How Koenigsegg's Tiny Engine Makes 600 Horsepower - Only 3 Cylinders!
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The Koenigsegg Gemera Has The World's Most Powerful 3-Cylinder Engine
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The Koenigsegg Gemera is an incredibly complex vehicle. At the rear wheels are two electric motors, each rated for 500 horsepower and 1000 newton meters of torque, and they each have a single-speed gearbox before sending power to the rear wheels independently.
Sandwiched between the motors is the Tiny Friendly Giant or TFG, a 3-cylinder longitudinally placed engine. It's good for 600 horsepower and 600 newton meters of torque, and mounted to the end of its crankshaft is another electric motor, good for an additional 400 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque.
Total system output is about 1700 horsepower, as the battery has limits to how much power it can supply, and motors and engines make peak power at different times.
The engine and third motor actually send power to the front wheels exclusively, so this is Koenigsegg’s first AWD model. Power is sent through a carbon fiber torque tube, then passes through a torque converter, then through a simple ring and pinion to split power between the front wheels. On each side of the ring and pinion are wet multi-plate clutches, so either front axle can be completely locked up or detached, allowing for torque vectoring.
With independent rear motors, the rear also has torque vectoring, and each motor also has a wet clutch to detach completely, meaning for highway cruising it can operate as FWD only for optimal efficiency. All wheel drive. All wheel steering. All wheel torque vectoring. Powering all of the electric motors is a 16.6 kWh, 800V battery pack. The pack is good for 50 kilometers or 31 miles of electric only range, and can be charged using the engine, or through regenerative braking. Total combined range is 1000 kilometers, or about 620 miles. Enjoy the video for the full details of this very cool engine!
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*CORRECTION!* The individual cylinder volume for TFG is 666.7cc, NOT 66.67cc as shown in the video. Same for the V8, 625cc, not 62.50cc. Oops! 🤦♂️Hope everyone's staying safe & social distancing!
Adam Lockington
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When Americans attempt to metric.....
HotWeld
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What's the price for just the engine and it's management system. I wanna put it in a sxs
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Social distance is for imbeciles.
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No. I am NOT "anti-social distancing because there is no "pandemic". It's a virus that is no more lethal than the regular flu. SOURCE: I'm a retired Pharmaceutical Chemist
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@Paul Anderson You mean you have been relegated to sleeping on the couch? Lol
I like how the free valves are tied to the turbos no cams and also the ability to tune the valves electronically for air flow wonder how a similar concept would work for a propellor airplane the HAL effect type ignition is a big huge deal in older engines as well as new ones just to compare concepts thank you nice presentation stuff like this has a way of getting around.:)
...just stupidly good, and getting better
Isa like bike engine lol 😂
Can I put it in my bike
Bmw i8’s “after” picture
tl;dr kraut space magic
I can hear the SCREECH OF METAL as it goes over a badly designed speed bump!
11:28 About the ICE Differential You say the gear ratio is about what a 3rd or 4th would be in a traditional car, however CVK has said in multiple videos the KDD in the Regera is like a car locked in 7th gear all the time. So I did some looking and found that the Regera has a final drive of 2.73:1, just a tad higher than this one. When you say its like a 3rd or fourth, you're not thinking about adding the gear ratio of the differential in a traditional vehicle to the equation are you? Because multiplying the gear ratio of the 7th gear in the Agera to the gear ratio of the differential in the Agera gives you the same final drive as the Regera which is just a tiny bit higher than the Gemera. So if you wanted to be correct you should've said the Final drive of the Gemera is close to being the equivalent of being stuck in 6-7th gear in a traditional car, rather than 3rd or 4th.
great job
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could that 3 cyl engine be good for a large class A RV?
What did I already know about Koenigsegg? If you buy one, you're bankrupt. What did I take from this video? If you own a Koenigsegg and you're powertrain breaks down, you're bankrupt....again.
I need two of these engines. One for my SUV (because why not) and one for my integra (think of the fun) 😎 Imagine having a four wheel drive, 600 horsepower go anywhere vehicle that's also friendly on the wallet, and a go cart with serious zip 😁
Amazing engine ,amazing guy !
