When you can't afford a Koenigsegg Jesko, what do you do? Chopping up an old Toyota for 700 kroner and using the engine, of course.
In Vietnam, a group of friends have built their own version of a Koenigsegg Jesko. The friends did not have the finances to acquire a real Koenigsegg Jesko, which costs around 23 million kroner.
So they had to start from scratch with both the engine, gearbox and body.
The project took a year to complete. The friends started by building a steel frame. They then covered the frame with clay, which they shaped to the best of their ability into a Jesko.
Working the clay was a slow process, but the result was a model that bears some resemblance to the real thing.
When the clay surface was satisfactorily smooth, they applied spray paint. The paint had the function of making the clay less sticky when it was subsequently to be covered with fiberglass.
After the fiberglass had dried, the car's panels could be attached.
Under the hood, you have to look far to find a monster of a V8 engine with twin turbos.
Instead, a somewhat more humble 1.8-liter Toyota engine sits between the front wheels. The engine comes from an old Toyota that they bought for $100, equivalent to a little more than 700 kroner. One of the friends said that the seller of the car was difficult to deal with.
The home-built hypercar was painted red and had doors that open the same way as a real Jesko.
The interior was also designed with inspiration from the original model, although it's clear that cheap materials and a hell of a lot of plastic were used in the cabin.
After the car was finished, the friends tested their Koenigsegg in traffic. Although it doesn't have the same engine power as the real Jesko with 1,600 horsepower, the Toyota engine is sufficient.
Or – at least the car can move.
The entire construction process can be seen in a video that the friends put together and posted on YouTube.
They have previously built their own versions of everything from the Pagani Huayra to the Ferrari LaFerrari to the Bugatti Chiron.
