Same thing I thought, or wondered if that was an illusion of a drag strip and the car was actually making those squeaky sounds you hear the tyres make moving in/out of a showroom.
Before the discussion starts. Yes the Tesla Model S Plaid is quick but not quicker. Yes the Tesla Model S Plaid delivers it‘s stats being a 5 seater Sedan. But still the Rimac is the fastest. Both cater to different people, prices and market’s. Yes the Tesla Roadster is coming, but not before 2023 and the stats are yet to see. Competition gives us the best Products. We should be happy to have both Tesla and Rimac.
Rimac's been slapping drag strips for a while, they drag raced a Porsche 918 with their concept 1 on Salomondrin's channel when they were still unknown.
@@mcwendel8066 yep, took my Tesla Y to the drag strip and did an 11.8. That’s stupid for a four door family car. I would have killed for something that quick and easy to launch when I was younger.
I think with the Rimac running these times, we have something to go off of with Telsa Roadster. The guys below mentioning their older 12 second Subie and Tesla Y (love them both btw) are still fast 4 door daily drivers that will smash most vehicles on the road now lol. The Rimac is a 2 seater Hypercar that can't be compared...
15 years ago even with AWD, something with this insane amount of power would have blown all 4 tires off the car. Street tires are as sticky now as drag radial where back then.
Well you do have to realize that the car is not light at all, so from a standstill there is a lot of "Downforce" on the wheels keeping it from wanting to rip out.
It's because this thing has an electric motor at every corner. You can manage traction control and torque vectoring in milliseconds. Power only going to grip
Even Elon Musk or Jay Leno didn't know the difference between quickest and fastest and threw that word around the Tesla Plaid. When a Tesla Plaid goes faster than SCC you then can name it the fastest production car...
CEO of the company Rimac (Mate Rimac), writes in his Facebook that the grip on this dragstrip is 12% worse than at the airport in Croatia, where they got the best time. Exactly: not better, but worse. They remotely receive data from the car. He writes about this in the comments in a Facebook post about DragTimes tests. Apparently, the talk about the dusty strip was marketing. This sounds reasonable: would you present the fastest car on a dusty road?
@@bayes1124 How is this possible? The drag strip has some glue sprayed on it to offer more traction.... The runway had zero preparation to increase grip.
@@Seventh7Art My first answer is: I don't know. But this is what Mate Rimac says, his profile is the first result in Google. I can make a suggestion: the glue on the strip may interfere with the traction control of an electric car. At the same time, the torque of the electric motor can change 10,000 times per second, which reduces the benefits of glue on the road. The author of this channel (DragTimes) got better results on the street road than on the dragstrip: 2.14 s 0-60 and 9.23 s 1/4 miles, quarter miles 0.01 s faster (Model S Plaid). What grounds do we have to believe that the strip was at least not washed? Also, Rimac could have driven along the lane earlier to choose the section with the best grip.
@@Seventh7Art Drag strips are smooth... If your using road tyres they have grooves for water so not getting full contact like a slick. A road is rough so get interlocking traction with the tyre. Much like a runner with spikes, then imagine that runner worth this shoes on a sticky smooth surface. You need drag tyres to get the grip.
That's tire squeal on prepped surface up to over 100 mph at least. When Matt at Carwow tested it and did 8.6 quarter miles, it was on an old dusty and bumpy airfield full of rocks, but the car wasn't fighting for grip, there was no squeal. Is it possible that they unleashed the full power finally?
It's an ev, it will never fight for grip. It's constantly measuring slip so will only apply the exact power it needs up to the point of it happening. Obviously it will make some noise as it's not like it can alter power across an axle as the car would spin off the track.
I saw this on Jay Leno's Garage recently, he had a Rimac engineer going over everything. Great car, great engineers, and thank you Jay for showcasing it. Much love Everyone
Thank you very much for coming to the comments and sharing the information with an indication of the source. Well.. carwow showed two 1/4-mile tests carried out at an airfield in Croatia. In the fastest test, Rimac Nevera accelerated to 0-60 mph in 2.08 seconds, the 1/4 time is 8.6. In the next race, the result is 0-60 in 2.23 seconds, and the 1/4 mile time is 8.85. In the case of electric vehicles that precisely control the torque, this is not surprising. The author of this channel (DragTimes) got better results on the street road than on the dragstrip (2.14s 0-60 and 9.23s 1/4 miles).
