Viral SUV: These days, a video of a car is going viral on social media. This car sometimes moves on land and sometimes floats in water like a boat. Not only this, this car turns completely while standing at one place like a tank. People are surprised to see the feats of this car on social media and are calling it an all-rounder car.
This car which looks like a Range Rover is equipped with many more features than that. Till now people used to praise the capabilities and features of Land Rover cars to run on rough and difficult roads, but in front of its capabilities even Land Rover seems dwarfed. So let's know where this car is from and where you can get it if you want to buy it.
Hybrid SUV from neighbouring country is going viral
This car viral on social media is not from America or any European country but from China. Yes, this car is the YangWang U8 SUV of Chinese car manufacturer BYD's sister brand YangWang. The company launched this car in China only last year. This is a hybrid SUV which is equipped with a diesel engine as well as lithium ion battery. This SUV can run on the road and rough roads as well as swim in water.
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Land Rover may bite the dust
Yangwang U8 can take a 360 degree turn while standing at one place. With all these features, it has been included in the list of most expensive cars in China. In China, it has been launched in two editions – Premium and Off Road. The price of its Premium edition is 1,089,000 Yuan (150k USD) which is Rs 1.28 crore according to Indian currency. Currently, this car has been launched only in China but the company plans to take it to the global market as well. If this happens, it can give tough competition to even capable SUVs like Range Rover.
Electric motor fitted with the engine
Since this car is hybrid, it has a 2.0L turbo powered engine with a 49.05 kWh capacity blade battery. This car is a unique example of advanced technology. The surprising thing is that its battery has not been installed separately but it has been integrated into the frame of the car. With this kind of technology, space has been saved inside the car to provide passengers and other features. Yangwang U8 has seats for 5 passengers, while its weight is approximately 4000 kg.
Features that will blow your mind
This car can generate 880 kW of power and 1,280 Nm of peak torque. Despite weighing 4 tonnes, it takes only 3.6 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph. If we talk about speed, it can be driven at a top speed of 120 kmph. Nvidia's chip has been installed in the SUV to control electronic features. This car has 38 sensors, 3 lidar radars, 13 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, 5 mm wave radars and Level 2-ADAS suit safety feature. 6 large screens have been installed inside the car. At the same time, it also has features like thermographic camera and satellite phone for driving at night.
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