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RIMAC NEVERA P U S H I N G T H E B O U N DA R I E S O F E L E C T R I C H Y P E R CA RS
It was 10 years ago that Rimac Automobili embarked on an “impossible journey”, one that in 2021 reached its boldly ambitious target. Launched last year, the Nevera is the production version of the C_Two – an all-electric, 1914hp, 258mph (415 km/h), €2 million hypercar. This iteration of the Rimac C_Two concept car was initially revealed at the 2018 International Geneva Motor Show. and since then Rimac’s engineers have refined the new flagship model on every level during an extensive development program, “in the pursuit of the ultimate electric hypercar driving experience”. Most of the Nevera’s key components were developed in-house at Rimac’s headquarters in Croatia, and all systems have been improved and enhanced since the initial prototypes. “This is it,” explains Rimac Automobili founder and CEO Mate Rimac. “This is the car I had in mind when I embarked on the ‘impossible’ journey 10 years 160
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ago. This car was born to outperform, and to raise the bar, redefining the norm for performance cars. And not only in performance – but as an allaround package. “When we first revealed the C_Two, we set our targets extremely high. There was nothing else that could even come close to matching the car’s cuttingedge electric powertrain and extreme performance. But for us that was only the starting point. “Everyone at Rimac is driven by curiosity and a desire to push things to the absolute limit. With its combination of everyday use and 1914hp performance, the Nevera proves what is possible when there are no restraints placed on technology, development or ambition… We have utilised the full potential of the electric powertrain.” Rimac Automobili plans to manufacture only 150 examples of the Nevera, which is being designed, engineered and built in Croatia, and homologated
