- The screaming 5.1-liter twin-turbocharged V8 sounds ferocious and is mated to a multi-clutch, nine-speed transmission.
- Koenigsegg’s new Jesko Assault briefly held the lap report round Laguna Seca.
- Watching a carbon fiber-bodied Jesko drift across the outdated High Gear Take a look at Monitor is a deal with for the sensors.
On the Geneva Motor Present in 2019, Koenigsegg unveiled its successor to the fabled Agera. Generally known as the Jesko, this new mannequin shares some visible similarities to its predecessors however packs an excellent higher punch. As High Gear not too long ago found, that punch is almighty.
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It’s not fairly often that automotive journos are allowed to have free reign over one of many world’s costliest and unique hypercars. In spite of everything, manufacturers like Koenigsegg usually promote out their new fashions the moment they’re introduced and don’t want a publication to provide a automotive a ‘purchase’ suggestion. That’s why we’re fortunate High Gear had the possibility to drive the Jesko, as exterior of the fortunate 125 who’ve purchased one, few will ever soar behind the wheel.
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The efficiency appears completely ferocious. Powering the Jesko is a 5.1-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that pumps out 1,280 hp, or 1,600 hp when fueled with E85. Mated to this engine is the agency’s in-house nine-speed ‘Lightspeed’ transmission that bangs by gears extremely shortly.
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However don’t get it twisted. The Jesko, notably in Assault guise, isn’t just about exceptional straight-line efficiency. TG’s tester praises the way in which it handles, saying it’s “predictable” and has a really pointy and exact entrance finish. Whereas rushing round Dunsfold Aerodrome, he says he struggles to maintain up with what it’s able to. It scrambles the mind and might do issues that many race vehicles can’t come near matching.
All one must do is have a look at the Jesko Assault’s short-lived Laguna Seca report to know how fast it’s. Final month, the automotive lapped the circuit in 1:24.86. That positioned it forward (albeit briefly…) of the Czinger 21C at 1:25.44, the McLaren 765LT at 1:27.50, and a McLaren Senna at 1:27.62.
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