Rimac, the Croatian EV upstart that ascended from a garage to become a supercar and technology powerhouse merged with Bugatti, has upgraded its Nevera hypercar. And along the way, Rimac managed to squeeze more power into it. Rimac revealed Friday during The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering at Monterey Car Week the Nevera R, an all-electric hypercar that’s meant to push the performance bounds of its predecessor.
The upshot: a hyper sports car that produces 2,107 horsepower, can reach a top speed of 217 miles per hour — or even 256 mph under Rimac’s oversight — and travel from zero to 60 mph in 1.74 seconds. The company hasn’t released an estimated range for the vehicle.
Those specs appear to support Rimac’s goal for the R in the new Nevera R’s name, which stands for radical, rebellious and relentless. The Nevera R’s larger wheels in the rear, extremely low nose, high rear fixed wing and carbon fiber structure completes the “hey-if-it-wasn’t-clear-this-is-a-gnarly-performance-hypercar” package. The Rimac Nevera R, which debuted in Nebula green, puts the spotlight back on Rimac — and the ever-evolving and growing company .
The new EV is designed to do more than punch it off the line, however. Rimac Automobili founder Mate Rimac explained in a call prior to the reveal that the Nevera R, which is equipped with four electric motors, advanced ceramic brakes, a new 108 kilowatt-hour battery pack, new Michelin Pilot Cup tires and all-wheel torque vectoring, is de.