White and gold Koenigsegg Jesko, three-quarter front view

Koenigsegg Jesko

2020– · 5.0L twin-turbo V8, 1,280 hp · 9-speed multi-clutch (LST) · RWD
2.5 / 10
Involvement 7.5 / 10

Why 2.5: The Light Speed Transmission is the most interesting gearbox in this batch — nine gears, seven wet clutches, jump-shifting straight to whatever ratio the driver actually wants — and the twin-turbo V8 and chassis match it. It's simply too new and too rare to have built any driving pattern yet.

GARAGE QUEEN NEVER DRIVEN
Miles actually driven2.0
Bought to drive, not to flip3.5
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored2.0
Handling · LST shifts seamlessly; visibility still a hypercar compromise6.3
Power-to-weight · expert territory901 hp/t
1280 hp · 1,420 kg

Layout

MID-ENGINE · RWD5.0 TTV89-speedLSTFRONTREAR42 %58 %approx. static weight distribution

Natural habitat

AUTOBAHN9.5at homeNORDSCHLEIFE9.0ALPS3.5

Ride comfort

3.0 – 5.5DAMPER RANGE1 · GT2 RS10 · S-Classhydraulic suspension, Track firm to Comfort
DougScoreNot yet revieweddougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · €2.8M (2020) → €3.4M (2026), trending up · illustrative data

€2.8M€3.4M20202026€3.4M

The long version

Koenigsegg sold out all 125 Jesko build slots well before this review, and deliveries are still arriving car by car in 2026, which means almost none of them have enough history yet to show whether Agera-style enthusiast use will repeat. Early signs point the same direction anyway — record-chasing headlines, factory test days, a customer base that overlaps heavily with the marque's existing owners. What little driving has happened favors the same closed-circuit, factory-supervised pattern the brand has always encouraged, insurance and rarity doing the rest of the parking.

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