Koenigsegg Regera Introduction

Koenigsegg Regera

Regera

Regera_logo_shaded_300The Koenigsegg Regera was first shown in production form at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. As with the Agera RS, the Regera will be fully homologated for the US market and construction has already begun on the first customer cars, due for delivery in early 2017.

The Regera features a hybrid powertrain comprising a twin-turbo V8 combustion engine combined with three electric motors. The combined effective output is 1,500 hp, with a staggering 1,475 lb ft of torque. All of this power and torque is sent to the rear wheels via Koenigsegg Direct Drive. This single-gear technology removes the dead weight and efficiency losses of the transmission, providing an exhilarating driving experience like no other car.

Acceleration from 0 to 186 mph (300 km/h) is blistering at 10 seconds, with 249mph (400 km/h) reached in a mere 20 seconds.

The Regera can be fitted with a fully robotised body, allowing both the doors and front/rear hoods to be opened at the touch of a button. Proximity sensors fitted to the body of the Regera work to protect the openings from collision against curbs etc.

The Regera will be produced in a quantity of just 80 units.

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is proud to unveil the Koenigsegg Regera in production specification, signaling a new era in Megacar performance. The Koenigsegg Regera was introduced in concept form at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show to a rousing reception. Numerous customer orders were received during the show and have continued at a steady pace as the wider Koenigsegg family learns about the all-new philosophy and technology behind the Regera.

The 12 months since Geneva 2015 has seen the Regera evolve from a promising concept into an astounding reality, with the car put through an intense period of development, testing and homologation for worldwide sale. So extensive was this development period, in fact, that over 3,000 changes were made to the concept vehicle. The weight savings achieved resulted in a curb weight – complete with all water, oils and fuel – of just 1590kg. Dry weight is 1470kg.

Koenigsegg Direct Drive

The patent-pending Koenigsegg Direct Drive system was the biggest challenge in the Regera development process, but it has also provided the biggest rewards. This is brand new technology that eliminates the weight, complexity and mechanical losses that come with a traditional gearbox. The end result is seamless, effortless driving that features blistering acceleration unlike any other car.

A number of enhancements have been made to elements of the Direct Drive system throughout the development process, making the Regera even more revolutionary than first envisioned. Koenigsegg has developed a clutch-slip mechanism that uses the hydraulic coupling to convert torque at medium/high speeds during fast acceleration. This allows the combustion engine to gain revs and power, thereby giving the sensation of a traditional downshift with the associated aural enjoyment, even without the traditional gearbox

Shift paddles remain on either side of the steering wheel. The left paddle is used to enhance the regenerative braking effect in recharging the battery pack. The right paddle is used to activate the hydraulic coupling’s ‘downshift’ operation.

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Extreme Battery Technology

Koenigsegg worked extremely hard to find the best performing and safest battery pack possible for the Regera. This research and testing has resulted in an 800 volt, 4.5kWh battery pack, making the Regera the world’s first 800V production car. This extreme battery technology will now provide an amazing 525kW of discharge and up to 200kW of recharge.

The Koenigsegg Regera battery pack also boasts the highest cooling capacity of any battery in automotive use today. All electric vehicle manufacturers use coolant piped around the battery pack to draw heat from the batteries. There is always an area that traditional cooling pipes cannot reach, however. The Regera battery pack is housed in a sealed unit featuring optimized local coolant flooding across all critical heat-sensitive elements. Every critical surface within and around the battery stack is cooled as efficiently as possible.

The pièce de résistance is the battery pack’s weight. The battery pack used in the production Regera uses Formula 1 grade, hand built cells that not only provide improved performance and regenerative capability, but also save 25kg in weight compared to the battery in the concept vehicle. This new, Formula 1 grade battery pack now weighs a mere 90kg whilst providing enough power to help the Regera to accelerate to 300km/h in just 10.9 seconds.

A New Breed of Performance

The Koenigsegg Regera represents a new and unprecedented era of high performance motoring. This is thanks to the car’s massive 1500+ hp output, 2000+ Nm of torque and the Koenigsegg Direct Drive system used to put this power to the ground.

The Regera will reach 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, 0-200 in just 6.6 seconds and 0-300 in a blistering 10.9 seconds. Koenigsegg estimate a 0-400 km/h time of 20 seconds and acceleration from 150 to 250km/h in just 3.9 seconds.

