Koenigsegg announces the arrival of a new engine

Without a doubt, Koenigsegg has been doing very well lately, so well that it can afford to develop a novel engine, which is something to be grateful for, because lately, at least personally, we are perhaps somewhat tired of hearing that “such” supercar will come equipped with an engine from “X” manufacturer.

At the very least, a hefty bank balance and above all the enormous amount of money devoted to an astonishing R&D department means that brands like Koenigsegg, in this case, develop exclusively not only new engines but all the parts of their vehicles: gearboxes, suspensions, engine…

It is precisely along this line that the engineers at Koenigsegg are already working, since after creating vehicles as exclusive as the recent Agera R or the iconic CCX, they have just made public the creation of a new engine block that will completely dispense with camshafts for its operation.

Honestly, if they really manage to do what they have proposed, and since they are making it public, they surely are not in the idea phase, we are looking at engine blocks of truly astonishing dynamic performance. I say dynamic because, by eliminating the camshafts from the block, the intake butterfly valve would no longer exist as such, which would directly allow the ECU total control of the engine block and its performance, resulting, in my understanding of the news, in an infinite number of engine maps, something that would allow optimal operation of the vehicle whatever the circumstances in which it finds itself.

Historically, according to the information found, the engine that dispenses with camshafts for its operation is Fiat’s MultiAir Fiat and it dispenses precisely with the intake camshaft. On the other hand, there are companies like BMW and Renault that have already tried to bring this technology to their blocks, although as you can see, these attempts came to nothing, shifting towards hybrid or electric initiatives.

Finally, it is worth noting that companies such as Ferrari are already working along this same line, so, as you can see, this is the future and the path to follow for the next engine blocks, a path that, if developed successfully, could directly influence the efficiency and reliability of new engine blocks thanks to the elimination of moving parts in favour of electronically controlled ones.

(The photos at the top of the post and in the gallery belong to the new Koenigsegg Agera R)

Via | motorfull