Rimac C_Two: the EV hypercar goes into production under the name 1888 hp Nevera Car News

Croatian electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac is putting its radical C_Two concept into production with a series of improvements and a new name: Nevera.

The culmination of three years of development following the unveiling of the C_Two concept in March 2018, € 2million (£ 1.72million) rival Lotus Evija has been renamed in homage to the sudden strong storms that hit the Croatian coastline.

Rimac says its engineers have “refined their new flagship across the board”, primarily using in-house developed components for most of the “ambitious performance targets” set in 2018.

In keeping with this aspiration, the concept’s powertrain was largely taken back into production. The Nevera still has a high-output engine in every corner, giving it a combined output of 1,888 horsepower and 1,741 lb-ft (an increase of 45 lb-ft), which Rimac says is a triple increase. the power of a conventional combustion engine supercar. Rimac points out that the Nevera is 2.5 seconds faster at 186 mph than originally intended, requiring just 9.3 seconds.

Claimed to be able to accelerate from rest to 62 mph in just 1.85 s and cover a quarter mile in just 8.6 s, the Nevera will be the fastest acceleration production car ever built and its top speed. of 258 mph puts it roughly on a par with the W16. with Bugatti Chiron engine.

The energy is stored in a custom-made 120 kWh H-shaped battery, which is said to produce up to 1.4 MW of power and offers a WLTP range of 340 miles. The power pack also forms a structural part of the car’s unibody chassis, increasing stiffness by 37%, and is positioned to provide a front-to-rear weight distribution of 48:52. According to Rimac, Nevera’s central monocoque is the largest one-piece carbon fiber structure used in the entire automotive industry.

The overall design remains familiar to the C_Two, but subtle changes to diffusers, entrances and body panels are said to have improved aerodynamic efficiency by 34% over early prototypes, while brake and engine cooling has been increased by 30% at low speed. Some body panels – including the underbody plate, front hood, rear diffuser, and spoiler – move independently based on airflow, and the Nevera can be driven in “ high downforce ” mode, this which increases downforce by 326%, or “ low drag, ” which improves aerodynamic efficiency by 17.5%.

By avoiding the conventional electronic stability and traction control systems for the All-wheel Torque Vectoring 2 program, the Nevera can channel the “precise level of torque” as needed on each wheel, performing 100 calculations per second to allow “infinitely variable dynamic responses to road and track conditions”.