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Koenigsegg Jesko
Christian von Koenigsegg’s engineering thesis
The Jesko’s 5.0-litre flat-plane V8 is the same architecture as the Agera RS’s but with new 180-degree-firing crankshaft, lighter rotating mass and twin-turbocharger upgrades. Output is 1,280 hp on standard 95-octane petrol and 1,600 hp on E85.
The Light Speed Transmission is the most-discussed feature: nine forward gears, seven wet clutches, no synchromesh, capable of skipping from any gear directly to any other gear without sequential downshifting. It exists because Koenigsegg believed dual-clutch gearboxes had hit a fundamental limit at this power level.
- Engine
- 5.0L flat-plane twin-turbo V8, up to 1,600 hp on E85
- Transmission
- 9-speed Light Speed Transmission (LST)
- Production
- 125 units across both variants
- Variants
- Jesko Attack (downforce); Jesko Absolut (low-drag)




