European brands like Bugatti and Koenigsegg are often associated with building the fastest cars on the planet, but American firms are right up there too – often claiming land speed record titles and ...

Diesel performance has quietly evolved into a world of outrageous torque, autobahn-busting top speeds and launch times that ...

When electric vehicles first came around, they had a lot of problems. They looked ugly, couldn't cover long distances, and most importantly, lacked speed and power. This made them unappealing to both ...

The new Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar set a new global production-car speed record. In a test, it reached 308 miles per hour. It took the lead from the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. The Yangwang ...

Last month, BYD's luxury brand Yangwang took the EV speed crown away from the Rimac Nevera with its 2,959 horsepower U9 Track/Special Edition. The car hit 293.54 miles per hour, but that simply wasn't ...

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The 3,000-hp Yangwang U9 Extreme is the world’s fastest EV at 308 mph, and its purposeful design looks even sharper up close. Called the U9 Extreme, it moves the conversation beyond mass-market EVs ...

Strap in for a wild ride. The Yangwang U9 Track Edition and its electrifying crew of the top five EVs are blasting hypercar records into oblivion. Let the ultra-fast hypercar battle begin. The ...

Lamborghini wasn't fooling around in the mid-1980s when concocting its next supercar. The Miura had been a sensation when it hit the scene in the 1960s, finally giving Ferrari something to think about ...