So far, there have been two brands that have competed for the electric crown on the Nordschleife: Porsche and Tesla. Last title holder: since June 2023 the more than 1000 hp Tesla Model S Plaid. But before Zuffenhausen can strike back, another raises the brand to a height that is difficult to reach: the Rimac Nevera.
You could say: it stays in the family, because Rimac is a “joint venture” with Bugatti, Porsche holds 45 percent. However, the Nevera does not come from the Bugatti (and thus formerly VW Group) line, but is Croatian through and through with the sympathetic forefather Mate Rimac. But only marginally. This incredible electric sports car has cured a time of 7:05.298 minutes for the full distance in the asphalt. Over the 20.6 kilometer distance that used to be 200 meters shorter, he barely broke the seven-minute mark: 7:00.928 minutes. A powerful announcement. For comparison: The Tesla, which was tightened by the track pack, held the record with 7:25.231, so the Rimac was almost 20 seconds faster over the 20.8 kilometers. These are worlds! Well, the Tesla is an absurd and not uncomfortable family sedan, while the Nevera is an incredibly powerful hyper sports car. However, it should also be designed to be comfortable and should shine above all on bad roads. The performance difference: 1020 to 1914 hp. So Croatian racer Martin Kodric had almost twice the power at his disposal. “The fact that the Nevera can reach such speed on the track, despite being designed as a comfortable Hyper-GT for the road, makes it so special,” gave Kodric then enthusiastically. The record for production vehicles is still held by a combustion engine or hybrid: The Mercedes-AMG One is in the annals with 6:35.183 minutes. There are only 30 seconds left. Still a world. It’s not the first record set by the Rimac Nevera. In the spring, among other things, he set a record for acceleration to 400 km/h: 21.31 seconds. Accelerating to 300 km/h and then braking to a standstill took 29.93 seconds.
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