The Supercar Shootout on the Goodwood Competition of Pace brings among the quickest automobiles on the earth to the 1.16-mile course. The McLaren Solus GT blitzed the course in 45.34 seconds, setting the bottom time in 2023. The Rimac Nevera was there too and crossed the road in 49.32 seconds to set a report because the quickest production-spec EV ever on this highway.
Goodwood splits automobiles into teams for the Supercar Shootout. The Nevera was the one EV within the class for the quickest automobiles. The remainder had been the Dodge Viper GTS-R, Ferrari 488 Problem, Ford Puma WRC, Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, McLaren M26, McLaren Solus GT, Nissan GT-R R32, and Subaru GL Household Huckster.
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Bugatti Rimac Chief Take a look at and Improvement Driver Miroslav Zrnčević was behind the Nevera’s wheel for the record-setting run.
“Taking over the slim hillclimb at Goodwood, with its tight corners and off-camber sections, is definitely one of many scariest locations to drive a automotive shortly. However that is the record-setting 12 months for the Nevera, and Goodwood hillclimb was one more problem to overcome. With tens of hundreds watching on-site and tens of millions extra on-line, there’s a fine-line between glory and a visit into the hay bales, however I’m so completely happy to have showcased the unimaginable work of the design and engineering groups with one other verified report for this revolutionary automotive,” he mentioned.
There’s an emphasis on the Nevera being a manufacturing car when contemplating its 49.32-second report. Different EVs have set quicker instances. The McMurtry Speirling set the general course report final 12 months, with the timer stopping at 39.08 seconds. The Volkswagen ID.R did it in 41.18 seconds. The Nio EP9, which was restricted to only six track-only models, clocked 44.32 seconds.
The Nevera has 4 electrical motors making a complete of 1,914 horsepower and 1,714 pound-feet of torque. It packs a 120.0-kilowatt-hour battery pack. Throughout observe testing in 2023, the supercar set 23 new efficiency information, together with going from 0 to 249 miles per hour and again to 0 in 29.94 seconds.
Rimac plans to make 150 models of the Nevera worldwide. It has even began delivering examples to the USA.