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15th September 2011, 11:02 AM
0-60 in 2.8 seconds.
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Croatia may not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking of supercars but that may change with Rimac Automobili's electric Concept_One unveiled at the Frankfurt autoshow.
The quoted specs sound interesting too. How about a curb weight of 1650 kg, and a Bugatti Veyron baiting 1088 hp, yes, you did read that correctly! 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds a top speed limited to 190mph and with 92kWh of energy in the Battery Modules an anticipated range of up to 370 miles/600 kms.
Rimac's powertrain is divided into four sub-systems, each consisting of one motor, inverter and reduction gearbox. Each of those systems drives one wheel, working independently from one and other. Called All Wheel Torque Vectoring, it allows a new approach to vehicle dynamics notes company founder Mate Rimac, "I believe that the electric motor is a much better machine compared to the ICE, in almost all aspects, especially for a sports car."
The body is clothed in carbon fiber and was designed by Adriano Mudri who explains, "Exploring the labyrinth of creativity, it
was obvious at an early stage that the design had to be simple and clear with a lot of sporty elegance to easily catch up with its competitors in this power and exclusivity class."
http://www.girlracer.co.uk/images/stories/september2011_2/thumbnails/thumb_gw150911RimacConcept2.jpg (http://www.girlracer.co.uk/images/stories/september2011_2/gw150911RimacConcept2.jpg)The interior was designed by a team of former Pininfarina employees, led by Goran Popović. After Rimac's engineering team finished the development and prototyping of the interior parts, leather specialist Vilner was called-in. Special attention was paid to the infotainment system and gadgets like head-up-displays and soft-close doors.
So, who exactly are Rimac Automobili? Well, they're a young company which currently develops and produces high performance electric vehicles, drive trains and battery system which all began when Mate Rimac converted his old BMW to an EV racer. He explored the technology by improving every part and began to team-up with experts from different fields in order to develop his vision for a next generation supercar.
Mate's old BMW has since been officially homologated as a "Rimac Automobili e-M3" and is used as a test car for battery technologies, battery management, propulsion systems and in-house developments. "Our first car evolved in a short period of time into a project that didn't give a final result, instead it was a start, the start of the world's first electric hyper car, the Concept _One," say's Mate. Deliveries of the Concept_One is scheduled to start in 2013 with only 88 being built. By James Foreman (http://www.girlracer.co.uk/motorsport/james-foreman.html)
http://www.girlracer.co.uk/images/stories/september2011_2/gw150911RimacConcept1.jpg
Croatia may not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking of supercars but that may change with Rimac Automobili's electric Concept_One unveiled at the Frankfurt autoshow.
The quoted specs sound interesting too. How about a curb weight of 1650 kg, and a Bugatti Veyron baiting 1088 hp, yes, you did read that correctly! 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds a top speed limited to 190mph and with 92kWh of energy in the Battery Modules an anticipated range of up to 370 miles/600 kms.
Rimac's powertrain is divided into four sub-systems, each consisting of one motor, inverter and reduction gearbox. Each of those systems drives one wheel, working independently from one and other. Called All Wheel Torque Vectoring, it allows a new approach to vehicle dynamics notes company founder Mate Rimac, "I believe that the electric motor is a much better machine compared to the ICE, in almost all aspects, especially for a sports car."
The body is clothed in carbon fiber and was designed by Adriano Mudri who explains, "Exploring the labyrinth of creativity, it
was obvious at an early stage that the design had to be simple and clear with a lot of sporty elegance to easily catch up with its competitors in this power and exclusivity class."
http://www.girlracer.co.uk/images/stories/september2011_2/thumbnails/thumb_gw150911RimacConcept2.jpg (http://www.girlracer.co.uk/images/stories/september2011_2/gw150911RimacConcept2.jpg)The interior was designed by a team of former Pininfarina employees, led by Goran Popović. After Rimac's engineering team finished the development and prototyping of the interior parts, leather specialist Vilner was called-in. Special attention was paid to the infotainment system and gadgets like head-up-displays and soft-close doors.
So, who exactly are Rimac Automobili? Well, they're a young company which currently develops and produces high performance electric vehicles, drive trains and battery system which all began when Mate Rimac converted his old BMW to an EV racer. He explored the technology by improving every part and began to team-up with experts from different fields in order to develop his vision for a next generation supercar.
Mate's old BMW has since been officially homologated as a "Rimac Automobili e-M3" and is used as a test car for battery technologies, battery management, propulsion systems and in-house developments. "Our first car evolved in a short period of time into a project that didn't give a final result, instead it was a start, the start of the world's first electric hyper car, the Concept _One," say's Mate. Deliveries of the Concept_One is scheduled to start in 2013 with only 88 being built. By James Foreman (http://www.girlracer.co.uk/motorsport/james-foreman.html)