Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut sets two new speed records

Koenigsegg is not backing away from its goal of collecting every possible speed record. The Jesko Absolut hypercar has recently collected two records, this time in the quarter-mile (402 metres) and half-mile (804 metres) acceleration disciplines.

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At the brand's test track in Sweden, Jesko Absolut reached a speed of 360 km/h (223.6 mph) on the half-mile course and covered it in 13.27 seconds - a new world record for a production car. The hypercar covered the quarter mile in 8.88 seconds, making it the fastest petrol car in this discipline in history. In doing so, the Koenigsegg surpassed cars like the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 and even the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, although it lost out to electric hypercars like the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Battista.

The Jesko Absolut is powered by a 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine producing 1,600bhp. According to the company, it is theoretically capable of reaching a speed of 531 km/h (330 mph), but it has not yet been possible to test this claim in practice due to the lack of a suitable test track.

Unlike the standard Jesko, the Absolut version lacks an antifender and instead features stabilising fins that increase stability at high speeds. Aerodynamic changes throughout the body emphasise the main goal of the model - maximum speed.

Today Koenigsegg remains almost the only manufacturer truly obsessed with absolute speed. There are few real competitors - only Bugatti, and even that now belongs to Rimac. The days of petrol-powered hypercars are coming to an end, but Koenigsegg may be their last hero.

Source: Robbreport