Nio EP9 – the fastest on the North Loop

16 May 2017

Chinese car Nio EP9 showed the fastest time on the Nordschleife of the nürburgring

The fastest car "Nordschleife" until recently was Radical SR8LM, a lap which made up 6.48 min. the record was kept with 2009. For the first time the Chinese have encroached on the time of the passage of two years ago – then they showed the result of 7:05:12. Not the first line, but the sixth, which is already a good result.

Today Nio EP9 improved my last time by almost 20 seconds ahead at this Radical SR8LM on 2.1 seconds, having passed a circle for 6:45:90. Great for hypercar on electric.

Most interestingly, a representative of the firm Nio in your comments do not said on the absolute course record, saying only the achievement of the car: "EP9 drove a lap on the 19,22 seconds faster than our last year's result. This is a great achievement for Nio, I am very proud of the team that worked tirelessly on the car".

This defiance of the records of the famous route leads to the thought "will there be Nio EP9 serial?". The issue is complex. On the moment, construction of six certified car and going to find ten buyers hypercar.

Nio EP9 is equipped with an electric power plant with total capacity of 1 MW, which is in terms of the usual many "horses" is 1360 HP Maximum torque which is available with zero (!) speed is 1480 nm. Hypercar weighs 1735 kg, sprints to the first hundred in 2.7 seconds and reaches a top speed at 312 km/h.

At Nio EP9 on each wheel its own electric motor for the most complete realization of the moment. If traction is not enough, further "squeeze" the car will help a huge rear wing. In General, the downforce from EP9 is 24 000 N (this is more than on the F1 cars).

Hypercar is equipped with two lithium-ion batteries with water cooling and opportunity for full charge 45 minutes. Full charge the statements of the creators of the car, should be enough for 425 km of the Battery to word, easily removable, so in case of need can be quickly replaced.