Koenigsegg Gemera: The Wildest Four-Seater Mega Car in the World!
Less than 48 hours ago, Christian von Koenigsegg, the founding father of Koenigsegg Automotive AB presented the production version of the four-seater Gemera hypercar.
This model was unveiled back in 2020 with a production-ready prototype via a televised presentation during the canceled 2020 Geneva Motor Show.
In its presentation, the Gemera was billed as a Mega-GT (Grand Tourer) and also as the brand’s first-ever four-seater car, all the while retaining the classic silhouette that is instantly recognizable as a Koenigsegg.
Powertrain-wise, it was presented with a combination of a twin-turbocharged 3-cylinder engine called the TFG (Tiny Friendly Giant) that is capable of producing 600 horsepower.
The ICE was then combined with three small e-motor systems called the Quark, itself an industry-first to apply a Raxial Flux solution. Each of the e-motors also produced around 335 horsepower.
Combined, both powertrains yielded an output of around 1,600 horsepower channeled to all four wheels via the 1-Speed Koenigsegg Direct Drive system.
It was said that the Gemera could accelerate from 0–100 km/h in 1.9 seconds and reach a top speed of over 240 mph (or 386 km/h).
Today, after three years' worth of further development into becoming the production version, it now has come with a couple of new technical & specification headliners.
So then, what’s new, and what has been retained?
Overall, the aerodynamic shape and the four-seating layout made it into production, as well as the interior quirks such as the four heated and the four cooled cupholders which are said to be a work of art themselves, according to Christian.
However, it’s both the powertrain and the drivetrain updates that are worth mentioning, with terms like ‘reduction’, ‘simplification’, and ‘bigger’ as the highlighting points.
For the starter, out goes the 1-speed Koenigsegg Direct Drive, and in goes the 9-speed Light Speed Transmission (LST) that’s also used in the Jesko model. Much like its namesake, the LST is considered the lighter system compared to the Direct Drive, despite having more forward-moving gears.
However, the LST system has a packaging that is different from the KDD. To solve the issue, Koenigsegg created an evolved version that is now called the Light Speed Tourbillon Transmission (LSTT).
This version of the LST has its placement wrapped around the TFG packaging, keeping the carbon prop shaft and the torque tube of the original drivetrain layout intact.
The use of the LSTT which has more gears than the Direct Drive has been said to take some workload off the combustion engine. Hence, the engineers figured that the three e-motor configurations no longer apply.
So, out goes the Quark, and in goes the new, brace yourself… Dark Matter system, where instead of three small e-motors, the production Gemera only uses one bigger e-motor now.
Koenigsegg says that the Dark Matter is the ‘World’s Most Power Dense E-Motor’, using the same patented Raxial Flux technology of the Quark, but with a more advanced 6-Phase energy inverter that is also the world’s first for automotive use.
This translates to a big, singular e-motor that is capable of generating an electrifying (pun intended) 800 horsepower and 1,250 Nm of torque! What’s more, the Gemera can perfectly be driven using the output harnessed by the e-motor alone, channeling the power via a four-wheel vectoring system.
Combined with the 3-cylinder TFG, the production Gemera now yields 1,400 horsepower. Despite this, Koenigsegg promises an even faster acceleration pace as the overall weight of the vehicle has also been reduced.
The good news is, should you wish for more power (and chances are, you would), you can now opt for the Gemera with the Jesko’s screaming 5-litre twin-turbo V8 engine.
The idea of squeezing the bigger V8 is a case of a ‘We couldn’t help but to unsee…’ scenario, according to Koenigsegg. And obviously, they gave it a go nonetheless.
At first, they found that the V8 also had a conflict with the layout of the engine bay due to this engine’s exhaust position. Alas, they turned the V8 layout into a ‘hot vee’ or ‘HV8’ et voila, the Jesko engine now fits perfectly.
If you know of this engine, you’re then aware that the Jesko V8 yields a mighty 1,500 horsepower and 1,000 Nm of torque. So now, the combo of the V8 and the Dark Matter results in a Gemera that has 2,300 horsepower and 2,850 Nm!
Can you visualize it now?
A two-door mega grand tourer that seats four adults with four carry-on luggage, yet possibly accelerating much faster than most hypercars today?
All that can be said is to the many two-seat hypercars and the pure battery-electric vehicles on sale today: you might want to watch your back!
Before you go, stick around and click the following link to watch the official unveiling presentation:
(38) KOENIGSEGG Gemera | Production Version World Premiere — YouTube
