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Yangwang U9 Xtreme dominates World Top-Speed Record for Production Cars

September 23, 2025September 24, 2025 Car and Bike SA

On 14 September 2025, automotive history was rewritten when the Yangwang U9 Xtreme (also called U9X) set a new global top-speed record for production cars, reaching a blistering 496.22 km/h (308.4 mph) at the ATP Papenburg high-speed oval test track in Germany. This feat not only crowns the U9 Xtreme the fastest production car ever, but also marks a major milestone for electric vehicles. What Makes the U9 Xtreme Special Here are the key technical upgrades and features that enabled this hypercar to break prior records: Feature Detail Powertrain Four…

Porsche’s Panamera will get a brother, and it will be a production version of the Sport Turismo Concept.

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Car and Bike SA

by Sebastian Toma Those of you who are Porsche fans will remember that the German automaker unveiled a concept named Panamera Sport Turismo back in 2012. Since then, the project was slightly postponed, but we have seen spyshots of the future shooting break from Porsche last year. With that in mind, people were beginning to wonder when Porsche will reveal the second body style of the Panamera range. The Brits at Car Magazine have spoken to Dr. Stefan Utsch, the director of sales and marketing for the Panamera, who has…