A rare Koenigsegg Gemera hypercar was vandalized while parked outside Hotel d’Angleterre in central Copenhagen during the night to Monday. The damage has been reported to police, and images of the wrecked car have set off a debate on social media.
DR reports that photos and videos of the damaged Koenigsegg Gemera have been shared widely since Monday. The car is one of the rarest and most exclusive models in the world.
Copenhagen Police have received a report of vandalism against a car in front of the hotel, according to Dagbladet Børsen. What exactly happened during the night, and who is behind the reported vandalism, remains unknown.
Joachim Kay Stender, who runs the car profile Stenders Garage, began receiving material about the car on Monday. He told DR that he was initially convinced the first pictures were generated by AI, because he knew the car well. He had seen it himself on Koenigsegg’s assembly line in Sweden some months earlier.
Stender collected the photos and videos he had been sent and published them on Instagram. As DR notes, the post has received more than 16,000 likes and around 1,400 comments. He described the vandalism as deeply regrettable, pointing out that the car is not only expensive but extremely rare.
The car and the damage
Per Børsen, the vehicle is one of the first customer-delivered examples of the Koenigsegg Gemera and the first of the model delivered to Denmark. The model is being built in only 300 units. Børsen and Ekstra Bladet put its value at around 20 million kroner excluding taxes.
As reported by The Supercar Blog, the car was hit by thrown stones that smashed windows, doors and mirrors. The site described the vehicle as heavily damaged outside the five-star hotel. Automotive outlet Boosted reports that the car was covered up outside the hotel after the damage was discovered early Monday morning.
According to Boosted, the Gemera was handed over personally by company founder Christian von Koenigsegg about 14 days before the incident. DR reports that the delivery to its owner in Denmark took place only a few weeks before the car was damaged.
A debate about envy
The case has also prompted a discussion on social media about wealth, envy and the Danish “jantelov”. In a post on LinkedIn, Stender wrote that there is no need to destroy other people’s puzzles because you are missing a few pieces yourself.
Stender told DR that he does not know the motive behind the vandalism and will not draw conclusions about it. He said an expensive car is the ultimate way to display wealth, which quickly makes it an object of envy.
