Rimac Nevera Electric Hypercar Sets Record For The Fastest Speed Driving In Reverse

The Croatian car manufacturer Rimac, previously established several world records with its Rimac Nevera supercar, in November 2023, once again set a benchmark for being the fastest car in reverse. The Nevera electric hypercar achieved this feat after clocking a record-breaking top speed of 275.74 km/h. The test was conducted at the Automotive Testing Papenburg Center in Germany, which features two direct four-kilometre lanes.

The two-seater ultra-expensive hypercar was driven by Rimac’s test driver, Goran Drndak. He smashed the Guinness record for the highest reverse speed achieved by the Caterham 7 Fireblade since 2001. Caterham 7 Fireblade holds a top reverse speed record of 165 km/h.

Guinness World Records shared the video along with the caption, “Congratulations to the team at @AutomobiliRimac, whose Rimac Nevera has set a new record for the fastest speed driving in reverse- 275.74 km/h (171.34 mph).”

Have a look at the video below:

The four electric motors onboard propelled Rimac’s beastly performance, generating 1,914 horsepower and 2,360 Nm of torque. The company claims that the electric hypercar houses a powerful 120 kWh battery that has a range of 489 kilometres on one full charge. Speaking about the performance, the car manufacturer can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.74 seconds.

But that’s not all. The beast on wheels can blaze through a quarter-mile race in just 8.25 seconds and can reach a maximum speed of 412 km/h (258 mph). The price of this car is around $2.1 million (Rs 17.59 crore approximately).

Nevera Chief Engineer Matija Reni said, “It occurred to us during development that Nevera would probably be the world’s fastest car in reverse, but we kind of laughed it off. The aerodynamics, cooling, and stability hadn’t been engineered for travelling backwards at speed, after all. But then we started to talk about how fun it would be to give it a shot. Our simulations showed that we could achieve well over 150mph, but we didn’t have much of an idea how stable it would be—we were entering unchartered territory,” reported the Times of India.

Meanwhile, the Rimac Nevera has also created a total of 23 different world records in a single day. Yes! You read it correctly. The all-electric Nevera broke the record of the faster car named Pininfarina Battista and achieved the 0-100 km/h speed in just 1.81 seconds. The EV also set another world record by sprinting 0-400kph in just 29.93 seconds.