'Crafting a Legend:' Koenigsegg Teases New Hypercar Coming This Week
Koenigsegg
is preparing to reveal something legendary. The Swedish automaker has uploaded three videos to its Instagram that tease what appears to be a new supercar. The videos are short and artsy, designed to hide the finer details, but a few potential characteristics are visible.
One video appears to reveal a vertically oriented brake light on the support for a large
Jesko Attack
-like wing. The second video shows off a white badge and an air inlet, likely located on the car's hood, but that's not all.
The most recent video, uploaded today, provides our best look at the car, highlighting the front fender and greenhouse. It looks like a car you'd expect from Koenigsegg, and it doesn't appear to resemble anything in the company's current lineup. There is also a brief glimpse of the steering wheel spliced with other incomprehensible images.
Thankfully, we won't have to wait long to see what Koenigsegg has made. It plans to reveal the car on June 25. It could be a new product line, or the company might be readying a one-off creation for a special client.
It's been a few years since the automaker revealed anything new, but it has started producing many of its most recent debuts. Deliveries for the
Gemera
began this year. The company also offers the limited-run
CC850
that it unveiled in 2022. Those two hypercars sit alongside the Jesko Absolut and Jesko Attack in Koenigsegg's current portfolio.
Whatever it is, we're excited.
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