Aircore hollow carbon wheels

Koenigsegg quite literally reinvented the wheel in 2012 when it introduced its patented Aircore technology, used to craft a new one-piece, hollow-core carbon fiber wheel.

Koenigsegg’s previous alloy wheels were already extremely light, yet the use of carbon fiber allowed for a 20kg saving in un-sprung mass with no compromise whatsoever to the structural rigidity of the wheel. Savings in un-sprung mass are desirable in a performance car as they allow for faster responses from the suspension system to variations in the road surface, resulting in better grip and more predictable handling.

Lighter wheels allow quicker acceleration as there is less weight to move from rest. They also mean less rotational mass, resulting in more agile cornering and more efficient braking.