In March 2020 and shortly before the start of the – ultimately canceled – Geneva show, Koenigsegg shocked the world with the unveiling of the Gemera, the company’s first four-seater Mega-GT model, which featured a 2.0-liter, 3-cylinder hybrid system, with a total output of 1,700 hp and 3,500 Nm of torque.
The twin-turbo three-cylinder petrol engine features Freevalve technology and is combined with three electric motors. The petrol engine produces 600bhp and 600Nm and drives the front axle, with the remaining 1,100bhp coming from the three electric motors, one for each wheel on the rear axle, and the third integrated on top of the engine crank. The drive is transferred to all wheels, while there is a four-wheel steering system and a torque vectoring system.
A year ago, the Swedish company presented the production version of the Gemera, making available at the same time a “traditional” 5-liter V8 twin-turbo engine, producing 2,300 horses and 2,750 Nm of torque, with the 1,500 horses produced by the V8 engine and 800 from an electric motor.
As it turns out, though, Koenigsegg will have to wait to expand its powertrain options, with the appeal of the “small” set disappointing. In fact, so few Gemera buyers opted for the 2.0-liter engine that the automaker managed to convince them to go with the V8, so it wouldn’t put that whole into production.
The above news came from the mouth of the company’s CEO, Christian von Koenigsegg, with the Swede however wanting to abandon the technology, as he said that he continues to work on the engine and that it may still one day end up in the Gemera (or a version of). But the V8 turned out to be much more popular, which is a shame.
Koenigsegg will begin production of the Gemera in late 2024, with the first deliveries due in 2025.
Source: www.autoblog.gr
