Regera Koenigsegg Regera Unveiled - 1,341hp
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The Koenigsegg Regera is a limited production, plug-in hybrid grand touring sports car manufactured by Swedish automotive manufacturer Koenigsegg. It was unveiled at the March 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The name Regera is a Swedish verb, meaning "to reign" or "to rule". Koenigsegg produced 85 Regeras, most of which were sold upon unveiling.
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Which means it's not totally new. Another big woop, a new nose and tail with some electrics thrown in on a vapourwear vehicle.
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Dry weight: 1420kg = 3130lbs.
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They just sold out of the Huayra coupe and now I think they're working on the roadster version.
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I think Martin means Pagani hasn't joined the hyper car league, at least in terms of the power output and drive train tech?
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Apparently, it has 1800hp, it's a laferrari on steroids and nuclear mutation... Hennessy whatcha gonna do now?
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In that case, ok then.
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That's right. The 1,500 horsepower Koenigsegg Regara, the world's almost certainly fastest GT has no gearbox at all. Meet the new era of direct drive.
Okay, so Christian von Koenigsegg has done it again. It's 9:24 am at the Geneva Motor Show, but I don't think anybody can top the Regara when as far as insane engineering goes. I mean, 1,500 hp and no gearbox? I know the Prius has no gearbox either, but this is a whole new level. No need for more coffee, I was all ears.
Get this: Christian came up with an idea just 8 month ago, figured out how to make it happen, patented the technology and now will build 80 Regeras priced at $1.89 million.
Unlike the Agera RS, the Regera was not designed for track duty. Koenigsegg calls it the world's fastest luxury hypercar. Weighing 3,130 pounds dry and 3,589 ready for action, it's 330 pounds heavier than the RS mostly due to 44 pounds worth of sound deadening, electrical seats, rubber engine mounts and a foldable rear wing.
The Regera has 1,500 hp thanks to a twin-turbo combustion engine producing 1,100 on pump gas, and 3 electric motors: one on the crank with 221 pound feet of torque, and two at each rear wheel with 192 ft lb. Thanks to that, you get torque vectoring as well.
Since the gearbox was replaced by a hydraulic clutch, the three lightweight electric motors and a 9 kWh battery pack, Koenigsegg says they saved about 440 pounds compared to having a double clutch gearbox.
The rest is pretty much Christian's traditional recipe with a carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb chassis, a carbon/kevlar body, active aero, massive carbon-ceramic brakes, hollow carbon wheels, a titanium exhaust system and the signature removable top.
Inside, you'll find the finest leathers with billet aluminum controls and Apple Carplay, and with 21 miles of pure electric range added to the mix, this truly is the most advanced sports car the world has ever seen.
Okay, so Christian von Koenigsegg has done it again. It's 9:24 am at the Geneva Motor Show, but I don't think anybody can top the Regara when as far as insane engineering goes. I mean, 1,500 hp and no gearbox? I know the Prius has no gearbox either, but this is a whole new level. No need for more coffee, I was all ears.
Get this: Christian came up with an idea just 8 month ago, figured out how to make it happen, patented the technology and now will build 80 Regeras priced at $1.89 million.
Unlike the Agera RS, the Regera was not designed for track duty. Koenigsegg calls it the world's fastest luxury hypercar. Weighing 3,130 pounds dry and 3,589 ready for action, it's 330 pounds heavier than the RS mostly due to 44 pounds worth of sound deadening, electrical seats, rubber engine mounts and a foldable rear wing.
The Regera has 1,500 hp thanks to a twin-turbo combustion engine producing 1,100 on pump gas, and 3 electric motors: one on the crank with 221 pound feet of torque, and two at each rear wheel with 192 ft lb. Thanks to that, you get torque vectoring as well.
Since the gearbox was replaced by a hydraulic clutch, the three lightweight electric motors and a 9 kWh battery pack, Koenigsegg says they saved about 440 pounds compared to having a double clutch gearbox.
The rest is pretty much Christian's traditional recipe with a carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb chassis, a carbon/kevlar body, active aero, massive carbon-ceramic brakes, hollow carbon wheels, a titanium exhaust system and the signature removable top.
Inside, you'll find the finest leathers with billet aluminum controls and Apple Carplay, and with 21 miles of pure electric range added to the mix, this truly is the most advanced sports car the world has ever seen.
