To not be confused with the TVR Chimaera, the Koenigsegg Chimera is even rarer. There’s just one on the earth and it traces its roots to the Agera RS. Nonetheless, the donor automobile has undergone substantial modifications for the reason that hypercar is now rocking the Jesko’s engine. As well as, it borrows the simulated guide transmission from the CC850.
Prime Gear had the chance to rise up shut with the one-off machine owned by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Not content material with having a “mundane” 1-of-25 Agera RS, the previous rally driver requested Koenigsegg whether or not it may flip his prized possession into a really distinctive automobile. That is how the Chimera was born, full with a twin-turbo V-8 that makes 1,280 horsepower on pump gas. Change to E85 and the 5.0-liter engine unleashes a mighty 1,600 hp.
The automobile will get higher the extra we study it. In comparison with the Jesko, it weighs about 220 kilos much less. The Chimera ideas the scales at a remarkably low 2,855 kilos. Whereas the nine-speed automated is identical one discovered within the Jesko, the distinctive construct has a six-speed gated guide from the CC850.
You may artificially row your individual gears, and there is even a clutch pedal for further driver engagement. The motive force may even stall the automobile, as demonstrated by Christian von Koenigsegg. The CC850 provides the selection between a totally automated mode and the guide, however there’s one other solution to change gears within the Chimera. Of the 2 vehicles, it is the one one to function shift paddles behind the steering wheel. Nonetheless, that’ll change for the reason that CC850 may also be obtainable to order with shift paddles.
You may think about it wasn’t precisely a stroll within the park to fuse three vehicles into one, particularly for the reason that Agera is far older, courting again to 2010. The electronics needed to be revamped to make the brand new and current elements work harmoniously. The batteries usually are not the place they was once anymore and the unique cable harnesses are all gone.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem additionally occurs to have a Jesko and a CC850 on order, with Koenigsegg’s head honcho calling him a “long-term shopper.” The highest brass admits it financially makes extra sense to simply purchase a model new automobile with this {hardware} fairly than modify an current automobile. There will not be one other automobile precisely just like the Chimera however the Swedish model is open to the concept of spicing issues up ought to deep-pocketed consumers need that.
The “Chimera” title makes excellent sense contemplating it takes after a monster in Greek mythology that had a lion’s head, a goat’s physique, and a serpent’s tail. Koenigsegg’s newest gem can also be a hybrid however not in a boring type of approach. The Agera RS branding is gone however the VIN is identical.
Koenigsegg shouldn’t be the primary unique model to improve an current automobile and even give it a brand new title. There are numerous Pagani Zondas based mostly on older automobiles however with extra highly effective engines, improved aerodynamics, and different upgrades.
