Koenigsegg tells Jesko owners to stop driving after $3 million car fire

Man, don’t you hate it when your $3 million hypercar catches fire? Me too, even though my most expensive car is only a fraction of a percent of the costs associated with the Koenigsegg Jesko, which was recently subject to a stop-driving order from its constructor. One of these extremely rare cars caught fire during a recent drive in Greece, raising questions among owners.

A Greek Jesko owner recently discovered that his multi-million dollar car is not invincible. On June 15, the car caught fire during an event called “6to6 Europe Tour 2024.” The ride saw many limited production cars, but the Jesko was a unicorn among them. It was one of the few production units delivered by the company, and news of the fire spread like wildfire throughout the Koenigsegg community.

The 1,600-horsepower car delivers astonishing performance, starting with its 0-60 mph time of just 2.5 seconds. Additionally, the car’s low 3,000-pound curb weight makes the Jesko a significant improvement over its contemporaries.

Although Jesko’s ownership group is extremely small, the automaker has issued a stop-driving order for all 28 units it has shipped. “Out of an abundance of caution, we ask all Jesko owners and drivers not to drive their cars until we have had the opportunity to better understand the situation,” the automaker said.

Koenigsegg does not know the cause of the fires, but passengers in the film car ran to safety. The Jesko’s purchase price exceeds even the most exclusive hypercars by a million dollars or more, so the loss of one is hard to swallow, even if you can’t afford one.

It’s easy to be complacent when a multimillionaire car owner faces misfortune, but the good news is that this owner was at least using his car as intended. The almost new Koenigsegg was driving hard when it caught fire. He died, as they say, doing what he loved.