These Koenigsegg Regera aren't
hypothetical configurations dreamed up by the company's employees. These have
actually been built and they'll be on display at the Geneva Motor Show next
week.
The first two examples built for their eagerly
awaiting customers will be displayed at the same location where the concept was
revealed two years ago, and where the first pre-production version was
displayed last year – bringing the story full circle right there on the floor
of the Geneva Palexpo.
The Regera is
Koenigsegg's answer to the likes of the Porsche 918 Spyder, McLaren P1, and
LaFerrari. It's based on the same hard points as the Agera, but augments the 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with not
one, not two, but three electric motors.
The hybrid powertrain delivers a combined output of
1,500 horsepower – significantly more than its German, British, or Italian
rivals. The powertrain is backed by a first-of-its-kind 800-volt electrical
system, but uses no transmission to speak of whatsoever. The electric motors
render the gearbox obsolete.
As a result, the Regera will sprint from a
standstill to 300 km/h in just ten seconds, and on to 400 km/h in less than 20 – making it quicker off the line than even the One:1 that
was Koenigsegg's fastest model to date.
Anyone who can get their hands on
one will be in for the ride of their life. And two very fortunate individuals
will be taking theirs home from Geneva this year. The first wears green-tinted
carbon fiber bodywork that evokes the classic British Racing Green, with a
saddle-brown leather interior. The second is done up in candy apple red and
black, inside and out.
Both ride on Koenigsegg's new Tresex carbon-fiber
wheels that shave 40 percent off the unsprung weight of a comparable alloy
wheel, but appear to have both forgone the optional aero kit that adds extra
winglets to the car's surface.
The start of the Regera's production marks the first
time that Koenigsegg will be building two different versions of its signature
hypercars at the same time, as it continues to offer the conventionally powered
Agera alongside the new hybrid.