2024 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut

Hypercar · 5.0L V8 Twin-Turbo · RWD

90/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a hypercar is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	5.0L V8 Twin-Turbo
Horsepower	1600 hp
Torque	1106 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.5 sec
Top speed	256 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	10 mpg (8 city / 13 hwy)
Range	171 miles
MSRP	$3,000,000
Body style	Hypercar

The verdict

What's good

Shaped purely for maximum top speed
Slipperiest body Koenigsegg has built
Stable and planted at huge speeds
Each car finished mostly by hand

What's not

Service available at very few places
Awkward to get into and out of
Spare parts can take months
Limited rearward visibility

The engine

5.0L V8 Twin-Turbo

Twin-Turbo V8

A flat-plane-crank, flywheel-less V8 engineered for instant, savage throttle response and a sky-high redline, with a hard, even-firing snarl unlike most American-style cross-plane V8s.

Designed and built entirely in-house at Koenigsegg in Angelholm, Sweden; in the CC850 it doubles as a 20-years-of-production tribute and a nod to founder Christian von Koenigsegg's 50th birthday.

It runs no flywheel, making it one of the fastest-revving production V8s ever built.
On E85 biofuel it makes substantially more power than on regular gasoline, exploiting the fuel's higher knock resistance.
The CC850 was deliberately built for driver engagement rather than to chase the Jesko's outright track or top-speed records.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 90 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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