Nio EP9, Chinese electric car company Nio’s supercar, has broken yet another track lap record.
According to the Nio App, on June 25, 2021, the EP9 set a new lap record at the Zhejiang International Circuit with a time of 01:26.180, about six seconds ahead of the previous record of the 1st place holder, Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (Cup2R).
The 3.2-kilometer-long racetrack, in East China’s Zhejiang province, has many turns as it undulates with the mountains. With a height drop of 22 meters, it is one of the most challenging tracks.
The EP9 is Nio’s flagship supercar model, equipped with four high-performance motors. It is capable of producing 1,360 horsepower, accelerating from 0-200km/h in 7.1 seconds, and can reach a top speed of 313km/h.
The Nio EP9 was launched in 2016, and the sports car set an electric car lap time record of 7 minutes and 5 seconds at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany on October 12, 2016.
On February 23, 2017, it set another record of 257 km/h at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, making it the fastest electric car in the world at the time.
The first six units of the Nio EP9 were delivered worldwide in limited quantities to William Li, founder of Nio; Zhang Lei, founder and CEO of Hillhouse Capital; Pony Ma, founder of Tencent; Liu Qiangdong, founder of JD.com; Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi; and Li Xiang, founder of Li Auto.
(Source: Nio App)
