0 to 60 mph, same clock
Tesla's thruster-assisted demo run against the fastest production car on earth. Press Launch. At real speed the race is over before you finish reading this sentence, so watch it again slowed down, from the side or from above.
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That was real time. The Roadster was at 60 mph before the U9 had cleared 13 feet. Watch it again slowed down.
| Tesla Roadster | Yangwang U9 Xtreme | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-60 mph | 0.81 s claimed, from the reveal demo (0.67 s with rollout subtracted) | 2.28 s, the standard U9’s claim (2.36 s to 100 km/h). BYD has published no figure for the Xtreme |
| Average pull to 60 | 3.4 g | 1.2 g |
| Road used reaching 60 | 36 ft | 100 ft |
| The other car at that moment | U9 doing 21 mph, 23 ft behind | Roadster 65 ft ahead, cruising at 60 |
| Power | Over 1 MW of motor, plus 80 kN of cold-gas thrust | 2,220 kW (2,977 hp), four motors |
| Top speed | Not disclosed | 308 mph, production-car record |
| Status | Revealed Oct 15, 2026, production targeted for 2028 | On sale, limited run of 30 |
| Quarter mile | 7.4 s at 175 mph (estimate) | 8.4 s at 190 mph (estimate) |
Tesla's 0.81 s is a manufacturer claim from its reveal-night demo with the rear thrusters firing, on a car that doesn't ship until 2028. BYD has published no acceleration figures for the U9 Xtreme. The 2.28 s we use is the standard, 960 kW U9's claim of 2.36 s to 100 km/h, converted to 60 mph, so the Xtreme is probably a little quicker than the page shows. The Xtreme's own title is top speed: 308 mph, the fastest production car. Quickest and fastest are different crowns: the Plaid's claimed 1.99 s beats both U9s to 60, and nothing beats the Xtreme's top speed.
The animation assumes constant acceleration from a standing start, then holds 60 mph. Real launches aren't perfectly linear, but it's close enough for a picture. The 3.4 g figure is that same average, not a peak. The 3D page uses the same constant-acceleration model as the 2D version.
Optional lanes use the same model with their own claimed figures: Model S Plaid 1.99 s (Tesla, rollout subtracted), 911 Turbo S 2.4 s (Porsche, the 2026 T-Hybrid), and an F1 car at about 2.6 s, which varies by car and era. The banana drops from 1.7 m at 1 g and lands at 0.59 s.
Quarter mile mode keeps the same launch, then follows a speed curve from 60 mph to each car's trap speed, fitted so the car covers exactly 1,320 ft at its quarter-mile time. Figures marked recorded come from a published timed run, claimed from the maker. Figures marked estimate are ours, from a power, weight and drag model: nobody has published a quarter-mile time for the new Roadster with thrusters or for the U9 Xtreme, so treat that race as a sketch, not a result.
Prefer the 2D version? It's here.
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