Kimera K-39 revealed with 1,000 hp Koenigsegg V8 power

Kimera just went from restomod specialist to something much more serious.

The Kimera K-39 is not simply another modernised Lancia 037 tribute. It is a full-blown, wind-sculpted, Koenigsegg-powered supercar with motorsport ambition. You can see it in the proportions, the wide rear haunches, the long tensioned silhouette and the sense of Group B violence hiding beneath the surface. But the K-39 has moved far beyond nostalgia. And then Koenigsegg arrived with the engine. That is where things get properly interesting.

Powered by Koenigsegg, shaped by the wind

At the heart of the Kimera K-39 sits a bespoke twin-turbo V8 developed by Koenigsegg specifically for Kimera’s performance philosophy. The numbers are enormous: 1,000 hp and 1,200 Nm.

Kimera was already respected for the EVO37, a modern reinterpretation of the Lancia 037 with genuine craftsmanship and emotional credibility. But partnering with Koenigsegg moves the K-39 into a different category. This is no longer only about restomod romance. This is about serious engineering credibility.

Koenigsegg does not hand out engines casually. So the fact that Kimera has secured a bespoke V8 from one of the most technically extreme hypercar brands in the world says a lot about the ambition behind this project.

Not just retro, not just modern

Kimera says every surface exists in dialogue with the air. That may sound poetic, but looking at the car, it makes sense. The front end channels air through aggressive motorsport-inspired solutions, while the rear combines extraction surfaces, sculpted volumes and a dramatic wing into one huge aerodynamic statement.

The side profile is probably the purest link to the endurance and rally legends that inspired it. Long, wide, low and impossibly tense, the K-39 still hints at the Lancia 037, but the execution is now much more extreme. The wheel arches are wider, the cooling openings are more aggressive and the rear wing looks ready to climb a mountain.

Italian soul, Swedish technology

The collaboration between Kimera and Koenigsegg is the core of the story. On paper, it sounds almost strange: a small Italian company with deep Lancia-inspired emotional DNA working with one of Sweden’s most advanced hypercar manufacturers. But philosophically, it makes sense.

Kimera brings the Italian mechanical soul, the historical reference points, the visual drama and the mythology. Koenigsegg brings technology, powertrain sophistication and the kind of engineering confidence very few companies can match.

From EVO37 to K-39: the platform grows up

The Kimera EVO37 already proved that the company understood how to reinterpret a legend without turning it into parody. But the K-39 feels like the moment Kimera stops being defined by the Lancia 037 and starts using that heritage as a launchpad.

It still respects the original inspiration, but it is no longer trapped by it. The car has become bigger, more extreme, more aerodynamic and far more powerful. With Koenigsegg power, Pikes Peak ambition and production versions planned after its Villa d’Este debut, Kimera is clearly trying to move into the same rarefied space as the most interesting boutique performance brands in the world.

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The Kimera K-39 is exactly the kind of madness we want more of. Because this is not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake.

A Koenigsegg-developed twin-turbo V8 with 1,000 hp and 1,200 Nm. A body shaped around aero from the beginning. A Pikes Peak version. Dallara input. A design that still remembers the 037, but no longer depends on it. That is evolution.