The Geneva Motor Show will be once again remembered with the incredible debuts done by the major car brands which revealed astonishing new editions and concepts of their models. Among the surprises, the real one came from the Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg, which unveiled the powerful Koenigsegg Engine that will be produced for the Dutch based automobile company Spyker. The upcoming Preliator coupes will be powered by this naturally aspirated 5.0 V8 Koenigsegg engine, capable of producing 600 horsepower at 8000 RPM.
This absolute powerhouse comes as a perfect replacement of the ancient Audi engine in the Preliator convertibles. Even Spyker CEO Victor Muller, confirmed that he never liked the whining noise produced by the Audi’s supercharger. Therefore, the quest for a new engine supplier started, and between the 5 players in the game, Koenigsegg was the one who won the competition with the best deal. The Dutch supercar company also plans to use the very same Koenigsegg engine in building their SUV.
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Basically, this Koenigsegg Engine is the same as the one you can find under the hood of the famous Regera, although this one is naturally aspirated with a link to a six-speed manual transmission with an exposed linkage. According to Christian Von Koenigsegg, the main task for the company was to lower the power this structure can produce, because Spyker needed only 600 horses, instead of 1500. As a result of that, this Koenigsegg engine comes with smaller exhausts and injectors, as well as reduced compression ratio and intake for normal aspiration.
Super small means super accurate. There is no doubt that Spyker’s automobiles will get enriched with a precious engine that according to Mr. Koenigsegg, will last for 200 years or something thanks to the bulletproof feature. This year, Spyker managed to sell all their 50 Preliator coupes, so we are guessing their plans to grow even bigger have just started.
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