The first Koenigsegg Gemera delivered to a customer has been vandalised in Copenhagen, just days after the owner took possession of the £3 million hypercar. Photographs shared on Reddit show the bright red vehicle parked outside the Hotel d'Angleterre with its driver-side windshield smashed and damage to one of the wing mirrors. The incident marks an ignominious end to a delivery process that took more than six years from the car's original unveiling.
The Gemera, painted in a shade known as Johan Röd and adorned with exposed matte carbon fibre components including the wheels, rear diffuser, engine cover and front splitter, was handed over to a Swiss dealership in late June before arriving in Denmark last week. According to one Reddit user, the car had been seen driving through several Danish cities while still displaying Swedish dealership licence plates, suggesting the owner has not yet paid local registration taxes. Those taxes are estimated to be worth upwards of €2 million, a figure that may have provoked the vandalism.
Denmark operates a sliding vehicle registration tax based on a new car's value, with a 150 percent levy applied to any vehicle valued above roughly $37,000. For a multi-million-dollar exotic like the Gemera, this makes local registration extraordinarily expensive and may explain why the car was still running on dealer plates. There is no confirmation of how the windshield was smashed, whether by a sledgehammer, rock or brick, but the damage is clearly visible in the images circulating online.
Koenigsegg plans to build only 300 examples of the Gemera, with prices starting at around $3 million before options and taxes. Because of the car's limited production run, the owner will not be able to source an aftermarket replacement windshield and will likely have to return the vehicle to Koenigsegg's headquarters in Sweden for repair. The company has not yet issued a public statement about the incident.
The Gemera was first unveiled in 2020 as Koenigsegg's first four-seat model, a plug-in hybrid grand tourer with a twin-turbocharged three-cylinder engine combined with three electric motors. The car has been described by the company as a 'mega-GT' and is designed to offer hypercar performance with space for four occupants and their luggage. The first customer delivery was a milestone for the Swedish manufacturer, which has built its reputation on limited-production, high-performance machines.
The vandalism in Copenhagen is a reminder of the challenges owners of ultra-rare vehicles face when taking them into public spaces, particularly in jurisdictions with steep luxury taxes. It also highlights the vulnerability of such cars to opportunistic damage, given that replacement parts are not readily available and repairs must be carried out by the manufacturer. For now, the owner faces the prospect of shipping the damaged Gemera back to Sweden, adding further delay and expense to an already costly acquisition.