The company’s founder is marking a very hectic decade-and-a-half with 9 special 1,888-hp EV hypercars
- Mate Rimac is celebrating 15 years in the industry with a special edition Nevera
- The EV hypercar comes painted copper, just like the wiring in its powertrain
- The company will make just nine, and cost the equivalent of almost CDN$3.5 million
The timeline is incredible. Fifteen years ago, Mate Rimac was told to not even try to build an automobile company in Croatia. Thirteen years ago, he set a bunch of world records for EV performance by stuffing a forklift motor into a 1984 BMW 3 Series that had blown its engine. Twelve years ago, he designed and build his first prototype — the Concept_One — in just five months, with a crew of but eight employees.
But years definitely worth celebrating, which is why the Rimac Nevera has a 15th Anniversary Edition. Although the changes to this special edition are largely cosmetic, only nine will be built, the first in a novel matte copper finih that, according to Rimac, is a celebration of the “material most widely used in its electrical cables.” There’s a naked carbon-fibre splitter; exclusive dual-colour alloy wheels; and a unique “circuit board” graphic that runs the length of the car.
Inside, the Anniversary Edition features more copper — in the form of anodized switchgear and many painted surfaces — to complement its “celebratory exterior. The cabin itself can be finished in Bold Black or Pristine White while the seats are — let’s all say it together — copper leather. Cosmetic the changes may be, but the price is still an astounding 2,350,000 euro. That is, at the current exchange rates, about CDN$3,470,000.
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