A Chinese Electric Hypercar Just Smashed the 500 Km/h Barrier, Leaving Bugatti Further Behind
Marc Basseng set the mark after Yangwang engineers adjusted aerodynamics, suspension and tire pressures, and the car earned two Guinness World Records.
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China has challenged the giants of the automotive industry, breaking a record that for years seemed unattainable. The electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme, produced by BYD's luxury brand, has reached a dizzying speed of 503.17 km/h, becoming the first series-produced car to officially cross the 500 km/h mark. The record was set on November 1 on a closed section of the Abu Dhabi highway, with German driver Marc Basseng at the wheel. - YouTube www…
Four electric motors, 3,019 hp of power and capacity to reach 30,000 rotations per minute. Yangwang U9 Xtreme, the hypercar of the luxury brand of Chinese BYD, brings technologies developed to take the performance of electric vehicles to another level. With only 30 units planned, the model reached 503.17 km/h on a highway of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, on November 1st. Video shows theft of CEO Bugatti of the assembler; executive chas…
A Chinese electric hypercar just smashed the 500 km/h barrier, leaving Bugatti further behind
BYD's Yangwang U9 Xtreme has become the first production car to exceed 500 km/h, reaching nearly 313 mph on a closed Abu Dhabi highway and earning official recognition from the FIA and Guinness World Records.
BYD breaks the 500 km/h barrier: 503.17 km/h of YangWang U9 Xtreme certified by the FIA in Abu Dhabi. The record has asterisk. The BYD entry shatters its own speed record: the YangWang U9 Xtreme exceeds 500 km/h was first published on What!.
The speed record was officially recognized by the FIA. The full article BYD's electric car has exceeded 500 km/h, no production car has been able to do this before can be read on the Electric Cars page. Additional writings by the author: György Botond.
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