- The Rimac Nevera is one of the fastest cars in the world.
- With 1,914 horsepower on tap, it simply cruises past everything.
- The Croatian hypercar did some laps on the Nurburgring, and it dominated the track.
The Rimac Nevera is a hell of a machine. With four electric motors making no fewer than 1,914 horsepower, the Croatian-made hypercar was at one point the fastest production EV ever around the Nurburgring, and it’s easy to see why.
During a casual tourist drive on the infamous Green Hell circuit earlier this week, a bog standard Nevera obliterated everything on street tires. The driver didn’t even use full throttle because the tires would light up due to the immense 1,740 pound-feet of torque.
On the final straight of the grueling German circuit, the battery-powered two-door casually reached around 200 miles per hour (321 kilometers per hour) before going into a cooldown lap.
Misha Charoudin, who sat in the passenger seat and published the video embedded above, asked how much driving range one could expect to see from such a fast and powerful machine. “If you drive normally, up to 140 kph (87 mph), you could get up to 500 kilometers (310 miles) of range,” said the driver. That’s quite impressive, but what’s even more impressive is the potential driving range at even higher speeds. “If you are like me and you like the Autobahn, then it’s around 300 km (186 miles).” Officially, the Nevera is rated for 489 km (304 miles) on the WLTP cycle.
When it comes to charging, Rimac says the Nevera’s 120 kilowatt-hour battery pack can accept up to 500 kW of power from a DC fast charger. In the real world, the driver of this particular Nevera said he gets around 400 kW, and that a top-up at an Ionity station will usually take around 15 minutes.
That’s really cool, but it’s also worth noting that the Rimac Nevera is quite expensive. When new, the impressive Croatian EV retailed for $2.1 million, with production limited to just 150 units. At least you get eight years of free charging, which is nice.