Yangwang U9 Xtreme Breaks the 312 mph Barrier

Yangwang, BYD‘s high-performance luxury division, has officially dethroned Bugatti by setting a new production-car speed record with its U9 Xtreme.

Yangwang U9 Xtreme Breaches the 312 mph Barrier with Batteries and Electric Motors

On a closed section of the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road in Abu Dhabi, the all-electric U9 Xtreme hit a top speed of 312.65 mph (503.1 km/h). This milestone makes it the first production vehicle to break the elusive 500 km/h barrier on a public road, surpassing its 308.4 mph record set in 2025.

To achieve this, the U9 Xtreme uses a 1200V electrical architecture and four heavily upgraded electric motors. Together, they generate 2,978 horsepower, more than double the output of the standard 1,252 bhp U9 model.

While motorsport purists may point out that the speed was captured during a single-direction run rather than the traditional two-way average, the sheer pace of this battery-powered vehicle is still impressive.

Yangwang plans to produce just 30 U9 Xtreme models for the global market. While pricing for this record-breaking variant remains undisclosed, the standard U9 currently retails for roughly USD 200,000. With this run, the Chinese manufacturer has definitively proven that the future of speed might be electric.

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