Rimac Nevera sets EV top speed record with claimed 258 mph

• The Rimac Never reached 258 mph at the Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany.
• This claimed top speed makes it the fastest production electric car in the world, with customer deliveries starting this August.
• While customer cars are limited to 219 mph, Rymak will reveal the full potential of Nevera at special events under the supervision of the company’s technical specialists.

Rimac has made waves with its extremely powerful electric powertrains, attracting investment Porsche and absorbing the plot Bugatti brand as part of a joint venture last year. Now Rimac has announced that it is Disbelief the hypercar set a new top speed record for a production electric car, reaching a claimed 258 mph.

The feat was accomplished at Automotive Testing Papenburg in Germany, an oval track with two straights, each about 2.5 miles long, enough space for the Nevera to spin up to top speed. The Nevera was driven by Mira Zrnčević, the company’s chief test and development driver, and the car was of course set to top speed mode, which reduces drag while maintaining enough downforce to remain stable at high speeds. A Michelin technician also checked the condition of the road-legal Michelin Cup 2R tires before the Nevera hit the road.

The record attempt was measured using a Racelogic V-Box data logger, and the Nevera met the speed target originally set by Rimac when the car was first revealed at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show as the C_Two. Unlike top speed 2010 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (267 mph) or 2017 Koenigsegg Agera RS (277 mph), which used a two-way average to account for differences in wind and other environmental conditions, the Rimac Nevera record was calculated over just one run, similar to the 304 mph record set by Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ in 2019.

Even so, 258 mph is pretty impressive for an electric car, as cars powered by electrons typically have a lower top speed. For customers, the Nevera’s top speed is limited to 219 mph — still ridiculously fast, but Rimac says that at special events supported by the Rimac team, customers will be able to unlock the Nevera’s top speed of 258 mph. However, customers will not need help trying to replicate 8.582 second quarter mile run by Nevera in 2021 to become the world’s fastest production car.

The Nevera is currently under construction at Rimac’s headquarters near Zagreb, Croatia, with the first unit delivered back in August to 2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg. With Bugatti now under the control of Rimac, the Nevera record attempt shows that Bugatti will still be able to achieve insane top speeds when switching to electric power, although it will be interesting to see how the Bugatti and Rimac brands handle the domestic competition at high -attempts to set speed records.

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