Koenigsegg Gemera will now be a V8 after customers demand more power
- Koenisegg’s Gemera was unveiled in 2020 at the Geneva Motor Show
- Within two years, it received a huge update
- Needless to say, Gemera owners were big fans of the change
Published on Jul 30, 2024 at 3:26 PM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Aug 09, 2024 at 4:37 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
It’s been just over four years since Koenigsegg’s Gemera debuted at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show, and a lot has changed already.
Initially, the car was known for packing a punch as a car with a 2.0-liter three-cylinder engine dubbed the Tiny Friendly Giant.
Within two years, however, that giant was consigned to the history books.
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Better V8 than never
In 2022, Koenigsegg boss Christian von Koenigsegg announced that the 5.0-liter V8 could be fitted in the Gemera.
It came from the Jesko, which was released alongside the Gemera.
Once the V8 switch happened, most customers swapped over at a cost of approximately $400,000.
Koenigsegg said: “There were so few left that asked for a three-cylinder.
“We managed to convince almost all of them [to go for the V8 instead].
“So for the time being, it [the Gemera] is V8 only.”
To get the Jesko’s V8 to work in the Gemera, Koenigsegg engineers redesigned the castings, exhaust and sump.
The making of a new engine
They created a hybrid engine called the Light Speed Tourbillion Transmission (LSTT).
It was essentially an evolution of the Jesko’s Light Speed Transmission, but smaller and better.
The original trio of Quark E-motors were replaced by a six-phase E-motor called the Dark Matter.
In the old Gemera, the two Quark motors on the rear axle could each make 500 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, while the third on the crankshaft delivered 400 hp and 369lb-ft.
Their combined output would be 1,100hp.
The Dark Matter makes 800hp and 922lb-ft. Pairing a single Dark Matter with the LSTT improves both acceleration and performance.
With the V8, the Gemera’s output has been boosted to 2,268hp and 2,028lb-ft of torque.
On the former, it’s an increase of 600 on the Friendly Giant, but a decrease of 554 torque.
Seems like a natural choice to make the switch.
As if all that wasn’t cool enough, the car is powered by fuel from a volcano.
It doesn’t get much cooler than that.
