ZAGREB: Ex-Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg is one of just 150 people worldwide who will own a C_Two, having ordered his car in early 2019, following a viewing with the founder and CEO, Mate Rimac.
Just recently, Nico visited the team – now numbering more than 700 – in Sveta Nedelja near the Croatian capital, to decide on the bespoke configuration of his car, which will be delivered along with other customer cars in 2021.
Following an 11-year career in Formula One that saw him crowned World Champion in 2016, Nico has embarked on a career as a sustainability entrepreneur and investor in green technologies. He is invested in more than 20 mobility start-ups as well as the all-electric Formula E championship.
In 2019, he founded the Greentech Festival, a global platform for sustainable innovation and lifestyle.
“For us, it’s an honour that Nico chose to become a part of the Rimac Automobili family," said Rimac.
"Nico is a great guy through and through – as a driver, sustainability entrepreneur, tech lover, and future-focused individual, he understands exactly what we want to achieve with the C_Two; simply, that we want to set new standards for performance by using advanced electric technology developed entirely in-house here at Rimac Automobili.”
Despite delays due to Covid-19, the development of the C_Two has continued to advance quickly. Earlier this year, Rimac Automobili announced a new production line in Croatia, where the 150 production cars, including Nico’s, would be built.
The Rimac C_Two will deliver a 0-100kph time of 2s (0-160kph in 4.3s) and a top speed of 415kph in final production form.
