How fast is too fast? 1550kW Rimac Nevera R is an even quicker take on the world’s quickest car as EVs continues to dominate when it comes to acceleration
The 2025 Rimac Nevera R has been unveiled, with even more performance following the pioneering EV hypercar-maker tailoring the world’s quickest car for the track.
To help it set new records, the new Nevera R gets a new chassis setup that goes hand-in-hand with the 142kW increase for the quad-motor powertrain, with power rocketing from 1408kW to a dizzying 1550kW.
Combined with the brand’s next-generation 108kWh battery, Rimac says its latest battery-electric hypercar can launch from 0-100km/h in 1.81 seconds and 0-200km/h in a barely believable 8.66 seconds.
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Those figures mean the R isn’t actually any quicker than the standard Nevera from 0-100km/h, however it has shaved a significant 0.6s off the 0-200km/h sprint and will complete the standing quarter-mile (402m) in a claimed 8.23 seconds – some 0.2s faster.
Incredibly, engineers claim they could have extracted yet more straight-line performance but focused instead on improving the hypercar’s advanced four-wheel drive torque vectoring to improve traction and stability in the quest for improved lap times.
Other changes include an overhauled suspension set-up, more negative camber for the front wheels, a bespoke set of Michelin Cup 2 tyres and a new staggered set of 20-inch front and 21-inch forged alloy wheels.
The brakes are all-new carbon-ceramic items while the body has been upgraded with a new front bumper, bigger intakes, fixed rear wing and a new diffuser.
Rimac hasn’t quoted numbers but says overall downforce has been boosted by 15 per cent while drag slashed by more than 10 per cent.
The brand is also yet to confirm the Nevera R’s cruising range, but we expect it to cover more than 500km on a single charge seeing as the new powerpack is meant to be more energy dense and efficient than before.
Just 40 examples of the 2025 Rimac Nevera Rs will be made, each reportedly costing US$2.5 million (A$3.7m) when production begins later this year.
Following the launch of the new R version, it’s not known if the standard Nevera will benefit from the new 108kWh battery or get its own power upgrades in the near future.
Sadly, it’s thought a lack of right-hand drive production will means the world’s quickest EV will remain out of bounds for Australia.
