Koenigsegg is not a marque known for its subtlety, or for being afraid of taking risks; after all, the company’s fundamental philosophy is to ‘create the perfect car with no compromises, no limits, and no fear of failure’.

If you were searching for pure speed, that ethos has led them to the Jesko Absolut, a low-drag companion to the more downforce-focused Jesko Attack. Where the Attack version offers up to 1 400 kg of downforce, the Absolut has been optimised for straight-line performance, with max downforce coming in at 150 kg.

But whatever it loses in the corners, it makes up for it on the straights – in June of this year, factory test driver Markus Lundh set the 0–400 km/h world record (and a number of others) for a production car, getting there in 18.82 seconds. The Jesko uses Koenigsegg’s own twin-turbo aluminium 5.0 L V8, good for 954.5 kW and 1 500 Nm of torque, and its low weight means it has a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio.

The company has not published an official top speed, but said during development that they expect it to get well north of 500 km/h. So at this point, the top speed is probably defined by the resolve of the driver as much as by the insane engineering of the car.