The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut has officially set a new benchmark in high-speed performance, claiming the record for the highest top speed ever achieved in a standing half-mile run. The Jesko is built ...

The Koenigsegg Jesko isn’t the most efficient vehicle out there … except when it comes to setting records. The futuristic hypercar’s Absolut variant closed out June on a high note, breaking the ...

No matter the functional improbabilities of unleashing your car's top speed on public roads, there's still something magical about knowing just how fast a hypercar like the Koenigsegg Jesko can go.

As founder Christian von Koenigsegg explains, this isn't the record the Jesko Absolut was built for; its super-slippery aerodynamics are designed specifically to break the outright production car ...

Koenigsegg has come a long way since its hypercars were first featured on Top Gear almost 20 years ago. Not only have its cars become much more powerful, but they feature trick new technologies, ...

Koenigsegg bested Rimac’s record by about half a second. Koenigsegg has recaptured a coveted speed record from Rimac. In 2024, the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut set a new 0-249-0 mph (0-400-0 kph) record ...

Founded in 1994 by 22-year-old automotive engineer Christian von Koenigsegg, Koenigsegg is a Swedish automobile manufacturer known for chasing car speed records. Over the years it has developed record ...

The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut that the Swedish hypercar maker unveiled in 2020 is more than a tribute to company founder Christian von Koenigsegg's father. Owing to the Absolut in its name, it's the ...

Koenigsegg just reset its own record with the Jesko, but the automaker may not be done yet. In February, Koengisegg founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg said the Jesko Absolut will make a ...

Lap times and top speed specs are big business in the hypercar world, even if the cars’ owners never push them to their full potential. Automakers aren’t quite as shy with the machines, however, ...