Rimac has just destroyed the 0-60 mph record, in addition to 22 other records, with this car. Here’s what it took to do that.
, which loaded its launch pad with sticky track-prep for better grip and adjusted the temperatures of its batteries and motors, Rimac didAmong the other records set were:0-200 mph in 10.86 seconds.The only concession to modern car-mag and NHRA-style record keeping was the use of a one-foot rollout, as used by car magazines and drag strips across America, meaning the VBOXes started counting after the car had rolled one foot down the track.
“All of the acceleration records were completed with a standard one-foot rollout and equipped with road-legal Michelin Cup 2 R tires on non-prepped asphalt,” said a spokesman for the Croatian automaker.The numbers were recorded using a pair of Racelogic VBOX 3i 100Hz GNSSsystems, "accurate to ±0.06 mph, and traceable to ISO standards for speed measurement," according to Rimac.0-186 mph: 9.23 seconds 124-155 mph: 2.0 seconds0-186-0 mph: 15.68 seconds ½ mile: 12.
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