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The Regera is technologically special. For one, it features a unique driveline (the patented Koenigsegg Direct Drive) that eliminates the conventional transmission in favor of a final drive unit.

Essentially, the car is in 7th gear at all times – great at cruising speeds but stressful on the driveline during take-off from standstill. The answer? The HydraCoup – basically a very advanced torque converter (and likely the strongest ever built) with lock-up functionality for smooth and progressive power transfer from the engine to the Regera’s single-speed driveline.

Taking off from standstill, primary torque applied to the rear wheels comes from the electric motors. This instant torque acts like lower gears of traditional transmissions, getting the car moving smoothly. The HydraCoup then gradually feeds power from the engine into the drivetrain until it locks up and the full power and torque of the ICE are applied.

The HydraCoup was developed in-house – a necessity as there weren’t other components in the world capable of doing so much at such a compact size. As is often the case at Koenigsegg, when a part is not available to do the exact job we require, we design and build the part ourselves.

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Here’s a bit of (throwback) tech this Tuesday!

Koenigsegg’s consideration for the environment in the sphere of ultimate performance is well-known by now. This can be seen from the company’s flex-fuel solutions, the innovative use of electrification as part of our powertrains and most recently, our latest combustion engine (the TFG) that can run on Gen 2.0 biofuels. All these approaches are more sustainable and add to the extreme performance of our cars.

But did you know that all these started with the CCXR, the world’s first ‘green’ supercar that launched in 2007? It took Koenigsegg’s potent twin-supercharged V8 to a whole new level thanks to a flex-fuel sensor and hardware allowing the car to run on either regular gasoline, E85 (85% ethanol) or any mix in between. The higher octane rating of E85 bio fuel lifted the total output of the CCXR to 1,018hp – a record at the time! - Way ahead of time...

The Regera features a completely different rear su

The Regera features a completely different rear subframe from its predecessors that allows the engine and transmission to rest on active soft mounts. When driving in normal conditions, the mounts stay soft and isolate engine noise and vibrations. During spirited driving, the mounts firm up to solidify the car and give greater response. The shock absorbers are active in both height and stiffness, adjusting instantly to your inputs behind the wheel.

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One of the most amazing things about the Regera is

One of the most amazing things about the Regera is that all this power is sent directly to its rear wheels as it has no gearbox. It is propelled by the Koenigsegg Direct Drive, which uses the electric motors to launch the car at take off with the combustion engine contributing drive from around 30km/h and beyond. The transition from electric to combustion drive is progressive and seamless, providing both blistering performance and ultimate comfort.

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The Gemera, follows the footsteps of the Regera. T

The Gemera, follows the footsteps of the Regera. Togheter they represent a new breed. Their main advantage? Providing ultimate response from standstill to top speed in the form of a single gear direct drive at lower weight and higher efficiency than what any other propulsion solution can offer.

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The Gemera’s Tiny Friendly Giant (TFG) engine is

The Gemera’s Tiny Friendly Giant (TFG) engine is designed to be very efficient, CO2-neutral, give off exceptionally low emissions, and be able to be packaged in really small spaces. Any upcoming and foreseeable emission regulations are going to be an easy match for the TFG!

📷 Dr. Ian Kuah

The Jesko – unapologetically designed to be the

The Jesko – unapologetically designed to be the ultimate track-day weapon that’s also homologated to prowl the roads.

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Finetuning ultimate performance down to the last d

Finetuning ultimate performance down to the last detail.

Sitting behind the Jesko’s steering wheel is its dynamic, intuitive and compact SmartCluster – a simple and sensible display of driving information that turns as the steering wheel turns.

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Seamless ultimate performance on the track or the

Seamless ultimate performance on the track or the roads of the world.

Consisting of nine forward gears and seven wet, multidisc clutches in a compact package, the Jesko's Light Speed Transmission (LST) is capable of upward and downward gear changes between gears at near light speed thanks to the simultaneous opening and closing of clutches that allow for smooth acceleration or deceleration.

It’s already impressive that gear changes can occur in virtually zero time between adjacent gears, but LST manages to take a further evolutionary leap by applying those time shift benefits from any gear to another regardless of jumps.

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