The 1,914-hp Rimac Nevera has been seen lapping up the Nürburgring, though drivers don’t appear to be pushing the electric hypercar to its limits, meaning an official lap record announcement is unlikely to happen anytime soon.
It is possible that Rimac is simply gathering data for the autonomous driving systems it is developing to tackle popular race tracks around the world. The idea is to provide an extremely adventurous hot lap experience driven by a professional driver.
It’s also possible that the team has started preparatory work for an official ‘Ring time’ effort. Rimac in April set 23 records with Nevera in acceleration and braking, and said it has set its sights on setting more records throughout the year.
Records (for production vehicles) that have been claimed include a 0-60 mph time of just 1.74 seconds, a quarter-mile time of 8.25 seconds, a standing-mile time of 20.59 seconds, and a 0-100-0 kph time of 3.99 seconds. .
Getting around a racetrack is a very different challenge, and usually unsuited for heavy electric vehicles. However, Rimac has gone out of its way to make sure Nevera can handle himself on track, even though the car weighs 5,070 pounds.
The Nürburgring lap record to beat in terms of electric cars is 7:33.35 set by Porsche with the Taycan Turbo S last August. The record for any production vehicle goes to the Mercedes-Benz AMG One, which recorded a time of 6:35.183 last November.
Deliveries of the Nevera began last August, with the first being delivered to 2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg. Only 150 examples were destined to be built, and unlike most exclusive hypercars, Rimac still has an available build slot. The price for one unit is 2 million euros (about $2.15 million).
