Concept 2 (Image: Rimac)
The Croatian automaker Rimac wants to build an electric vehicle that can compete with the Tesla Roadster 2.0. That could be hard.
Rimac has released first pictures of his upcoming super sports car (video). The Concept Two is to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle is expected to compete with Tesla’s Next Generation Roadster.
Why play by the rules, when you can change the game. The Next Generation #Rimac #Hypercar is coming soon, stay tuned at https://t.co/buMyTKodhd pic.twitter.com/JeHf0A1s8A
– Rimac Automobili (@AutomobiliRimac) January 24, 2018
Rimac has slowly changed its business model over the past year from a supercar manufacturer to an automotive OEM supplier. Rimac is already producing battery packs for the Koenigsegg Regera, a plug-in hybrid supercar that was announced earlier this year. Also Aston Martin’s planned e-sports car is to receive a battery pack from Rimac. However, the company still wants to build its own vehicles. Only last year Rimac had presented an improved version of the electric car Concept One: The Concept S was increased by 100 to 900 kW and offers a battery capacity of 90 kWh.
According to the manufacturer, the Concept Two is built 100 times. The price should be over one million euros.
Of the Price of Roadster 2.0 from Tesla is much lower. The new Roadster should accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 1.9 seconds. Thus it would be the first production car, which falls below the Zweisekundenmarke. From 0 to 100 miles per hour (160 km / h) to accelerate the super sports car in 4.2 seconds. The final speed is given as more than 400 km / h. How long the 200 kWh battery then persevered, Tesla did not say, but at highway speed – ie 88 to 105 km / h – it should be 960 km.
The vehicle is powered by three electric motors, which should achieve a total torque of 10,000 Newton meters. The vehicle will be built from 2020 and cost in the limited to 1,000 pieces Founders Edition $ 250,000. The purchase price is due immediately in full. The base model will be offered for $ 200,000 with a down payment of $ 50,000.