The Koenigsegg Gemera's electric motor will be able to power all four of its wheels, and so will the engine thanks to a staggering number of clutch packs car auto cars
Thanks to a lot of digging through patent documents, Engineering Explained’s Jason Fenske lays out how the system will work over the course of a 14-minute video. However, put simply, it involves a whole heck of a lot of clutch packs.
Effectively, both the engine and motor can send power either forward or backward. Meanwhile, a quintet of clutches will manage the power output to each wheel, and will effectively allow each to bypass the other, if need be. Although it’s at the front of the car, that means that the electric motor can power either the front or the rear wheels. Same goes for the engine .
That means that the power unit has been simplified somewhat, as compared to what Koenigsegg initially planned. Back in 2020, its plan for the Gemera was to fit three motors at the back of the car, and have two clutch packs at the front handling torque vectoring. While the new system adds a lot of clutch packs, it means fewer motors, which may explain how the automaker managed to fit the V8 in it .
We’ll have to wait until Koenigsegg lets outsiders drive the Gemera before we know if the system works on the road, but for now it’s all part of the mad scientist engineering that has defined Koenigsegg and earned it a place in the supercar pantheon.
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