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Geneva 2015: Koenigsegg Regera
The wait is over, the Koenigegg Regera has now officially been unveiled ahead of the Geneva Motor Show 2015. Billed as a luxury Megacar alternative to Koenigsegg’s “traditional extreme lightweight race-like road cars”. The name is Swedish for “to Reign”. Within a staggering 1,500 bhp and 2,000 Nm of torque, it certainly does reign!
To start with the engineering, Koenigsegg bill the Regera as the fastest accelerating, most powerful production car ever. It joins the Koenigsegg Agera as a second model for Koenigsegg’s lineup. The factory has been reworked to enable production of both models side by side.
Some might remember that Christian von Koenigsegg was very vocal about his opposition to hybrid systems. It might surprise you to read that the Koenigsegg Regera runs a form of hybrid system. This system is aparently very different to the examples we’ve already seen applied to other hypercars. It is less heavy and less complex; befitting of a Koenigsegg megacar.
Koenigsegg’s bespoke dry-sump twin turbo, DOHC 5.0 litre V8 provides the bulk of the power. In the Regera it produces 1,100 bhp running on regular petrol. It is coupled to three YASA developed electric motors, one for each rear wheel (260 Nm’s each) and one at the crankshaft (300 Nm’s) providing torque vectoring, regenerative breaking and torque fill. The motor also fulfils the starter motor function.
The Regera features the Koenigsegg Direct Drive Transmission or KDD for short. The KDD system replaces the combustion engines traditional transmission, reducing drivetrain losses and providing seamless power to the rear wheels.
The battery pack and power distribution for the KDD were developed and manufactured in cooperation with Mate Rimac and his engineering team. The battery is a 620 volt, liquid cooled pack with 9,27 kWh of energy, 67 liters of volume and weighing in at just 115 kg of weight. 500 kW can momentarily be drawn during acceleration and over 150 kW can be absorbed by the battery-pack during regenerative braking.
The cells of the pack is carefully monitored by a system computer for voltage, state of charge, health and temperature. They sit fully enclosed in a fully machined aluminum casing for safety and stability. The battery is located in the carbon-aramid chassis tunnel and can be charged through a Type 2 mode 3 plug at the center rear of the car.
The complete KDD system adds 88 kg over the traditional Koenigsegg layout as the transmission has been removed. The upshot of it all is that the Koenigsegg Regera is able to cover between 35 and 50 km on the battery system alone.
The Regera also gets a unique titanium fish tail exhaust system, designed by Christian von Koenigsegg and produced by Akrapovic. The exhaust system is designed to be as short and lightweight as possible. Traction and stability is assured with three different modes; wet, normal and track.
The figures really are quite staggering. 3.2 seconds between 150 to 250 km/h and under 20 Seconds from 0 to 400 km/h. We haven’t yet received any other information on the car’s performance but we should expect a sensational 0 to 100 km/h time and an untestable top speed! Total dry weight is 1420kg (Curb weight 1628 kg).
The Koenigsegg isn’t just a heavily engineered megacar though. It also features a fully robotized car body, by which we mean that the front and rear bonnets, doors, mirrors, wing and charge port have soft close functionality and can be controlled by an app or remote.
Inside, the Regera gets 3G connectivity with a remote app, software upgrades and Pre-active chassis setups. The MMI is Apple Car play enabled and the seats are innovative 6 way electrically adjustable lightweight carbon memory units. The engine sits on active mounts which also help to reduce cabin sound.
Just 80 examples of the Koenigsegg Regera will be built. This isn’t a concept car either. Koenigsegg are seemingly releasing it as a fully production ready vehicle. It has been designed for worldwide homologation which means that Koenigsegg are pitching the Regera to US customers too.
The wait is over, the Koenigegg Regera has now officially been unveiled ahead of the Geneva Motor Show 2015. Billed as a luxury Megacar alternative to Koenigsegg’s “traditional extreme lightweight race-like road cars”. The name is Swedish for “to Reign”. Within a staggering 1,500 bhp and 2,000 Nm of torque, it certainly does reign!
To start with the engineering, Koenigsegg bill the Regera as the fastest accelerating, most powerful production car ever. It joins the Koenigsegg Agera as a second model for Koenigsegg’s lineup. The factory has been reworked to enable production of both models side by side.
Some might remember that Christian von Koenigsegg was very vocal about his opposition to hybrid systems. It might surprise you to read that the Koenigsegg Regera runs a form of hybrid system. This system is aparently very different to the examples we’ve already seen applied to other hypercars. It is less heavy and less complex; befitting of a Koenigsegg megacar.
