Koenigsegg took its Jesko Absolut hypercar to a runway in Ängelholm, Sweden, and set new speed records in quarter-mile and half-mile disciplines.
The tuned car was piloted by company’s own test driver, Markus Lund. Racelogic supplied the telemetry equipment necessary for validating the record.
Sprinting off the line, the Jesko reached one-fourth of a mile (402 meters) in 8.54 seconds, accelerating to a top speed of 305 km/h (189.5 mph) in the process. It then managed to hit the half-mile (804-meter) mark in 12.76 seconds total, going at 373 km/h (231.8 mph). According to the company, both results are unprecedented for production cars overall and production ICE cars in particular.
The mid-engined Jesko Absolut relies on a 5.1-liter V8 and a ton of forced induction to send up to 1,622 PS (1,600 hp / 1,193 kW) to the rear wheels. The output drops if you use gasoline instead of E85 fuel, but is still remarkable for a completely non-electrified car.
On an interesting side note, Koenigsegg claims it managed to set these records thanks to an engine software upgrade. It should soon become freely available for all Jesko Absolut owners out there.