Koenigsegg, the Swedish hypercar builder, has always made its own engines, which are packed with its own patents and innovations, but now it has made its first electric motor and it’s pretty remarkable. Well, actually it has made two: one e-motor called Quark (to be used in plug-in combustion-engined vehicles and another called Terrier (an electric drive unit comprised of two Quark, for pure EVs).
For the Quark, Koenigsegg says its maximum output is 250 kW (335 horsepower) and 600 Nm (443 pound-feet) of torque, which is exceptional given the motor is exceptionally compact and weighs under 30 kg (66 pounds). The two-rotor Terrier drive unit, basically two Quarks and an inverter, is rated at 670 horsepower, 1,100 Nm (811 pound-feet) of torque and it only weighs 84 kg (187 pounds).
