Driving the 3,000-horsepower Yangwang U9 Xtreme (U9X) at Germany’s Papenburg test track on Saturday, September 20, Basseng shattered the previous record of 304.774 mph held by the Bugatti Chiron Super ...

In truth, part of my antipathy stems from the fact these speeds are now unrelatable data points. In the past, if you had ever been 120mph, with great concentration you could wrap your mind around what ...

In truth, part of my antipathy stems from the fact these speeds are now unrelatable data points. In the past, if you had ever been 120mph, with great concentration you could wrap your mind around what ...

Everyone, let's stop praising Bugatti from now on! Our Chinese brand has directly set the global car speed record at 496.22 km/h with the newly released Yangwang U9 XTREME. This polygonal warrior has ...

I am 100% in support of bringing back the V8, but American automakers will rue the day they turned their backs on EV development.

YANGWANG, the luxury sub-brand of global new-energy vehicle (NEV) leader BYD, has set a new global production-car top-speed record of 496.22km/h at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg test track in ...

With a blistering 496 km/h, the limited-run U9 Xtreme now holds the world record for the fastest production electric car.

BYD’s luxury sub-brand Yangwang revealed that its U9 Xtreme hypercar had hit a blistering 496.22 km/h (308.4 mph) at Germany’s ATP Papenburg test track. Driven by Marc Basseng, the one-way run edged ...

EVs are reaching hypercar speeds, raising questions about practicality, safety, and whether the horsepower race has gone too far.

Recently, Yangwang Automobile officially announced that its special track edition of the Yangwang U9 has been named the Yangwang U9 Xtreme (abbreviated as Yangwang U9X), with a global limited release ...

BYD’s 2,220 kW fully electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme set a new world record of 496.22 kph at the ATP test site in Papenburg, Germany, on September 14, 2025.

China's electric hypercar, the BYD U9 Extreme, has surpassed the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ to become the world's fastest car.