Koenigsegg is as soon as once more the holder of the 0-400-0 km/h crown after its Jesko Absolut posted a time of 25.21 seconds on August 7, 2025 at an airfield in Örebro, Sweden. This comes simply weeks after Rimac introduced a month earlier that it managed to set a world file time of 25.79 seconds with the Nevera R.
In line with the Swedish carmaker, the achievement was made attainable by new and improved software program methods utilized to the identical Jesko Absolut utilized in final 12 months’s file run. Dubbed ‘Absolut Overdrive’, it stated these refinements will likely be rolled out to buyer automobiles, so each Jesko Completely proprietor advantages from the developments.
As with final 12 months’s file run, firm take a look at driver Markus Lundh returned behind the wheel of the up to date Jesko Absolut for the most recent try, this time on drying tarmac following earlier rainfall. Along with the time of 25.21 seconds to get from 0-400-0 km/h, different instances talked about within the firm’s launch embrace:
- 0-400 km/h in 16.77 seconds (17.35 seconds for the Nevera R)
- 400-0 km/h in 8.44 seconds
- 0-250-0 mph in 25.67 seconds (26.2 seconds for the Nevera R)
- 0-250 mph in 17.18 seconds (17.71 seconds for the Nevera R)
- 250-0 mph in 8.49 seconds
The Jesko Absolut is powered by a 5.0 litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine that develops 1,625 PS (1,600 hp or 1,195 kW) and 1,500 Nm of torque on E85 ethanol gas. It’s not as highly effective because the Nevera R that has quad motors making 2107 PS (2078 hp or 1,550 kW), however the electrical car (EV) has a kerb weight of nicely over two tonnes in comparison with the interior combustion engine (ICE) automobile at 1,390 kg.
“This run demonstrated the ability of cross practical teamwork and distinctive communication between our in-house developed drivetrain programs. It’s a testomony to the synergies between our engineering & improvement groups, our cutting-edge software program structure, and avant garde class main mechanical options,” stated firm founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg.
Mate Rimac took to Koenigsegg’s achievement in stride, posting on Instagram to congratulate the Swedish carmaker and vowing that “they’ll be again.” The CEO of Bugatti Rimac even had a PowerPoint prepared documenting forwards and backwards between the 2 firms. In case you want a recap of the battle for the 0-400-0 km/h title, Koenigsegg set a time of 31.49 seconds with the Regera in September 2019.
A number of years later, the authentic Nevera broke that file in Might 2023 with a time of 29.93 seconds. The Regera would strike again the identical 12 months in June with 28.81 seconds, with the Jesko Absolut taking on in July 2024 with 27.83 seconds. A 12 months after that, Rimac got here out swinging with a time of 25.79 seconds set by a Nevera R, with the Jesko Absolut now on the time with 25.21 seconds.
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