Eye-watering discovery reveals the world’s fastest car could theoretically hit 415 mph

Shortly after the Yangwang U9 Xtreme smashed the top-speed record to become the world’s fastest car, studies suggest the supercar could find another 25 percent and theoretically hit 415mph.

Months, years, and decades of time have been poured into the manufacturing process to make the fastest car in the world.

In recent memory, this cutting-edge engineering accolade has belonged to Bugatti.

But now a Yangwang EV sits on the throne, and it could be capable of so much more.

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Engineer claims the current world’s fastest car could go over 400mph

The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport will always be the legend that crossed the 300mph barrier first.

But the Yangwang U9 Xtreme now holds the gold medal, even if it was by a mere 4mph.

Could the U9 actually be capable of 400mph, though?

Well, according to expert YouTube personality Engineering Explained, under the right circumstances, science suggests it could.

But, only under very special circumstances.

The online engineer claims that the 2,220 kW motor output could theoretically soar up to around 415mph.

This does come with some asterisks, though, as he admits that the drag coefficient may vary – it could be less, it could be higher – but he averaged it out at 0.25.

“So, calculating a bit of a range here between 0.2 and 0.3 for the drag coefficient … it’s going to be somewhere between 385 and 440mph for the estimated theoretical top speed,” he said.

In the video showcasing the Yangwang U9 Xtreme’s POV at over 300mph, you can see how extreme those speeds are, so adding another 100mph would be insane.

However, there’s likely nowhere on the planet that this could be achieved.

Is it actually possible?

In order to achieve speeds of over 400mph, you’d need some very specific thing.

First, perfect driving conditions, and a driver willing and capable of keeping the car perfectly straight.

Finally, you’ll need an enormous road, the kind of which doesn’t exist – yet, let’s not put it past BYD to simply make one just for this reason.

Still, with electric motors capable of staying cooler than combustion engines at high RPMs, the possibilities are endless.

There are also some other problems. Car tires have yet to go such speeds, and Games Learning Society suggests that anything on the market currently would burn out.

“The tires will spin so fast that centrifugal forces threaten to rip them apart,” the society said.

Still, it’s not unfeasible that BYD could find more progress with the Yangwang U9 Xtreme with some better preparation, and while 400mph could be a while off, the world’s fastest car could get even quicker.

And we haven’t even seen the 3,000hp supercar BYD is making yet.

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