The first production Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, destined for Switzerland, has been spotted!
It has been 1,375 days since Koenigsegg unveiled their fastest car ever at the Geneva International Motor Show 2020. The Jesko Absolut was presented as the top-speed version of their Jesko hypercar and proclaimed to be Koenigsegg’s final entry into the competitive world of the fastest production cars.
In the 1,375 days since that unveiling, the engineers in Ängelholm have been hard at work to develop the car - something which is no easy feat. The car is projected to surpass the 500km/h barrier, and for those speeds, everything needs to be perfect. Hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of testing, refining, and fine-tuning go into something like this - and that process is finally complete!
The very first Jesko Absolut customer car was spotted beginning its pre-delivery testing regiment outside the Koenigsegg factory today. It is the twentieth customer Jesko we’ve seen overall. Though partially covered in brown protective tape, as usual, we get a good look at the spec regardless. The car is finished in Koenigsegg Naked Carbon (KNC), a finish that entails hand-sanding the raw carbon fibre down to the weave. This process results in a gorgeous metallic and raw finish, with the stunning carbon weave on full display. This process is tedious and incredibly time-consuming, so it comes with a high price tag. On the Jesko Absolut, KNC costs a staggering €386,800, which comes on top of an already-elevated base price tag for the Absolut (it commands a premium over the standard Jesko ‘Attack’ to cover all of the additional R&D costs).
This Jesko Absolut is bound for Carage in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is a matching specification to their KNC Jesko Attack (#7286), with red-ish/orange brake calipers and accenting around the base of the wing mirror stocks. If it fully matches the Attack, the interior should be Desiato Alcantara. The most interesting part of this car is its completely bespoke roof. The window/skylight normally found in the roof is removed, making the entire roof carbon fibre. There is a Koenigsegg ‘Ghost’ logo depicted on the roof, best seen from a birds-eye view. In the front-angle photo pictured above, you can make out part of the curved lines making the Ghost on the roof.
We cannot wait to see more of this Jesko Absolut and look forward to seeing photos of it alongside its ‘twin’ Jesko Attack once it arrives in Switzerland, likely in early 2024.
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All photos credit to Christoffer Frennefalk.
