The Era Of Hypercars Racing For Top Speed Is Coming To An End

The first production road car broke the 500 km/h barrier.

The race among hypercar manufacturers for top speed may be coming to an end after the Chinese electric car, the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, reached 503.17 km/h. It is the first production road car to break the 500 km/h barrier. Now, competitors have virtually no round speed milestones left that would justify investing huge sums in setting new records, writes Top Gear.

The Yangwang U9 Xtreme reached a speed of 500 km/h. Before it, the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300 was the first production car to break the 480 km/h barrier.

Now the race for records has lost its former meaning. “There are no more major round numbers left that we could realistically achieve,” the authors write. The next major goal—600 km/h—will require enormous power, as well as special testing conditions.

Manufacturers are already shifting their priorities. The head of Bugatti is more interested in ensuring that the new Tourbillon can perform a controlled drift effectively and is equipped with a manual transmission than in yet another increase in top speed.

Hennessey has also unveiled the Blackbird hypercar, featuring a 1,000-horsepower engine and a manual transmission.

In the world of luxury sports cars, the driving experience is now becoming more valuable than the numbers on the speedometer.

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