Forget Bugatti Koenigsegg! 2000 horsepower electric supercar, taking the end of internal combustion engine as its own responsibility.

? The era of electric supercar has arrived. Let's take a look at the prototype Rimac C_Two, whose mission is to destroy the internal combustion engine. ...

It feels like witnessing death. Witnessing a bloody revolution completely shattered what we thought we knew, and then transformed it into a brand new one. We couldn't find the sword shadow, a departure from the dynasty. After that, Mo Xie, a great official in the Jianghu, was transformed, and the brake horsepower value basically became an irrelevant telephone number that you may not remember clearly. Strong acceleration performance means that 0- 100km/h is generally two seconds less, and the difference between victory and defeat is very small. In the future, everyone can rest assured to brag, because electric super-running is on the rise.

Strange to say, the first shot in this camp actually came from a small village outside Zagreb, Croatia. On that day, we made a special trip here to witness, first to see this emerging force that burned the literal performance of the internal combustion supercar to ashes with super firepower, and to test drive the power of the Rimac C_Two electric super GT prototype. Rimac C_Two has 1.887 horsepower and 2300 Nm of torque, and has the ability to accelerate from 0- 100 km/h in two seconds. The top speed can reach 4 15 km/h, and the price of each vehicle is 1.7 million pounds. According to the plan, it will only be.

Having said that, Rimac claims that what they have created is a technical grand view garden, the speed of 0- 160km/h is only 4.3 seconds, and the acceleration of 400 meters does not exceed 9 seconds, although such acceleration performance is usually limited to those objects with linear acceleration tires and anti-roll frames. If you operate the pedal lightly, you can walk 340 miles (about 547 kilometers) with full charge, and the fast charger can recover 80% of the cruising range after charging for half an hour. More pertinently, in addition to the four-wheel drive, there are dizzying torque vector control functions, active spoilers and precise battery management systems to prevent sudden performance degradation.

Not only that, the factory not only has no intention of packaging C_Two into a racing car with less equipment, but also claims that it has the fourth-level automatic driving ability (which can be imagined as a more sophisticated and advanced driver assistance system). It is equipped with eight camera lenses, a lidar unit, six radar hubs and twelve ultrasonic sensors. On the one hand, it helps C_Two to observe the surrounding environment through a very reliable physical field of vision, on the other hand, it provides various common driving assistance functions. Things you can show off in front of your friends include software that uses facial recognition to try to figure out the driver's thoughts and emotions (so you don't need a car key at all), automatically playing corresponding music according to the analysis results and changing the power transmission characteristics to help you calm down. Coach function can instantly display the best position on the track on the HUD screen, giving people the feeling that it is not so much a car as the AI incarnation of hot wheels.

But why Rimac? In fact, this company has started to deliver the electric supercar C_One, although the quantity is small. Therefore, they are in a leading position in the electric supercar market, which has just emerged but is enough to change the definition of Scud. Rimac also provides technical support for Regera, a Koenigsegg hybrid supercar, and manufactures a hybrid system for Aston Martin in Valkyrie. Even for the upcoming Pininfarina Batista, almost all the body shapes outside the interior are produced by Rimac. This company only got a stake in Porsche a year or two ago, and recently Hyundai and Kia have also participated in the investment. These new shareholders are not reckless gamblers, but serious investors, who have the ability to turn the unconstrained style into the real Ma Benteng.

Of course, Lotus seems to have a great chance to launch Evija this year, and some people have seen them test the world's fastest electric car that fans all over the world are talking about. But the so-called world is the fastest ... how to say it? Let's call it a flash in the pan. From Weilai EP9, which set a lap speed record for electric vehicles in Newberg Ridge more than a year ago, to Geshi electric vehicles (Aspark Owl and Dendrobium D 1, please call it a curtain call), we have really seen too many examples of thunder and rain. So when we saw this real C _ on the outskirts of the Croatian capital, we still felt a little surprised. Despite the camouflage of the prototype, this is a real car.

Materimac, CEO of the company of the same name, said happily: "This prototype is almost the same as the production model, but it represents an important step in this journey." Before I could answer, he turned his head like a child, patted the roof disguised as a circuit board pattern affectionately, then bent down, opened the door forward like the wings of a beetle and sat in the driver's seat. Well, first of all, I want to be a good passenger ... Fortunately, it turns out that Mate Rimac is not a timid driver.

With the surge of normal electric torque now, as soon as C_Two started, it was like an arrow leaving the string, and the gravel on the road suddenly flocked to the inner wall of the wheel arch without the scratch-proof layer. Although the car made some creaking sounds and empty echoes, and the footwork was a little impatient, the acceleration was really sharp and unambiguous. "As a prototype, we want to do our best, and then we will start with the software system." Rimark turned the steering wheel as he spoke, so that the big, wide and heavy prototype immediately drifted into the corner in a sideslip posture. "So this prototype actually leaves more space, and the horsepower is only about two-thirds of the final production model. Our idea is that by practicing basic skills, we can use electronic systems to push our grades to a higher level. Therefore, the foundation of the vehicle itself must be laid well ... it must be fun and interesting. "

As soon as the word "fun" came out, Rimac nailed the throttle with one foot, and C_Two immediately roared and rushed to the hillside with his magical power. If this is the result of leaving a lot of room for adjustment, isn't the final shape ... If you think these super electric cars will run very fast, you'd better not think about it, because your imagination obviously takes a lot of effort to catch up with them.

