The CEO of Koenigsegg has turned his attention to designing airplanes now all his vehicles are sold out

Now that the supercar well has run dry, Koenigsegg airplanes could be the future, as the CEO alludes to the fact that the Swedish manufacturer is going airborne.

Jesko, Gamera, Regera, CCX, they have all proven to be wicked rocket-powered supercars.

But having once succumbed to the goal of being the fastest car manufacturer on the planet, CEO Christian von Koenigsegg has now turned his head upwards in search of his next project.

And he didn’t need to look long after an airplane flew over his head.

CEO patents Koenigsegg airplanes after all supercars sell out

Koenigsegg has sold out of supercars. From the horse’s mouth itself, it’s official. Any remaining models in the factory have all been sold.

Instead of building on top of its current models that hold the record for the most horsepower ever, the CEO has other plans:

Koenigsegg airplanes.

The company has filed patents to create close-winged airplanes, which became public in June, only to fly aptly under the radar until now.

Not much more has been revealed aside from the patent and its closed-wing model, but it seems likely that the company is getting bigger and better jets to race against its cars.

They wouldn’t be the only car manufacturer to ever make planes. Famously, BMW started out as an aviation company. As did fellow Swedish brand Saab. Bugatti even dabbled in racing planes back in the 1930s.

More recently, Japanese brands Honda and Mitsubishi have both stepped into the airplane manufacturing business, creating their own jets, although the latter’s project was paused in 2023.

Is Koenigsegg done with cars?

Only four supercar models are left in the workshop in Sweden, with the end-of-line Jesko – Attack and Absolut – variants being joined by the CC80, Gamera, and Sadair’s Spear.

Every car being built has been claimed by an owner, and no other new models have been announced since Sadair’s Spear.

But, this isn’t the end for the four-wheel fanatics inside the Swedish camp, as Koenigsegg airplanes aren’t the only new venture in the pipeline.

The CEO also claimed that more limited production supercars are in the works.

Just don’t hold hope for there being any EVs from the esteemed brand. That’s a hard no.

It might come as a surprise that Koenigsegg is pivoting away from supercars, having built such a good reputation.

But given its reluctance to go electric, tightened European laws on combustion engines, the glass ceiling of supercar speed coming ever closer, and a thin-layered history that rules out classic rebuilds, what else is it to do?

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