Koenigsegg has just inaugurated the factory where it will produce the new Gemera, a grand tourer with space for four passengers and their luggage that offers hypercar features.
When we met him in 2020, he presented himself with a plug-in hybrid set made up of three electric motors and three-cylinder gasoline. Now the range is extended with a new version with a V8 engine.
Production KoenigseggGemera arrives with changes
Koenigsegg is very good at making cars, but also surprising us. He has recently done so by recovering the record at 0-400-0 km/h with an "old" Regera, but it is not the first time. Three years ago he left us speechless by presenting the KoenigseggGemera.
The first grand tourer of the Swedish brand came with four seats, a trunk with space for the luggage of all its passengers, and a total autonomy of 1,000 kilometers. All this with a maximum power of 1,724 hp that came from a plug-in hybrid set made up of three electric motors and a three-cylinder gasoline block.
Since it was released, a long time and a pandemic have passed, but the Gemara is finally ready to go into production. It will do so in a new plant located in Sweden and, during the inauguration of these facilities, Koenigsegg surprised us again because the production of Gemera is different from the prototype three years ago.
The founder and CEO of the brand, Christian von Koenigsegg, announced the launch of a new variant of the most powerful Gemera that will complement the three-cylinder, as Ghost Squadron collects on his Instagram account. In essence, it is the same car, but with a different mechanical configuration. And there is also news in the three-cylinder.
For starters, the wilder Gemera swaps the 2.0 twin-turbo inline three-cylinder petrol engine for a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 like the Jesko's, but with a top-center exhaust (Hot V8).
To make room for this centrally placed mechanism, the Gemera incorporates a transmission like the LST (Light Speed) of the Jesko, although this time it is called LSTT (Light Speed Tourbillon), according to Koenigsegg because "this mechanism represents the automotive equivalent of a high-end Swiss watch".
But there are also novelties in the electrical part of the plug-in hybrid set. Instead of resorting to two electric motors located on the rear axle and a third in the gearbox, like the 2020 prototype, the Gemera simplifies the electrical scheme and uses a single electric motor, yes, the most powerful in the world.
Koenigsegg has called it "Dark Matter", it is placed in front and develops 800 CV and 1,250 Nm of torque. Both the three-cylinder variant (called TFG, from Tiny Friendly Giant) and the eight-cylinder variant (HV8, from Hot V8) will bet on this scheme, so Koenigsegg rejects the initial idea he had for the Gemera.
With this modification, the three-cylinder Gemera now offers a maximum combined power of 1,400 hp (instead of 1,724 hp) and a maximum torque of 1,850 Nm. However, the V8 reaches 2,300 hp and its maximum torque is 2,750 Nm. These figures are possible as long as it is refueled with E85 fuel. The three-cylinder power-weight ratio is 0.77 hp/kg and that of the V8 is 1.11 hp/kg.
To take advantage of the extra power, Koenigsegg will offer its customers the possibility of dressing the Gemera with the optional Ghost Package, which adds a rear wing, an oversized front splitter, an S-Duct, and other aerodynamic improvements to make the Gemera even faster.
The counterpoint of this package is that it reduces trunk space, but without it, the Gemera V8 offers the same cargo capacity as the three-cylinder: 200 liters, according to Koenigsegg enough to carry four hand luggage, three in the rear trunk and a fourth in the front.
This version also has a 115-liter fuel tank and an 850V battery with a 14 kWh capacity (identical to the three-cylinder Gemera TFG) that will allow it to travel around 50 kilometers in electric mode.
As for the price, the V8 variant will increase the final bill by $400,000, so it will cost $2.1 million. All those who order it will have to wait to drive it because its production will start in 2024 and the first customer deliveries will not take place until 2025. Unlike the prototype that was presented in 2020, the production Gemera will arrive without digital mirrors and will use conventional ones.
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