❗️The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut just reminded the world that internal combustion is far from finished. In a series of official tests, the 1,600-horsepower twin-turbo V8 hypercar set new production-car benchmarks in both the quarter-mile and standing half-mile, proving that rear-wheel drive can still compete with the quickest machines on Earth. The numbers are wild. The Jesko Absolut ripped through the quarter-mile in just 8.88 seconds and completed the standing half-mile in 13.27 seconds while reaching 223.6 mph (359.8 km/h), the highest speed ever recorded by a production car over a standing half-mile. It also hit 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.79 seconds despite sending all of its power exclusively to the rear wheels. What makes the achievement even more impressive is that the Jesko Absolut was designed primarily for top-speed performance, not drag racing. Its low-drag aerodynamic package, 5.0-liter twin-turbo flat-plane-crank V8, and Koenigsegg’s revolutionary 9-speed Light Speed Tran...