Koenigsegg simply unveiled the one-of-a-kind Chimera nevertheless it’s not neglecting an previous promise it made concerning the Jesko. Though a top-speed run has but to occur, the mathematics is trying good. A chassis dyno check has revealed the Jesko Absolut surpassed 311 mph (500 km/h) earlier than hitting the rev limiter in ninth gear. It suggests there’s room for much more velocity ready to be unlocked.
The disclosure was made by the person himself–Christian von Koenigsegg–throughout a High Gear podcast. Why hasn’t a top-speed run been carried out but with an precise automotive? Two causes: discovering the proper tires and an empty stretch of the street lengthy sufficient for the Jesko Absolut to stretch its legs. The corporate’s head honcho mentioned he hopes it “will occur quickly,” with out offering a extra correct timetable.
When the Jesko Absolute debuted in March 2020, Koenigsegg mentioned it will be the quickest automotive the Swedish model would ever make. The unique marque has promised to smash the 300-mph barrier and probably surpass the Bugatti Chiron Tremendous Sport’s 304.77 mph. Though the automotive’s most capabilities have not been examined but, it has a number of data beneath its belt. It is the quickest manufacturing automotive to 250 mph and 400 km/h. As well as, no different car can beat it within the 0-250-0 mph and 0-400-0 km/h assessments.
As to the place the Jesko Absolut may unleash its mighty 1,578 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet of torque, Christian von Koenigsegg would not reveal. He did counsel it is doubtless going to be a closed-off part of a public street. Maybe the Autobahn?
The wonderful freeway has already served because the venue for a few 257-mph runs with the Bugatti Chiron with out closing down the freeway. In fact, hitting over 300 mph is much more troublesome. There’s additionally the difficulty of Koenigsegg getting permission from the German authorities to have a bit of the Autobahn all to itself.
We’ll remind you the Agera RS reached 285 mph on a public street again in 2017. A customer-owned automotive averaged 277.9 mph on two runs of a closed 11-mile part of the Nevada freeway with manufacturing facility driver Niklas Lilja behind the wheel.
The Chiron SS piloted by Andy Wallace reached 304.77 mph in 2019 on the Ehra-Lessien check observe in Germany. We should always level out that wasn’t a file licensed by Guinness for the reason that high-speed run was carried out in a single path.
