Rimac Teases Radical Model, Starts a Bizzare Countdown of Pixels

The Croatian hypercar maker will take the car to the Monterey Car Week, the event that has already opened its gates in California. The teaser photos and videos uploaded to social media do not disclose much of what might helps us guess.

To make things even more confusing and keep us wondering, the manufacturer has also started a bizarre countdown on its official website, but instead of showing seconds ticking away, we see pixels, and what seems to be the roof of the model to be unveiled, with tiny partcles of it – pixels, of course – flying around like comets.

The model, as seen from the top, seems to be taking shape, which means that we won't need to wait for much longer. But how long that means, we can't tell, because we are not exactly familiar with the pixel countdown.

Meanwhile, the latest teaser photo uploaded by Rimac on social media shows the front end of the car in a moment of partial disintegration. It looks like a metaphor that is trying to prevent us from seeing the entire shape of that front end.

We have yet to determine whether it is a new hardcore version of the already insane Nevera hypercar or a brand-new model. But, no matter how hard the brand is trying to keep it under wraps, the car in the photo still looks like the Nevera, the only model that Rimac has ever rolled out. However, it does sport several variations, such as the shape of the front splitter, for instance.

The caption accompanying the photo on social media asks, "Are you Radical?" and says, "The road will never be the same." A nine-second video uploaded hours after this photo shows a big rear wing that looks like it brings all the downforce in the world to this car. "Think you know Rimac? Think again," says the caption of this video teaser, in an attempt to shatter everything that we took a wild guess for so far.

However, if it is something linked to the Nevera that we are going to see, it should be more… radical than the hypercar that we already know. Designed, engineered, and handcrafted in Croatia, the Nevera is powered by four liquid-cooled permanent magnet synchronous electric motors, one engaging each of the wheels.

The four of them generate a total of 1,888 horsepower (1,914 metric horsepower) and 1,741 pound-feet (2,360 Newton meters) for some mind-blowing performance figures. Those make the Nevera flash from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 kph) in just 1.74 seconds, run the quarter mile in 8.25 seconds, and hit a top speed that keeps changing because Rimac keeps breaking records with its Nevera.

A 120-kWh battery pack stores enough energy for an EPA-rated range of 305 miles (490 kilometers). However, range is probably the last thing on the minds of those who pay over $2.2 million to take the hypercar home.

With Rimac being so active about the big reveal lately, it probably won't take long until they put an end to all speculations and show the "radical" model in all its glory. The (pixel) countdown has already started.