The Koenigsegg Regera is a supercar. Koenigsegg Regera is the bigger brother of the Koenigsegg CCXR which occupied the third position in the Top 10 Great Cars in the World 2017 list. Watch out for the Koenigsegg Regera by the end of 2018. It might top the list and become the greatest car in the world. Regera is Swedish for “to Reign”. The Regera will reign as king of the open road – the fastest accelerating, most powerful production car ever.
The new Koenigsegg Regera is specifically designed as a luxury Megacar alternative to Koenigsegg’s traditional extreme, light weight, race-like road cars. The Koenigsegg Regera combines a powerful twin-turbo V8 combustion engine with three electric motors and latest cutting edge battery power through new powertrain technology called Koenigsegg Direct Drive (KDD). This unique revolutionary technology removes the traditional gearbox, making the car lighter and more efficient. The Koenigsegg Regera blends the Koenigseggs tradition of fastest cars on the planet – around a racetrack with supreme comfort, and a unique Direct Drive experience.
Despite all its advanced technology and creature comforts, the Regera is comparatively light and can still perform competitively around a race circuit. How does 3.2 seconds between 150 to 250 km/h and under 20 seconds from 0 to 400 km/h sound? The only Hypercar/Megacar that we think could possibly be faster around a circuit is another Koenigsegg.
The Regera is to be handcrafted in an edition of just 80 vehicles at Koenigsegg’s production facility in Ängelholm, Sweden. This is the first time ever that Koenigsegg will have two different models in parallel production.
The interior features added insulation, 8-way electrically adjustable memory foam seats, a Koenigsegg 9’’ infotainment system, 4G and Wi-Fi connectivity, front, inner and rear camera system with recording capability, Apple CarPlay, supreme sound system, ambient lighting and many other great new features. The Regera also comes with front and rear parking sensors and remote diagnostic and firmware update capability.
The Engine
The heart of every Koenigsegg is its Internal Combustion Engine – the ICE. The ICE of the Regera follows the path of its siblings, the extremely reliable and trustworthy Koenigsegg dry-sump twin turbo, DOHC, 5.0 liter V8. The Koenigsegg V8 is the most downsized homologated production ICE in the world, with 220hp per liter (using regular pump gas).
The Regera V8 differs slightly from its predecessor Agera engine. As the powertrain already produces a combined 1500hp and with electric propulsion providing instant torque from the Direct Drive System. The turbos installed in the Regera are smaller and faster-spooling further enhancing the car’s drivability and response.
Transmission – Koenigsegg Direct Drive
Koenigsegg Regera does not have the traditional shortcomings of a hybrid. Traditional ‘parallel’ hybrids are compromised and heavy as they have two independent propulsion systems moving the car. While ‘series’ hybrids are less compromised when it comes to weight, complexity and costs, they are compromised when it comes to efficiency as there is too much energy conversion taking place.
The Koenigsegg Direct Drive transmission (KDD) was invented by Christian von Koenigsegg and developed for the Regera by the Koenigsegg Advanced Engineering team. The patent-pending KDD replaces the combustion engine’s traditional transmission – the gearbox as you know and saw is removed from the car. In its place, the KDD provides direct drive to the rear axle from the combustion engine without the need of multitude gears or a variable transmissions, all of which have inherently high energy losses.
The Regera has three YASA developed electric motors, which supplement the energy from the combustion engine. Aside from providing extreme responsiveness, these electric motors also allow for torque vectoring, regenerative braking and energy conversion. YASA´s axial flux motors are extremely power dense, making them a key-ingredient for the KDD. There is one YASA motor for each rear wheel, providing electric direct drive, and one on the crankshaft that provides torque-fill, electrical generation and starter motor functionality.
The three electric motors constitute the most powerful electrical motor set-up in production car history, replacing the gears of a normal transmission. This provides all-important weight savings as well as adding power, torque and torque vectoring capability. This extreme battery technology will now provide an amazing 525kW of discharge and up to 200kW of recharge. The only batteries in any form of automotive use that provide comparative performance for their size are those found in Formula 1 race cars.
The first fully robotized car
The Koenigsegg Regera is the first car in the world that operates all body closures completely automatically, at the touch of a button. This system is called ‘Autoskin’. Autoskin features soft-closing mechanisms, giving the Regera a sophisticated feel. The fully robotized body system adds a small 5kg to the total weight of the car, making full robotization a very desirable option.
Exhaust sound
The Regera has a custome designed, tuned titanium exhaust system developed in conjunction with exhaust specialists and partners, Akrapovic. The unique exhaust system includes a fish tail outlet, designed by Christian, a design that has not been seen on production cars for at least half a century – bringing back the sound of performance cars from the past!
Other Properties and Specifications
The Direct Drive transmission of the Regera delivers blistering performance, while at the same time offering one of the smoothest, most soothing driving experiences you can imagine. When driving in normal conditions, the mounts stay soft and isolate engine noise and vibrations. During spirited driving, the mounts firm up to solidify the car and give greater response. The shock absorbers are active in both height and stiffness, adjusting instantly to your inputs behind the wheel. The Regera can also be driven in absolute silence, with a full EV mode available for shorter periods of time.
Daytime Running Lights (DRL) are often the first glimpse one gets of a car approaching from a distance. The Constellation DRL system is used in the Regera. The constellation effect was achieved by scattering LEDs around the lamp cluster – like stars set against a night sky of polished carbon fiber. The LED’S make the whole lamp cluster shine and glitter as if encrusted in diamonds.
Daytime Running Lights (DRL) are often the first glimpse one gets of a car approaching from a distance. The Constellation DRL system is used in the Regera. The constellation effect was achieved by scattering LEDs around the lamp cluster – like stars set against a night sky of polished carbon fiber. The LED’S make the whole lamp cluster shine and glitter as if encrusted in diamonds.
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