geneva Motor show debut in February 2018.
Koenigsegg released amazing imagery of a preproduction prototype in Tang Orange Pearl with silver accents and carbon fiber. This Jesko is the regular version and not the Absolut. It follows the 2006 CCX. The cabin continues to be orange with carbon fiber as the main theme.
Jesko Absolut is named after Christian von Koenigsegg, and will be available to customers starting in spring 2022 at $2.85million per pop. Fully loaded Jesko Absolut can be as high as $4 million making it one the most expensive production cars ever made. The engine is a twin-turbo, 5.0-liter V8 that produces 1,280 horsepower and 1,000 Newton meters (738 pound-feet). It can be switched to E85 fuel for 1,600 horsepower and 1,500 Nm (1.106 lb-ft).
The engine is impressive, but the gearbox is technological marvellous with seven multi-disc, wet clutches. Officially called “Koenigsegg Light Speed Transmission” (LST), the gearbox switches between nine forward gears at “near light speed,” allowing the company to claim that the Jesko provides “seamless acceleration, deceleration.”
This car has the potential to break the world record for fastest production car. Bugatti has dropped out of the pursuit of speed records so the 304-mph Chiron Super Sport may be the last.