It feels like the fantastic Koenigsegg Jesko debuted a lifetime ago. It first appeared at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019, followed by the top-speed-focused Jesko Absolut a year later. Since then, the world has endured a global pandemic, tech shortages causing massive supply chain disruptions, financial uncertainty, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. No wonder it feels like a lifetime ago, but the Jesko Absolut still lives.
By that, we mean it's more than just a show car. Koenigsegg released new images of the first pre-production Jesko Absolut, wearing a Graphite Grey exterior paint job accented with orange striping. It will be the lead test car for the Jesko Absolut program, using the same twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V8 and nine-speed transmission from the standard Jesko. That is, if you can call any Jesko standard.