In practice, current F1 engines rarely go above 12k RPM (~21m/s APS), so the TFG's APS goes beyond that of current F1 engines by a lot. It compares with the 2006 V8s that did over 20k RPM with a 39.8mm stroke.
And what is the thermal efficiency of that motor?
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Wish they would stick this little engine or a similar free valve into the Alpine 110
Great! When can i get it in my f150?
600hp and i can deadlift 2 of them.
is this camless engine??
sorry just noted it uses electric not pneumatic actuators. maybe you getting confused with f1 valves...
please include rod length ratio to calculate piston velocity.
oil challenge
Girlfriend of 12 years: its me or the TFG Me: that's easy sweetheart - I choose the TFG
Gemera = "Yeah-Meara"
How does a 1-gear transmission work with a gas engine???
Should be implanted into a motorcycle! 😜
Thanks again for breaking this all down! You are a real pleasure to watch and listen to, your mind works so efficiently, i would dare compare you to the Koenigsegg's two litre/ 600 hp beast, yet I think you would give it a great run!
A hypercar that has over 2,000HP and it has just as good fuel economy than a Honda Civic? Damn.
Hey, RedBull, here is your new engine supplier!
Damn he talks fast
So the pistons are moving at 60 mph, converting that motion, with some electric motor help, to over 250 mph at the wheels. Nice.
I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY THEY JUST DON'T RUN PORTED CAMSHAFTS AND ELIMINATE THE VALVES ALTOGETHER. WITH SOHC, YOU MAKE THE CAMSHAFTS LARGER DIAMETER, AND DRILL/CHANNEL TIMED PORTS THROUGH THE OTHERWISE BLANK LARGE O.D. "CAM SHAFTS". CALL THEM "PORT SHAFTS". GO FERRARI WITH OVER-SQUARE SMALL DIAMETER PISTONS-LOTS OF THEM, AND TURN 20K RPMS...ESPECIALLY BLOWN.
Holy smokes you're smart man! I mean, I am a gear head but you are next level! Keep it up brother!
3 cylinder geo metro s my way of getting around
Easy, putting 200hp on every cylinder. Cya laterz
666.7 cc
I need that engine for my go-kart.
Love the air driven valves. Direct pressure to open and close valves is similar to the desmo Ducati engine concept... no valve float at high revs. Imagine combining the air compressor with a/c compressor. One belt drives a combo compressor. All the comforts with less HP loss.
Where on earth is Godzilla! This is an obscene megachine!!!
Ok,... now scale this into a V12
White people are amazing.
go kart
I'd love to see them compete in formula 1
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Imagine if it had a v6/v8 😳
This car better come with some free earbuds or i won't buy it.
Just brilliant videos! I very much appreciate your engineer's perspective presented in a way I can understand. And what amazing engines you showcase on your channel. Keep up the great work!
Awesome technical explanation!! I have been out of the performance loop for a while, I dreamed of camless valves, but so cool to find out they actually exist, I can’t wait to check out your video on the freevalve system! Thankyou
Your not that good, why do you think you deserve so many adverts, waster
For a long time I thought Hyundai and Hundai were different manufactures in America!
1 Million $ seems like a steal given all the engineering put into this car.
the prices will come down with free valve sooner or later when everything works out with the technology long time ago it crossed my mind of no cam by using solenoid concept which it still may work out with out using computer or variable timing just kinda standard or cheaper alternative like switch on and off concept🤔 that might work.
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You can only stuff so much metal into a small space. You can also extract so much horse power from that same small space. I have no doubt that this engine can do as claim. BUT, as with over clocking anything, how long can all this be done? The more you stress something, the more it will cost you in usable time before crankshaft and connecting rod bearings and wrist pins wear out, piston rings wear out and cylinders become egg shaped. My suggestion for longevity? Every time you drive to the grocery store, have the oil changed with a top quality synthetic and new filter. Even more often if the block is made from aluminum. It makes a great oddity at SEMA but I will have to see how many hours / miles one of these, when properly serviced, can survive before significant oil consumption begins or it just tears itself apart.
