BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme reaches 503.17 km/h, the first production car to pass 500 km/h
By Eve
BYD's electric hypercar hit 503.17 km/h (312.66 mph) on a closed 10 km section of the E11 road in Abu Dhabi, which gave a 7 km straight, and both the FIA and Guinness World Records recognised the run. Driver Marc Basseng reached 490 km/h on day one, then made changes to the rear wing, damping and tyre pressures before the second attempt on 1 November. The car beat its own mark of 496.22 km/h from September 2025, which had already overtaken the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ at 490.48 km/h from 2019, and the record follows footage of a crash at about 280 mph in an earlier test, after which the driver was unharmed.
Why it matters
This is a brand and engineering signal rather than a charging story, as the source gives no charging detail. It does show BYD's growing technical depth and global profile, which matters when judging Chinese competitors in hardware and partnership decisions.
Source
- Original title
- “BYD’s electric hypercar hits 312 mph, first production car over 500 km/h”
- Published
- 6 November 2026
- Updated
- 7 November 2026
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- evpowered.co.uk · insideevs.com
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- Electric Vehicles
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- China
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- BYD
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