Deliveries of the 1,242 PS GAC Aion Hyper SSR have started in China

The Hyper SSR boasts 1,225 horsepower (1,242 PS) and 8,850 pound-feet (12,000 Newton meters) of torque from three electric motors.

China's state-owned Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) has launched a new Rimac Nevera-competing electric car under its Hyper sub-brand. Deliveries of the 2023 GAC Aion Hyper SSR have begun, and it's available in three variants. In creative terms, SSR stands for Super, Sports and Race.

The starting price of the Hyper SSR is 1.28 million yuan ($176,380), while the Hyper SSR Spring and Hyper SSR Ultimate cost 1.38M yuan ($190,000) and 1.68M yuan ($231,000), respectively. In comparison, the Rimac Nevera costs a fortune, with an eye-watering $2.1M, or roughly 11 times more than the Chinese hypercar.

The performance figures seem to be exuberant, at least on the paper. Three electric motors put 1,224 horsepower (1,242 PS) and 8,850 pound-feet of torque (12,000 Newton meters) at the wheel, with a claimed efficiency of 94.5 percent. The "entry-level" model can go from zero to 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) in 2.3 seconds, while the top two variants can do the same in 1.9 seconds.

The Hyper SSR has a 74.69-kilowatt-hour nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery pack that provides a range of 314 miles (505 km) on the CLTC test cycle.

Source: InsideEVs