The low-slung, yellow, somewhat computer-game-looking supercar is called the U9, and when it arrives later this year, it will join a number of all-electric supercars and hypercars hitting the market. Think your NIO EP9s, Lotus Evijas, Rimac Neveras and Pininfarina Battistas of the world, and the U9 is likely another one to add to the list.
No performance specifications have been revealed, but BYD says that the YangWang branded hypercar will feature a quad-motor electric drivetrain. Nothing too unconventional about that – rivals use this setup to deploy huge power figures, such as the Evija’s claimed 2,000PS (1,470kW), and the Rimac Nevera’s similar 1,940PS (1,427kW) tally.
However, BYD says that the U9 will be capable of 0-62mph in less than 2.0 seconds. That’s not a new feat – the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Battista both achieve the benchmark dash under that figure. But for YangWang to turn up out of nowhere and show most of the world’s hypercar establishment a clean pair of heels from the get-go? Perhaps that’s something that would have been absurd five years ago, but with EV tech only levelling the playing field, maybe it’s not as preposterous as it once would have been.