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At 308.4 mph, the U9 out sprinted the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+
BYD's U9 Extreme has more than double the power of the standard model, and beat out rivals from SSC, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti
Not long after the YangWang U9 Track Edition set an electric car top speed record, the hypercar returned with a new name, the U9 Xtreme, and delivered something extraordinary. On its latest run, it reached 308.4 mph, or 496.22 km/h.
It features four electric motors that combine to produce 2,978 hp, more than double the 1,288 hp output of the regular U9. It is also the first production car to feature a 1,200-volt platform and has significantly denser batteries than all other BYD models.
Production will be extremely limited, with just 30 cars scheduled to be built. Pricing remains under wraps, but it is unlikely BYD will struggle to find buyers for a machine with this kind of performance and bragging rights.
It’s not just the top speed of the YangWang U9 Xtreme that’s impressive. BYD has also confirmed it has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 6:59.157, snatching the EV production car record away from the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra that lapped the circuit in 7:04.957 earlier this year.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td_c1zeEn2Q
BYD's U9 Extreme has more than double the power of the standard model, and beat out rivals from SSC, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti
Not long after the YangWang U9 Track Edition set an electric car top speed record, the hypercar returned with a new name, the U9 Xtreme, and delivered something extraordinary. On its latest run, it reached 308.4 mph, or 496.22 km/h.
It features four electric motors that combine to produce 2,978 hp, more than double the 1,288 hp output of the regular U9. It is also the first production car to feature a 1,200-volt platform and has significantly denser batteries than all other BYD models.
Production will be extremely limited, with just 30 cars scheduled to be built. Pricing remains under wraps, but it is unlikely BYD will struggle to find buyers for a machine with this kind of performance and bragging rights.
It’s not just the top speed of the YangWang U9 Xtreme that’s impressive. BYD has also confirmed it has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 6:59.157, snatching the EV production car record away from the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra that lapped the circuit in 7:04.957 earlier this year.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td_c1zeEn2Q