Magazine March 2015 Direct Drive Spirit of Performance All Koenigsegg models Certified Legends Aerodynamics Koenigsegg Gear Everything serves a functional purpose, there is no distracting visual drama. At Koenigsegg this is the essence of beauty. 3 Copyright © 2015 Koenigsegg Automotive AB. All rights reserved Design Koenigsegg Automotive AB Printed by Göteborgstryckeriet 4 Cover Koenigsegg engine. Photo Lisa Johansson Covered in the magazine 8. Regera 12. Koenigsegg Direct Drive 6. Christian von Koenigsegg 34. Koenigsegg car models 38. History 20. Agera RS 42. Koenigsegg Gear 28. Spirit of Performance 36. Certified Legends 40. Aerodynamics 5 Christian von Koenigsegg 6 Christian von Koenigsegg Koenigsegg might be a car ma- have created is truly unique. The nufacturer but to me it´s so much spirit between our walls is filled with more. I pretty much dedicated all energy and the will to reach ulti- my life to this passion. mate performance while breaking barriers is tremendous. It´s not just another car, it´s a chal- lenge, an adventure and it´s my Compromize is avoided at all cost, dream. and only the best is accepted. We all share the same curiosity - how The whole company and all employ- far can we go? How much perfor- ees are like my family, together with mance can we add? How extreme my wife and kids. And I think we all can we be? Where are the next share the same view - it´s a devoted limits we can exceed? passion! We´re all excited about tomorrow I founded Koenigsegg 21 years ago, and what the future will bring. and I´m convinced that what we Christian von Koenigsegg Photo Spoon 7 8 9 Regera - a machine of performance and luxury, while maintaining the understated Scandinavian cool The Regera - a new Era According to us, the only Hyper/Megacar that could The Regera was created as a luxury Megacar alterna- be faster around a circuit, is another Koenigsegg. tive to Koenigsegg’s traditional extreme lightweight However, out in the open the Regera will reign as race-like road cars. Even though the One:1 and the the king of the road, as the fastest accelerating, most Agera RS have surprising levels of practicality, crea- powerful production car ever. ture comforts and features, their primary focus is, and has always been, to be the overall fastest cars on the The Regera will be handcrafted in only 80 examp- planet – around a racetrack or elsewhere. les. Apart from being a suitable production run for Koenigsegg´s newly upgraded and refurbished pro- Regera is Swedish for “to Reign” - a suitable name for duction facility, the number 80 also symbolizes the a machine that offers a never seen before combina- principle of domination, control and achievement in tion of power, responsiveness and luxury - creating a Pythagorean Numerology. true Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde persona. With the introduction of the Regera, Koenigsegg will, In spite of all its advanced technology and creature for the first time ever, have two parallel models in comforts, the Regera is comparatively light. Therefore production. it can still perform competitively around a race circuit. 10 The interior features; added insulation, 6 way electri- ambient lighting and many other great new features. cally adjustable memory foam seats. A Koenigsegg The Regera also comes with front and rear parking 9” infotainment system, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, sensors and remote diagnostic and firmware update front, inner and rear camera system with recording capability. capability, Apple CarPlay, supreme sound system, 11 Koenigsegg Direct Drive As many of you have heard, Christian is not a fan of lsion systems. Alternatively, series hybrids are less hybrids, as they are generally compromised when compromised when it comes to weight, complexity it comes to weight, complexity, cost, packaging and and costs, but instead they are compromised when efficiency. it comes to efficiency, as there is too much energy conversion going on. Given this, the Regera is not what we at Koenigsegg would call a hybrid, as it does not have the traditional This brings us to the Koenigsegg Direct Drive Trans- shortcomings of a hybrid. Instead the Regera is a mission or KDD for short - invented by Christian von new breed of Koenigsegg - and car for that matter. Koenigsegg and developed for the Regera by the Koenigsegg Advanced Engineering team. Traditional, so called parallel, hybrids are compromi- sed and heavy, as they have two independent propu- ICE Regera Propulsion (Int. Combustion Engine) 820 kW E-Machine right Rear wheel 180 kW Battery 9 kWh Flooded Liquid Cooled battery 2.85 ratio E-Torque vectoring E-Machine crank 160 kW E-Machine left Rear wheel 180 kW Hydraulic coupling 