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The Yangwang U9 is now the world’s quickest manufacturing electrical automobile (EV) after setting a prime velocity of 472.41km/h (293.54mph) at a check observe in Germany earlier this month.
The beautiful velocity, achieved by the brand new 2220kW quad-motor U9 Monitor Version electrical hypercar introduced earlier this month, beats the earlier outright EV prime velocity document of 438.73km/h set by a prototype model of the Aspark Owl 600 hypercar (the U9 is a manufacturing mannequin).
It additionally eclipses the 431.35km/h prime velocity of the Rimac Nevera R, which holds a swag of data because of its 1571kW quad-motor electrical powertrain.
The Yangwang U9 Monitor Version can also be quick by combustion-engined automobile (ICE) requirements. The truth is, it’s sooner than the petrol-powered Bugatti Veyron (431.07km/h) and is knocking on the door of the quad-turbo W16-powered Bugatti Chiron Tremendous Sport 300+ (490.48km/h).
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The U9 Monitor Version’s document was set on the identical ATP Automotive Testing circuit the place driver Marc Basseng achieved 375km/h in the usual U9 throughout testing 2024.
The U9 is a low-slung two-door coupe from BYD’s upmarket Yangwang model – which isn’t current in Australia (but) – that includes scissor doorways and a ‘DiSus X’ clever physique management system that enables it to carry out 360-degree ‘tank turns’ and likewise ‘leap’ over potholes.
The hardcore Monitor Version flagship betters the usual U9’s already-powerful 960kW four-motor powertrain by including what BYD claims is the “world’s first quad-motor system to characteristic 30,000rpm excessive output motors”.
Every particular person motor produces 555kW – barely greater than the output of the most recent BMW M5 (535kW) – to ship its whopping 2220kW complete output, leading to a claimed power-to-weight ratio of 895kW/tonne.
There’s no official acceleration time, however the usual U9 is claimed to hit 100km/h in simply 2.36 seconds.
The 4 motors additionally work collectively to allow torque vectoring, guaranteeing optimum traction by reassessing torque supply to every wheel greater than 100 occasions per second, whereas the DiSus X system additionally maximises acceleration and traction by minimising pitch and roll to higher leverage every tyre’s contact patch.
In addition to its monstrous energy improve, the Monitor Version runs 20-inch alloy wheels and receives a carbon-fibre roof, mounted carbon-fibre rear wing and a rear diffuser with adjustable parts to regulate downforce and drag settings.
The U9’s document comes days after Mercedes-Benz introduced an EV distance document for its Idea AMG GT XX – which is powered by a three-motor electrical powertrain that’s set to be used within the 2027 AMG GT 4-Door tremendous sedan – after masking 5749km in 24 hours at a median velocity of 300km/h.
Whereas BYD says it has no plans to launch the Yangwang model in Australia, it is going to introduce the Denza luxurious model right here in October 2025 – with a number of fashions from different BYD-owned manufacturers mooted to put on Denza badges right here.
The U9 could possibly be considered one of these fashions, together with the B5 and B8 off-road SUVs offered in China below the Fangchengbao identify – and the Yangwang U8 luxurious SUV which has been spied on Australian roads.
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