GAC – a brand which is going to launch here imminently – has just set a new world record for the highest drift speed in an EV with its Hyptec SSR hypercar.
Piloted by professional driver Ye Zhicheng, the SSR had to maintain at least 30 degrees of drift angle for at least 50 metres. It did so at a sustained 213.523km/h, according to Guinness World Records.
Like the Nio EP9 and Yangwang U9 – the latter of which has already set a spate of records lately – the Hyptec SSR is an insanely powerful coupe, with 900kW courtesy of three electric motors; one at the front with 320kW and two at the rear with 260 and 320kW. It is good for a 0-100km/h sprint in 1.9 seconds. It won’t threaten the near 500km/h effort of the U9, with a top speed of 251km/h.
The Hyptec SSR is an ultra exclusive car with less than 30 per year sold in 2023 and 2024. It consists of a carbon fibre body and aluminium chassis, with carbon ceramic brake discs and carbon diffuser.
Thanks to a relatively light 74.69kWh battery and its lightweight construction, it only weighs 1990kg – meaning it is not one of the “elephants” labelled by Ferrari at the Elettrica preview. It’s not exactly a stripper special either, with a luxuriously equipped interior.
GAC Group’s chairman Feng Xingya said this was a milestone for “China’s high-performance automotive engineering”.
Check out the video below to see the record attempt in action and stay tuned for more GAC news when the new cars launch this month.
