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BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme hits 503 km/h in production car speed record

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BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme hits 503 km/h in production car speed record

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme has set a new single-direction speed record for a production car, reaching 503.17 km/h on a closed highway in Abu Dhabi.

The electric hypercar surpassed its own previous best of 496.22 km/h, set last year.

From BYD Europe’s X account, the company said: “Yangwang U9 Xtreme has done the impossible, surpassing 500km/h to set a new world speed record in Abu Dhabi.”

It continued by saying that it’s officially the fastest production car in the world: “The fastest production car on the planet just got faster.”

A new world record for the YANGWANG U9 Xtreme. 503.17km/h.

YANGWANG U9 Xtreme has done the impossible, surpassing 500km/h to set a new world speed record in Abu Dhabi.

The fastest production car on the planet just got faster.#YANGWANG #U9Xtreme #WorldRecord pic.twitter.com/lFtKAsEehE

The U9 Xtreme outdoes famous ICE models from hypercar manufacturer Bugatti, known for extreme hypercars. It is also more than 90 km/h faster than the Rimac Nevera, which tops out at 412 km/h. 

BYD launched the standard Yangwang U9 in February 2024. A couple of months later, it was spotted being tested to reach speeds of 375 km/h, well above the original claim of 309 km/h. That car had a 960 kW quad-motor powertrain.

Then, in August 2025, details from China revealed that the U9 supercar has a hypercar variant about to launch, featuring about 2,220 kW from four 555 kW motors.

During the same year, the U9 Xtreme also set a lap time of 6 minutes and 59 seconds on the iconic Nürburgring track in Germany, making it one of the fastest cars around the ring.


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