These are the incredible engineering tricks that only Koenigsegg has ever managed to get working

Every year, new boutique hypercar makers emerge but very few survive, and there are several reasons why Koenigsegg succeeded where others failed.

The way the cars look is certainly important, but there are technical reasons as well.

Through the years, the Swedish automaker has pioneered several technologies.

Including one that’s not necessarily useful, but it’s certainly spectacular.

Engine with no camshaft

The Swedish automaker managed to eliminate the camshaft entirely.

Their 2.0-liter 3-cylinder engine uses a combination of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic actuators to open each valve.

The result is 600 horsepower from an engine that only weighs 70 kilograms.

The company aptly calls it the ‘TFG’ – Tiny Friendly Giant – and it’s easy to understand why.

Only three cylinders, only 2 liters, and yet it produces 600 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque.

The Koenigsegg Jesko’s gearbox

The Jesko has an innovative gearbox that’s somehow able to shift from any gear to any gear in milliseconds.

The nine-speed transmission only takes around 20-30 milliseconds to shift between any two gears, including for example from second to ninth.

And speaking of gears and gearboxes, the Regera has none at all.

It just uses a combination of hydraulic coupling and three motors to deliver 1,500 horsepower to the wheels.

Full-carbon wheels

In 2012, the Swedish manufacturer was the first automaker to pioneer wheels made entirely out of carbon fiber.

The whole wheel is created from a single piece of carbon fiber, and the only metal part is the tire valve.

That saved them around 20 kilograms per car.

Koenigsegg pioneered the 800V battery

In 2015, the Regera used a 800-volt battery, which no one had ever used before.

Tesla, Porsche, and other brands did that much later.

Honorable mention: the synchro-helix doors

In 1994, the Swedish hypercar maker invented dihedral synchro-helix doors that rotate 90 degrees outward and upward at the same time.

Other manufacturers use using dihedral doors, gullwing doors, falcon doors, and so on, but Koenigsegg doors are unique.

They don’t necessarily serve a purpose, but they’re stunning.

And, more to the point, they’re a signature feature.