This Koenigsegg Regera Is A Tasteful £2.2m Swede

Often with exclusive hypercars, in a bid to stand out from an already select crowd, mega-rich buyers will go for ostentatious and polarising specs. Not in the case of this Koenigsegg Regera, which is about as subtle as a hypercar could get - and if you’re stacked with cash, it could soon be yours.

Just 80 Koenigsegg Regeras have been built, so it’s a rare sight for one at auction. Few are surely as tasteful as this silver-on-silver car, though. Granted, its blue accents - including bonnet stripes, a side decal and brake callipers - give it a bit of pop but not so much to detract from an otherwise elegant bit of kit.

Not that there’s anything subtle about the performance on offer. Its 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 is paired up with three electric motors, all-in capable of delivering 1,479bhp and 1,475lb ft of torque when running on E85 fuel. Those turbos are 3D printed, too - just a little bit of pub trivia for you.

Keep in mind the fact that power is delivered to just the rear wheels, and through Koenigsegg’s mind-boggling Hydracoup torque converter single-speed gearbox which allows for a sub-three second 0-62mph sprint and an (electronically-limited) 251mph top speed.

It’s a remarkable piece of technology even today, and even more so when you consider the Regera was first shown in 2015. It doesn’t stop at the powertrain though, with other innovations including an ‘Autoskin’ system, which allows for manual control of the car’s active aerodynamics which extends well beyond just a rear spoiler, and the fitment of carbon kevlar wheels.

When new, this 2021 Regera was said to cost more than £1,500,000. A one-owner car, it’s only covered 324 miles - presumably meaning it’s still within its run-in period yet.

RM Sotheby’s will auction it off in Paris on 31 January with a guide price of up to €2,600,000 (approx £2.2m) - which is still a fair bit cheaper than this Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa going under the hammer on the same day, and you can use it on the road, too.