Back in 2020, Koenigsegg founder and CEO Christian Von Koenigsegg predicted a 330-mph top speed for its latest hypercar, the Jesko Absolut. That would make it the quickest manufacturing automotive on the planet, beating out juggernauts just like the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ and the Hennessey Venom F5. Now, Koenigsegg is planning to see if these simulations are correct.
In an interview with Swedish-language website Carup, Koenigsegg revealed plans to set a high velocity document with the Jesko Absolut someday in 2024.
“Hopefully we can go for the record already this year,” he stated. “We are currently looking for a straight stretch that is long enough and where the traffic can be shut down, it is not entirely easy. It will probably not be in Sweden, but abroad.”
Those aware of high velocity document makes an attempt will keep in mind when Koenigsegg beforehand set the record for fastest production car in 2017 utilizing an Agera RS, with a median velocity of 277.9 mph. Koenigsegg carried out the check on a closed stretch of public freeway in the midst of the Nevada desert, moderately than a race observe or runway strip.
And in contrast to rivals, who set their speeds in a single route or with a automotive not homologated for highway use, Koenigsegg set a velocity in each instructions and took a median, sufficient to get the document licensed with Guinness.
“Bugatti has only driven in one direction and with a car in a specification that customers cannot buy,” Koenigsegg advised Carup. “Even SSC’s record is about with a automotive that isn’t homologated for highway use. Our document with the Koenigsegg Agera was set with a manufacturing automotive, and the brand new document try may also be made with a series-produced Jesko totally authorized for road use.”
The Jesko Absolut was designed particularly for straight-line velocity. It makes use of the the 1500-hp twin-turbo V8 powertrain from its sister automotive, the Jesko Attack, and pairs it to specifically designed aerodynamics that cut back drag and enhance stability.
“So far, it has not been fully explored exactly how fast the car is,” says Koenigsegg. “The drag coefficient is just 0.278 and with the minimal frontal area, the car’s gearing and power curve simulations show a possible top speed well north of 500 km/h [310 mph]. Now we want to show what the car is capable of in reality.”