Chinese automotive manufacturer, GAC (Guangzhou Auto Corporation), released a teaser for the GAC AS9 electric car which is claimed to be able to accelerate from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 1.9 seconds.
This car is said to be shifting the dominance of other electric supercar competitors.
Delivering blazing speed, the GAC AS9 is rumored to use the most powerful EV powertrain ever, by pairing the GAC Aion LX Plus with dual electric motors for a combined speed of up to 725 hp (540 kW / 734 PS).
Although in the teaser release only the silhouette of the car appears, if viewed in detail, this supercar will clearly be seen using a center engine with prominent fenders and equipped with a line profile so that the appearance of the GAC AS9 will look like a Ferrari SF90 Stradale.
Many speculate that this supercar design is an evolution of the GAC Enpulse concept, which was released to the public at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show.
It doesn’t stop there, wrapped in Vector Energy, the GAC AS9 model is reportedly ready to become a competitor to the Tesla Roadster.
Guangzhou President Feng Xingya was reluctant to provide any information regarding the AS9 GAC.
However, he said that this model will join the ranks of other Aion GACs such as the SUV model, namely the Aion Y, Aion LX Plus, Aion V Plus and the Aion S and Aion S Plus sedan models.
According to a Carscoops report, the GAC supercar will be released in late 2022 or early 2023 at a price of US$157,170
This price is relatively cheap when compared to its competitors, such as Rimac Nevera and Lotus which set a price of 2.4 million US dollars, while Evija sells its products at 2.75 million US dollars, and its last competitor Tesla Roadster which costs 200,000 dollars. US.
