Yangwang U9 Xtreme is the fastest production car in the world
Yangwang, the luxury brand from BYD, has set a new speed record for production vehicles with its new U9 Xtreme electric racer. The hyper sports car reached a top speed of 496.22 km/h on the test track at ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg in Germany. This beat both the previous record for electric vehicles and the top speed of 490.484 km/h set by the fastest petrol-powered model, crowning it the fastest car in the world.
Originally known as the U9 Track/Special Edition, the car will now be officially launched as the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, or U9X for short, with series production limited to a maximum of 30 units. The record-breaking vehicle is based on the existing technical architecture of the U9 currently available in China, including a number of important further developments. These include a powertrain with 1200-volt ultra-high-voltage electrics, a lithium iron phosphate blade battery with a remarkable discharge rate of 30C and four ultra-high-speed motors running at up to 30,000 rpm and producing a total of more than 3,000 hp. In addition, there are semi-slicks suitable for the racetrack and a special suspension set-up.
The U9X was piloted on its record-breaking run by Marc Basseng, a German racetrack specialist with many years of experience in sports car and endurance motorsport, who can hardly believe the performance himself. "Technically, something like this is not possible with a combustion engine," he explained afterwards. "Thanks to the electric motor, the car is quiet and there are no load changes. That allowed me to concentrate even more on the track." (aum)
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