The car that shatters records: It accelerates from 0-400-0 km/h in seconds and brakes.

In the hypercar world, there's a new king in the 0-400-0 km/h acceleration and braking test, one of the benchmarks for ultimate performance. Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg has reclaimed the record, previously lost to its electric rival, the Rimac Nevera, with a stunning 25.21-second time with its Jesko Absolut.

In the automotive world's stratosphere, there are no ordinary concerns like fuel efficiency or trunk space. The sole purpose here is to push engineering boundaries. This battle for the top spot has been fiercely contested for the past year between Koenigsegg's internal combustion monsters and Rimac's electric hypercar.

It all started when the Koenigsegg Jesko set the record with a 0-400-0 time of 27.83 seconds in June 2024. But just over a year later, Croatian manufacturer Rimac's electric Nevera shattered that record with a time of 25.79 seconds, stealing the crown from Koenigsegg.

The Swedish manufacturer, who did not remain silent about this situation, immediately set to work to reclaim the record he thought belonged to him, and it did not take long for him to achieve this.

The new record holder is the 1,600-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut. A key factor behind this achievement is improved software called "Absolut Overdrive." This new software limits traction control intervention during takeoff, allowing the car to launch much more aggressively. With these valuable split-second gains, the Jesko Absolut surpassed its rival by over half a second, lowering the record to 25.21 seconds.

A simple comparison is enough to understand how incredible this time is: The Dacia Spring, an entry-level electric car, takes around 20 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h. The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, on the other hand, can accelerate from 0 to 400 km/h and then come to a complete stop in slightly longer time.