The Rimac Nevera (pronounced: [rǐːmat͡s něʋeːra]) is an all-electric sports car designed and manufactured by the Croatian automotive manufacturer Rimac Automobili.[4] The first production prototype car was released in August 2021.[5][6] Nevera production has been limited to 150 vehicles.[7][8] Having completed crash testing for homologation, Rimac plans to deliver the Nevera to customers in mid-2022.[9][10] The Nevera is manufactured in the same factory and at the same rate (of roughly 1 per week) as the Pininfarina Battista, which is based on the same platform.[11]

Rimac Nevera
Rimac Nevera at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021
Overview
Manufacturer	Rimac Automobili
Also called	Rimac C_Two (concept)
Production	2021–present (150 units planned)
Assembly	Croatia: Sveta Nedelja (Bugatti Rimac Headquarters); Veliko Trgovišće[1]
Designer	Adriano Mudri (exterior)
Body and chassis
Class	Electric sports car (S)
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Individual-wheel drive
Doors	Butterfly
Related	Pininfarina Battista
Powertrain
Electric motor	4 liquid-cooled permanent magnet synchronous electric motors placed at each wheel
Power output	1,427 kW (1,914 hp; 1,940 PS)
Transmission	Single-speed gearboxes (front and rear)
Battery	120 kWh lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide[citation needed]
Electric range	547 km (340 miles)[2]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,745 mm (108.1 in)[2]
Length	4,750 mm (187.0 in)[2]
Width	1,986 mm (78.2 in)[2]
Height	1,208 mm (47.6 in)[2]
Curb weight	2,150 kg (4,740 lb)[3]
Chronology
Predecessor	Rimac Concept One

Overview

The car was unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show as the Rimac C_Two; it was later renamed to the Nevera upon its launch. It is the automaker's second car after the Rimac Concept One and is described as "the ultimate electric hypercar driving experience".

The name Nevera comes from the Croatian word for sudden and short storms, usually accompanied by lightning, which occur primarily along the Croatian Adriatic coast.[12][13]

Development

The Nevera was initially revealed as the C_Two concept car. Since 2018, Rimac spent over three years refining the car as part of an extensive test and development programme. Almost all key components of the Nevera are designed and manufactured at Rimac's headquarters near Zagreb, Croatia.[14]

During the global homologation process, the company constructed 4 prototypes for different testing purposes.[1]

In June 2020, Rimac opened a new facility in Veliko Trgovišće which serves as the assembly for Nevera homologation prototypes as well as production vehicles for customers. At full capacity, it was planned that the facility would produce 4 vehicles per month, including an additional 13 prototype vehicles for homologation testing to destruction and 10 pre-production vehicles, by the end of 2020.[1]

In February 2022, after four years of testing, the crash test program for the global homologation of the Nevera was completed, when US passive safety tests were completed. European crash testing had already been completed in 2021.[15]

In August 2022, Nico Rosberg (Formula One World Champion, 2016) took delivery of car number 1 of 150.[16]

Performance

Each of the Nevera's four wheels is individually driven by surface-mounted magnet motors. Combined, they produce a total of 1,427 kW (1,914 hp) and 2,360 N⋅m (1,741 lbf⋅ft) of torque. A single-stage gearbox links the front and rear wheels.[17]

The Nevera allegedly has the ability to accelerate from 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) in 1.85 seconds, making it potentially the fastest-accelerating production car in the world. According to Rimac Automobili, it accelerates from 0–161 km/h (0–100 mph) in 4.3 seconds, 0–299 km/h (0–186 mph) in 9.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 412 km/h (256 mph).[17]

On 13 August 2021, the YouTube channel "Drag Times" tested a pre-production Nevera at Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, California. After making several runs down the 1⁄4 mile track, the following performance results were published:

• 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) (1ft): 1.90s
• 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph): 2.00s
• 0–161 km/h (0–100 mph): 3.61s
• 0–209 km/h (0–130 mph): 5.36s
• 0–241 km/h (0–150 mph): 6.88s
• 97–209 km/h (60–130 mph): 3.42s
• 161–241 km/h (100–150 mph): 3.27s
• 100–200 km/h (62–124 mph): 2.95s
• 201 m (1⁄8 mi): 5.64 @ 213 km/h (132.33 mph)
• 402 m (1⁄4 mi): 8.58 @ 270 km/h (167.51 mph)

Features and specifications

While also advertising a maximum range of 647 km (402 mi) on the NEDC cycle,[18][19] and 550 km (340 mi) on the WLTP cycle, the car is also claimed to be able to complete two consecutive laps of the Nürburgring with a negligible drop in performance.[20] Rimac claims the car was designed to be very durable and could be driven hard. In addition to this, the car is technologically capable of Level 4 of autonomous driving[21] with full advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).[22] If connected to a fast charger, it can be recharged to 80% in less than 30 minutes.[23] The car features an entirely new design and does away with the conventional doors, now incorporating butterfly doors instead. It also has a fire extinguisher in the back held in by a leather strap embossed with the words "In case of hill climb, extinguish fire", a reference to The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond who crashed a Concept One during a hill climb, causing it to catch on fire.[24]

Reception

Jonathan Lopez of Top Speed magazine acclaimed the Nevera stating that "it is an absolute game changer, and not just in the EV segment. Between the onboard tech and mind-boggling performance specs, this machine has the goods to take on the best of the best".[25]

Tom Ford of Top Gear tested the early prototype in March 2020. He praised the "punch out" in the corners despite the weight of the car, as well as giving plenty of feedback, concluding that "it tastes good raw, even without the torque-vectoring wizardry. ... But with a base car that shows this level of promise, and a company that focuses on fun rather than figures, this bodes well".[26]

Vlad Savov of The Verge criticized its looks by describing them as "anonymous and unexciting", and describing them as less flamboyant to that of Lamborghini Huracán, but admitted that the car is "more forgiving and accommodating than most other hypercars", but also stated that the readouts on the infotainment were too distracting.[27]

Production version

Top Gear, in its 2021 review of a pre-production vehicle, praised the "head spinning performance, incredible tech, ultra-stiff chassis, engineering and build quality" but noted that the brakes need getting used to and some detail finessing, giving it 9 out of 10.[28] Chris Perkins, writing for Road & Track, called the acceleration "savage and unrelenting", noting that the "step up in performance between 'quite fast' and 'so fast it makes breathing difficult' is quite something", and ultimately calling it "the most advanced, most powerful, quickest car out there".[29] Car and Driver had similar impressions in its review, stating that "hypercars like the Nevera aren't for everyone, but there's no denying its significance as the moment a battery-powered car toppled the Bugatti Chiron. The internal-combustion engine may never catch up".[30] Robb Report journalist Ben Oliver noted in his impressions while driving the car that "the noise adds to the drama, as much psychological as physical, in a way no other road car can match, making for a dangerously charismatic split personality worth every one of its seven figures".[31]

Gallery

See also

• List of fastest production cars by acceleration
• List of production cars by power output
• List of production battery electric vehicles
• Plug-in electric vehicle

References

External links

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• Official website

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