It's theoretically possible the Koenigsegg Jesko could top the 311 mph mark, according to data and the automaker's CEO.
Simulations put the car below redline at 311 mph with room to go"We have the airfield here," von Koenigsegg told Top Gear."We have our supercomputer simulators. We've been to a German wind tunnel with the Jesko Attack and Absolut, so we know exactly how the aero works on the car."using a chassis dyno while taking into account the rolling resistance of the tires, the drag of the car, and the load on the car at 500 kph, thein ninth gear before hitting the rev limiter.
Von Koenigsegg noted that none of this indicates how stable the car is, but rather the resistance to speed and forward momentum. The exec also cautioned that on a chassis, dyno fans cool the intercoolers and radiators, and that's not the same as having air flow naturally through the car at 311 mph. The limiting factor, he added, would be tires.
The exec admitted the team hasn't located a stretch of pavement it feels is comfortably long enough that isn't a public road., according to von Koenigsegg. It's powered by a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 that produces 1,600 hp when running on E85. A Koenigsegg-developed 9-speed automatic transmission, dubbed the Light Speed Transmission, sends power to the rear wheels.
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