Croatian Goran Drndak set a world speed record for driving a car in reverse. About it reports official website of the Guinness Book of Records.
The race took place at the racing site in Papenburg, Germany. Driving a Rimac Nevera electric car, Drndak was able to accelerate in reverse to 275.74 km/h, thanks to which he was able to exceed the previous record, which had stood for 22 years, with a margin. In 2001, British racer Darren Manning reached a speed of 165.08 km/h in a Caterham 7 Fireblade in reverse.
The Rimac Nevera electric car was developed by the Croatian company Rimac Automobili, which merged with the French hypercar manufacturer Bugatti in November 2021. Development of Nevera began in 2018, and the supercar itself was positioned as a significant breakthrough in electric vehicle technology. The Rimac Nevera’s power unit produces 1,914 horsepower, which allows it to accelerate to 100 km/h in 1.82 seconds. The stated maximum speed of the electric vehicle is 415 km/h, and it can travel about 500 kilometers on a single charge.
A total of 150 pieces of the Rimac Nevera were produced, costing at least two million dollars. The first copy of the electric car was purchased by 2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg (pictured).
In May this year, at the Papenburg circuit, the Rimac Nevera set a world record, accelerating from zero to 400 km/h and then coming to a complete stop in 29.94 seconds. Along the way, the electric car set 22 other records for acceleration and braking.
In August, Rimac Nevera set the Nurburgring record for electric cars, showing a time of 7:05.298 on the 20.8-kilometer track configuration. This is 20 seconds faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid, Elon Musk’s fastest electric car.
2023-11-08 10:19:04
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