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31-03-2025
- Automotive
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Buy This 2023 Rimac Nevera On Bring A Trailer To Have Your Mind Blown
I've been lucky enough to have driven a lot of high-performance cars in my fairly short career, from internal combustion–only supercars to powerful hybrids and new EVs, but none have been as impressive as the Rimac Nevera (and its Pininfarina Battista sibling). What the Croatian company has managed to do with this hypercar and its quadruplet of electric motors is astonishing: it accelerates like nothing else in the world and has absurd handling capabilities, yes, but it's also shockingly livable, interesting, and genuinely engaging. Now you can experience that for yourself by bidding on this 2023 Nevera that's currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer. I mean, if you have a couple million dollars to burn, that is. With four days left in the auction this Nevera currently sits at $1,112,111 as I write this, and the reserve is surely gonna be higher than that given the Nevera's starting price when new of more than $2 million. Read more: GM Hopes A Clutch Pedal Is Enough To Make Enthusiasts Buy EVs This Nevera is number 6 out of the car's 150-unit production run, and it was delivered to the Ohio-based Triple F Collection in June 2023. The window stickers lists the Nevera's base price as an even €2,000,000, which shakes out to $2,163,905, on top of which this particular car has $147,146 in options (€136,000). The spec is absolutely outstanding, certainly one of the best Neveras that I've seen so far. On the outside the car wears pearlescent Nevera Blue paint, a $21,639 option, along with $86,556 worth of black carbon-fiber parts. My favorite option is the chrome finish on the wheels, which cost $10,820. More supercars need chrome wheels. The inside is even more wild, with Light Blue leather set off by white stitching and other white accents. It's so much more interesting than all the hypercars you see with mostly black interiors or too much Alcantara. All that blue leather did cost $4,328, with an additional $4,328 just for the blue leather steering wheel. Also making up the options list are "metal anodisation" and "metal accent," each for $9,738, which I assume is for the various metal bits in the cabin. The odometer reads 1,371 miles, which is about a dozen charges — the EPA rates the Nevera as having a 204-mile range, though in the real world it's probably more like 250. That is, as long as you aren't driving like a complete hooligan, which is tough given the Nevera's 1,914 horsepower and 1,741 pound-feet of torque. As a reminder, the Nevera will do 0 to 60 mph in 1.74 seconds and run the quarter-mile in just 8.25 seconds, and it has an EV-best top speed of 258 mph. The Rimac is fantastic to use as a normal car doing normal speeds, though. It has a ton of cargo and interior space, a comfortable ride, strong regenerative brakes, good visibility, and an easy demeanor. It's no more stressful to drive around town than an Ioniq 5. So, it's a shame this Nevera has done such few miles, but now's your opportunity to pack on thousands more. If this spec isn't to your liking there are still new Nevera build slots available, though you'd likely have to go for the Nevera R variant, which is even more powerful. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
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Here's What the Bugatti Tourbillon's V-16 Sounds Like
Bugatti unveiled its new Tourbillon hypercar last summer to replace the outgoing Chiron hypercar, and, like the Chiron, Bugatti said the Tourbillon would have a 16-cylinder engine under the hood. The Tourbillon's makes 1,000 horsepower, and now, thanks to Mate Rimac, we know what it sounds like. In debuting the engine note on Instagram, Rimac said simply, 'This is what the production car will sound like.' More from Robb Report Meet the Pininfarina Battista, Robb Report's 2025 Car of the Year 2nd Runner-Up Meet the Aston Martin Vantage, Robb Report's 2025 Car of the Year Runner-Up This Rare 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Was Completely Restored. Now It's up for Grabs. While the Chiron was powered by a 8.0-liter W-16 engine, the Tourbillon's is an 8.3-liter V-16. That engine makes the bulk of the Tourbillon's power, with an additional 800 horsepower provided by three electric motors, two in the front and one in the rear. The Tourbillon's body is made from carbon fiber to maximize lightness, and the profile of the car is said to be a bit more aerodynamic than the outgoing Chiron. Bugatti said in the summer that it expects the car to top out at 276 mph, at least officially, with a speedometer that can actually go to 341 mph. Zero to 60 mph times should be 2.0 seconds or less, with a zero to 186 mph time of 10.0 seconds. Bugatti is planning to make just 250 Tourbillons, each with a price tag of just over $4 million, with production to start next year. 'Yes, it is crazy to build a new V16 engine, to integrate it with a new battery pack and electric motors, and to have 3-D-printed suspension parts and a real Swiss watchmaker instrument cluster,' Rimac said in June after the car's unveiling. 'But it is what Ettore Bugatti would have done.' For the video published Monday, Rimac was in Italy at the Nardò Ring with a camouflaged version of the Tourbillon. The car's naturally aspirated V-16 itself is a statement beyond the noise, considering how rare 16-cylinder engines have become and even 12-cylinder engines in the realm of new supercars and hypercars. The fact that Rimac is behind it is more surprising, given that he made his name with all-electric supercars. But a V-16 is also the sentimental choice, harkening back to the cylinder wars of the 1930s. The V-16 is probably among the last of its kind, enough of an excuse for a little sentiment, or at least a little more noise. Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. Sign in to access your portfolio
