The Jesko Absolut will be its weapon of choice.
The Koenigsegg Jesko came with a stern promise when revealed in 2021. With a 1,600-horsepower, E85-fed twin-turbo V8 engine and a drag coefficient of just 0.278, it's poised to go beyond 300 mph, which would be faster than its brother, the Agera RS.
The Swedish marque hasn't left the idea of proclaiming a new speed king. In an Instagram post, the automaker featured three photos of the Agera RST – formerly known as the Agera RSN, powered by the same engine found in the Koenigsegg One:1.
However, the caption in the social media post piqued our interest more, talking about the Agera RS and its speed records. At the end of the lengthy caption, Koenigsegg teased that the Jesko “will challenge these records in due time.”
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Koenigsegg Koenigsegg KoenigseggNo specific timeline has been set, but it's definitely happening, albeit the last. Christian Von Koenigsegg told CarBuzz that the Jesko Absolut's attempt will be the brand's “last stab” at top speed records.
So, what speed records will the Jesko Absolut attempt to break? In keeping the feud within the family, Koenigsegg cited the Agera RS when it broke five world records in 2017. One was a two-way top speed set by a production car: 277.87 mph – a record that, per Koenigsegg, “has not yet been beaten by any production-spec homologated road car.”
And then there's the 0-400-0 km/h (0-249-0 mph) record, which the Regera has beaten recently. The 10-year-old hypercar – which only wore a new set of Michelin Cup 2 R tires for the run – registered 28.81 seconds for its record-breaking attempt, stealing the crown from the Rimac Nevera that tallied 29.93 seconds a month prior.
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Then again, the Jesko Absolut's upcoming attempt will not be without contentions. The list of fastest cars in the world hasn't been without questionable members, whether it's the “near-production Bugatti Chiron prototype” and its single-direction run or the SSC Tuatara's infamous-then-later-proved-but-slower run. There's also the non-eligible Hennessey Venom GT (it didn't have a Hennessey VIN), which the eligible Venom F5 later redeemed but has yet to prove its claimed 311-mph top speed.
Tough competition is in the cards, but remember that Koenigsegg is eyeing a 330 mph top speed record with the Jesko Absolut. That said, it's safe to say that the hypercar will set the bar high when it arrives on the proving grounds.
“This car is capable of incredible speeds, we probably will be restricted more by road and driver willingness than the car itself,” Koenigsegg previously told CarBuzz. He also confirmed it would be the carmaker's “last stab” at top speed records.
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