Rimac Nevera: Lightning storm from Croatia

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The Nevera boasts a number of credentials, including being the world’s fastest production car and the world’s fastest electric production car, all independently verified. This masterpiece, whose name is a Mediterranean storm that comes out of nowhere and blows away everything in its path, is the brainchild of Croatian citizen Mate Rimac. With its impressive achievements, the Nevera will find a prominent place in automotive history.

The five-year journey began with a blank sheet of paper. Through an arduous development stage, 18 different prototypes were created and subjected to 45 crash tests. The Rimac team reveals that the entire process required approximately 1.6 million collective hours to breathe Nevera.

Mate Rimac, who now serves as CEO of Automobili Rimac and Bugatti Rimac Group, has a story that has a history of 15 years ago. It all started in his garage, where he embarked on a mission to convert his BMW E30 M3 into an EV – a project that would have made fellow countryman, Nikola Tesla, very proud. Today, Mate and his team have grown to include more than 2,200 employees.

Details

The Rimac Nevera lives up to its name as the world’s fastest electric car. It has a proprietary 120kWh liquid-cooled H-shaped battery, developed in-house. The design of the battery keeps the driver and passenger as low as possible. The second-generation Rimac All-Wheel Torque Vectoring system, with four motors, provides an impressive power of 1,914 horsepower and 2,340 Nm of torque. Acceleration from 0-100 km/h takes only 1.81 seconds, while 0-300 km/h takes 9.22 seconds. Furthermore, its top speed is 412 km/h, all despite weighing 2.3 tons. With an incredible range of 490 km, thanks to its large battery capacity, it is clear that there is currently no production car that rivals its performance. For those concerned with range and battery issues, the Nevera covers an impressive range of 490 km.

Car

Supercars often come with driver-unfriendly features, a situation Mate Rimac and the team aimed to avoid, especially considering the exclusive ownership reserved for only 150 lucky people who will have the pleasure of owning the €2 million + (approx. AED7.9) million) Nevera.

Inside the cabin, it’s hard to find unusual parts of the Nevera. The seats are sporty and comfortable, aided by a smart, user-friendly and convenient interior infotainment system. The cabin is smartly designed to minimize distractions. During my test with Rimac’s chief test pilot, Miroslav Zrncevic, I curiously asked about the cruise control area, but was met with silence and a mean attitude. “This is a driver’s car…”.

Although Rimac built the Nevera for high performance, it doesn’t compromise on the luxury features found in its hefty price tag. The interior has soft leather, excellent sound system and ample space. The cockpit design includes all the essential features. It features a well-defined separation between analog and digital buttons to ensure the driver’s focus remains on driving instead of buttons and navigation screens. Rimac emphasizes their goal of making “digital” technology feel analog, attractive, and satisfying to the driver.

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Performance and drive

What sets Nevera and Rimac apart as a brand is their unique approach to building critical vehicle systems in-house, designed to their specifications. Rimac technical features such as traction control and regenerative braking (even when ABS is activated). Furthermore, it creates active aerodynamics, monocoque structures and safety and high and low voltage harness (HV & LV harness). In addition, it manufactures Electronic Control Units (ECUs), and on-board chargers (OBC) at its facilities on the outskirts of Zagreb, Croatia.

Nevera offers five driving modes and two additional driver-programmable modes: Range, Cruise, Sport, Track and Drift. Additionally, it offers Custom 1 & 2, ensuring a suitable option for every driving area. Monitored by an on-board supercomputer, the car evaluates 4,500 signals from multiple vehicle systems several times a second. This capability enables the car to navigate challenging roads with precision. Furthermore, it allows it to accelerate to speeds in excess of 300 km/h on the track, using controlled gradients through tight corners.

Basically, the Rimac Nevera stands out as a unique and technologically advanced vehicle, brought to life through the vision of an entrepreneur dedicated to innovation.

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