Koenigsegg is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars that has been credited with some of the most exciting designs to hit automotive since its founding in 1994.
And its latest does not disappoint.
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New reports claim that a recent test of the Koenigsegg Jesko actually resulted in a world record.
The vehicle was already known for being one of the fastest production cars of all time – but not the fastest. That’s because the vehicle’s zero to 60 has been outpaced by others, specifically the Rimac Nevera which Carscoops says has the Jesko beat from a standstill
In this instance, however, Jesko was able to showcase its acceleration capabilities at high speeds. After hitting 62 mph in a respectable 2.79 seconds, the vehicle started to show off.
Using its 1,600 hp in exclusively rear wheel drive, the vehicle could sprint from 62 to 124 in just 2.74 seconds and requires just 3.96 seconds to get from there to 186 miles per hour.
Carscoops says this drove the Jesko to a “breathtaking 8.88 seconds” for a quarter-mile and a half-mile time of just 13.27 seconds.
The report noted that footage shared by company founder Christian von Koenigsegg showcased the vehicle’s impressive launch control system, performing the feat with little smoke and hardly any wheelspin.
As far as competition within the segment of actual production hypercars, it seems the Jesko is leaving the previous record-holder at high speeds in the dust: that title once went to the Regera, another speed demon built by – you guessed it – Koenigsegg.
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Koenigsegg is a Swedish manufacturer of high
performance sports cars that has been credited
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with some of the most exciting designs to hit
automotive since its founding in 1994.
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And its latest does not disappoint.
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New reports claim that a recent test of the
Koenigsegg Jesco actually resulted in a world
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record.
The vehicle was already known for being one of
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the fastest production cars of all time, but
not the fastest.
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That's because the vehicle's 0 to 60 has been
outpaced by others,
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specifically the Remagavvera, which Car Scoop
says has the Jesco beat from a standstill.
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In this instance, however, Jesco was able to
showcase its acceleration capabilities at high
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speeds.
After hitting 62 MPH in a respectable 2.79
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seconds, the vehicle started to show off.
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Using its 1600 horsepower in exclusively rear
wheel drive.
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The vehicle could sprint from 62 to 124 in just
2.74 seconds and requires just
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3.96 seconds to get from there to 186 MPH.
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Car scoop says this drove the Jesco to a
breathtaking 8.88 seconds for a quarter mile.
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And a half mile time of just 13.27 seconds.
The report noted that footage shared by company
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founder Christian von Koenigsegg showcased the
vehicle's impressive launch control system,
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performing the feat with little smoke and
hardly any wheelspin.
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As far as competition within the segment of
actual production hypercars,
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it seems the Jesco is leaving the previous
record holder at high speeds in the dust.
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That title once went to the Rajera, another
speed demon built by,
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you guessed it, Koenigsegg.
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I'm Anna Wells, and this is manufacturing now.
