Swedish automaker Koenigsegg claims its recently unveiled Jesko supercar should be able to achieve speeds of 300 miles per hour. The starting price for the Jesko, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week, is roughly $2.8 million.
While the company hasn't been able to prove it yet, if true, that would make the Koenigsegg Jesko the fastest street legal production car in the world — by a wide margin. The current record holder is generally understood to be Koenigsegg's Agara RS, which this car is replacing. An Agara RS went 278 miles an hour on a Nevada Highway in 2017. The Koenigsegg Jesko at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.
The multitude of clutches — one for reverse and six for forward gears — allows the transmission to instantly shift between any two gears. For instance, if the car is cruising in seventh gear and quick acceleration is needed, it can immediately shift down to fourth without having to step down through sixth and fifth. That saves time when accelerating. The driver can also select gears using a stick that resembles a manual transmission shifter.
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