2022 Bugatti Bolide vs 2024 Rimac Nevera: Hypercar Straight-Line Shootout

DragGap comparison data

The table below summarises the key modelled figures from DragGap's simulation. Each value is an estimated output from a consistent simulation model, not a measured result.

| Metric | 2022 Bugatti Bolide | 2024 Rimac Nevera | |---|---:|---:| | Output | 1361 kW / 1825 hp | 1550 kW / 2079 hp | | Mass | 1240 kg | 1510 kg | | Drivetrain | All-wheel drive | All-wheel drive | | 0-60 mph | 2.10 s | 1.60 s | | 0-100 km/h | 2.17 s | 1.66 s | | 1/4 mile | 8.60 s | 8.01 s | | 1 km | 14.65 s | 14.66 s | | Top speed | 400.7 km/h | 350.7 km/h |

Two very different ways to make 2000 horsepower

The DragGap simulation pits two opposing approaches to extreme performance. The Bugatti Bolide is a combustion-engined track special that pours 1361 kW (1825 hp) from a quad-turbo W16 into an all-wheel-drive chassis weighing just 1240 kg. That power-to-weight focus is what lets a relatively conventional engine platform project such violent straight-line pace.

The Rimac Nevera answers with a fully electric drivetrain delivering 1550 kW (2079 hp) to all four wheels, but it carries that battery and motor hardware at a heavier 1510 kg. The Nevera is the more powerful car on paper; the Bolide is the lighter one. DragGap's modelled comparison is really a contest between raw electric thrust and a dramatically lower mass figure.

Both cars sit in a rarefied space that almost nothing else on the road approaches, which is exactly why the straight-line estimates are so close.

The simulated race: a razor-thin finish

In DragGap's modelled run the 2022 Bugatti Bolide is edged across the line first, ahead by roughly 0.014 seconds with the finish gap reading 0 metres — effectively a dead heat resolved by a hair of simulated time. Given how close the two projected times are, this outcome should be read as a statistical photo finish rather than a decisive victory.

The numbers explain the tension. Over a quarter mile the Nevera's instantaneous electric torque gives it a clear modelled advantage: 8.01 s versus the Bolide's 8.60 s, with 0-100 km/h at 1.66 s against 2.17 s. But DragGap's longer 1 km projection nearly erases that gap, at 14.66 s against 14.65 s. The Bolide's lower mass and far higher projected top speed claw the deficit back on the closing kilometres.

These are simulated, modelled projections — never measured real-world results. The takeaway is that two staggeringly quick cars end up almost exactly matched over a full kilometre.

Off the line: instant torque versus light weight

DragGap's model shows the Rimac Nevera dominating the launch phase. Its electric motors produce maximum torque almost instantly, and at 1550 kW it simply overpowers traction management on the way to a 1.60 s 0-60 mph and a 1.66 s 0-100 km/h estimate. From rest, the Nevera is the faster car in the simulation.

The Bolide is no slouch off the line either — its own 0-60 mph and 0-100 km/h estimates of 2.10 s and 2.17 s are superlative by any normal standard. But in a straight comparison it gives up ground early because it must build boost and revs before its 1825 hp arrives. Both run all-wheel drive, so neither is traction-limited the way a rear-drive car might be; the early-round difference is essentially a matter of electric torque delivery versus engine spool-up.

As the speed builds, though, the balance shifts toward the lighter Bolide, which is why the simulated gap shrinks by the end.

Where the gap really shows: top speed

The most decisive difference in the modelled data is aerodynamic top speed. DragGap's estimate has the Bugatti Bolide reaching about 400.7 km/h, while the Rimac Nevera tops out near 350.7 km/h. That 50 km/h of extra projected velocity is the Bolide's most powerful weapon over a long straight.

It explains why a car that loses the launch and the quarter mile can still win DragGap's longer simulated race. High-speed performance rewards low mass and low drag rather than peak torque, and the Bolide's package is built around exactly that. In a model that runs out to 1 km, that sustained speed advantage outweighs the Nevera's early burst.

Again, these top-speed figures are modelled estimates. Real-world top-speed runs depend on conditions, gearing and track length that a straight-line simulation cannot fully capture.

Which hypercar should you choose?

If DragGap's straight-line estimates are your yardstick, the answer depends on the distance. Over a quarter mile the 2024 Rimac Nevera projects as the quicker car, its electric punch leaving the Bolide behind off the line. Over the full 1 km the 2022 Bugatti Bolide projects as the winner by a fraction of a second, driven by lightness and a much higher top speed.

Consider the real-world context too. The Bolide is a track-only, combustion-engined special — extreme, loud and built for the circuit. The Nevera is a road-legal electric grand tourer with the same staggering performance wrapped in everyday usability. One is a pure track instrument; the other is a hypercar you can plausibly live with.

Both are triumphs of engineering, and DragGap's simulation simply confirms how close the very fastest machines can be.