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 automotive you may 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 pace data in a single day.

What Is the Rimac Nevera?

Rimac (pronounce it “ree-mutts”) is a Croatian automotive producer that builds unique electrical vehicles. It’s the eagerness challenge of Mate Rimac, who has designed electrical car (EV) elements for different automakers, together with Hyundai, Kia, and Porsche.

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

The Nevera is the most recent of them. It’s tough to maintain monitor of its specs as a result of the corporate repeatedly tweaks them in pursuit of seemingly inconceivable feats. However the Nevera boasts no less than 1,914 horsepower from 4 electrical motors — one per wheel.

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

The EPA has licensed the automotive for 287 miles of vary between charging periods. However nobody is aware of how far it may journey if pushed to its absolute efficiency restrict. Many gas-powered hypercars have surprisingly brief ranges at excessive pace.

The corporate says it may construct them at a fee of 1 per week.

It makes use of facial recognition expertise as a substitute of a key. So sure, you probably have the spare $2.2 million it takes to order one, it should solely begin for you.

And These Information?

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 firms that present instrumentation for automotive 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 automotive ran on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires, the identical set discovered on the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with the Z07 monitor package deal.

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

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

Automobile and Driver managed a 13-second quarter mile in a 400-horsepower 2023 Nissan Z. The Rivera went twice that distance in much less time.

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

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