SADAIR’S SPEAR: Koenigsegg Goes A Bit Bonkers
Koenigsegg. The ultimate pinnacle of unobtaniums. A significant portion of the most ludicrous, mind-boggling and earth-shattering creations in existence have come from the mind of the unequivocally cool Christian von Koenigsegg - a man who’s life work centres around innovation.
Named after CVK’s father, the Koenigsegg Jesko proved that even the laws of physics are negotiable. It rewrote the rules of aero, engine design and transmission engineering in one fell Swedish swoop.
Now, the slightly bonkers team of Swedes have presented the next chapter.
The name Sadair’s Spear is both personal and poetic. A lifelong equestrian, Jesko Von Koenigsegg’s final racehorse carried the name Sadair’s Spear, with the new megacar paying familial homage. However, the name also symbolises the car’s purpose. It has been engineered to cut through the air, the competition and the constraints of traditional engineering; depicting a spear. Koenigsegg hasn’t just built this car to beat its predecessor. They’ve built it to beat everything else that might come next. Including themselves.
Let’s start with the obvious. Visually, the Sadair’s Spear appear as though it arrived via a wind tunnel designed by extraterrestrial life. Every surface has been sculpted with a clear purpose. The front end features a split-dagger nosecone flanked by active canards that adjust for yaw control mid-corner. In line with Koenigsegg tradition, blade-thin inlets designed to maximise laminar flow and reduce pressure zones are placed where a generic grille should be.
The body is a one-piece carbon monocoque with integrated active aero tunnels beneath and a deployable rear diffuser that changes pitch at speed. The top-mounted ‘double-blade’ rear wing is active also, and is combined with a stretched rear end design to result in increased downforce and stability.
Under the rear clamshell - if you can call a cantilevered composite panel the size of a studio apartment a clamshell - lies what may be Koenigsegg’s greatest powertrain yet. A twin-turbo 5.0L V8 derived from the Jesko is attached to Koenigsegg’s nine-speed Lightspeed transmission. The absense of a flywheel leads to an 8,500rpm redline in an unfathomable 0.2s. Thanks to revised engine calbiration, redesigned air intakes and improved cooling, peak power has climbed by 25hp to see a ridiculous 1,603hp on E85 fuel.
There’s been no word on acceleration or top speed figures as of yet.
Inside, the cockpit has been stripped of excess and the ‘manual’ gear shifter have been removed, however you still get the digital instrument cluster mounted on the wheel. Redesigned carbon-fibre seats with memory foam padding can be fitted with six-point racing harnesses as well, should you dare to take it to the track.
The Sadair’s Spear is not just about reaching top speeds and breaking records. Proving what’s possible was a major focal point for Koenigsegg; wanting this car to represent a turning point in automotive engineering.
Koenigsegg CEO Christian Von Koenigsegg iterated that “optimizing at this level of the market is a form of sorcery that works in tiny increments. But every little gain adds up. A kilowatt extra here. A kilogram off there. A metre saved in braking distance. A millimetre less lift. Everything matters.”
The Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear will be limited to only 30 units worldwide - all of which have already been snagged at a private unveiling for loyal Koenigsegg customers.
The price? North of $4.3m AUD.
