- It’s reported that a vandal smashed the windshield of the first customer’s Gemera.
- Koenigsegg delivered this bright red Gemera less than a couple of months ago.
- Denmark charges extraordinarily high registration taxes on premium cars like this.
More than six years after the Koenigsegg Gemera was unveiled to the world, the first customer car was delivered to a Swiss dealership in late June and arrived in the owner’s hands in Denmark last week. Sadly, it appears local vandals have already targeted the car and damaged it while it was parked in front of a luxurious five-star hotel in Copenhagen.
Images recently shared on Reddit show the bright red Gemera, sitting outside the hotel, had its windshield smashed. There’s no word on whether it was hit with a sledgehammer or someone threw a rock or brick at it, but either way, the damage is pretty obvious.
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We can see that the driver’s-side half of the windshield has been destroyed. Given that this is a limited-edition Koenigsegg, of which only 300 will be made with prices starting at around $3 million before options and taxes, the owner isn’t going to find an aftermarket replacement. In all likelihood, the car will have to be returned to Koenigsegg HQ in Sweden for repair. It also appears as though one of the wing mirrors has been damaged.
Driving On Dealer Plates
First ever sold Koenigsegg Gemera vandalised and smashed within a week of delivery in Copenhagen, Denmark. In front of Hotel d’Angleterre.
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According to one Reddit user, this Gemera has been seen driving through several Danish cities since being delivered, all while continuing to use dealership license plates from Sweden. This reportedly means the owner has yet to pay local taxes on the car, which are likely worth upwards of €2 million ($2.33 million), and this may have upset someone.
Denmark has a sliding vehicle registration tax based on a new car’s value. A 150 percent tax applies to any new vehicle valued at more than 237,400 Danish Kroner, or roughly $37,000, making it extraordinarily expensive to purchase and register locally, especially a multi-million-dollar exotic like this.
This Gemera is painted in a vibrant shade of red known as Johan Röd and adorned with plenty of exposed matte carbon fiber parts, such as the wheels, rear diffuser, engine cover, and front splitter.
