Geneva 2015: Koenigsegg Regera Debuts

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: March 3rd, 2015

The Agera RS having made its appearance, it’s the Koenigsegg Regera’s turn under the spotlight at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show.

The Swedish-style carbon-fiber exotic receives its power from a 5-liter twin-turbo V8 paired with an electric motor putting out 221 lb-ft of torque, while each rear wheel gains 192 lb-ft from their own motors, which also helps with electronic torque vectoring. A 9 kWh battery pack contributes electric power for the Rimac-made motors.

As for horsepower, 1,500 escape the corral to push the Regera from nil to 249 mph in less than 20 seconds; their escape is aided by a single-speed direct-drive transmission. Electric-only range comes to 21 miles of travel

Price of admission for each of the 80 Regeras will begin at $1.89 million.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Noble713 on Mar 03, 2015

Very art deco interior, much like the Huayra. I'm a little confused though....electric motor @ the engine + electric motor in EACH rear wheel? Isn't that a little redundant? Wouldn't it be better to have one (or more) of these motors power the front for AWD?

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Lou_BC on Mar 03, 2015

Finally a practical hybrid application ;)

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