Christian von Koenigsegg is a man driven by forces that demand he create faster and more formidable machines until his last breath. His company’s latest masterpiece is a sight to behold on the outside, and a feat of engineering to marvel at under the hood.
The Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear picks up where the 2019 Jesko Attack left off, with several refinements made to push the power output up from an already immense 1,600 hp to 1,625 hp, using E85 fuel.
The hypercar is also 77 lb (35 kg) lighter, and that means it’ll be even quicker off the line. It boggles my mind how authorities allow such outrageous weapons of mass combustion to be homologated – but hey, I’m not complaining.https://www.youtube.com/embed/cvu2AxwfOUI?enablejsapi=1
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The Sadair’s Spear is named after the horse ridden by Christian’s jockey father, Jesko, in his final race in the 70s. It’s powered by a 5-litre twin-turbo V8 engine paired with the company’s signature n-speed Light Speed Transmission. However, you’ll be shifting gears only using steering-wheel-mounted paddles in this cockpit.
The chassis is a carbon fibre monocoque affair, and the body is made from the same material. The two-seater features a detachable hardtop roof, as well as upgraded brakes and suspension, and wider tires.
A redesigned aerodynamics and intake package allows for more readily available downforce and improved cooling. That includes an active double-blade rear wing and underfloor strakes, as well as a bigger hood vent and canards. Max torque in this thing is a honkin’ 1,106 lb-ft (1,500 Nm).
All this comes in at a curb weight of just 3,054 lb (1,385 kg), which means the Sadair’s Spear greatly exceeds the 1:1 power-to-weight ratio. So at peak performance, you’re looking at an eye-watering top speed of 224 mph (360 km/h).
These improvements helped the Sadair’s Spear break the Jesko Attack’s lap record at the Gotland Ring test circuit in Sweden by a healthy 1.1 seconds.
By every measure, this is a truly special car, and as such, only 30 units will be produced. As you’d expect, they’re already spoken for at their asking price of more than US$5 million apiece. That makes them even rarer than the 125 Jesko Attack and Jesko Absolut cars that were produced. Perhaps rarer still are the drivers who can tame this beast.
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