RIMAC C–TWO
Come in Chiron, your time is up. The 1,887bhp EV hypercar is upon us
Pay attention, Bugatti, Koenigsegg and Tesla. This is the second hypercar from Rimac, and the numbers are startling.
Rimac claims the C_Two’s four electric motors develop a combined 1,887bhp and 1,696lb ft. The front wheels use a single-speed gearbox each, while the use of twin two-speed gearboxes at the rear allows a claimed vmax of 258mph.
On the way, we’re told the C_Two will have cracked 0–60mph in 1.85 seconds (albeit with an American drag strip-friendly one-foot rollout). If the driver remains conscious, the Rimac will cover of 0–100mph in 4.3 seconds. Quarter-mile? 9.1 seconds. Zero to 186mph happens in 11.8 seconds. That’s two seconds quicker than a Chiron.
Despite a completely carbon-fbre chassis (with integrated batteries), plus carbon crash structures and panels, the C_Two is a 1,950kg machine. Rimac disguises this with intelligent torque-vectoring, which is fully adaptive between all four wheels. The lithium-manganese-nickel battery scores a 403-mile range and takes 30 minutes to store 80 per cent charge on a rapid charger. Rimac says the car can manage two full laps of the Nürburgring “with a negligible drop in performance”. Nio’s EP9 currently has the e-lap record of 6:45:9...
And the tech gets scarier still. Facial recognition cameras have not only dispensed with the need for a key – the car simply looks at your face before deciding to open the butterfy door – but Rimac says it’ll also read your mood. Apparently, if you’re getting ratty, the car will soften its ride and play soothing tunes. Which is terrifying yet sensible, when there’s 1,887bhp under your right foot. But the biggest shock? It’s all real: Rimac will make 150 of these at €1.7m each, with frst deliveries next year.