Despite such scintillating performance, Regera owners can also expect the most refined driving experience yet from a Koenigsegg car. New active engine mounts provide a sense of isolation and peace within the cabin at lower speeds, but firm up for a more active driving experience when required – a true Jekyll and Hyde proposition. Auto Motor and Sport was the first, and the only magazine so far, to test drive the Regera prototype. This is what they had to say: “Power has never, and I say never, been this brutal, efficient and easy to use. This is a game changer of biblical proportions……. THE KING!”

New Solutions from In-house Research

Although small, Koenigsegg has always been a remarkably self-sufficient and extremely vertically integrated vehicle producer focused on in-house solutions developed at the Koenigsegg facility in Ängelholm.

Components that all other manufacturers buy in such as, wheels, brake calipers, engine and transmission management systems are all designed, engineered and build in-house Koenigsegg. Similarly, the entire mechanical drivetrain from combustion engine to DirectDrive unit, is all created by Koenigsegg. The benefit of working this way is that critical systems get seamlessly integrated and continuously optimized over time, to levels otherwise unobtainable.

A shining example of the above is that the hydraulic coupling used in the Regera was is designed and developed completely in-house. The “HydraCoup” can provide slip with very limited heat build-up while maximizing torque conversion and lock-up functionality. It is light, strong and efficient, weighing no more than the lightweight dry clutch in the Agera. It also looks like a piece of artisan jewellery. The only way to reach the goals of low weight and maximum torque transfer was to do it in-house as nothing available in the market place came close to the required specification.

These solutions, along with a new external high voltage DC charger, smaller 800V AC compressor and a new super-compact bespoke and lightweight 800V DC/DC converter all mean that the production version of the Regera is significantly lighter than the prototype it is based on, which is highly unusual when progressing to production-ready materials.

Comfort, Convenience and Technology

The interior of the Regera features optimum comfort and functionality. Koenigsegg’s unique ‘Autoskin’ function allows the driver to open the doors and front and rear hoods remotely using a lightweight hydraulic system. Buttons for operation of ‘Autoskin’ are available both on the driver’s remote control key and via the centre console inside the car. Additional compartments have been fitted in front of the driver and passenger, where personal items such as phones, wallets, etc can be stored.

The wing mirrors now fold automatically when the doors open to further increase the practicality of the dihedral synchrohelix door actuation system. Furthermore, as the Autoskin function allows for the doors to open automatically, we have fitted the doors and wing mirrors with proximity sensors in order to safeguard against the doors striking nearby objects (curb, low roof, etc) while opening or closing.

To complement the rear camera and the side door cameras, there is also the option of a forward facing camera that works together with the other cameras in the car to enable a birds-eye view of the of the car while parking or maneuvering in confined areas. Apple CarPlay is standard equipment in the Regera and with Wi-Fi functionality, there is no longer any need to connect a phone via USB. Inductive charging ensures that an owner’s phone remains ready for use once a journey has ended.

The seats now feature heating and electrical adjustment with memory function. All in all the Regera is truly a fusion of luxury, comfort and race car performance. Compromise is avoided at all cost. A sense of theatre, mega-performance, luxury and light weight are all in equal focus like never before.

Conclusion

Koenigsegg’s vision has always been to find the best possible solution to a given challenge. Our enduring goal is maximum performance; the pursuit of automotive perfection. The Regera is the latest embodiment of that vision.

It is an extraordinary leap into the future of extreme high performance motoring. Whether it be a contest of performance or a contest of ideas, the Regera concedes nothing. It is a gracious grand tourer, a technical tour-de-force and of course, we still maintain that the only way to be faster around a racetrack than the Regera is to drive another Koenigsegg.

It is yet another car from Ängelholm to earn the Megacar moniker. All new technologies developed by Koenigsegg have integrated seamlessly into the Regera to enhance the total experience and give our customers the best luxury performance car available for sale in the world today. We are very much looking forward to sharing the Regera experience with the world over the coming months as we commence the build of customer cars in the immediate future and deliveries at the end of 2016.

