It has been greater than three years since Koenigsegg took the covers off the Gemera, a four-seat hypercar producing 1,700 hp from a 3-cylinder engine and a trio of electrical motors.
A brand new crop of electrical hypercars boasting outputs reaching as excessive as 2,000 hp has since emerged, together with the Lotus Evija and its 2,011 hp, which is probably the most highly effective manufacturing automotive on the earth. Koenigsegg may have a response to those quickly, and it comes from a tried-and-tested V-8 engine.
Attributable to enter manufacturing in late 2024, the Gemera shall be provided with an out there V-8 that coupled with a hybrid system will boast a mixed output of two,300 hp when operating on E85 gas. Koenigsegg introduced the V-8 on Monday when additionally asserting the completion of a serious plant enlargement generally known as the Gripen Atelier on the firm’s headquarters in Ängelholm, Sweden.
“We’re thrilled to inaugurate the Gripen Atelier and announce the launch of the client-specification Gemera, a very groundbreaking megacar,” Christian von Koenigsegg, Koenigsegg’s CEO and founder, mentioned in an announcement. “Boasting quite a few thrilling updates and enhancements over the pre-series variations, the client-specification Gemera units new benchmarks for the business.”
The Gemera was initially revealed with a 2.0-liter turbo-3 coupled with three electrical motors and the corporate’s Direct Drive transmission-replacing know-how that depends on hydraulic coupling to attach the engine with the remainder of the drivetrain. The Direct Drive made its debut in Koenigsegg’s Regera hypercar.
Because the reveal of the Gemera, Koenigsegg has developed the compact 9-speed Mild Velocity Transmission that may change gears with out having to shift by means of every particular person gear between the present gear and the specified gear. It additionally skips the flywheel and clutch, which Koenigsegg mentioned “elevates” driver engagement and delight.
The Mild Velocity Transmission, which is able to now characteristic within the Gemera, debuted within the Jesko hypercar whose turbocharged 5.0-liter V-8 is the engine being provided as an alternative choice to the Gemera’s commonplace inline-3. The rumored value of the improve is a really hefty $400,000.
Some modifications have been required to suit the Mild Velocity Transmission and V-8 within the Gemera’s tight confines. Keep in mind, the automotive additionally has 4 seats, all-wheel drive, and trunk area for 4 carry-on suitcases. The V-8 engine was swapped to the so-called Scorching-V design the place the exhaust pipes are moved to the highest of the engine in between the cylinder banks. The transmission was additionally designed in a means that it “wraps” round a part of the engine, in what Koenigsegg has christened the Mild Velocity Tourbillon Transmission, the identify borrowed from the tourbillon mechanism utilized in high-end watches.
Koenigsegg Gemera
“Earlier than we got here up with the (Mild Velocity Tourbillon Transmission), it was inconceivable to imagine we might match a mid-engined V-8 configuration within the Gemera, given the big occupant area compared to the compact dimension of the Gemera,” von Koenigsegg mentioned.
The adjustments do not finish there, although. Koenigsegg has since developed a way more highly effective model of its electrical motor. The brand new unit, dubbed Darkish Matter, develops 800 hp, versus the older Quark electrical motor’s 335 hp. It means only one Darkish Matter motor is used, changing the three Quark motors that featured within the unique design, making the powertrain lighter and smaller than earlier than.
The usual 2.0-liter turbo-3 develops a peak 600 hp and matched with the 800-hp Darkish Matter motor generates a mixed 1,400 hp. Go for the V-8, which develops 1,500 hp by itself, and with the Darkish Matter motor the mixed output rises to 2,300 hp.
With the beforehand introduced 1,700-hp output, Koenigsegg mentioned the Gemera would ship 0-62 mph acceleration in 1.9 seconds and a prime velocity of 248 mph. With the brand new V-8 choice, Koenigsegg guarantees acceleration and efficiency shall be considerably improved, although no numbers have been printed.
Koenigsegg Gemera
Extra adjustments to the Gemera embrace the usage of typical facet mirrors as a substitute of camera-based mirrors as beforehand proven to satisfy necessities within the U.S. The automotive may also be provided with the corporate’s high-downforce Ghost Bundle.
Manufacturing shall be restricted to 300 items, which little doubt have all been offered.
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