Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut was the first gasoline car to exceed 300 km/h at 402 meters

No production petrol car accelerates as sharply as the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut. The Swedes redesigned the transmission and launch control system, and then sent the hypercar to the testing ground, where they rewrote their own records. The company continues to push the boundaries of internal combustion engine and transmission capabilities, Carscoops reports.

In recent testing, the updated Jesko Absolut completed the quarter mile in 8.54 seconds, reaching a speed of 190 mph (305 km/h). He covered the half-mile in 12.76 seconds, accelerating to 232 mph (373 km/h).

The quarter mile record remains with the electric Rimac Nevera R (7.9 sec). However, Jesko Absolut is the first production car with an internal combustion engine to reach a speed of 300 km/h at this distance, and on an unprepared surface. Unlike the Rimac, the Jesko is rear-wheel drive only and doesn’t have the benefit of the instant torque of electric motors.

During the same run, the Jesko Absolut accelerated to 100 km/h in 2.35 seconds (Racelogic data), 200 km/h in 4.88 seconds and 300 km/h in 8.30 seconds. For a company that doesn’t focus on straight-line acceleration, these numbers are impressive.

Of course, the top speed of the Jesko Absolut is also impressive. The manufacturer calls the theoretical limit 531 km/h, but in practice the hypercar has not yet been accelerated to such values.

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