Koenigsegg’s Entry-Level Hypercar May Have 1050 HP Hybrid Powertrain

BY Brad Anderson | Posted on

Koenigsegg is preparing to unveil a new ‘entry-level’ model and, according to a Twitter user, it will be powered by a hybrid powertrain.

AutoPap, who claims to be an automotive investor with early access to vehicles like this, published a tweet on February 14 stating that he was recently shown the car.

According to him, it has a 2.9-liter V8 hybrid powertrain with 1050 HP, carbon fiber wheels, and a body clad in aluminum and carbon fiber. Quizzed by his followers about what exactly he saw, AutoPap simply responded “son of Koenigsegg,” a reference to Aston Martin’s forthcoming ‘son of Valkyrie’.

This news comes shortly after China’s NEVS purchased a 20 per cent stake in Koenigsegg and established a joint venture with the Swedish automaker. The deal will see NEVS provide Koenigsegg with a capital injection of $170 million in exchange for 20 per cent in the company. It is thought that NEVS could lend Koenigsegg its expertise with battery technology and it’s entirely possible the forthcoming Koenigsegg supercar will use NEVS components.

Company founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg recently confirmed the existence of a new supercar to slot below its traditional offerings. The car will use the automaker’s cutting-edge ‘freevalve’ camless combustion engine that allows for the car to be started on pure alcohol to make the engine completely CO2 neutral.

Koenigsegg is expected to unveil the vehicle next year and pricing it at roughly 1 million euros ($1.14 million) will allow it to build hundreds of units, rather than the limited number of Regera models it is currently building.

This isn’t the only new model that’s currently in the works. The automaker confirmed quite a while back that it is developing a track-focused successor to the Agera which will sell alongside the hybrid, transmission-less Regera.

2020 BMW X3 M And X4 M Priced From $70,895 And $74,395 Respectively

Both the 2020 X3 M and X4 M are available in ‘base’ 473 HP and 503 HP Performance versions.
New BMW 3-Series Touring Will Get A 248 HP 330e PHEV Version

The new G21 330e is expected to launch next year with the same powertrain as the sedan.
Koenigsegg’s Entry-Level Hypercar May Have 1050 HP Hybrid Powertrain

An investor and potential customer tweeted that he was actually shown the new Koenigsegg model.
Nissan GT-R50 By Italdesign Shown Off To Middle East Customers

The Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign has made yet another stop in its world tour.
Seat’s Cupra Brand Teases New SUV Concept Ahead Of February 22 Launch

Cupra’s new concept , which will be unveiled next Friday, could preview the Terramar coupe-SUV.
Porsche Warns Customers Of A 10 Percent Price Hike In Case Of No-Deal Brexit

UK customers who ordered a new Porsche after January 18 might be affected by the Brexit.
McLaren F1 Presents 2019 MCL34 Car, All-New Driver Lineup

McLaren is hoping its two new drivers and new car will propel it up the F1 grid.
How Hennessey’s 600HP Navigator Stacks Up Against The Stock SUV

If you think the Navigator’s 450 HP are more than enough, wait ’till you see what Hennessey’s tuned one can do.
Whole Lotta Carbon: TopCar Gives New Mercedes G-Class The Inferno Treatment

The Russian tuner’s G-Class Inferno kit adds a lot of carbon parts and starts art $21k, excluding installation.
Lamborghini Wants You To Know That The Urus Is Very Practical, Too

The Urus can sit adults up to 2.05m (6.89ft) tall at the front and has a 616lt (21.75cu-ft) boot space.