@Automobili Estrema There are three videos of Rimac Nevera races on the carwow channel. In the first, Nevera vs SF90, there are results of 0-60 mph in 2.08s and 1/4 mile in 8.62s. In the third, Nevera vs Taycan vs BMW M5, there are no 0-60 results, and 1/4 mile is 8.7s. I'm talking about the second video. I can't share the link, because RU-vid will delete the comment. The video is called: "2,000 hp Rimac Nevera REVIEW with 0-60mph, 1/4-mile, brake & DRIFT test!". Rimac Nevera on the same strip shows results of 1/4 mile in 8.85s, 0-60 mph in 2.23s.
@Automobili Estrema that was the very first video (NOT the I was talking about) I was talking about carwow video which was conducted on an airfield currently in use
Yet Teslas Roadster will have 3 motors and about 1200HP'ish and cost 1/20th of the price and be just as quick and fast and drive itself with longer range and play games and watch Netflix/RU-vid, browse the internet etc etc 😂
@@Chris-yr6gu The roadster is a fantasy, you can't buy it yet. Rimac is not with his arms crossed, now with buggati we can expect more. Maybe a buggati with rockets X)
That is such an awesome sound. Out of all videos on yt right now this is THEE only one were all you can hear is tires ripping and gripping from so much torque non stop and even almost out of view can still hear it with no change in torque. jus completely astonishingly amazing 👏
@@Way2EasyDIY I was talking about the rimac vs plaid race he is still going to post. The plaid vs taycan vid got 900k if I remember correctly. So the rimac vs plaid should be more
Everybody talking about racing this with the (non existent) Tesla Roadster... The obvious opponent of this Rimac is the Lotus Evija - performance and price-wise too.
Not impressive until it is in production. Tesla's tested Tesla Model S plaids with 4 motors (Which would crush the nevera btw) but chose not to as they want to mass produce the Model s. So nevera might do what Tesla choose not to do and get a 8s car in production! Hopefully...
@@lachlanB323 not that EVs are impressive anyway, but the Nevera is REALLY fast, since it has so much hp, even high hp UGR Lambos are only a tad faster, (except the serious ones running high 7s). The Plaid is basically just a 4 Seater Dragster slower than some manual TT Stangs.
The Nevera is changing the game for what millionaires can get for their money vs other cars in the 2mil+ range. The Plaid is changing the game for your slightly more well-off than average luxury sedan buyers vs. … well I guess almost everything under the sun (bar the Nevera and a few other hypers)
"slightly more well-off" dude its hella expensive lmao, not that it isn't good value for money, I just dont think people who are slighty more well-off buys this kind of car.
Id still rather get a koenisgegg jesko. Power to weight ratio is way better i know the 1/4 mile will be slower but should theoretically trap 190mph absolutely insane power to weight ratio.
@@tpad6 from memory, around €2mil (or $2.4mil). I think they’re making only 150 of them (all sold out of course) but they’ll probably rocket in value as quickly as that car can accelerate
Some very smart folks come from Croatia like Mate and Tesla. Add the Spacex package Roadster and we may soon see hovering cars like back to the future! What a time to be alive 😁
@@chadmueller9135 The Plaid+ isn't in production. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Both the Plaid and the Plus were used for the Nürburgring tests in 2019. The Laguna Seca video on Tesla battery day was the Plaid+. The only reason why you won't be seeing the car come 2022 is because Elon Musk canned it like he did the RWD Model S, Y, and SR 3.
@@jacybongo2589 I expect that from a car that’s almost 20 times more than the plaid. Let that sync in almost 20 times. Ok why not just sell another hyper car for 10 million why not 20 million. Chuck 7 motors in there make 10 call it a production and call it a day and watch The Ooos and aahhs.
@@radiculus27 don't act like people who buy the rimac care about the price. It really doesn't matter to them . They can have 20 plaids and one rimac no problem . But they still prefer the rimac . Do you know why? Because the rimac is like a Rolex and the plaid I like a common apple watch. Its a statement and symbol of success.
