the Bugatti is no longer the fastest production car, a Chinese car has grabbed the title, at 308 mph, 4 better than the Bugatti Chiron. And it's electric. Only 30 will be made
The Chinese-built Yangwang U9 Xtreme became the fastest production car in the world after it hit 308.4 mph at the ATP Papenburg’s high-speed oval in Germany, which means the EV dethroned the Bugatti Chiron.
It gets 2,978bhp, over double the ‘regular’ car’s 1,288bhp, from four electric motors (which utilise the world’s thinnest super-silicon steel – 0.1mm – in mass production), each of which can spin at up to 30,000rpm.
It’s also the first production car with a 1,200V ultra high voltage platform, up from the existing U9’s 800V system, which allows for a quicker adrenaline shot of electricity through the platform and in turn, power to the motors, and the new batteries discharge 10 times faster than a conventional EV battery.
Heat generation is also reduced by up to 67 per cent compared to the 800V platform at matching power outputs.
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