Koenigsegg Reveals Radical Sadair’s Spear Hypercar

Spearheading Koenigsegg’s performance evolution, the Swedish marque has whipped the wraps off the Sadair’s Spear.

Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear front end

Image: Koenigsegg

The ‘Sadair’s Spear’ moniker is inspired by the name of the racehorse Koenigsegg founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg’s father, Jesko von Koenigsegg, who the Koenigsegg Jesko was named for, held dear.

The Sadair’s Spear’s carbon-fibre and kevlar bodywork wraps around the automaker’s 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, which produces a whopping 970 kW and 1 000 N.m of torque, the latter available in a broad 2 700 to 6 170 r/min swathe of the rev band. However, fuelled with E85, these figures are lifted to an eye-widening 1 212 kW and 1 500 N.m.

Stopping power is provided by a cabon-fibre braking setup, comprising 410 mm fore and 395 mm aft discs, and “bespoke” Koenigsegg callipers. The latter items are sited behind the firm’s Aircore carbon-fibre wheels, measuring 20 and 21 inches front and rear, wrapped in 275/35- and 335/30-size Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, respectively.

Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear side profile

Image: Koenigsegg

Ensuring the 1 385 kg hypercar remains glued to the road, it features a raft of aerodynamic upgrades, including a massive, double-blade active rear wing. Balancing the downforce provided by the latter item is a front-end aero package. Koenigsegg claims the Sadair’s Spear produces 850 kg of downforce when travelling at 250 km/h, and a maximum of 1 765 kg.

Said founder and CEO Christian von Koenigsegg: “Sadair’s Spear represents a natural progression for Koenigsegg — an impeccable balance of raw power, refined aerodynamics and extraordinary road presence. This car is destined to set records. Achieving such track dominance in a fully road-legal vehicle is nothing short of remarkable”

Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear rear

Image: Koenigsegg

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