In the automotive world we are so used to talking about records that are being overcome that don’t even surprise us anymore. So many categories have been invented and there are so many brands claiming to be the best in so many aspects that some interest has been lost. And this current seems to increase with the electric car. It’s still a technology in its infancy, so it has a lot of potential for improvement and manufacturers will outperform themselves. A record is now set for top speed for electric at 412 km/h.
The person in charge of achieving this surprising mark has been none other than the Rimac Fridge. The company of Croatian origin, which is now owned by Porsche under the Bugatti-Rimac brand, has always been very focused on making high-performance electric vehicles. They demonstrated it in their origins with the Rimac Concept_One and Concept Two, while they have extended it today with their Rimac Refrigerator. becomes the faster production electric on the face of the earth when reaching those 412 km/h that are worth the record.
He has already broken the quarter mile record in just 8.582 seconds and has now traveled to the Automotive Testing Papenburg facility in Germany to see his top speed. To do this, he faced his two straight lines of four kilometers With a stock configuration, it was only put in “top speed” mode and fitted with road-legal Michelin Cup 2R tires. The person in charge of piloting it was Miro ZrncevicHead of Testing and Development at Rimac.
The ease with which he achieved those 412 km/h was quite surprising, exactly the same figure that he approved at the time, to be the fastest electric car and also to break a record on that track. No less was expected of it, as it is a vehicle that achieves a combined power of 1,914 hp and 2,360 Nm of torque thanks to its four electric motors, which are located one on each wheel.
It should be noted that Rimac delivers the cars with his top speed limited to 352 km/h to ensure the safety and life of its tires, although upon request, the client could exceed 400 km/h in special events with people from the brand. We only have the doubt How many miles would the battery last? 120 kWh at such a high rate. The approved autonomy is 550 kilometers…