Christian von Koenigsegg wants to break the record for the fastest production car with the Jesko Absolut. A production-spec Koenigsegg Agera RS broke the world record for the fastest car in 2017 by going an average of 277.9 mph on public roads going both ways. In an interview with Carup, Koenigsegg said that he is now going for 310 mph with a car that will be for sale and has tires that are legal for the road. The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut has the same 5.0-liter V8 twin-turbo engine as the regular Jesko. When running on E85, this engine makes 1,625 horsepower. With its very slippery aero kit and lighter suspension, the Absolut version goes faster in a straight line. Not only will it cut through the air better, but it should also quickly fix any problems with the road. Simulations we did in our lab show that the car can go faster than 500 km/h (310 mph). Koenigsegg told Carup, “We now want to show what the car can really do.” It went faster than the Agera RS, which held the record at 304 mph. Koenigsegg, on the other hand, doesn’t believe Bugatti’s record because it was only set in one way, and the car wasn’t built to production standards. It had more safety features, better aerodynamics, a longer seventh gear, and specially-made Michelin tires. It also had more power than the regular Chiron. Instead of being on public roads, the fastest run was done on a test track. Bugatti later made the Chiron Super Sport 300+, a limited edition car that has some of the changes made to the record-breaking car. Also, SSC beat the record set by the 2017 Agera RS, but Koenigsegg says it still needs to be done with a legal road car. The Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida were also used. Koenigsegg says Bugatti has only ever driven in one way and with a car that isn’t for sale. “A car that isn’t allowed to be used on public roads set a record for SSC,” Koenigsegg said. We beat the record with the Koenigsegg Agera, which was a production car. We’ll try again with a Jesko series car that has been approved for use on public roads. The Koenigsegg knows it will take a lot of work to go that fast on public roads. Finding a straight stretch long enough to stop traffic is hard, but that’s what we’re looking for right now. “Probably not in Sweden, but somewhere else,” he said. After seeing how fast the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut can go (310 mph), it will be interesting to see what other car companies do if they can beat the record. Bugatti, which former CEO Stephan Winkelmann ran, said they were pulling out of the race for the fastest car. But Mate Rimac is now in charge of Bugatti, and the French company that makes hypercars might not want Koenigsegg to hold on to the record for too long, especially since they were told off.
