BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme Tops 500 Km/h and Wins Guinness Title
Marc Basseng drove the electric hypercar to a single-direction record after engineers adjusted aerodynamics, suspension and tire pressures.
- On November 6, BYD's Yangwang Xtreme officially surpassed the 500 km/h threshold, reaching 503.17 km/h during a high-speed challenge on open roads in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- General Manager Xiaoqing of the Yangwang Sales Division announced the challenge beginning November 1, improving 6.95 km/h over the previous benchmark set at ATP Papenburg in Germany.
- Powered by four electric motors reaching 30,000 rpm, the Yangwang Xtreme delivers 2,220 kW . It features extensive aero upgrades, including a large carbon front splitter.
- The Yangwang Xtreme was awarded a Guinness World Records title for this achievement. Production is limited to just 30 units globally.
- Unlike previous tests on closed proving grounds, the Xtreme contended with desert dust and crosswinds. It also holds a lap record at the Nordschleife, becoming the first mass-produced electric supercar to break the seven-minute barrier.
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In Abu Dhabi last week, a Chinese electric vehicle broke a dizzying record by reaching a speed of 503.17 km/h. The BYD group can now boast the performance of this model to boost its sales. However, at the wheel of a standard car, you will never reach such a speed. Competition does not share this approach, prioritising safety, while the real priority of consumers remains autonomy. (New technologies).
YangWang, the sports division of the BYD automotive group, has managed to overcome the 500 km/h top speed barrier for the first time in history. The final record, 503.17 km/h, was reached on a stretch of road (closed to traffic) in Abu Dhabi with the brand's test driver, German Marc Besseng, at the wheel of this electric supercar. It is certainly ironic that the world speed record has been achieved by a Chinese electric sports car in a rich coun…
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The Yangwang U9 Xtreme hypercar from Chinese giant BYD – one of which has been purchased by an Australian businessman – has become the first production car to surpass 500km/h. The 2220kW, AUD$4.3 million electric hypercar was already the world’s fastest production car in a single direction, hitting 496.22km/h on a test track in Germany last year. The U9 Xtreme has now gone even faster, using 10 kilometres of closed freeway in Abu Dhabi to achiev…
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