It’s been more than three years since Koenigsegg took the covers off the Gemera, a four-seat hypercar generating 1,700 hp from a 3-cylinder engine and trio of electric motors.
A new crop of electric hypercars boasting outputs reaching as high as 2,000 hp have since emerged, including the Lotus Evija whose 2,011-hp output makes it the most powerful production car in the world.
Koenigsegg may have a response to these soon, and it comes from a tried-and-tested V-8 engine.
Koenigsegg enthusiast website Egg Registry has reported that Koenigsegg held a recent meeting with dealers and customers to mark the completion of a plant expansion to support Gemera production, and that the company announced at the event that a V-8 engine will be offered as an alternative to the turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-3 that was announced at the Gemera’s 2020 Geneva auto show debut.
Koenigsegg Gemera
According to the website, the V-8 is the same turbocharged 5.0-liter V-8 destined for the Koenigsegg Jesko, and when paired with the Gemera’s electric motors will generate 2,300 hp, when burning E85 fuel. The 3-cylinder will reportedly remain the standard option and the V-8 made a $400,000 option.
The electric side of the Gemera’s powertrain would be the same for both gas engines. It relies on Koenigsegg’s own Quark electric motor which weighs 63 pounds and develops up to 335 hp. Three of the motors feature in the Gemera, as well as Koenigsegg’s own inverter which the company has christened David. Powering the electric motors is a 15-kilowatt-hour battery.
Koenigsegg has previously claimed a 0-62 mph time of 1.9 seconds and a record-speed run to 248 mph with the 3-cylinder engine.
Koenigsegg Gemera
According to Egg Registry, Koenigsegg will also add conventional side mirrors to the Gemera instead of a camera-based version as previously shown, to meet requirements in the U.S. The car will also reportedly be offered with an aerodynamics package dubbed the Ghost Package.
Koenigsegg has previously said Gemera production will be limited to 300 units and that deliveries will start around 2025.
