The 2022 Koenigsegg Jesko hypercar has been shown off for the first time in production guise, three years after the reveal of the concept at the 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show. The first example to roll off the line is finished in a ‘Tang Orange Pearl’ hue, with silver and carbon-fibre highlights on the front 'grille' and air intakes...
The designer behind the Koenigsegg Gemera has shared fascinating early sketches and 3D renders of the four-seater hybrid "megacar" that wowed the world when it made its debut earlier this month. The $1.7 million (AU$2.56 million) vehicle – which boasts three electric motors – is the first 'Mega-GT' in the world...
Last month, the Koenigsegg Regera became the fastest production car to ever run from 0-400-0km/h. Now, you can have a look at what went into the record-breaking run from behind the wheel. Driven by Sonny Persson, a Koenigsegg test driver, the run to 400km/h and back again was over in just 31.49 seconds. That involved 22.87 seconds reaching 400km/h, and just 8...
Koenigsegg has big plans in Australia, having already sold at least two Jesko hypercars at a staggering $6.5 million each, ahead of plans to expand sales to between 30 and 50 cars a year when a range of more affordable models come Down Under in 2021...
Koenigsegg has revealed its latest special-edition Regera, touting its high-tech new carbon exterior finish. The KNC, or Koenigsegg Naked Carbon, finish involved no lacquer, varnish or alternative coating. Instead, the thin layer of epoxy usually used to coat a cured piece of carbon is gently hand-removed until only the naked carbon remains...
After sampling the manic and electric Tesla Roadster, Jay Leno has returned to good ol' combustion power in the latest instalment of Jay Leno's Garage. This week, he drives the Koenigsegg Regera with none other than Christian von Koenigsegg riding shotgun on the roads of Los Angeles. It's not completely 'old school', though. Power in the Regera comes from a 5...
Koenigsegg, the Swedish hypercar maker, is developing a new car capable of going from 0-250mph (402km/h) in around 14 seconds. In a chat with Top Gear at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Christian von Koenigsegg described the unveiling of the second-generation Roadster prototype in 2017 as a "kick in the head"...
Koenigsegg's upcoming replacement for the wild Agera RS could have over 1070kW and be named after Norse mythology's doomsday, according to a new report. TheSupercarBlog claims "a reliable source" has indicated the new model is likely to be named Ragnarok – a major event where the cosmos is destroyed along with the gods and goddesses, according to Norse mythology...
Koenigsegg has released a preview image of the upcoming successor to its Agera RS hypercar, published to the company's Australian Facebook page. The rear shot doesn't reveal a whole lot, but we can see the new model will have a prominent rear wing, slim LED tail-lights, an aggressive diffuser outline, and fat rear tyres...
Koenigsegg, Swedish maker of wild hypercars like the Regera (above), has announced it will open its first factory-backed dealership in Australia later this year. Scheduled to launch in June, the company confirmed its vehicles will be available through Prodigy Automotive in conjunction with Lorbek Luxury Cars in Melbourne, Victoria...
Just last month, Koenigsegg took the Agera RS on something of a record-breaking spree in Nevada. Having become the world's fastest production car, the twin-turbocharged Swede set about breaking the 0-400-0km/h record it had already stolen from Bugatti just a month before on a closed section of road...
