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UNCOVERED: Mate rimac - The Untold Story

Why is Ferrari facing such a backlash to its first electric car?

The Italian marque has broken with the past with its four-door, €550,000 Luce and traditionalists are furious

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The Next BMW i7 Will Get Its Batteries From An Unexpected Source

Rimac will make the battery packs for BMW's upcoming flagship sedan. The BMW i7 debuts later this month.

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We've Reached Peak Horsepower. Now What?

When French automaker Darracq built its first 100-horsepower vehicle, it was monumental. Factory driver Paul Baras, on a stretch of road in western Belgium, would hit 104.5 miles per hour—a new benchmark for land speed worldwide.

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Meet Rimac's Rarest Hypercar Yet

The 10 lucky individuals who paid who-knows-how much for the Rimac Nevera R Founder’s Edition are getting a whole lot more than just the car. The limited-run model includes an assortment of exclusive perks and experiences for these Founder’s Club members that even grants them facetime with Mate Rimac himself,…

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Rimac Wants Full Control of Bugatti

It's only been four years since Rimac Group and Porsche joined forces to create Bugatti Rimac, but apparently, CEO Mate Rimac is already tired of the bureaucracy. Rimac is itching to take control of the joint venture and is in negotiations to buy out Porsche's stake in the company.

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Ferrari Wanted To Make An EV. Then They Decided It Won't Be A Supercar

Ferrari says it wants any new technology to be a game-changer in its segment. But in the supercar world, EV tech isn’t there yet.

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Ultra-Luxury Brands Were Early Promoters Of EVs. Here's Why That's Changing

The world's biggest names in performance and ultra-luxury cars are delaying or re-balancing their EV plans as demand and brand identity force a rethink.

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A McLaren EV Could Still Happen—Just Not Anytime Soon

Automakers big and small are rethinking their electrification plans. Some have delayed launches of new products, while others are shifting development resources to hybrids. The industry is in an awkward transition that has McLaren taking a leisurely approach to electric vehicles.

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YangWang Preps 3,000 HP Quad-Motor EV, But Rimac Isn’t Convinced

That’s far more than any road tire is capable of putting down, no matter how wide and the batteries are another limiting factor.

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Bugatti's 2026 supercar is a £3.2m state-of-the-art sound system

Bugatti swaps traditional speaker tech for something smarter in its 2026 supercar

The Bugatti Tourbillon Doesn't Have Real Speakers. It Uses Something Much Cooler

The Bugatti Tourbillon is filled with all sorts of neat innovations. A steering wheel that rotates around a central hub, a titanium gauge cluster, 3D-printed suspension components, and a monster rear diffuser that doubles as a crash structure. Add to that a sound system that doesn't use traditional speakers.

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Tesla Claims the New Roadster Will Be the 'Last Best Driver's Car'

Remember the Tesla Roadster? No, not the original car loosely based on a Lotus Elise. We’re referring to the second-generation model that was unveiled all the way back in November 2017. Fast-forward almost eight years, and not a single vehicle has been delivered. Despite multiple delays, the electric sports car…

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Nobody Wants Electric Supercars. But Why?

Electric supercars have a problem—a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N problem. When once-unattainable levels of power and performance are now available for a fraction of the price at your local Hyundai dealership, it begs the question: Why would anyone buy an electric supercar in the first place?

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'The Appetite... Is Extremely Low:' Koenigsegg Says No One Wants Electric Hypercars

Christian von Koenigsegg joins a chorus of automotive CEOs skeptical of electric hypercars.

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Sorry, Koenigsegg: Rimac Is the Speed King Once Again

Just when we thought the Nevera hypercar couldn't get any crazier, Rimac upped the ante with the Nevera R. Hiding a new battery pack and even more powerful motors under its svelte carbon fiber exterior, the Nevera R delivered a whopping 2,107 horsepower and a top speed of 256 miles…

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The Rimac Nevera R Forces You to Recalibrate Your Brain

With over 2,000 horsepower, the Rimac Nevera R accelerates like little else. It's a lot to handle.

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'Zero' Demand: Ferrari Is Reportedly Delaying Its Second EV

Electric performance cars have proven to be a hard sell. Even Mate Rimac, who started a company that makes EV hypercars, thinks so, and that's proving to be bad news for Ferrari. Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reports that Ferrari is delaying its second EV from 2026 to 2028, because right now,…

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Bugatti Boss on Turbocharged Hybrid Supercars: 'I Don't Get It'

While the Chiron was essentially an evolution of the Veyron before it, the Tourbillon represents a radical departure. Molsheim’s all-new performance flagship ditches the quad-turbo W-16 engine in favor of a V-16 without forced induction. Cosworth helped develop the naturally aspirated powerhouse, which features an 8.3-liter displacement and an impressively…

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Bugatti's Boss Owns and Drives a Volkswagen Golf R32

Mate Rimac made a name for himself by developing some of the most exciting EVs out there. However, his rise to success began with a humble BMW E30 and a blown engine. Well before the Concept_One and the Nevera that followed, a 1983 3 Series was converted for electric duty…

Today’s luxury car buyers want experiences, not performance

EVs have democratised power. Now, for supercar buyers, performance is not enough.

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Rimac Wants Complete Control of Bugatti: Report

In late 2021, the pillars of the hypercar world were shaken. Rimac and Bugatti merged under a new joint venture called, fittingly, Bugatti Rimac. Could the two brands—one being a young EV hypercar builder and the other a seasoned combustion-engined hypercar powerhouse—actually coexist without sacrificing each brand's identity? Bugatti Rimac…

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Designing a Bugatti: How 300-MPH Hypercars Come to Life

Car designers do not simply draw cars. To be a great one, you need a deep technical understanding, and must form productive relationships with everyone involved in making a vehicle come to life. Bugatti design chief Frank Heyl is a perfect example.

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For Sale: Rimac Nevera, Barely Driven

The Rimac Nevera is a modern marvel of automotive engineering. Cooked up over more than a decade by now Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac, the Nevera was one of the first mainstream electric hypercars when it hit the market in 2022. And it's no slouch.

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Lamborghini’s EV Will Be Its Most Powerful Model Ever

Lamborghini is still set on launching its first electric vehicle by 2030, and it could have up to 2,000 horsepower on tap when it arrives. That’s what Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume said in a recent interview, revealing that the EV will ride on a special platform developed by Porsche…

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Aston Martin Admits Some Customers Hate Electric Cars

In the early 2010s, there were reports about Aston Martin giving the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet the electric treatment. That never happened. In 2019, the production-ready Rapide E broke cover, but that one, too, failed to see the light of day. Plans for a Lagonda sub-brand that was supposed to sell…

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