Zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds is quick. Simply 20 years in the past, a time of three.3 seconds made the Ferrari Enzo the quickest automobile you possibly can purchase.

The Rimac Nevera, in testing in Germany final month, didn’t go 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds.

It went from zero to 100 mph in 3.2 seconds.

The $2.2 million electrical hypercar set 23 velocity data in a single day.

What Is the Rimac Nevera?

Rimac (pronounce it “ree-mutts”) is a Croatian automobile producer that builds unique electrical automobiles. It’s the fervour mission of Mate Rimac, who has designed electrical automobile (EV) parts for different automakers, together with Hyundai, Kia, and Porsche.

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However Rimac additionally builds its personal automobiles — extraordinarily low-volume exotics that chase data.

The Nevera is the most recent of them. It’s troublesome to maintain monitor of its specs as a result of the corporate frequently tweaks them in pursuit of seemingly unimaginable feats. However the Nevera boasts at the least 1,914 horsepower from 4 electrical motors — one per wheel.

Electrical automobiles are heavy as a result of batteries are heavy. However, by constructing the whole physique from light-weight carbon fiber, the corporate has reportedly stored the load below 4,800 kilos (very heavy for an unique automobile however gentle for one thing with that a lot battery).

The EPA has licensed the automobile for 287 miles of vary between charging classes. However nobody is aware of how far it could journey if pushed to its absolute efficiency restrict. Many gas-powered hypercars have surprisingly quick ranges at excessive velocity.

The corporate says it could construct them at a price of 1 per week.

It makes use of facial recognition expertise as an alternative of a key. So sure, in case you have the spare $2.2 million it takes to order one, it would solely begin for you.

And These Data?

We’ll simply record the claims in imperial numbers, however the firm additionally ran a collection of checks in metric. Rimac says they’ve been licensed by Racelogic and Dewesoft — two corporations that present instrumentation for automobile testing.

Among the many claims:

• 0-60: 1.74 seconds
• 0-100: 3.21 seconds
• 0-120: 4.19 seconds
• 0-130: 4.74 seconds
• 0-200: 10.86 seconds
• 0-250: 21.86 seconds
• 60-130: 2.99 seconds
• 0-249-0: 29.93 seconds
• 1/8 mile: 5.44 seconds
• 1/4 mile: 8.25 seconds
• 1/2 mile: 12.82 seconds
• Standing mile: 20.59 seconds
• 62-0: 95 ft

The automobile ran on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires, the identical set discovered on the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with the Z07 track package.

It’s exhausting to attract significant comparisons for these numbers.

Components One racing groups maintain their automobiles’ specs near the vest, however HotCars claims that the 2015 Crimson Bull RB11 may run from 0-60 mph in 1.7 seconds. So the Nevera is about as fast as an F1 automobile however weighs greater than three of them put collectively. It additionally seats two, so you possibly can sustain with Lewis Hamilton whereas your buddy filmed him from the passenger’s seat.

Automotive and Driver managed a 13-second quarter mile in a 400-horsepower 2023 Nissan Z. That’s practically 5 seconds slower than the Nevera.

The Fox Information web site notes that the Nevera’s half-mile time is “about as fast as it might cowl the space in a free fall.”

Need one? Rimac says the Nevera “is proscribed to 150 examples, and it’s at present being constructed on the outskirts of Zagreb, with deliveries ongoing to clients all around the world.”