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| Subject: Move over Tesla: Electric supercar posts shock Nurburgring time Wed May 17, 2017 9:45 pm | |
| This is the sound of the future.
A common observation of electric cars is that they are either silent or just a little too clinical in comparison to the roaring petrol-powered motors used by conventional cars.
But the emerging trend for all-electric supercars looks set to change that with a soundtrack that mixes Formula E with a little bit of Le Mans and general race car goodness.
NIO, a Chinese electric car company, has seized headlines with its new EP9, an all-electric model to rival the world's fastest cars.
And it sounds sensational.
Piloted by ace racing driver Peter Dumbreck, the EP9 recorded an impressive 6m49.0s lap of the famed Nurburgring Nordschleiefe circuit, a marker some six seconds faster than Lamborghini's outrageous Huracan Performante.
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/move-over-tesla-electric-supercar-posts-shock-nurburgring-time-20170517-gw6rim.html |
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