Rimac has unveiled its updated Nevera model, now offering a new race-focused R-Edition with a next-generation battery for stunning performance figures.
The Rimac Nevera is officially the fastest mass-produced electric vehicle in the world, has broken more world records than Usain Bolt, and was already one of the most revered high-performance electric cars of all time.
However, the company felt that more was possible and Mate Rimac, the company’s boss, says that despite all the records, the standard Nevera was actually designed to be a fairly comfortable and relaxed Grand Tourer (GT).
As a result, Rimac has just launched a track-focused Nevera R, complete with the obligatory huge rear wing, equally huge carbon-ceramic brakes, and updated software that prioritizes performance over sensible things like battery range.
Speaking of batteries, there is a new 108 kWh pack that is said to be lighter and more efficient than the regular, run-of-the-mill Nevera model.
The result is a car that sprints from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.74 seconds, the same as the ‘standard car’, but manages to accelerate from a standstill to 124 mph in just 4.38 seconds and then to 186 mph in just 8.66 seconds – almost a second faster than the Nevera.
Turn back the clock a few years, and 0-60 mph in 4.38 seconds would have been acceptable for many supercars, but Rimac is redefining the meaning of speed with electric motors.
Total system power is now 2,107 hp, 193 hp more than the Nevera, and the official top speed is 412 km/h, making the car currently the fastest mass-produced electric vehicle in the world.
There is no word on pricing yet, but the edition will be limited to just 40 models worldwide, so don’t expect it to be cheap.
Shockingly fast
Today’s electric vehicles are changing our perception of speed: even the most ordinary passenger cars can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in sports car-like times.
The Rimac Nevera has proven to be one of the fastest electric vehicles in the world. Only the Aspark Owl has a better acceleration time than this one, sprinting from 0 to 60 mph in 1.72 seconds.
However, to make an electric vehicle fast, you usually need to add more batteries and motors, which just as quickly increases weight. This means that while electric vehicles are fast in a straight line, they are often pretty useless on bends.
But performance specialists like Rimac are challenging this notion: the Nevera R reportedly laps the Nardo Handling Track in Italy 3.8 seconds faster than the standard model.
It is very likely that the Rimac Nevera R will now go on a lap record hunt on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, challenging its own time of 7:05.2 and beating the record times of more specialised electric vehicles such as the Volkswagen ID.R Concept and the Nio EP9.
