Where should Koenigsegg’s ‘TFG’ three-pot go? These are your wildest ideas

A three-pot engine that makes 600bhp? Wild. Though there is a slightly bitter taste left behind following Koenigsegg’s announcement that it wasn’t going to place the ‘Tiny Friendly Giant’ (TFG) in the Gemera. It has, at least, given us an interesting topic for our latest Question of the Week round, the response to which has been quite something.

Let’s start with a few short but punchy answers. Denis says they’d go with the BMW i8, because “it has a three-pot, but it’s short on power”.

Unicyclist, meanwhile, took a slightly different approach: “Alpine (presumably the A110). A little car with too much power equals lots of fun. Or the MX-5, because it already has a 2.0-litre engine, so it’s bound to work.”

Let’s stick with the little car ideology for a few ticks, firstly with Peterson’s idea: “Suzuki Cappuccino. If it doesn't fit, Nissan Figaro. Because only a tiny friendly cutesy car should have the TFG. Is there a more adorable way to get wrapped around a tree like duct tape?”

Taking it one step further is what MJC would do: “The TFG belongs in the tiniest and friendliest of cars, so where better to look than The Little Car Company? Whether you're racing a train in a Bently Blower, setting lap records in a Ferrari at Fiorano or even doing jumps in the back garden in your Tamiya Wild One, the upgrade to 600bhp will make everything all the more exciting.”

Right, time to move over to the quirkier side of things - our favourite part of every QOTW - starting with Gandubilli Siddharth: “My parents' Suzuki Ciaz (a B-Segment saloon based on the Swift). It’s meant to be a softer, comfier version of it, and already has a three-cylinder, so swapping in the TFG would improve on those qualities.”

Next up is Philip Sharpe’s vote for a lovable Italian workhorse: “I've been looking for a suitable power upgrade for my Panda 4x4. It's only got 60bhp and has to carry my roof tent. It would become a 4x4x10, and once I get the off-road tyres on, it would be unstoppable.”

One more curveball option, perhaps. We think Al Kim’s answer seems appropriate: “Autozam AZ-1. The engine bay is pretty cramped as it is, so you might as well throw away the passenger seat and replace it with a casing for ancillaries. It's not like anyone's mad enough to get in with you after increasing the little thing's power output by a factor of ten.”

Right before we draw to a close with a pair of even funnier options, we ought to mix it up with some stuff that could actually work… and work well. Jay Kay says: “Caterham Seven. Nothing says fun more than an ancient chassis that you build yourself and have leftover parts when you plug in a 600bhp triple.”

Frank Geaney countered with: “I’d love to put two of these in an original Mini Cooper - front and rear. 650kg-ish car and 1,200bhp would make it quicker than anything Christian Von Koenigsegg currently makes. Or anything else for that matter.”

But what about thinking from the opposite end of the spectrum; say, a big cruise mobile? Mohamed’s comment ticks the box: “Get a large saloon like a late Nineties Lexus LS400, yank the 1UZ out (along with pretty much everything else for weight-saving) and create a triple TFG. That makes a 1,800bhp track/drift monster depending on your preference. You could even have the first ever front, mid and rear-engine set up for perfect weight distribution.”

That’s a fairly wild thought, Mo. We like it. Though we wonder if it’d be faster than Rahul Mandala’s proposal: “A stripped-out, track-oriented Golf GTI (or even an Up! GTI). The engine is already quite light, and it’ll make the car livelier with how it can rotate. The stock VW engines are good I’m sure, but a full send with the TFG would be insane.”

Brilliant. Let’s finish up with those comedic options we mentioned before, the first of which was penned by Andrew Willis: “Two options: either a ride-on lawn mower so you can breeze through the weekly cut, or a mobility scooter to put some mustard on Mabel’s midweek shop.”

Might be best to give Mabel some warning beforehand, Andrew. Last but certainly not least, here’s Carlos Alvarenga’s idea for how to improve delivery driving: “In my Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. If I had this engine I’d finish all of my 12-hour deliveries in just two.”

Thank you to everyone who participated this week, the next question drops on Monday and has something to do with concept cars. See you there.