Koenigsegg Jesko: which version to buy
The Koenigsegg Jesko is sold as one generation of Coupe from 2020 with two versions that share the same engine and drivetrain on paper: 5.0 V8 AT and 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. Both list 1600 hp at 7800 rpm, 1500 Nm at 5100 rpm, a 5000 cc Gasoline Turbo V-shaped 8-cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder, Direct injection (direct), a 9-speed Automatic, and RWD. The choice is not about more power.
The Koenigsegg Jesko is sold as one generation of Coupe from 2020 with two versions that share the same engine and drivetrain on paper: 5.0 V8 AT and 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. Both list 1600 hp at 7800 rpm, 1500 Nm at 5100 rpm, a 5000 cc Gasoline Turbo V-shaped 8-cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder, Direct injection (direct), a 9-speed Automatic, and RWD. The choice is not about more power. It is about top speed (482 km/h vs 532 km/h), which figures are actually measured (kerb weight on 5.0 V8 AT, wheel sizes on 5.0 V8 AT Absolut), and what remains not measured on each car.
Which Jesko version: 5.0 V8 AT vs 5.0 V8 AT Absolut
There is no second generation to wait for. Production of generation 1 starts 2020-01-01 and has no stop date in the data. Both versions start on the same date. Buying “the later Jesko” is not a generation decision.
On the numbers that exist, 5.0 V8 AT Absolut is the faster car in a straight line at the top of the speedometer: 532 km/h versus 482 km/h on 5.0 V8 AT, a difference of 50 km/h. 0–100 km/h is 3 seconds on both. Engine output, gearbox, drive, tank size, suspension type, and brakes match.
Choose 5.0 V8 AT if you need a published kerb weight: 1420 kg. Kerb weight for 5.0 V8 AT Absolut is not measured. Choose 5.0 V8 AT Absolut if you need published tyre sizes: 265/35 R20 and 325/30 R21. Wheel sizes for 5.0 V8 AT are not measured.
There is no price in the data, so “what the extra money buys” cannot be stated as a sum. What the Absolut name buys in this catalogue is 50 km/h of listed top speed and a measured wheel set, not extra horsepower.
Engine specs: same 5.0 V8 on both versions
Both 5.0 V8 AT and 5.0 V8 AT Absolut use a 5000 cc Gasoline engine, 8 cylinders, V-shaped, 4 valves per cylinder, Turbo, Direct injection (direct), compression ratio 8.6, bore and stroke 92 x 95.25, fuel 92. Power is 1600 hp at 7800 rpm. Torque is 1500 Nm at 5100 rpm. Engine location is not measured on either version.
Power per litre is 1600 hp / 5.0 L = 320 hp per litre on both. Torque per litre is 1500 Nm / 5.0 L = 300 Nm per litre on both. There is no displacement, cylinder, boost, or injection difference to use as a buying filter.
If two versions shared a name, they would be split by horsepower. Here the names already differ: 5.0 V8 AT and 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. Horsepower does not split them.
Gearbox and drive: no difference between versions
5.0 V8 AT: Automatic, 9 speeds, RWD. 5.0 V8 AT Absolut: Automatic, 9 speeds, RWD.
There is no extra ratio, no extra driven axle, and no different gearbox type. A buyer who wants Automatic and RWD gets the same layout on either car.
Performance: 0–100, top speed, mpg
0–100 km/h is 3 seconds for 5.0 V8 AT and 3 seconds for 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. That figure does not decide the purchase.
Top speed does:
| Version | 0–100 km/h | Top speed |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 V8 AT | 3 s | 482 km/h |
| 5.0 V8 AT Absolut | 3 s | 532 km/h |
532 − 482 = 50 km/h. Relative to 5.0 V8 AT, 5.0 V8 AT Absolut lists about 10.4% more top speed (50 / 482).
Fuel consumption city, highway, and combined is not measured for 5.0 V8 AT. The same three mpg figures are not measured for 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. CO2 is not measured on either. Eco class is not measured on either. A buyer cannot pick a Jesko version for economy from this catalogue; mpg is not measured.
Dimensions, weight, tank, wheels
Gross weight is not measured for 5.0 V8 AT. Gross weight is not measured for 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. Ground clearance is not measured for both. Body type is Coupe for the only generation.
Tank capacity is 72 litres on 5.0 V8 AT and 72 litres on 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. Range cannot be calculated because consumption is not measured.
Kerb weight is 1420 kg on 5.0 V8 AT. Weight per horsepower on that version is 1420 / 1600 = 0.8875 kg per hp (about 1128 hp per tonne). Kerb weight for 5.0 V8 AT Absolut is not measured, so kg per hp for Absolut is not measured. Do not treat 1420 kg as the Absolut figure.
Wheels: 5.0 V8 AT — not measured. 5.0 V8 AT Absolut — 265/35 R20 and 325/30 R21. If tyre size is a buying constraint, only Absolut has numbers.
Front suspension is Independent, spring on both. Rear suspension is Independent, spring on both. Front brakes are Ceramic ventilated on both. Rear brakes are Ceramic ventilated on both. Chassis type does not split the versions.
Generations: one Coupe, two versions, no restyle as a separate generation
Koenigsegg Jesko has 1 generation. It is named 1 generation in the data. Years: start 2020-01-01, stop not measured (still listed without an end date). Body: Coupe. Version count: 2 — 5.0 V8 AT and 5.0 V8 AT Absolut. There is no restyling generation and no second body type. Comparing generations is not possible because only one exists. The buying question stays inside generation 1.
Specs table for both Jesko versions
| Version | hp | rpm (hp) | Nm | rpm (Nm) | cc | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Speeds | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 V8 AT | 1600 | 7800 | 1500 | 5100 | 5000 | Gasoline | 8 | V-shaped | Turbo | Automatic | 9 | RWD |
| 5.0 V8 AT Absolut | 1600 | 7800 | 1500 | 5100 | 5000 | Gasoline | 8 | V-shaped | Turbo | Automatic | 9 | RWD |
Reliability and problems
Reliability scores, common faults, and service intervals are not in the data. They are not measured here. Do not infer durability from 1600 hp or from ceramic brakes. Those are specification labels, not failure rates.
Which version to choose, using only these numbers
Buy 5.0 V8 AT when you need the only measured kerb weight in the line (1420 kg) and you accept 482 km/h as the listed top speed. You also accept that wheel sizes are not measured.
Buy 5.0 V8 AT Absolut when the listed top speed of 532 km/h is the point of the car and you need the measured tyres 265/35 R20 and 325/30 R21. You accept that kerb weight is not measured, so you cannot compute kg per hp for this version.
Do not buy one over the other for horsepower, torque, displacement, fuel type, cylinder count, layout, boost, injection, compression, bore and stroke, 0–100, gearbox, drive, tank, suspension, or brakes: those match. Do not buy one for mpg: consumption is not measured on either. Do not wait for a later generation: the catalogue lists one generation of Coupe from 2020.
If the use case is “lightest published Jesko,” only 5.0 V8 AT has a weight. If the use case is “highest listed speed,” 5.0 V8 AT Absolut is 50 km/h faster. That is the whole arithmetic of the choice.