Rimac Nevera is world's fastest electric production car
The electric 1887bhp hypercar hit a top speed of 258mph - a third of the speed of sound
The electric 1887bhp hypercar hit a top speed of 258mph - a third of the speed of sound
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The Rimac Nevera has become the world’s fastest electric production car, achieving a record-breaking top speed figure to match its eye-watering quarter-mile run from 2021.
The Croatian hypercar, which was driven by Rimac’s chief test and development driver, Miro Zrnčević, hit a top speed of 258mph.
Set into its highest-speed mode, which improves the balance between drag and downforce, the Nevera achieved the record at the Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany, making use of two 4km straights.
It’s the first time the Nevera has reached its 258mph top speed, which was a target set by the Rimac team back when the car was initially revealed as the C_Two concept at the 2018 Geneva motor show.
Already deemed the world’s fastest-accelerating production car over a quarter mile (8.582sec), the Nevera is powered by four electric motors producing a staggering 1887bhp. Rimac says it hits 0-62mph in 1.95sec and 0-100mph in 4.3sec.
A Nevera delivered to a customer comes with a top speed limited to 219mph but can be adjusted to theoretically hit the 258mph figure in controlled conditions at special, Rimac-supported events.
“To travel at 412kph, or 258mph, means travelling at a third of the speed of sound," said Zrnčević. "Simply achieving that alone in a road car is incredibly complex, but in [the] Nevera we've created a car that can travel long distances on a single charge, can tackle tight and twisting race tracks and can drift as well as break straight-line speed records, both for acceleration and V-max.
“I’ve driven [the] Nevera since it first turned a wheel, and to see the perfectly honed car that is today is a really emotional moment. The most important thing I've learned during the top-speed attempt is how composed and stable the car was, confirming that our aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics teams have done an amazing job.”
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