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BYD's electric supercar jumps over potholes and spikes


The battery-powered supercar can be seen reaching 120km/h before jumping over a 2.5m pothole and tyre spikes.

Yangwang – BYD’s luxury division – has once again drawn attention online after posting footage of its electric U9 supercar jumping over potholes and tyre spikes. In the one-minute video – reshared by US news outlet CarBuzz on YouTube – the performance car can be seen accelerating from a standstill to 120km/h at a racetrack before it jumps over a 2.5m-wide pothole 200m down the track. Electric Cars Guide Ethan Cardinal graduated with a Journalism degree in 2020 from La Trobe University and has been working in the fashion industry as a freelance writer prior to joining Drive in 2023.

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