Electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac
‘s highest-accelerating Nevera
has been surpassed by a combustion engine
As automotive performance has advanced, new categories have emerged, namely supercars andhypercars.
While these are essentially sports cars, their performance far exceeds that of typical sports cars, leading to the creation of the supercar category. Later, as supercars exceeding 1,000 horsepower appeared, the hypercar category was created to further distinguish these vehicles.
With the advent of the electric car era, cars with otherworldly power outputs are increasingly emerging.
The Nevera, launched by the representative electric hypercar brandRimac, delivers 1,914 horsepower and 177.3 lb-ft of torque. Its 0-200 km/h time is not zero hundred but 4.42 seconds. Moreover, it achieved a record-breaking time of 29.94 seconds from0-400 km/h and then to a complete stop. However, a combustion engine car has reportedly broken the record set by the electric Nevera.
The hero of this story is the
Koenigsegg Regera
The hero that surpassed the Rimac Nevera is none other than theKoenigsegg Regera.
Koenigsegg is a hypercar manufacturer based in Sweden, founded in 1994 with the aim of challenging the record for the fastest production car. After its establishment, it launched the CC and CC8S, followed by the CCR in 2004. ThisCCRset a record of 388.87 km/h, breaking the previous record held by the McLaren F1 for thefastest production car.
However, the Bugatti Veyron, which appeared a year later, exceeded 400 km/h, igniting fierce competition.
Koenigsegg responded by launching the CCX, CCXR, and Agera, followed by its successor, theRegera, in 2016.
The Regera
shortened the Nevera’s record by a full second
The Regera’s 0-400 km/h acceleration and deceleration time is28.81 seconds, a full second faster than the Nevera’s 29.94 seconds. The test took place at the Örebro Airport, located west of Stockholm, Sweden. The runway here is 10,728 feet long, making it an optimal location for speed measurement.
Koenigsegg stated, “The surface was more slippery than during previous high-speed runs, and the car was equipped with new Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires to set the record.” The fact that this record was set with a conventional combustion engine car, not a quick-accelerating electric car, is significant.
The Regera
has different characteristics from typical cars
The Regera has different characteristics from typical combustion engine cars.
Upon examining the powertrain, it uses a 5.0-liter V8 twin-turbo gasoline engine coupled withthree electric motorsin ahybrid system, delivering 1,500 horsepower and 150.5 lb-ft of torque.
What’s unique is thatit has no transmission. Electric cars, due to this characteristic, have excellent initial acceleration but show a disadvantage in the later stages. However, the Regera uses the rear electric motors for initial acceleration, and once a certain speed is reached, the gasoline engine actively intervenes to continue acceleration to the top speed. Furthermore, it can recharge the battery while driving anduse it as a booster. Only one of these fast Regeras is known to have been imported into Korea through Koenigsegg Korea.
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