Regera in Swedish translates into “To Reign”.
Regera in Swedish translates into “To Reign”. And, that is essentially what the Koenigsegg’s second ‘Megacar’, which made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show has been designed to do. Slated for production, this will be the fastest accelerating, most powerful production car ever .
The Koenigsegg Regera is company’s second Mega Car which is even more powerful than the One:1.
Powered by a complex drivetrain which includes an internal combustion engine and new Direct Drive system, this mega car has 1,500 horsepower under its hood. The conventional powersource is the highly reliable drysumped twin turbo, DOHC, 5.0 liter V8 engine which also powers many other Koenigsegg products. And the new Direct Drive system is the sophisticated bit.
The Swedish ‘Hyper-Car’ expert has confirmed a production run of 80 Regeras.
The new Direct Drive technology can be termed as a replacement for the conventional transmission system. It has no gears or CVT like elements and manages to deliver power to wheels directly via electric motors. This part explains the name. More importantly, it does not loose energy during power transmission which a conventional gearbox does.
For its electrical requirements, it is fitted with a 9 kWh 620 Volt, flooded liquid cooled battery pack.
The three motors which constitutes the Koenigsegg Direct Drive (KDD), work in tandem with the V8. The pack of three is actually the “most powerful electrical motor set-up in production car history”. And please do not consider it to be a hybrid, Christian von Koenigsegg isn’t a fan of those and does not intend his latest Mega Car to be associated with the tag. Coming back to the KDD, two YASA axial flux motors serve the purpose of power delivery at the rear axle – one for each wheel. The third motor is integrated in the crankshaft which gives torque-fill, helps with electrical generation and as a functional starter motor.
A rendered image of the KDD system.
The combination of the electrical and combustion power translates into 1500 BHp and over 2000 Nm of torque. Records, well it is all ready to make some of its own and reign them and then probably wait for another Koenigsegg to overtake. 3.2 seconds between 150 to 250 km/h and under 20 seconds from 0 to 400 hm/h. We presume that the reign is going to be long as we don’t see any car getting anywhere close to these figures.
Koenigsegg Regera – Image Gallery
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