As driver Marc Basseng then pinned the throttle, the car gained speed at a truly shocking pace, roaring past 450km/h and 470 km/h with apparent ease. The car didn't even appear to be breaking a sweat ...

In 2007, SSC came out swinging with a car called the Ultimate Aero TT. It looked like a hybrid of a Diablo and an early Koenigsegg, made 1183 hp, and was awarded the Guinness World Record for the ...

The SSC Tuatara and its variants were once shrouded in a remarkable layer of controversy, originally claiming a top speed of 331 mph. Sadly, this turned out to be a hoax, and SSC recommitted to ...

BYD’s premium brand Yangwang says the U9 Xtreme EV hit 308.3 mph (496.22 kph) at ATP Papenburg; if confirmed, it’s the ...

BYD's U9 Extreme has more than double the power of the standard model, and beat out rivals from SSC, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti ...

The YangWang U9 sports car manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD continues to make headlines. Shortly after setting a new record for a production electric vehicle with a top speed of 472.4 km/h, it ...

Torque measures how hard the engine can twist the drivetrain to get the car moving, while horsepower measures how quickly the ...

One of the most remarkable aspects of the YangWang U9 Xtreme is its powertrain. With four electric motors working in unison, the car delivers an extraordinary 2,978 horsepower. This is more than ...

In August this year, BYD revealed it had set a new electric vehicle (EV) top speed record of 472.41 km/h with its Yangwang U9 ...