Yet another Koenigsegg Jesko has gone up in smoke. This time, an as-yet unidentified fault caused severe smoking directly from the engine compartment.
The incident occurred recently at the Supercar Owners Circle 2024 event in the Italian city of Puglia, where several cars were driving at high speeds on an airfield.
This incident is reminiscent of the one last summer when another Koenigsegg Jesko caught fire on a motorway in Greece. At that time, the fire was caused by a hydraulics fault.
The factory has already stated that the owner will receive a new car at Koenigsegg's expense.
Regarding this new incident, the car brand has stated that the Jesko Absolut that began smoking heavily never actually caught fire. The theory is that an unidentified engine fault caused flames and smoke to emerge from the exhaust pipe.
A total of 125 examples of the Koenigsegg Jesko are to be built, which on ethanol - also known as E85 - produces a whopping 1,625 horsepower from a 5.1-liter V8 engine with twin turbos.
The few, but very fortunate buyers can choose between two versions: the Jesko Attack, which is optimized for track driving, and the Jesko Absolut, which is designed for the highest possible top speed.
Incidentally, the car is named after Jesko von Koenigsegg, father of the car brand's founder Christian von Koenigsegg. The founder has also honored himself with a very special car - one that generated so much interest that the founder himself had to ask customers for permission to build more.
