Koenigsegg Adds 24 Karat Gold to Jesko Attack

“It’s flexible enough to grace a nice dinner or dominate the track with record-breaking laps,” the brand wrote about the car in a social media post.

Much of the car’s body may be bare carbon fiber but splashes of gold leaf painted on the front fascia, side panels and large rear wing, along with matching badges, give it a serious flair. There are even gold accents on its staggered wheels and broken ceramic disc brakes. No pictures of the two-seater cabin are included in the post, but we wouldn’t be surprised if a specific color scheme is applied to the interior.

The attractive exterior is far from the Jesko’s only skillful feature, though. We imagine there are more than a few fans out there who see the mid-mounted, turbo-charged 5.0-liter V-8 as a mechanical work of art. The powerful mill is mated to a nine-speed, seven-speed manual transmission that sends out 1,280 hp and 738 ft lbs of torque. That is if you use regular pump oil. Fill the car with ethanol fuel, E85, and the results increase to a formidable 1,600 horses and 1,106 ft lbs of twist. If that somehow isn’t interesting enough for you, the engine revs at 8,500 rpm thanks to the use of a new 180-degree flat-plane crankshaft.

Koenigsegg may be happy to share pictures of the new Jesko, but it hasn’t said anything about its price. However, we don’t think we’re going too far in saying that the car might cost a lot of money. The car, which is limited to a production run of just 125 units, starts at $3 million after all.