@@jacybongo2589 that’s the usual cadence. You pay more to get more. How much more though. It’s the same ole same. Just cram extra motors bigger brakes and charge 10 million. And be .5 secs faster next time. Next guy, just cram 20 motors .3 secs faster. It’s the regular Cadence of how things operate . Then tesla will come eventually and have a 400k car that’s faster or just as fast that’s impressive to me and a lot others. That’s is what is shocking they going against the norm.!I know I know. He sounds like he is trying to rain on this cars parade. The car is good. But for 20 times the cost of the plaid what else you expect. Look it this way. The Toyota Camry comes out and Ferrari makes a 4 door car that’s marginally faster. The Ferrari techs are ooh and aah. But you see the price and you realize one is 20 times more and is being mass produce. I am more impressed by the Camry than the Ferrari. 1 as of this writing no customer has the car as yet 2 only a limited run for now. So after a set is made that’s it no more 3. it’s a good car and I will definitely love to have one in my garage. But not impressed as it’s expected. Getting a Rolex with Rolex quality is not impressive. Getting a Casio with the same quality of a Rolex is impressive to me.
Carwow already did the quarter with this against a SF90 stradale and it ran a 8.6 @170 on an airfield. this prepped surface it should easily do 8.5 @172+ which is insane. It makes the already unbeatable Plaid model S look slow
8 second quarter mile, almost 2000hp road legal electric beast is here, with a statement " future if automotive industry is electric, and rimac will be the king of speed and technology"
@@KyleHubb LOL you are a complete idiot 🤣. Rimac is the most advanced car in the world rn. Let me show you some of its tech, it has : 12 ultrasonic sensors which continuously scan the cars surroundings for up 525 feet ,13 cameras that enable 360 degree coverage and face recognition, and a onboard AI supercomputer called Pegasus which processes 6000 gigabytes or 6 terabytes of storage.
@@jacybongo2589 12 ultrasonic sensors make it the most tech advanced car? LMFAO! Now look who the id***t is! The Pegasus from Nvidia is crap without the software running the stack. lol Can't even hold a candle to Xpeng and NIO cars. Seriously, you sound dense.
Since Porsche bought into Rimac, I assume the 918 Spyder's successor will have Rimac batteries and technology. The current 918 can do 0-60 in 2.2 secs. I can only imagine how much faster the next one can be. May 1.2 seconds lol
Yea, there's only so much physical traction available between rubber and road. You'd need full drag slicks to start making any significant improvements from a 2 second 0-60.
Mate Rimac wrote on his Facebook profile that the grip on the track was 30% worse than the grip at the airport in Zadar, where Mat Watson made a time of 8.62. sec 1/4 mile.. How is that possible on the prepared track!? There have been suggestions to warm up the tires, so we’ll hopefully see how it all ends in the end.. Hope to see full video soon.
Just think, in 20 years, this will be considered normal performance for the soccer mom's four-door grocery hauler. I can recall some of my first cars purchased where it would take a Mayon calender to time one's 1/4-mile.
@@Jeroenneman In 20 years, when the technology to make them perform better with more reliability becomes easier to manufacturer, it will occur. It's why Camry's of today are quicker than the ones built in 1991 and the EV Camry of 2041 will be quicker than the one available now.
Roadster is not comparable to this, it's a hypercar, Roadster will be a sports car. There's more to cars than straight line acceleration... and the Roadster will never fit in the same sentence with a proper hypercar that has a super rigid carbon fiber body, proper handling, etc.
@@derbigpr500 Elon build a 4 door family grocery-go-getter that runs low 9’s in the quarter at 150mph for $130k, quicker than Bugatti. What do think he’s going to do with the Roadster?? Probably destroy Rimac, beyond physic with Space X technologies.
The Plaid will be humbled but there is no shame in that. One is a family sedan and the other is a bespoke hypercar costing 20x as much and having almost double the power. I’m just sad Tesla didn’t have the tech to do the Plaid +. Maybe next year …
@@stubones You are missing the point of Nevera to think of it simply as a hyper car. Nevera technology will be found soon where? That's right Porsche and Hyundai/Kia, two big partners of Rimac. LOL
That’s insane.. the crazy thing is, we will probably all be driving a car almost that quick in less than 50 years. I’m looking forward to a time like that.