Koenigsegg’s bespoke dry-sump twin turbo, DOHC 5.0 litre V8 provides the bulk of the power. In the Regera it produces 1,100 bhp running on regular petrol. It is coupled to three YASA developed electric motors, one for each rear wheel (260 Nm’s each) and one at the crankshaft (300 Nm’s) providing torque vectoring, regenerative breaking and torque fill. The motor also fulfils the starter motor function.
The Regera features the Koenigsegg Direct Drive Transmission or KDD for short. The KDD system replaces the combustion engines traditional transmission, reducing drivetrain losses and providing seamless power to the rear wheels.
The battery pack and power distribution for the KDD were developed and manufactured in cooperation with Mate Rimac and his engineering team. The battery is a 620 volt, liquid cooled pack with 9,27 kWh of energy, 67 liters of volume and weighing in at just 115 kg of weight. 500 kW can momentarily be drawn during acceleration and over 150 kW can be absorbed by the battery-pack during regenerative braking.
The cells of the pack is carefully monitored by a system computer for voltage, state of charge, health and temperature. They sit fully enclosed in a fully machined aluminum casing for safety and stability. The battery is located in the carbon-aramid chassis tunnel and can be charged through a Type 2 mode 3 plug at the center rear of the car.
The complete KDD system adds 88 kg over the traditional Koenigsegg layout as the transmission has been removed. The upshot of it all is that the Koenigsegg Regera is able to cover between 35 and 50 km on the battery system alone.
The Regera also gets a unique titanium fish tail exhaust system, designed by Christian von Koenigsegg and produced by Akrapovic. The exhaust system is designed to be as short and lightweight as possible. Traction and stability is assured with three different modes; wet, normal and track.
The figures really are quite staggering. 3.2 seconds between 150 to 250 km/h and under 20 Seconds from 0 to 400 km/h. We haven’t yet received any other information on the car’s performance but we should expect a sensational 0 to 100 km/h time and an untestable top speed! Total dry weight is 1420kg (Curb weight 1628 kg).
The Koenigsegg isn’t just a heavily engineered megacar though. It also features a fully robotized car body, by which we mean that the front and rear bonnets, doors, mirrors, wing and charge port have soft close functionality and can be controlled by an app or remote.
Inside, the Regera gets 3G connectivity with a remote app, software upgrades and Pre-active chassis setups. The MMI is Apple Car play enabled and the seats are innovative 6 way electrically adjustable lightweight carbon memory units. The engine sits on active mounts which also help to reduce cabin sound.
Just 80 examples of the Koenigsegg Regera will be built. This isn’t a concept car either. Koenigsegg are seemingly releasing it as a fully production ready vehicle. It has been designed for worldwide homologation which means that Koenigsegg are pitching the Regera to US customers too.
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The specs are very remarkable and it's almost hard to believe that this a technological masterpiece that's come from a relatively small player. And the looks? They are jaw-dropping.
*Puts Mr.Sceptic hat on*
So, I think it's too high tech to function reliably and I question whether the R&D is complete - especially since Christian came up with the idea just 8 months ago. It takes longer than that to get develop, test and go back and forth between suppliers to get them to refine parts to be able to handle the stress they will be subjected to in the car. Neither do I understand how the whole gearbox-less V8 works.
They say it's not a track car, which I think means that the batteries and electric motors are likely prone to overheat if pushed to the limit.
I won't give Koenigsegg a hat tip until I've seen a functioning version of this car in the hands of Evo or Chris Harris.
*Puts Mr.Sceptic hat on*
So, I think it's too high tech to function reliably and I question whether the R&D is complete - especially since Christian came up with the idea just 8 months ago. It takes longer than that to get develop, test and go back and forth between suppliers to get them to refine parts to be able to handle the stress they will be subjected to in the car. Neither do I understand how the whole gearbox-less V8 works.
They say it's not a track car, which I think means that the batteries and electric motors are likely prone to overheat if pushed to the limit.
I won't give Koenigsegg a hat tip until I've seen a functioning version of this car in the hands of Evo or Chris Harris.
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Searched the web for 30', I found nothing. I'll keep it in my head for a few days, I hope to find something good!
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I think it's pretty safe to call the Huayra a conventional Hypercar like the Veyron, adding all this electric power is just another thing to go wrong, companies like Pigani and Koenigsegg are small, can they really develop this kind of technology properly, they don't have the resources of even a small player like McLaren, let alone VAG, or FIAT.
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Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden.
The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, to produce a "world-class" sports car. Many years of
development and testing led to the CC8S, the company's first street-legal production car which was introduced in 2002.
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