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Koenigsegg Jesko gets its turn to throw snow

Yes, it's a tad bizarre to be posting winter testing videos in the middle of April, the same way it's a little strange for it to be 38 degrees in parts of the Midwest this week. We can do without the weather, but we'll take the videos, and here's another — a counterpoint to a vid from a week ago. Rimac provided our last trip to northern Sweden, the Croatian hypercar maker there to test the Nevera in temperatures well colder than 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Two hours east of that, turns out Swedish hypercar maker Koenigsegg was testing its Jesko in the frozen stuff. The Swedes called their video Egg Hunt for obvious reasons, but there wasn't much of a hunt, just a guy gathering giant neon eggs in the forest until the trail leads him to the Jesko. Seems the Swedish Easter Bunny might be way cooler than ours. What's cool about these two videos is they ask, "How do you like your ice dancing?" With four motors producing 1,914 horsepower and 1,741 pound-feet of torque to move 4,960 pounds, and emitting a gentle whine that can be barely heard above the soundtrack? Or with a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 producing 1,600 hp and 1,107 lb-ft to motivate 3,130 pounds and a Battlestar Galactica wing, emitting a roar that would have had the Easter Bunny apologizing to every hibernating bear and rethinking his egg hunt strategy? Take your time deciding, there's no wrong answer. By the way, that wing and the power figure mark this as the standard Jesko on E85. The Jesko on standard gasoline makes 'just' 1,200 horsepower.   The Jesko and Nevera should be finding their way to the first customers shortly. Maybe next time they both vacation in northern Sweden, they'll go together. That would be a video. Video Koenigsegg Coupe Luxury Special and Limited Editions Performance Supercars koenigsegg jesko

Koenigsegg's resolution for 2022 is to launch a new hypercar

Koenigsegg's resolution for 2022 is one that most enthusiasts can agree with: "more ultimate performance." While details are few and far between, the Swedish firm published a dark preview image on its social media channels that gives us an early look at a new hypercar. As is often the case, the photo asks more questions than it answers. What's intriguing is that the model seems to wear a far more angular exterior design than the 1,600-horsepower Jesko, which is characterized by curved lines. Even the Agera RS was more rounded. We won't go as far as calling the new car retro, but it's certainly worth noting that Koenigsegg's early models (like the CC8S) were also rather square. Another point worth bringing up is that throwback design cues sell well in the supercar and hypercar segments. Bugatti had no trouble selling 10 examples of the Chiron-derived Centodieci, which is a tribute to the EB110 built in the 1990s. And, the born-again Lamborghini Countach was sold out before its unveiling in 2021; it's limited to 112 units. Koenigsegg's CC8S is turning 20 in 2022, if you catch our drift. We're told that Koenigsegg will deliver more ultimate performance through "clever engineering and optimal design," so the new model likely has a few tech tricks up its sleeve. It won't be the kind of technology that's dominating CES 2022: Koenigsegg has made it clear that its customers want to drive themselves and that an autonomous car isn't in its pipeline. However, the company is experimenting with extremely innovative ideas in the powertrain department (its four-seater Gemera is powered by a 1,700-horsepower gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain built around a camless three-cylinder engine) so it's reasonable to assume that the new model's specifications sheet will surprise us. Color us intrigued, then. More information about the next Koenigsegg model will emerge in the coming months. Related Video: Koenigsegg Coupe Supercars

Koenigsegg building more CC850s because it sold out fast

The Koenigsegg CC850 is sold out. That's completely unsurprising, as these special supercars are snapped up almost as fast as a Jesko's transmission can shift. But what's interesting is that the company sold the 50-unit run so quickly, it ended up deciding to expand the production run by almost half. Instead of just 50 cars, Koenigsegg announced it would expand the run by another 20. According to the company, that initial allocation sold fast enough that a number of long-time Koenigsegg customers missed out on a chance at the supercar. It ended up going back to some early order holders to check if they would be all right with the expansion, and obviously it must've gone over fine. The 50-unit run was based on founder and owner Christian von Koenigsegg's 50th birthday. The extra 20 was based on the 20th anniversary of the company's first production car, the CC8S. That's also the same car that the CC850 is celebrating with its manual-ized version of the nine-speed automatic Light Speed Transmission and more than 1,000 horsepower. Related video: Koenigsegg | Translogic 209