The Geneva Motor show was dominated by the announcement of the Bugatti Chiron. It will be no doubt the fastest production hypercar as it zooms past all others. But there is a challenger to the throne in terms of sheer power.
Look out, the Rimac Concept S is coming
The Rimac Concept S is an electric hypercar and it means business. Under the bonnet, the Concept S sports an electric drivetrain which at peak power churns out 1,080kW (one megawatt or 1,365bhp) and 1,328 lb-ft of torque. All that power is transferred to the road via a two-speed dual-clutch gearbox and all-wheel drive with torque vectoring. The torque vectoring system can send power to each wheel independently to maximise power and traction.
The Concept S can challenge the Bugatti Chiron in terms of acceleration. The electric hypercar boasts of zero to 62mph time of 2.5 seconds which is equal to the Chiron. It is quicker to go up to 124mph by a full second, which it can reach in 5.6 seconds. It can also reach 186mph faster at 13.1 seconds which is a half second better than the Chiron. The only letdown is it tops out at 227mph whereas the Chiron can reach 261mph or better when not limited.
The aerodynamic package on the Concept S brings a lot of downforce. The front splitter directs air downward and towards the cooling system for the batteries. The air is then forced under the side skirts and then sucked up by the rear diffusers to maximise the downforce. Oh, and there is a massive fixed rear wing just in case that was not enough downforce for you.
What else does the Rimac Concept S offer?
The car is also filled with high-tech goodies like sensors that monitor the telemetry that can be exported via 4G link in case you want to review your performance. There is an infotainment system that can play tunes as well as display data on the torque vectoring. You can also easily change from neutral drive setting to extreme drift mode with the push of a button.
The Rimac Concept S has an 82kW battery with an expected range of 250 miles if you don’t use all that juice by flooring it all the way. The battery has been optimised to deliver power rather than range. Charging can be done via an onboard 22kW AC charger or external DC connection.
There is no word yet on how much this will cost but initial estimates are that it will reach around a million US dollars since its predecessor, the Rimac Concept One was priced around $980,000.
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