70kg....... That means you can put it on a go-kart!!!
They should sell a hatchback with just the motor.
Wow! Well done, you can breathe again :)
3 cylinder 600 Hp engine I mean...WHATDIDHESAAYYYYYY??!!
Sick drive train, and well deccribed - as usual
Amazing video
9:59 It says " Show must go on " on the engine. LOL
Ford Bronco owners when saying I drive a 3 cylinder and explaining why it’s not good
To much comercials
I assume as time goes on we will eventually get free valve tech in average production cars. To help with fuel economy. Most likely honda will jump on that for their sports cars and hyundai will see if they can impliment it as a fuel saveing tech for low emissions.
Lancia used a similar twin turbo idea back in the 80's - Christian was obviously paying attention ... google Lancia TriFlux engine
why isnt a derated version of that engine sitting in front of every general aviation prop plane
They threw KISS out the window. Way too complicated! When it goes wrong it's F____ked!
My first car was a 72 Galaxy 500. 351 Cleveland and a C6 with internal overdrive. Not as fast acceleration as this car. It topped out at just over 200 mph. So not quite as fast as this car . But...I only paid $1500 for the Ford... I would expect a little better for nearly 50 yrs and a million $ difference.
Mehhh if u cant make use of 500 Horses I still think ur doing something wrong
I wonder what will happen if you put this engine in a Lotus Elise 😍
That needs to go in a KTM Superduke...
OMG tell me that fits in the Caterham Super7 =D
All that excitement, passion and energy...still gets stuck in traffic.
Most People wouldn't give 10cents for a Complicated, expensive , waste of engineering Talent,. time & money Noisy , Polluting "POS"... Even if they had $1Billion Cash in the Bank ...They would Pay to stay Clear of it !
imagine all of that in a Smart car.... yowzaaa!!!
Never mind the car, we need that in a motorcycle! KTM, one engine with wheels and a handlebar, please!
It's not fill-it-up and go. It's charge it and wait for umpteen hours. Yea? Nice but patience and only the wealthy will be the targeted market.
So the real question is, can I put one of these in my civic?
Maybe some day it will be priced so we can tear them up. And just see if it will do it passed 150,000 miles before a rebuild.just say he truly is Genius or a Madman??? Stay safe.
Unlike my 73 Ford Econoline 302, in 48 years this SOB will be extinct like a dinosaur.
How De La Vernge Engine Works giant one cylinder engine makes 125 horsepower- with 330,609cc!
Cost for repairs, done son.
Reminds me at SAE convention at Cobo Hall Detroit ~1992 saw a demonstration of Electro Pneumatic Valve controllers by Lucas or some other UK company. that was 28 years ago, 28 years ago.
i was like there is no way im going to understand this but wow you did a great job
Probably can cheat on emission tests too!
He said 400 km an hour top speed I spit my coffee
Very expensive toy the separation between rich and poor does not separate intelligence it’s obvious
3 cylinder yamaha apex engines can make over 600 hp easy
I can only marvel at the engineering masterpiece.
its not freevalve... its freecam.
I need this engine in my motorcycle 😂
I've looked around a bit and found it hard to know if the TFG has a starter motor. One of the advantages of the Freevalve idea (which has been around a long time - at least 20 years - ) is that you can do away with the starter because you can just ignite a charge in the cylinders with control over the valving. Do you know if it does? Thanks ! Great video
Nissan made a 1.5L 3 cyl 6 years ago the DIG-T R that made 400hp so 266hp per liter so to claim it makes 2.5x more power per liter that the next highest 3 cyl is wrong if it only makes 300hp/L.
So, basically it's a 3cylinder twin turbo vtec s2k
Silly amount of overkill bragging rights for the ultra rich it would be more impressive to build a smaller car with just the gas engine driving the rear wheels. or an all wheel drive fully electric both thous car while still expensive would be more usable in the real world this is just to get that top speed record.
Yea wanna see this guy pick this up with only his 1 hand no help or tools smh what a joke
why the heck i buyed a 2jz mark 2 : /