It is to be the world’s fastest series-produced car: in two years, the electric car start-up elektron motors from frankfurt am main wants to bring out a super sports car for the guinness book. And record-breaking at the quasar are several data.
little has been heard of the start-up elektron motors so far. Or nothing at all. All the greater the astonishment that is now triggered by an announcement from the Hessians: in just two years, they want to build the world’s fastest series-produced car.
450 km/h top speed and 100 km/h in 1.65 seconds – data that make you dizzy just reading it. And the super sports car christened the quasar promises. No fewer than four electric motors with a total output of 2.300 hp should make it possible.
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Each motor drives one of the four wheels individually. Its power is to be variably controlled. this "electronic smart torque vectoring system" (ESTV) promises special driving pleasure and quite high speed not only on the straight, but also in curves.
Series production is scheduled to start in 2023 – and end after just 99 cars have been built. The unit price: around 2.6 million euros.
Rimac shows the way
A million-dollar racer from a start-up – of course, success is not programmed in this case. But it’s not out of the question either. Best proof: rimac from croatia. The young company cooperates with many renowned car manufacturers, including aston martin, renault, hyundai, and kia. And it also builds its own electric super sports cars.
prototype production: former formula 1 world champion nico rosberg has already secured a rimac C-two. (source: manufacturer)
This year, for example, rimac plans to unveil its new C-two. It, too, is powered by four electric motors with a combined output of 1.deliver 915 hp. The C-two needs less than two seconds to reach 100 km/h and reaches a maximum of 412 km/h. Its price is expected to be more than one million euros.
Rimac has already earned a high reputation in the automotive world: In 2018, Porsche acquired shares in the Croatian company, which were increased for the first time in 2019. as recently as march, porsche invested a further 70 million euros and now holds 24 percent of rimac’s shares.