12 Direct Drive The patent pending KDD system replaces the com- acceleration and over 150 kW can be absorbed by bustion engines traditional transmission and gives the battery-pack during regenerative braking and ICE the added benefit of pure EV mode. What is unique power generation mode. is that the KDD manages to create direct drive to rear axle from the combustion engine without the need of Every cell of the pack is carefully monitored for volta- multitude gears or other traditional types of variable ge, state of charge, health and temperature. The cells transmissions, with inherently high energy losses. are enclosed in a fully machined aluminum casing for safety and stability. The battery is located in the most During highway travel, for example, the KDD reduces protected area of the car - the carbon-aramid chassis drivetrain losses, compared to traditional transmission tunnel. The whole battery pack is actively cooled by or CVT by over 50%, as there is no step up or step external radiators and the Regera´s all new electrical down gear working in series with the final drive - just air-conditioning system, which also can pre-cool the direct power transmission from the engine to the car via the Koenigsegg app on a warm day. wheels. The complete KDD system, including the battery, To supplement the energy from the combustion adds a mere 88kg to the Regera´s weight, compared engine and to allow for torque vectoring, regenera- to what the Regera would have weighed with a tra- tive braking, extreme drivers response, reverse and ditional ICE, coupled to a 7 speed DCT transmission, energy conversion, there are three YASA developed instead of the KDD. Presently no other hybrid Hyper- electric motors. YASA´s axial flux motors are extre- car even comes close to this type of weight ratio for mely power dense and allow for direct drive, making their electrification. This is interesting, as they all have them a key-ingredient for the KDD. One YASA for smaller battery capacity and less electric power than each rear wheel, giving direct drive - this time electric the Regera. - and one on the crankshaft, giving torque-fill, electri- cal generation and starter motor functionality. To put it into perspective, the Regera has almost triple as many electric Bhp (700 Bhp) and over 300 Bhp The three electric motors constitute the most power- more than its closest hybrid rival. Still the Regera ma- ful electrical motor set-up in production car history, nages to be very competitive weight wise, while in- replacing the gears of a normal transmission while cluding unusual features such as a six way adjustable adding; power, torque, torque vectoring and yet still electrical seat and a fully robotized body work. This able to remove weight. is no small feature and it is a testament to the meticu- lous nature of the Koenigsegg engineering team. The battery pack and PDU for the KDD were de- veloped and manufactured together with Electric The combination of electrical and combustion power Supercar virtuoso Mate Rimac and his engineering is just mind boggling. When you get up to speed, team. The 620 V battery pack is of the latest fully the system really comes into play - How about 3.2 flooded type and is the most power-dense battery seconds between 150 to 250 km/h and under 20 pack ever created for a road going car with 9,27 kWh seconds from 0 to 400 hm/h? of energy, 67 liters of volume, and 115kg of weight. Still, a full 500 kW can momentarily be drawn during Seamless drive 13 Powertrain stats Combined numbers 1100 Hp of combustion engine power Over 1500 BHp or 1.11 MW on 91 octane DIN or 95 octane RON (a bit more on E85) Over 2000 Nm of torque 1250 Nm of combustion engine torque Dry weight 1420 kg 700 Hp of electric propulsion 1628 kg curb weight (including all liquids and full fuel tank) 900 Nm of electric torque 9.27 kWh 620 Volt, flooded liquid cooled battery pack Here is the amazing Regera Power Diagram 2500 3353 2000 2682 Combined Torque (Nm) 1500 Torque ICE (Nm) 2012 1000 Combined power (kW) 1341 1 MW Power ICE (kW) 500 671 Nm/kW BHp 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 RPM RPM 14 Direct Drive On top of this, the Regera has over 300 more com- The Regera actually stays on its tires slip limit from bustion engine horsepower compared to the closest 0-270 km/h during full acceleration in dry condi- hybrid rival. The combination of electrical and com- tions... bustion power is just mind boggling. Think about it... This is truly unheard of and game All this power is actually needed to get off the changing. starting line quick enough, in order to stay up with the competition, as the Regera has a fixed gear Another first, for a non-serial hybrid, is the fact that ratio.