Rimac might have supplied a primary glimpse at a single-seat observe automotive within the works, which Rimac CEO and founder Mate Rimac has hinted will outpace present System 1 automobiles and top-level endurance racers.
As first famous by The Supercar Weblog, web page 9 of the newest subject of Rimac’s official journal exhibits a sketch depicting a trio of automobiles, with the automotive within the foreground probably being the brand new observe automotive.
Web page from Rimac Journal 2024 – Problem 4
The automotive seems to function an open-wheel design and closed cockpit, much like the McLaren Solus GT observe automotive.
Behind it within the sketch is the Rimac Nevera and its extra hardcore variant, the Nevera R.
Rimac Nevera R
Information of the observe automotive was first revealed by Mate Rimac in August through the debut of the Nevera R.
He described the automotive as a single-seater with a closed cockpit, using a platform unrelated to the one within the Nevera. He additionally talked about that the reveal would most likely occur in 2024, although it’s now prone to happen someday in 2025.
The brand new Rimac is not the one observe automotive seeking to outpace the world’s prime race automobiles. Main F1 group Purple Bull Racing can also be creating a observe automotive, albeit one with two seats. Purple Bull’s automotive is generally known as the RB17, and the corporate has confirmed it can function a naturally aspirated V-10 mated with a mild-hybrid system for a mixed output of 1,200 hp. It is going to be among the many final designs from Adrian Newey, not less than for Purple Bull, because the star aerodynamicist joins Aston Martin in 2025.