📍 ‘It’s the only supercar that could do Strictly Come Dancing and still beat a Ferrari on the Nürburgring.’
It does zero to sixty faster than your espresso machine, can pirouette like a ballerina, and — I kid you not — jumps.
The Yangwang U9 isn’t just China’s first hypercar. It’s a shot across Maranello’s bonnet and Woking’s wind tunnel.
Four motors. 1,287 horsepower. Suspension that dances. You may scoff — until it passes you doing 243 mph while levitating.
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April 2023: Yangwang U9 debuts at Auto Shanghai — China’s first serious swing at the supercar crown.
Feb 2024: Sales begin domestically, with production ramping up by August in BYD’s ultra-modern Shenzhen facility.
Performance: 1,287bhp, 1,680Nm torque, 0–100km/h in 2.36s. Nürburgring lap: 7:17.9. Verified 243mph top speed.
Powertrain: Four independent motors on the e⁴ platform — full torque vectoring at each wheel.
Party Tricks: The DiSus-X suspension can leap over potholes at 75mph, tank-turn on the spot, and dance to music.
Battery: 80kWh Blade pack, 800V system, dual-plug 500kW fast charging — 10 minutes to 80%.
Design: Styled by Wolfgang Egger. Carbon chassis. Butterfly doors. 54,000Nm/deg rigidity. Looks like an Audi went clubbing in Shenzhen.
Cabin: Dynaudio system, dual 14-way race seats, and more 5G than your local BT mast.
Price: £190,000. So far, 100 units have been sold in five months.
Legacy in motion: Europe’s watching. Ferrari’s sweating. And yes — it jumps.
📍 ‘Four motors. Butterfly doors. And a suspension system that looks like it’s had too many cocktails at Annabel’s.’
