Automobile desk: In the global automobile market, Yangwang, the premium and luxury sub-brand of Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD, has achieved a success that has surprised engineers all over the world. The company's super-powered electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme has recorded an astonishing speed of 503.17 kilometers per hour (kmph). With this figure, this car has currently become the fastest production car in the world. This is the first time in the history of the auto industry that a road-worthy (production grade) electric car has broken the tough 500 kmph speed barrier.
This new milestone was achieved on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed International Road (E11), located in the Al Dhafra area of Abu Dhabi. During this special speed test held on 1 November 2026, the command of the car was in the hands of the famous German racing and endurance driver Marc Basseng. For this extremely difficult mission the team had to work at many levels. Before the record attempt, the entire track was thoroughly cleaned and its grip was checked, so that the car's balance does not get disturbed at high speed. Apart from this, advanced cooling and thermal management systems were used to maintain the temperature of the motor and battery pack within the correct range during extremely high-speed runs.
To keep the car stable in high wind pressure, special changes were also made in its aerodynamics, wheel alignment, tire air pressure and suspension software. This spectacular success has received official recognition from the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the supreme global body of motorsports. Apart from this, a total of four Guinness World Records have been registered in the name of the car and its special tyres. These include the titles of fastest production car, fastest electric production car, world's fastest electric vehicle tire and fastest road car tyre.
It is worth noting that earlier in September 2025 also, the same hypercar had shown its strength by achieving a speed of 496.22 kmph at Germany's famous ATP Automotive Testing Papenberg track. Now by touching the speed of 503.17 kmph in Abu Dhabi, it has left behind its own old record.
U9 Xtreme is a powerhouse in terms of power and performance. It has four different electric motors, which together generate a tremendous power of more than 3,000 PS (horsepower). Each of its motors is capable of rotating at a maximum speed of 30,000 RPM. The company has used ultra-thin silicon steel and high-strength components to make the motors light and strong, so that there is no drop in performance even at high-speeds.
Talking about electrical architecture, it has a 1,200-volt ultra-high-voltage system, which is much more advanced than the 800-volt system found in its standard model. The car is fitted with a 30C high discharge capacity Blade Battery based on Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) chemistry, which supplies huge amounts of power to the motors in the blink of an eye.
To keep the car glued to the track at such high speeds, special semi-slick tires developed in collaboration with Giti Tire have been used. Also, it gets BYD's updated DiSus-X intelligent body control system. This electronic suspension controls the movement and damping of all four wheels separately, due to which the body roll of the car remains negligible during cornering, sudden braking or sudden acceleration.