---
title: "Watch Rimac’s Electric Hypercar Outrun a Bugatti Veyron in a Drag Race"
description: "It's batteries versus internal combustion in a battle for accelerative dominance."
date: "2017-01-17"
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  - name: "Will Sabel Courtney"
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# Watch Rimac’s Electric Hypercar Outrun a Bugatti Veyron in a Drag Race

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Between the simple physics of electric motors (maximum torque at zero rpm, baby) and the nearly-endless stream of "[Tesla Versus Insert-Your-Favorite-Fast-Car-Here](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/4226/this-tesla-vs-lamborghini-drag-race-has-surprising-results>)" videos on the web, none of us should be surprised at how quickly electric cars can accelerate. But every now and again, a video comes along and thrills us all over again with its depiction of an EV-versus-gas-powered car duel that leaves us astounded by the era of automotive innovation we live in.

This video of Rimac's Concept\_One hypercar whupping the Bugatti Veyron's ass in the quarter-mile? Yeah, it's one of those.

The clip comes from the YouTube account of [Wilton Classic & Supercar](<https://wiltonclassicsupercar.co.uk>), a British-based event that brings together and celebrates...well, classic cars and supercars. The WC&S folks brought their Bugatti Veyron over to Rimac's home country of Croatia to test the pride of VW A.G. against the electric hypercar in a classic drag race on a chilly winter morning. Both all-wheel-drive cars boast similar power figures, though they arrive at them in very different ways: the Bugatti's quad-turbocharged W-16 whips up 987 horsepower, while the Concept\_One makes 1,088 ponies by using four electric motors.

If this were the only example of Rimac's electric speed machine kicking hypercar butt, we'd be tempted to dismiss it as a one-off event. But considering the [Concept\_One has been seen dusting off the likes of the Ferrari LaFerrari](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5501/watch-rimacs-electric-hypercar-demolish-a-porsche-918-in-a-drag-race>) and the [Porsche 918 Spyder in straight-line runs](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5501/watch-rimacs-electric-hypercar-demolish-a-porsche-918-in-a-drag-race>)—with at least one of those cars a U.S. customer's personal vehicle, according to the low-volume carmaker—Rimac seems to have been the rare supercar startup to successful launch a car that can compete with the world's best. In a straight line, at least.

https://youtube.com/embed/WvHCtaIrkEs

## Author
Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals.

### Author social links  
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