Watch the Rimac’s electric hypercar demolish its rivals on the quarter-mile

Even Ludicrous mode is no match for Rimac's powertrain.

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sanloublues[/url]":hbazefr6]Chris Harris wrote a few years ago about Ferrari providing reviewers with specially tuned cars with stickier than standard tires, which could explain C&D's good quarter mile.

It's more likely that the dusty surface in this comparison video skewed the results. It shouldn't be surprising that a vehicle with AWD (the Rimac is capable of driving each wheel) can out-accelerate the RWD LaFerrari in a scenario with reduced traction. It'd be interesting to see the comparison re-done on a cleaner surface or drag strip.

 

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zepi[/url]":3hu7xbuz]Driving only quarter miles and nothing else with LaFerrari makes relatively little sense. They spent insane amount of engineering effort to make the car go around corners, which it supposedly does pretty well.

Only doing quarter miles is not very representative measure of it's performance.

It's easy to package in a short video clip and it's something very digestible for average people (even those who have no real interest or understanding of cars). It's also very easy to popularise with a short press release and provides an opportunity for many sites to churn out a skeleton story with minimal effort for clicks. It's one of the reasons Tesla have promoted their advancements in 0-60mph times to the extent that they have.

 

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ScifiGeek[/url]":2mvbhtv7]Million dollar, 2 seat concept car vs 100K production car proves what exactly?

And in a straight line you can beat all three with a sub $10k junk yard turbo special.

Nonsense. Please provide an example. Show me any vehicle powered by any method which can do sub 10 second quarter mile for $10K in cost. Hell show me one which can do it for $50K.

This challenge is too easy. You should really have nailed down some specifics...