The aptly named Yangwang U9 Xtreme is an absolute animal, showcasing China’s ability to build more than just your typical mass-market EVs. BYD’s luxury division threw the very best it had at the U9, creating one of the raddest hypercars in existence and a serious contender to the top speed record. On September 14, 2025, it officially became the world’s fastest production car with a top speed of 308.4 mph.
But BYD isn’t done testing its limits just yet, and a recent report from CarNewsChina outlines the company’s future plans. As it turns out, taking the top speed crown might’ve been just the beginning, since the Chinese automaker already wants to go even further. Because building the quickest production vehicle in the world is clearly not enough, right?
BYD’s Electric Hypercar Is Preparing To Reach New Heights
According to BYD vice president Stella Li, the Yangwang U9 Xtreme will be taken out for another top speed run sometime this month, with the aim of breaking the 500-kph (310.7-mph) barrier. The attempt will take place in Dubai this time around, requiring a 15-km (9.3-mile) stretch of road that’s currently being discussed with local authorities.
A specific date hasn’t been provided by the company just yet, but we’re expecting to hear more about that in the near future. And although the test was originally scheduled to take place in Germany just like the U9’s 308-mph run, the location has since been changed to Dubai for undisclosed reasons. Perhaps BYD wants to take advantage of the warmer, more favorable climate, which seems like the most logical explanation.
What Does It Take To Go This Fast?
The U9 Xtreme is built on the world’s first 1,200-volt EV architecture and kitted with four electric motors, amounting to a combined output of 2,977 horsepower. BYD hasn’t published an official figure on the car’s zero-to-60 time, but estimates place it at just over two seconds. That would make the U9 slower than other models in its league, and it’s not even close to the Rimac Nevera R’s 1.66-second run.
But the Yangwang is definitely no slouch, boasting a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 6:59.157 and the sort of power-to-weight ratio that elicits nervous giggles in response. Although it’s not particularly light at nearly 5,500 pounds, the U9 Xtreme makes up for that with sheer power and a chassis engineered to handle brutal speeds with ease.
CarBuzz Insight – Why This Matters:
If this is what the first Yangwang hypercar can accomplish, one can only imagine where we might be a few years from now. BYD is obviously willing to push the envelope here, and a successful 310-mph run this month would instantly bring its wild U9 Xtreme back into the spotlight.
The Chinese supercar segment is still very much in its infancy, so it will be very interesting to see how it evolves in the coming years. One thing’s for sure, though – the Yangwang U9 Xtreme has already set the bar very high, and it will probably take a while for something this impressive to be replicated by anyone else.
Source: CarNewsChina