Koenigsegg just redefined what’s possible with a gearbox. Again.
The Swedish hypercar maker’s Light Speed Tourbillon Transmission (LSTT) in the Gemera isn’t just another piece of automotive tech—it’s mechanical witchcraft.
Wrapping Power in Precision
The LSTT is a 9-speed multi-clutch masterpiece that physically wraps around the engine.
This isn’t some marketing department’s fever dream. It’s Christian von Koenigsegg’s latest middle finger to conventional engineering limitations.
The transmission integrates gear-train cassettes that simultaneously power the rear wheels and drive the front axle via a driveshaft, enabling four-wheel drive with four-wheel torque vectoring.
It shifts faster than you can comprehend why you needed that shift in the first place.
No flywheel. No separate reverse gear. No starter motor. Just pure, unadulterated speed delivered through a compounded 3×3 gear arrangement that makes traditional transmissions look like steam-powered antiques.
Numbers That Bend Reality
The Gemera’s powertrain specs read like engineering fan fiction:
- 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 producing 1500 hp at 7800 rpm and 1500 Nm of torque
- “Dark Matter” 6-phase electric motor delivering an additional 800 hp and 1250 Nm
- Combined output of 2300 hp and 2750 Nm of torque
- 0-62 mph in approximately 1.9 seconds
- Top speed approaching 249 mph
The Hot-Vee V8 places its twin turbos inside the V of the engine block, because apparently Koenigsegg hates wasted space as much as they hate slow cars.
Four Seats, One Engineering Revolution
Koenigsegg’s first four-seater doesn’t compromise. It amplifies.
The LSTT’s torque vectoring happens mechanically through hydraulic clutches on the rear wheel gear-train cassettes. When fully engaged, it delivers what engineers describe as a “welded-rear-axle feel”—the kind of precise power delivery that makes drivers grin maniacally.
The transmission’s integration with the Dark Matter electric motor—claimed to be the world’s most powerful 6-phase automotive-grade motor—eliminates redundant components while adding capability.
The result is a hypercar that carries four adults while delivering performance figures that would make fighter jet pilots nervous.
Production of pre-production cars is already underway, with the LSTT in its final development phases.
Koenigsegg didn’t reinvent the wheel with the Gemera’s transmission. They just made it turn faster, more efficiently, and with more purpose than anyone thought possible.
