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.
Staged. Press Launch.
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 |
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.
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.
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