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Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Sets Four Acceleration Records Ahead of a Top-Speed Attempt

Koenigsegg’s Jesko Absolut recorded four acceleration and braking marks in 2024 as preparation for a separate production-car top-speed attempt.
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The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut set four manufacturer-reported acceleration and braking records in a June 27, 2024 run at Örebro Airfield, Sweden. The run was preparation for what Koenigsegg called “the big one”: an attempt at the outright top-speed record for a fully homologated production car. The four records did not establish a top-speed record.

What four records did the Jesko Absolut set?

Koenigsegg Automotive AB reported that test driver Markus Lundh accelerated the Jesko Absolut from a standstill to 412 km/h and then braked to a stop. In that run, on June 27, 2024, the company said the car set four records for a fully homologated standard production car:

Record category Koenigsegg-reported time
0–400–0 km/h 27.83 seconds
0–400 km/h 18.82 seconds
0–250–0 mph 28.27 seconds
0–250 mph 19.20 seconds

The two “–0” records include braking back to a standstill; the other two measure acceleration only. The 27.83-second 0–400–0 km/h result beat Koenigsegg’s previous Regera result of 28.81 seconds, set in 2023. All four 2024 figures are the manufacturer’s claims, published in its July 1, 2024 release.

How was the record run conducted?

Koenigsegg says the car was in standard, as-delivered condition, powered by E85 and running standard Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 R tires. The stated changes were a roll cage for driver safety and a One:1 driver seat, fitted at Lundh’s preference. The company says Racelogic timing equipment recorded the run and Racelogic’s UK headquarters verified the data. This verification is described in Koenigsegg’s release; it is not an independently published regulator certification.

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The manufacturer says preliminary runs took place the previous day, but higher air and track temperatures were considered suboptimal. It reports that Lundh made the record run at about 5 a.m. on June 27, when the air and track were cooler and the wind was calm. Those conditions are Koenigsegg’s account of the test.

What did Koenigsegg mean by “the big one”?

It meant a future attempt at the outright top-speed record for a fully homologated production car. The four records measured acceleration and braking, not the car’s ultimate top speed. Christian von Koenigsegg said after the run: “This record run validated the accuracy of the simulated and calculated performance of the Jesko Absolut, which gives us great confidence in its ability to outright be the fastest, fully homologated production car in the world. Now it is all down to tire testing, development, and approval, before we finally can make an attempt at that record.” The statement framed the June 2024 run as validation and preparation, not as proof the Absolut already held the top-speed record.

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What is the latest reported Jesko Absolut result?

Koenigsegg’s official history page reports a later 0–400–0 km/h time of 25.21 seconds at Örebro Airfield on August 7, 2025. The company gives the components as 16.77 seconds from 0 to 400 km/h and 8.44 seconds from 400 km/h to a stop. These are acceleration and braking results, not a top-speed record.

The history page reports that result but does not establish whether the separate top-speed attempt has taken place since the 2024 statement. The status of that attempt therefore remains unresolved by these sources.

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Why is the Absolut different from the Jesko Attack?

The Jesko Absolut is Koenigsegg’s low-drag configuration for straight-line speed, while the Jesko Attack is set up for circuit performance and greater downforce. Koenigsegg says removing the Absolut’s rear wing reduces downforce compared with the Attack. The manufacturer lists the Absolut’s drag coefficient as 0.278 and frontal area as 1.88 m²; these are its published specifications, not independent measurements.

Koenigsegg lists a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 for the Jesko, with 1,280 bhp on standard gasoline and up to 1,600 bhp on E85 for the Absolut. The difference in focus is reflected in the records: the Absolut’s figures concern acceleration and straight-line speed development, while Koenigsegg’s history page reports a Jesko Attack homologated production-car lap record of 1:24.86 at Laguna Seca on August 18, 2024.

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