Skip to main content

Rimac Concept One pictures

And then there was one…

Well not quite…working with a group of 20 engineers outside of Zagreb, Croatia, the team at Rimac Automobili has designed an all-electric supercar triumphantly called, the Concept One.

The all-electric supercar features a beastly 1,088 horsepower and can reach 62 mph from a standstill in 2.8 seconds maxing out at a top-speed of 190mph. Additionally, the range of the Concept One is stated to sit impressively at 370 miles and includes a body consisting of carbon-fiber. Furthermore, the interior of the Concept One was designed by a team formerly with famed Italian car design firm, Pininfarina.

Of course all of that sounds super sexy, but what is of real interest is the fact that each wheel on the Concept One is powered by a separate electric motor, independently controlled by its own inverter and reduction gearbox. Rimac dubs it “All Wheel Torque Vectoring”, and it is said to offer unparallelled  performance at top speeds and while accelerating out of corners.

Looking to get on a waiting list for one of these Eastern European automotive beauties? Rimac promises to build 88 units, with deliveries starting in 2013.

Amir Iliaifar
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Associate Automotive Section Editor for Digital Trends, Amir Iliaifar covers the ever increasing cross-section between tech…
Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept is a luxury EV with a 621-mile range
The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept in motion.

Ahead of CES 2022, Mercedes-Benz unveiled an electric concept car that pushes the limits of efficiency and range.

The Vision EQXX boasts a claimed range of over 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), or about 100 miles more than the current range champ, the 520-mile Lucid Air. Mercedes didn't achieve that by simply using a bigger battery pack. In fact, at 100 kilowatt-hours of usable capacity, the concept car's pack is close in size to the Air's. Instead, Mercedes focused on making every part of the Vision EQXX — from tires to batteries — as efficient as possible.

Read more
Audi GrandSphere concept shows how autonomy opens new design avenues
2021 Audi GrandSphere concept

Audi's follow-up to the shape-shifting SkySphere, the GrandSphere, takes the form of a luxurious sedan with a striking silhouette, electric power, and autonomous technology. It was designed as a concept car, and a highly futuristic one at that, but it's also a preview of the technology the firm will inject into its range in the coming years.

The Audi grandsphere concept: experience high-class future

Read more
Audi’s SkySphere electric roadster has shape-shifting superpowers
Audi SkySphere concept

It's practically a law of automotive design: Shorter cars handle better, and longer cars ride more comfortably. Most cars are forced to find a compromise somewhere between the extremes, but why should they have to?

Audi recently leveraged electrification technology to develop a new concept called SkySphere, which allows the length of the car to vary depending on the driving mode selected. It takes the form of a luxurious two-seater roadster powered by an electric drivetrain.

Read more