Guinness World Records has shared a video on social media showing China's GAC Hyptec SSR breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest drift by an electric car. The electric car is clocking an eye-watering 213.523 kmph. Professional driver Jason Ye (also known as Ye Zhicheng) pulled off the feat, sliding the EV sideways with pinpoint control at over 132 mph.
The video shared by Guinness World Records has gone viral. The Instagram reel capturing the moment has racked up millions of views, showing the black car fishtailing across the track like something out of a blockbuster movie. While the video gains traction on social media, it is worth mentioning that the record was created in Beijing, China, on 29 October 2025.
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The certified milestone that has broken the previous record of 207.996 kmph set by Zhao Junfeng in a Zeekr back in 2022. Ye maintained a drift angle above 30 degrees for more than 50 meters, hitting speeds well beyond the minimum threshold while pumping out enough grip and power to keep it all together. Organizers from Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) Aion confirmed the run met every Guinness criterion during a controlled test session, with third-party measurers on hand.
The Hyptec SSR featured in the video is equipped with a tri-motor all-wheel-drive setup: a front permanent magnet synchronous motor at 320 kW peak, plus two rear units at 260 kW and 320 kW each, for a combined punch exceeding 900 kW, roughly 1,224 horsepower. Using the power, the blasts from 0-100 kmph in 1.9 seconds, and the top speed is limited at 251 kmph, and pulls up to 1.7 G in acceleration.
For context, the fastest vehicle drift record stands at 304.96 kmph by Masato Kawabata in a Nissan GT-R Nismo back in 2016, but that's ICE. At the time, now retired Godzilla broke the record three times at 273.39 kmph, 304.96 kmph, and 296.79 kmph.