BYD’s high-end speed division, Yangwang, just rewrote the automotive playbook. Their U9 Xtreme just shattered records at the Nürburgring, clocking a mind-blowing 6:59.157 lap. Not only is it the first production EV to break seven minutes on that killer 12.9-mile track, but it absolutely demolished the previous benchmark by a full five seconds. Talk about leaving the competition in the dust.
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And here’s the kicker: this beast isn’t just fast—it’s ludicrously, insanely fast. A certified top speed of 496.22 km/h? That’s not just leading the EV pack, that’s smoking every production car, period. Gas or electric, nothing touches it.
The official nod from the Nürburgring came after a late-October test session, muddled by grim weather and tight scheduling. Even after a 22-day layoff from track action, the U9 Xtreme was razor-sharp, nailing the record in a final flying lap. No warm-up, no excuses—just pure, unfiltered performance.
Behind the wheel? Moritz Kranz, a Nürburgring legend who’s probably dreamed about this cursed circuit more than his own birthday. With thousands of GT laps under his belt, Kranz wrangled the U9 through 73 soul-crushing corners and brutal elevation shifts that’d make most hypercars cry.
Yangwang didn’t just wing it—they worked hand-in-glove with Nürburgring brass and TÜV Rheinland, dotting every i to meet global production standards. Years of R&D on power systems, aerodynamics, and torque vectoring paid off, proving this isn’t just hype. It’s history.
And yeah, this is huge for China. A homegrown supercar—on the ‘Ring’s elite leaderboard? Game changer. Yangwang’s already tinkering with refinements, because records aren’t meant to stand forever. Someone’s gotta break ’em again. Might as well be them.
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