The Koenigsegg Gemera plug-in hybrid four-seater hypercar

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The PHEV Gemera is the 1st four-seater super car from Koenigsegg

KOENIGSEGG GEMERA: The Koenigsegg company was started in 1994 to create a world class perfect super car. The 22 year old Christian von Koenigsegg had a clear vision to see his dream car into the reality. With the help of small team Christian successfully completed the 1st prototype in 1996. Maximum parts were customized and specifically designed to meet the final performance figures and aesthetic look. The first car name was Koenigsegg CC and it also showcased at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. It is said that the reaction to the car was overwhelming and from there the Christian pushed that Koenigsegg CC to the commercial production.

Now a lot of things have been changed except the core philosophy of Koenigsegg- “focused solely on performance“.

The company design and manufacture only the limited numbers of performance car from scratch. With their advance powertrain technology company has broken many world records.

The Gemera- A family super car

The show must go on. Yes! Koenigsegg has always taken the industry benchmark at the next level but this time at the Geneva International Motor Show (Virtual show only- as GIMS is cancelled this year) the company presented its first mid engine plug-in hybrid production ready super car.

The word “Gemera” is a combination of the two Swedish words – “Ge” (give) and “Mera” (more) signifies “to give more”. In real this amazing car have everything incorporated into access like- it’s a 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steer, 4-seater, tremendous power, torque and much more.

Now this will be the first time your money could buy a 4-seater super car for you. Not only that now a family of four people can experience the tremendous power of this super car all together. Let’s come further to know the core of this beast.

Powertrain system of Gemera

The car is having mid-mounted engine and front wheel drive. The torque shaft connects the TFG ICE engine which is placed longitudinally and electric motor on the crank to the front axle. There are total 3 electric motors: one electric motor (800V 450kW power and 1000 Nm) at each of the rear wheels and one (800 V 300 kW axial flux eMotor) is on the crankshaft of the engine.

Total power= 500 HP + 500 HP + 600 HP + 400 HP = 2000 HP.
In above calculation the 500 HP is coming from the each motor fitted near both the rear wheels, 600 HP is coming from the TFG 2.0L IC engine and 400 HP from the electric motor mounted on the crankshaft of the engine.
But due to the limitation of the battery the actual power remains only upto the 1700 HP.

Total theoretical power and torque in the Gemera:

eMotor near left side rear wheel	500 HP	1000 Nm
eMotor near left side rear wheel	500 HP	1000 Nm
TFG 2.0L IC engine	600 HP	600 Nm
eMotor at crankshaft	400 HP	500 Nm
Total Ouput (Power & Torque)	2000 HP	3100 Nm

Both side electric motors reach rated power of 500 hp and 1000 Nm of torque. They each have a single speed gearbox before sending power to the rear wheels independently. There is a timely, friendly giant or TFG in between the motors. The TFG is a three-cylinder internal combustion engine which is placed longitudinally and enough to produce the 600 horsepower in 600 Nm of torque. Another electric motor is mounted on the end of the crankshaft which produce additional 400 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque. So, if you add all together then it comes 2000 horsepower though the actual output is about 1700 horsepower as the battery has limits to how much power it can supply and Motors and engines make peak power at different times.

Understanding the power-flow

Both side electric motors reach rated power of 500 hp and 1000 Nm of torque. They each have a single speed gearbox before sending power to the rear wheels independently. There is a timely friendly giant or TFG in between the motors. The TFG is a three-cylinder internal combustion engine which is placed longitudinally and enough to produce the 600 horsepower in 600 Nm of torque. Another electric motor is mounted on the end of crankshaft which produce additional 400 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque. So, if you add all together then it comes to 2000 horsepower though the actual output is about 1700 horsepower as the battery has limits to how much power it can supply and Motors and engines make peak power at different times.

The Gemera’s Power-Torque curve

Now, let’s understand this power-torque curve. If you add the rated power of all three motors then you get (500hp + 500hp + 400hp) up to 1400 horsepower but due to the battery limitations peak combined will be 1100 horsepower from the Motors and then 600 from the engine.

The engine and 3rd motor (mounted on the crankshaft) actually send power to the front wheels exclusively. The power is sent through a carbon fiber torque tube then passes through a torque converter and then through a simple ring and pinion to split power between the front wheels. On each side of the ring and pinion there are wet multi-plate clutches. So, either front axle can be completely locked up or detached allowing for torque vectoring. With independent rear motors the rear also has torque vectoring and each motor has a wet clutch to detach completely. Meaning for Highway cruising it can operate as front wheel drive only for optimal efficiency.

Gemera battery pack

Powering all of the electric Motors is a 16.6 kWh 800 Volt battery pack. The pack is good for 50 kilometers or about 31 miles of electric only range and can be charged using the engine through regenerative breaking or by plugging the car. In total combined range is 1000 kilometers or about 620 miles.

The Gemera interior

A lot of things are there to talk about the Gemera interior and this feature list will be endless. Some of them are shown via picture here.

The seats have memory foam which further can be clad in leather or alcantara fabric.

My Words

With four seats, four-wheel drive, three electric motors, a 600bhp three-cylinder engine, 1700bhp, 0-100 kmph (62mph) in 1.9 seconds, a top speed of 400 kmph (250mph) and a €1.7m price tag, this will be a dream car for many. Because the company has decided to produce only 300 limited numbers of this super car.

Features like active ride height suspension, stylish and eye catching suicide doors and many more make this PHEV completely different product in the market.