Some models of Tesla Motors' electric vehicles are equipped with Ludicrous Mode. With this mode, drivers of the Tesla Model S P85D can unleash 762 horsepower, with the vehicle able to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour at a stunning time of just 2.8 seconds.
However, a Croatia-based electric car manufacturer claims that it has built a faster electric vehicle, and the company plans to unveil the production version of the car at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
Rimac first announced the Concept_One electric hypercar five years ago, and it is now finally ready to unveil the production model of the much hyped vehicle. The Concept_One to be shown next month at the Geneva Motor Show will be first of only eight units that the company will produce and sell to the market.
The Concept_One boasts of a top speed of 220 miles per hour, with the ability to go from 0 to 62 miles per hour in only 2.6 seconds. The vehicle also has all-wheel torque vectoring, which makes it very capable of climbing hills and better than any combustion engine car. There will be separate motors turning each of the car's tires for high-precision control.
Speed is not the only thing that the Concept_One knows though, as the vehicle will also offer control, comfort, drift and track driving modes, setting up the vehicle for peak performance in different situations.
The interior of the vehicle features a bespoke infotainment system that was created by Rimac in-house. Vehicle dynamics and powertrain functions are controlled by the driver through physical buttons, while secondary functions are accessed through the car's central touchscreen.
"My goal was to not to create an electric version of existing supercars. I wanted to create technology to make the supercar considerably better in every regard - faster, more fun and more efficient," said Rimac CEO and founder Mate Rimac in a statement, adding that the Concept_One went through four iterations between being a concept vehicle into the production model.
The Concept_One looks like an awesome car on paper and shows how far the development of electric car technology has come, but with Rimac only producing eight units of the vehicle, the chances of driving or riding in one is slim to none. It also does not help that the vehicle has a price tag of around $1 million.
