SSC Ultimate Aero
#8 · SSC · 13 Sep 2007
Cars
Rimac says the Nevera reached 400 km/h during an instrumented 0–400–0 km/h test. That is the speed the test reached, not a declared absolute maximum.
0–60 mph
1.74s
Automotive Testing Papenburg, 17 May 2023. One-foot rollout. Road-legal Michelin Cup 2 R tires on non-prepped asphalt. Racelogic and Dewesoft both recorded 1.74 s. Not the earlier 1.85 s specification, and not a prepped drag strip.
Provenance
Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.
Top speed. Speed reached during a 0–400–0 km/h test. Racelogic: 0–400 km/h in 21.32 s and 0–400–0 in 29.94 s. Dewesoft: 21.31 s and 29.93 s. Not published as an absolute maximum beyond 400 km/h.
0–60 mph. Automotive Testing Papenburg, 17 May 2023. One-foot rollout. Road-legal Michelin Cup 2 R tires on non-prepped asphalt. Racelogic and Dewesoft both recorded 1.74 s. Not the earlier 1.85 s specification, and not a prepped drag strip.
0–100 km/h time. Same Papenburg session, one-foot rollout, Cup 2 R, non-prepped asphalt. Dewesoft 1.81 s and Racelogic 1.82 s for 0–100 km/h. The ranked figure is Dewesoft's 1.81 s, which matches Rimac's current specification. Not converted from the 1.74 s 0–60.
Quarter mile. Same Papenburg session, one-foot rollout, Cup 2 R, non-prepped asphalt. Dewesoft 8.25 s and Racelogic 8.26 s. Ranked figure is Dewesoft's 8.25 s. The published table does not give a trap speed.
Nürburgring lap. Production electric-car lap. 18 August 2023. Driver Martin Kodrić. Michelin Cup 2 R. The Nürburgring prints 7:05:298, the same lap as 7:05.298, and a separate 7:00:928 on the historical 20.6 km configuration. Road & Track's headline prints 7:05.298 and its body rounds the same lap to 7:05.28. Top Gear prints 7m 05.298s. evo prints 7:05.298.
Nürburgring lap. 20.6 km bridge-to-gantry split from the same August 2023 Nevera attempt. The Nürburgring prints 7:00:928 for the historical 20.6 km configuration. Road & Track prints 7:00.928 for the old timing method. Top Gear prints 7m 00.928s for the shortened 12.8-mile course. Not ranked with 20.832 km laps.
Reference
Head to head
Rimac Nevera vs Koenigsegg CCR
3% faster387.87km/h241mph108m/s209kn
Rimac Nevera vs Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2% slower407km/h253mph113m/s220kn
4% faster386km/h240.1mph107m/s209kn
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