How Miro Became a Hypercar Test Driver

The Smoking Tire

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🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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How do you get the job of test driver? What's it like perfecting the fastest EV and ICE car? Miro knows. Miro Zrncevic is the test driver for Rimac, builder of the record-setting EV hypercar, the Nevera. Miro has been involved in Rimac since the beginning, though not in the way you might think. In this episode we find out why Miro wanted to be a test driver; his education and work background; how he got the job; his thoughts on tuning steering; why a car has to lean a little bit; the dangers of driving 120MPH backwards; why a test driver and racing driver are not often the same person; his opinion on rear steer; the Bugatti V16 project; driving the Bugatti Bolide; and so much more. Recorded March 18, 2024 https://www.givemethevin.com/smokingtire Want your question answered? To listen to the episode the day it's recorded? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TSTPOD for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to http://www.offtherecord.com/TST. #cars #comedy #podcast Tweet at us! https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman Click here for the most honest car reviews out there: https://www.youtube.com/thesmokingtire

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0:00.0	Not using test drivers to develop the car gets you to that level because engineers can get to a very high level and some of them are really good drivers and they really know their stuff.
0:11.0	Outside of the boundaries of what's their like niche a job but on the
0:18.0	other side you do need somebody that you know knows how great looks like knows what
0:22.2	a great feel of the really good driving car is,
0:27.0	and knows how to put that in a vehicle.
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