SPECIFICATION

AERODYNAMICS

  • Foldable active rear wing (top mounted)
  • Active independent front flaps
  • Active ride height front and rear
  • Active damping
  • Total down force at 250 km/h 450Kg

CHASSIS

  • Carbon fiber with aluminum honeycomb, with centrally integrated fuel tank and battery storage
  • Monocoque torsional rigidity: 65,000 Nm/degree
  • Weight including tanks: 75 kg
  • Electronically adjustable ride height, fully independent per wheel
  • Fully machined aircraft aluminum uprights, with SKF LeMans specification
  • 150mm angle contact ball bearings
  • GKN hollow/gun-drilled drive shafts
  • Koenigsegg Z-style progressive and lightweight anti-roll bars front and rear

PROPULSION MANAGEMENT

  • Koenigsegg Engine Control Module
  • (K-ECM) with full OBD II for both ICE and ED

TRANSMISSION

  • Koenigsegg Direct Drive (KDD)

BRAKES

  • Front: – Ventilated ceramic discs Ø397 mm, 40 mm wide 6-piston
  • Rear: – Ventilated ceramic discs Ø380 mm, 34 mm wide 4-piston
  • Koenigsegg calipers with ceramic pistons
  • Koenigsegg calipers
  • Power-assisted

TRACTION CONTROL

  • 3 settings Wet – Normal – Track

ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM

  • Koenigsegg Electronic Stability Control (KES) with 3 settings Wet – Normal – Track

WHEELS

  • Koenigsegg 2nd generation Aircore™ Superlight carbon fiber wheels with centre locking
  • Front: 19” x 9.75”
  • Rear: 20” x 12.5”

TIRES

  • Dedicated Michelin Supersport
  • Unidirectional with asymmetric thread pattern
  • Front: 275/35 – 19” (Y)
  • Rear: 345/30 – 20” (Y)
  • Optional dedicated Michelin Cup2 tires

BODY

  • Two-door, two seater with removable structural hardtop stowable under the front hood
  • Body made from pre-impregnated carbon fiber/kevlar and lightweight sandwich reinforcements

DIMENSIONS

  • Total length: 4560 mm
  • Total width: 2050 mm
  • Total height: 1110 mm
  • Low speed ground clearance: 105 mm
  • Track mode ground clearance: 85 mm
  • Front lifting system activated: 150 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2662 mm
  • Fuel capacity: 82 litres
  • Luggage compartment: 150 litres
  • Dry weight 1420kg (Curb weight 1628 kg)

COMBUSTION ENGINE – ICE

  • Koenigsegg twin turbo aluminum 5,0L V8,
  • 4 valves per cylinder, double overhead camshafts, dry sump lubrication
  • Compression: 9.3:1
  • Bore: 92 mm Stroke: 95.25 mm
  • Twin ceramic ball bearing turbo chargers with Koenigsegg patented backpressure
  • reduction system, 1.4 bar boost pressure
  • Active hydraulic engine mounts
  • Dry sump lubrication
  • Carbon fiber intake manifold with optimized intake tracts
  • Total engine weight: 189 kg
  • Power output – Premium gasoline –
  • 820kW (1100Hp) at 7800 rpm – redline at 8250 rpm
  • Torque: 1000 Nm from 2700 to 6170 rpm
  • Max torque – 1280 Nm at 4100 rpm

ELECTRIC DRIVE

  • 870 Nm and 525 kW (700hp) with torque fill and torque vectoring functionality.
  • 800V 4.5kWh liquid cooled battery pack; total weight 75kg.

CHARGING

  • All batteries are charged from the combustion engine or through an off-board charger at the center rear of the car (behind the number plate).

TOTAL PROPULSION – ICE + ED

  • 1,11 MW/1500 hp

EQUIPMENT

  • Smart airbags, detachable storable hardtop with lightweight roof, power windows, robotized and soft closing hoods and doors. Adjustable pedals and steering column, leather interior with Regera style stitching, electronically 6-way adjustable carbon sport seats with memory foam, carbon ceramic brakes with Sport ABS, KES (stability), Active Chassis with hydraulic lifting system, Satnav, LifePo4 battery, MP3 player, Apple CarPlay, USB connection, climate control, digital warning and info system, G sensor, alarm, tyre monitoring system, leather carpets, roof storage bag, car cover, electric handbrake, power folding wing mirrors, Titanium exhaust system.
  • Specification subject to change.

 

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