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Watch: Chinese EV smashes Guinness World speed records, hits 312.7 mph in historic attempt

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Watch: Chinese EV smashes Guinness World speed records, hits 312.7 mph in historic attempt

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme has officially broken the Guinness World Records speed record for production cars at 312.7 miles per hour (503.17 kilometers per hour). Achieved on an open-road challenge in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on November 1, this is a real historic milestone for the company and the car.

“Exceeding 500 km/h marks a significant engineering milestone for a production EV and highlights the vehicle’s high-performance capabilities,” Guinness World Records explains on its official page. At that speed, the car would be able to travel the length of an average football field in about 0.75 seconds.

The record attempt was conducted on a closed test section of the E11 motorway in Abu Dhabi. Driven by Marc Basseng, he explained in a BYD press release that the record attempt pushed “the limits of speed on a public road in Abu Dhabi.”

“Unlike a dedicated test track, a public road presents a different set of challenges, making precision, stability and confidence in the vehicle more important than ever. Breaking a world record once is extraordinary, but doing it again in such a different environment is truly special,” he explained.

According to reports, engineers were required to adjust aerodynamics, suspension, and tire pressures during testing. Overall, the team made four runs over two days, setting the record on the final attempt.

This was vital as air resistance increases approximately with the square of speed. At the same time, the power needed to overcome that drag increases with the cube of speed.


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