Sweden’s Koenigsegg continues to push the efficiency envelop like no different. The corporate’s newest mannequin is a hypercar referred to as the Gemera, and as an alternative of the massive V-8s the corporate usually depends on, right here we now have a 3-cylinder engine working with a trio of electrical motors to ship a mixed 1,700 hp.
Though the Gemera was first proven to the world through the 2020 Geneva Worldwide Motor Present, Koenigsegg has solely now revealed the primary working prototype. Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg is featured in a video the place he fires up the prototype and takes it for a brief dash down the runway on the former Swedish Airforce Base that Koenigsegg calls dwelling.
Throughout this early part of testing, the complete efficiency of the Gemera is but to be unlocked. The engine at the moment maxes out at about 4,500 rpm however in manufacturing type it’s going to go an extra 4,000 rpm. The engine, a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-3, is ready to produce a peak 600 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque, thanks partially to a Koenigsegg’s personal cam-less expertise referred to as FreeValve. This enables higher management over valve operation, offering extra alternatives to make energy.
Koenigsegg Gemera
Koenigsegg Gemera
Koenigsegg Gemera
The electrical facet of the Gemera’s powertrain can also be an in-house effort, which is spectacular for a corporation solely churning out a handful of vehicles monthly. Koenigsegg’s Quark electrical motor weighs 63 kilos and develops as much as 335 hp and 486 lb-ft of torque. Three of the motors function within the Gemera, in addition to Koenigsegg’s personal inverter which the corporate has christened David. The mixture of the inline-3 and electrical motors is anticipated to ship a steady record-speed push to 248 mph with none torque or energy losses. Powering the electrical motors is a 15-kilowatt-hour battery. Koenigsegg hasn’t mentioned whether or not a pure electrical mode shall be attainable.
The Gemera can also be distinctive within the hypercar world in that it’s a four-seater. There are solely two doorways, on this case a protracted pair every that includes Koenigsegg’s signature dihedral synchro-helix design the place the doorways rotate as they lengthen outward, and entry to the rear seats is made simpler due to the absence of a B-pillar.
Gemera manufacturing shall be restricted to 300 models at an unspecified worth. That is unique even in comparison with many different hypercars, however will nonetheless make the Gemera essentially the most prolific Koenigsegg to this point.
