Don't call it a hybrid. Christian von Koenigsegg doesn't like the term or the compromises he feels it implies. So although his all-new 1,500-hp (1.11 MW) supercar is the absolute top dog in the growing market of hyper-hybrids, he refuses to refer to it as such. When your car routes 1,100 hp and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of V8 muscle through a 700-hp electric drive (there is no gearbox), you can pretty much call your car whatever the heck you want. Koenigsegg calls it the Regera and positions it as the absolute king of the road. We call it the most insane piece of supercar engineering we've ever covered. .. Continue Reading Koenigsegg creates a new breed of hyper-hybrid with 1,500-hp, transmission-less Regera

Section: Automotive

Tags: Geneva Motor Show 2015, Koenigsegg, Plug-in Hybrid, Supercars

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