As if it wasn’t ludicrous enough, Koenigsegg has announced that their four-seater Gemera can now be outfitted with a V8 power plant instead of the already potent twin-turbo three-cylinder.
The Koenigsegg name has become synonymous with jaw-dropping automotive feats in the last decade. Most recently it officially opened a new production plant for the Gemera model where owner Christian von Koenigsegg announced that the same V8 that motivates the devilish Jesko can be optioned in the new Gemera model and will be mated with the firm’s “Light-Speed” nine-speed automated transmission.
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First, let’s delve into the new power-plant option. In the case of the Jesko, this thoroughbred flat-plane V8 in its Jesko configuration affords the hypercar with an output between 1000 kW and roughly 1200 kW depending on the fuel grade used. Interestingly, reports suggest that in the Gemera, this eight-cylinder’s output is ramped up to north of 1600 kW alongside an increase in torque from the Jesko’s 1000 N.m to an absurd 2750 Nm.
Onto the Light Speed Transmission, which many pundits belive to be a revolutionary take on the core aspects of the way a transmission operates. Composed of nine forward gears and seven, wet multi-disk clutches it is said to provide significantly faster shifting times by way of a series of constantly opening and closing clutches. This affords a sense of seamless acceleration and deceleration.
This configuration drives up the Gemera’s MSRP price of nearly R32 million up by a whooping R7,5 million!
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Additionally, the Gemera be equipped with the “Ghost package” which introduces a rear wing, larger front splitter, and an S-duct which is purposed to reduce the effects of turbulent air among other aerodynamic elements at the cost of the car’s front storage space.
Customer deliveries are expected to begin in early 2025.
