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BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): The electric YANGWANG U9 Xtrem has just won impressive titles. Stella Li, global executive vice president of BYD, received this Friday (6) the certificate from Guinness World Records, which made the hypercar official as the fastest production car in the world in the general classification and in relation to 100% electric models. Both achievements also received recognition from the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
The titles are not exaggerated, after all, the model recorded an impressive speed of 503.17 km/h while traveling along the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed highway, in the United Arab Emirates, which had an isolated section for the test. The historic speed was set on November 1st by German driver Marc Basseng.
“I always say that our engineers are young, bold and maybe a little crazy, but in a good way! Once again, we need to congratulate them, as well as the entire YANGWANG U9 Xtreme team, on this incredible advancement and extraordinary records,” said Li.
Upon reaching the speed, the hypercar surpassed its own previous record of 496.22 km/h obtained in Germany and secured global speed leadership both in the general ranking of production vehicles and in the 100% electric division — according to the executive, the engineers were already analyzing a way to take the car even further soon after the record achieved in Germany.
The unprecedented performance is driven by four independent electric motors capable of rotating at 30,000 revolutions per minute, generating a combined power of 3,019 horsepower. Dynamic control is handled by the e4 platform and the DiSus-X active suspension, which performs hundreds of calibrations per second and even tilts the vehicle in curves to maximize stability at extreme speeds.
To power the propellants without overheating, the automaker’s engineering team adopted a new 1,200 volt electrical architecture combined with the Blade battery. The system delivers up to 1,800 kW of power even with just 20% charge remaining. The model will be produced strictly limited to 30 copies worldwide, always with the possibility of customization according to customer preferences.
Don’t think it was easy to reach the milestone — just remember that, during the development phase, a test with BYD’s electric supercar didn’t go as expected and ended in a collision with a barrier. The driver suffered only minor injuries.
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