Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Will Attempt A Speed Record In 2024

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Everyone knows the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut is a genuinely fast hypercar, but its true limits still haven’t been fully explored. For the automaker’s founder, Christian von Koenigsegg, that’s a problem he’s looking to solve.

The Quail is set to honor Koenigsegg during Monterey Car Week this year.

At least that’s what he told Swedish automotive site Carup in a recent interview. With production of the Jesko officially underway and several Jesko Attack track-only hypercars delivered to customers, excitement among the faithful is at a high. But with the first Absolut, the top-speed version of the Jesko, finally in the hands of the first lucky customer, the company wants to push the envelope.

Built to go over 310 mph, the Jesko Absolut is an extreme vehicle, even by hypercar standards. When the company does a speed record attempt later this year, it could easily become the world’s fastest production car, a fact which no doubt will rankle Bugatti and Hennessey.