Koenigsegg Jesko
-
Development of the Jesko is almost complete and soon Koenigsegg will start production of the 125-car run.
-
Watch the Koenigsegg Jesko play in the snowOnly 125 buyers will get a Koenigsegg Jesko, and this video shows the low-slung 1,280-hp hypercar can drift around an ice track with the best of them.
Stephen Edelstein -
Christian von Koenigsegg explains how Jesko's V-8 is world's fastest revving production engine
Redline is 8,500, there's no conventional flywheel, and the 9-speed gearbox uses seven clutches, with a focus on minimizing inertia within the engine.
Stephen Edelstein -
Christian von Koenigsegg provides walkthrough of Koenigsegg Jesko hypercar
Company founder Christian von Koenigsegg walks us through the Koenigsegg Jesko in this video, then wrings out the twin-turbo 5.0-liter V-8.
Stephen Edelstein -
There's a $443,400 option on the Koenigsegg Jesko
Koenigsegg has many options for the Jesko, and one of them is priced as much as a Lamborghini Aventador.
Stephen Edelstein -
New Jesko Absolut is the fastest car Koenigsegg will ever make
Koenigsegg says it will never build a faster car than its new Jesko Absolut.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
There are nigh-on innumerable cool things about Koenigsegg's Jesko hypercar, but some of the most fascinating things about cars this detailed are often the ones you have no reason to notice. Take the paint job of the Jesko used for the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show debut, for example. While a car with a price tag running into the millions (plural) of dollars darn well should be built with extreme attention to detail, the simple fact is that paint is heavy, and weight is the enemy of going fast—a prime consideration for a car like the Jesko, which was pretty much engineered to...
-
How the Koenigsegg Jesko's "Light Speed Transmission" works
Koenigsegg uses a remarkable system to shuttle between gears nearly instantly
Sean Szymkowski -
Koenigsegg Jesko engine deep dive: The world's most-powerful production engine
Engineering Explained examines the special tweaks made to the Koenigsegg Jesko 5.0-liter twin-turboV-8 to increase output to 1,600 horsepower.
Sean Szymkowski -
Sweet dreams: One-off Koenigsegg Jesko Cherry Red Edition looks stunning
A new exotic car retail website called LuxuryandExotic is offering the one and only Koenigsegg Jesko Cherry Red Edition
Sean Szymkowski -
The Koenigsegg Jesko has embarked on a world tour
The Koenigsegg Jesko has embarked on a world tour, with multiple stops in the U.S. planned for the 1,600-horsepower hypercar.
Sean Szymkowski -
Koenigsegg Jesko deep dive: 7 clutches, 1,600 hp, $3M
When you're developing a replacement for the fastest car on the planet, a typical update isn't going to cut the mustard. Fortunately, that wasn't an issue for Koenigsegg, as nothing the Swedish performance marque does is what you'd call typical. That's clearly evident in Koenigsegg's Jesko, which...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Koenigsegg dropped the mic at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday. The Swedish supercar maker revealed the Koenigsegg Jesko, which replaces the famed Agera supercar with technology and specifications that require a double take. The Jesko implements a few core improvements over the Agera. Foremost, the 5.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 has been redesigned and makes a maximum of 1,600 horsepower when the tank is full of E85. Using gasoline drops that figure to 1,280 hp, which is still greater than the Agera RS variant's 1,160 hp. All of the power is sent to a tech-packed 9-speed...