Rimac's negotiations in Kan Kan have experienced many sharp turns and twists and turns. He is enthusiastic and very funny, and always has a way to tell the biggest challenge he faces when developing super sports cars ("money and finance") and the reason why he chose to stay in Croatia for production ("because I want to do this, I like to do it" ... willful). After completing the statement at the beginning of the task, he began to speak interesting and intoxicating adjectives. He obviously hopes that this electric car will be exciting and interesting to drive, not just convenient for the owner to brag and show off.

"I didn't actually make this car because I had to lower the company's carbon emission index, or because of environmental concerns." Rimark admits that although he is a vegetarian who strongly supports environmental protection and ecological awareness. "This car was developed because electric is the best solution and can make a better car." Then I parked the car on the side of the road and gave it to me to take over. Finally, it was my turn.

The impression of the driver's seat, the familiar smell is accompanied by a little strangeness, like an aquarium, and the blue carriage is like a CAD drawing (all friends engaged in design work are familiar). There are two big red buttons next to my right elbow, which are used to isolate electricity and cut off the brake system respectively. These two functions don't sound like jokes. In addition, there is a pair of multi-layer knobs on the dashboard, one near the driver is used to select the shift mode, and the other is used to select other modes. There is also a big screen below the knob to display other related information. However, it must be added here that this car is not equipped with airbags or traction control system. Ah ah ah ...

The steering is not heavy, and the driving vision is surprisingly good. At least you can confirm that the front view is good, and the rear is completely covered by wires and mysterious electronic equipment. The feeling of riding ... ok, not too hard, but the temperature is obviously not enough. The linear response of the throttle is enough to drive smoothly and slowly, but if you step on the throttle a little harder, you will soon be busy. Some people worry that the interest in electric supercars may be relatively small, lacking prestige, and the method of calculating speed is too electronic. There is no such thing as "flesh and blood" that turns the numerical value on paper into thunder and clangs between gears. They are worried that the five flavors will be blocked by plain and meticulous actions, and that the power system will form an information fault or leave a vacuum area in the sense of stimulation.

According to what I am driving, this is not the case. Of course, it tastes different. For example, acceleration can be achieved in one go, unlike an internal combustion engine. The sound is subtle and the sensory experience is weak, so that the way of entering and leaving the corner will be different from the way of leaning against the engine and holding the traditional gear handle. This car is very heavy, so you will feel the influence of that weight on the dynamic performance when you enter the corner, but the momentum of refueling when you leave the corner is really extraordinary. Having said that, the original model weighing more than 2.25 tons actually looks half a ton lighter than the actual weight. What's more, in future mass production, the weight is expected to be controlled within two tons. The weight change of steering is quite good, which can not only control the body accurately, but also have a sense of road. This car is stable and full of claws. Even prototype specifications can provide sufficient feedback and are fast. Driving mode is also remarkable. You can choose different torque distribution ratios with one hand, and you can choose from 50:50 to 100% after driving. The tail wing and the active air diffuser will immediately adjust their postures to match. Anyway, I didn't try in vain (my heart is open and comfortable at this time), so I used the above two modes to challenge the same corner. As a result, the rear-drive mode burned the rubber on the spot and immediately made the rear wheels smoke. It is conceivable that it is better not to despise driving this kind of car.

Of course, there will be a big difference between prototype and mass production. After all, this prototype is far from the final version, and it is no wonder that it will succeed or fail in the future. However, if you think that electric supercar will lead to many fanatics who only know how to accelerate, but don't know the way of the world, using complex codes and intangible power, it is all wet. In fact, this prototype Rimac reveals more information about the final mass production than all the well-dressed prototypes. The reason is that its rough taste is right, from which we can see that computer calculus magic can make some aspects of physical characteristics icing on the cake, make its every move more delicate, or smooth out too sharp minions. On the one hand, it has created much-anticipated prototype works, on the other hand, it has established a company whose development policy pays more attention to driving interests than shocking values. Rimac has undoubtedly done a very remarkable thing. I think this attitude will be a key. Without power at hand, the personality of these cars will depend on the characteristics outside the power system, such as chassis adjustment, design intent or market preference that makes them have certain characteristics. Unlike most diesel supercars, they are no longer based on the engine, but form their own personality from the overall driving experience and reaction. But after the trial, I still can't believe that these super electric cars can replace the attraction and the inexplicable excitement of gasoline-powered supercars. I just don't think they are arrogant, but they are coquettish. The rise of electric power does not mean that the known supercar has disappeared from now on, but represents the birth of a new thing, that's all.