All types of amazing! The fact that you hear the driver slam the floor with the pedal first is just bizarre, but then hearing the car fight for grip all the way to 160MPH is INSANE!
@@markoaaron8528 0:21 wing moves here (no sound) 0:37 brakes engage for launch ,no wing movement (sound) 0:40 brakes disengage no wing movement (sound) In conclusion it is the brakes
I expect this to be super similar to Roadster 2.0, base trim. Space X Package, I think, will wear the drag race crown for production cars, as I don’t know any other company that could even attempt such a car option.
Plaid Model S world record is currently 9.008 second quarter mile, gutted. That car is 45% heavier than Roadster 2.0, longer wheelbase, less aerodynamic. Mark my words, we will see plaid model s in the 8’s in the near future. Exact drivetrain from model S into Roadster 2.0 will be shooting ~8 to 8.2 second quarter miles all day long. Rimac doesn’t even advertise that their car is capable of 7’s, they say 8’s. So based on what we know, they will be dang near identical, the Rimac and Roadster 2.0 base. Add SpaceX Package and Roadster 2.0 will dip into low 7’s or high 6’s (we don’t know the exact thrust levels yet), beating almost anything except top fuel cars down the drag strip. The Rimac in this video will be essentially identical to Roadster 2.0 base model on the drag strip.
it’s kinda funny that you’re trying to sound smart, yet are falling for Elon’s idiotic bullshit. there will never been any “space x package” Tesla barely got anyway with a fucking half steering wheel, they’re not going to get away with compressed air thrusters on a road car 🤦🏻♂️ and for the record, the roadster, if it ever actually becomes reality, will be marginally quicker than the Model S Plaid.
@@Tommmmmmmmmmmm it's funny that you're accusing me of "trying to sound smart" while talking out of your ass with assumptions and opinions, delivered as facts. Do us all a favor and never reproduce.
@@JappaKneads With PS4S sure... With drag radials ? Maybe ? high 7's for a 2000Hp car does not seem insane... 1000HP car with drag radials manage to do that
@@nabushdinosaure drag cars dont weigh 4800 pounds. This thing is only trapping 170mph the hp to weight ratio is still way off. An only 1600hp koenisgegg jesko would theoretically trap 190mph but of course it will run a slower time cause no traction.
@@derekmaxwell8164 the thing was not making the full 2000hp when carwow tested it. Traction has to be an issue on an airstrip as well. Think it should be able to trap 175-180mph...
i loved the noise on that warming the tyres up and fairplay he got every gear shift spot on!…. oh wait no it’s a point and shoot and let everything do it for you 😂
Wouldn’t be to awesome would get boring quick as the Roadster with SpaceX package aka Cold ROCKET 🚀 boosters will probably do 0-60 in 1.2 sec. no car can possibly keep up unless it too has rocket booster PERIOD!
Yeah. And the batmobile and other fantasy cars as well. The Rimac however is real, and it’s here. The fastest accelerating production roadgoing car in the world.
@@bjornar9026 I mean it’s a crazy expensive car designed ONLY for speed. Model S plaid is a FAMILY sedan. If Tesla sole focus was to make a electric sports car and it didn’t matter what the end price was then it would obviously be fastest in the world.
Why? Almost the only thing that can beat a 1000hp Plaid EV right now is a 2000hp Nevera EV, both will send the message that the EV age is here, so should be happy. It's more like a 1 2 punch to ICE fangirls lol.
Car is amazing and looks amazing but for only a second quicker in the 1/4 mile I think my plaid is the better buy with 5 seats and a big trunk. But it is gonna be awesome to see we’re EV can take us. God Bless America 🇺🇸
They are 2 cars built for 2 completely different purposes. Value for money is the least important factor when u are buying a million dollar car because anyone who can afford to shell out millions is never going to glance at a 140k tesla
@@chdcalifornia880 So what? You can take your English grammar skills to the bank and his can take his money making skills to the bank and afford the Plaid!
