It can go from idle to 7,800 RPM in just 231 milliseconds.
The Koenigsegg Jesko was named after Christian von Koenigsegg. Production began this summer. The starting price is $2.85million with one option at $443,400. It’s a very special hypercar, and its powertrain is the real meat. It’s a modified version of the twin-turbo, 5.0-liter V8. Koenigsegg tried to reduce powertrain inertia and create one of the fastest accelerating engines on the planet.
Christian demonstrated it in a video posted to the company’s YouTube channel. The automaker developed the engine in tandem with its Light Speed Transmission. It is lighter and more responsive and it weighs only 198 pounds (98 kgs). This, along with the engine’s lighter components, allows it to accelerate from idle to redline in milliseconds – 231 to exact. This is how long it takes for the engine to go full idle to 7,800 RPM, or the redline at neutral.
This equates to an acceleration speed of 31700 rpm per sec, which is not the fastest engine. The acceleration speed is up to 46,000 rpm/second when the car is driving with the redline set at 8,500. Christian claims that it is one of the fastest-accelerating engines he has ever seen. Low-inertia engine produces 1,600 horsepower (1.193 kilowatts), and 1,106 pound feet (1.500 Newton-meters). The engine was redesigned with a 180-degree flat-plane crankshaft and larger turbochargers.
The brand plans to deliver just 125 units and will begin deliveries next spring. The price of a fully-equipped model is $4 million. The Jesko Absolute is also available from Koenigsegg. It will break the 300-mph barrier (482 kph). This will be the fastest Koenigsegg has ever built. Although electric vehicles are possible, the combustion engine will still be going strong into the night.