The Rimac Nevera is an absolute beast. This 1,914-horsepower electrical hypercar has been setting information left and proper, from turning into the world’s quickest electrical automotive, to tackling the Nürburgring in simply over 7 minutes, and plenty of extra. So the oldsters at Rimac have needed to get artistic to discover a new problem, however discover one they did. This time, the Rimac Nevera has set a Guinness World Document for the quickest pace in reverse.
This harrowing feat noticed the Nevara again up at a high pace of 171.34 miles per hour. Within the onboard footage under, you possibly can see the view from the cockpit because the panorama recedes into the gap sooner and sooner. The car information is attention-grabbing to observe, too, with the torque being distributed between the entrance and rear wheels, and the steering correction because the automotive drifts ever so barely off the centerline. It’s all a bit disorienting.
So how did Rimac discover itself aiming the rear finish of the Nevera towards such a file? “It occurred to us throughout growth that Nevera would most likely be the world’s quickest automotive in reverse, however we form of laughed it off,” stated Nevara chief program engineer Matija Renić. “The aerodynamics, cooling and stability hadn’t been engineered for touring backwards at pace, in any case. However then, we began to speak about how enjoyable it will be to offer it a shot. Our simulations confirmed that we may obtain nicely over 150 mph, however we didn’t have a lot of an thought how steady it will be — we had been getting into unchartered territory.”
It is arduous to think about driving in reverse at such speeds, and as Rimac take a look at driver Goran Drndak can attest, it’s an odd expertise. “On the run itself, it undoubtedly took some getting used to,” Drndak stated. “You’re going through straight out backwards watching the surroundings flash away from you quicker and sooner, feeling your neck pulled forwards in nearly the identical sensation you’ll usually get beneath heavy braking. You’re shifting the steering wheel so gently, cautious to not upset the stability, watching on your course and your braking level out the rear-view mirror, all of the whereas maintaining a tally of the pace. Regardless of it being nearly fully unnatural to the best way the automotive was engineered, Nevera breezed via yet one more file.”
The $2.2 million Rimac Nevera is powered by 4 particular person motors, giving it a complete of 1,914 horsepower and 1,740 pound-feet of torque. Driving ahead, it’s able to 0-60 in simply 1.7 seconds, 0-100 in 3.21 seconds and 0-200 in just below 11 seconds. It set a high pace file of 256 mph. Its 120-kilowatt-hour battery is nice for 350 miles of driving vary on Europe’s WLTP testing cycle.