Rimac is planning to construct a track-only hypercar with a single, centralized seating place, CEO Mate Rimac confirmed to Motor1 on Friday.
“Now we have now determined to not simply push the boundaries in highway vehicles, but additionally in racing on monitor,” Rimac informed Motor1. “So we’re constructing a monitor automotive, a single seater that is going to be quicker than any race automotive for many tracks. Quicker than Components 1, quicker than Le Mans.”
Any such automotive is an enormous departure for the Croatian efficiency model, which has beforehand solely constructed two-seater electrical vehicles for the highway. Rimac went on to say the automotive could have a closed-canopy-style cockpit, and wouldn’t be primarily based on the Nevera however reasonably sit by itself, distinct platform.
“We’ll most likely present you this 12 months and do the primary monitor occasions subsequent 12 months,” Rimac informed Motor1.
When requested whether or not Rimac plans to launch a spec sequence with the automotive, Mate mentioned the corporate plans to set some new information first. The CEO confirmed to Motor1 the single-seater shall be a track-only automobile, will no road-going intentions. But it surely will not conform to any current ruleset, both.
“Security is there however all the pieces else? No guidelines,” Rimac mentioned. “[It will go] past Components 1 or LMP guidelines.”
The information of a brand new Rimac comes simply hours after the model confirmed off its newest creation, the Nevera R. A extra targeted model of the all-electric hypercar, the Nevera R makes 2,107 horsepower, with a claimed 0-60 time of 1.74 seconds, a quarter-mile time of 8.23 seconds, and a high velocity of 256 mph. We will solely think about how a lot faster issues can get with out the constraints of road-legality.
Jeff Perez contributed to this report.
