Rimac has set a Guinness World Record for the fastest speed achieved driving in reverse, hitting 275 km/h backwards in the Nevera. The feat adds to the hypercar’s growing list of outright records.
Why it can do it
Most cars are gearing-limited in reverse. The Nevera’s four-motor electric drivetrain, with independent torque control at each wheel, simply spins the rear axle the other way — there is no traditional reverse gear constraining it.
Rimac’s test driver described the run as “deeply strange,” noting that the aerodynamics were never designed to work backwards. The company says it was a demonstration of the drivetrain’s flexibility rather than a meaningful real-world feature.