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Watch the electric Nio EP9 supercar capture a Nurburgring lap record

Its times are very close to automakers that have been at this for years.

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Nio, the electric car company formerly known as NextEV, has already claimed a lap record at the Circuit of the Americas, but before that, it picked up the EV lap record at the Nürburgring. And now, there's video.

The automaker finally unveiled the video wherein the EP9 electric supercar flies through the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 7 minutes 5 seconds, a full 15 seconds faster than the previous lap holder. With four electric motors pumping out 1,360 horsepower, it's not too hard to see how the west was won.

Nio isn't just in the business of building ridiculous sports cars. At this year's SXSW festival, it debuted the Eve, a luxury sedan built with autonomy and connectivity in mind. Nio hopes to have it on sale by 2020.

It might be nearly 20 seconds behind the Lamborghini Huracan Performante, which recently nabbed the honor of being the fastest production car 'round the 'Ring, but it's also unlike to carry nearly as much drama with its record as Lamborghini has.

Andrew Krok Reviews Editor / Cars
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
Andrew Krok
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.

Article updated on March 20, 2017 at 12:59 PM PDT

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Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
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