In August this year, BYD revealed that it had established a new top speed record of 472.41 km/h with its Yangwang U9 track edition. Not satisfied with that result, the Chinese car manufacturer returned to the high-speed oval earlier this month and managed an even higher top speed of 496.22 km/h.
The recurring electric Hypercar, now known as the Yangwang U9 Extreme, achieved this performance on the Automotive Testing Papenburg test track in Germany, where the previous record was set. With a top speed of 496.22, the U9 Xtreme (formerly U9 Track Edition) is spreading its lead over the previous EV -top speed record holder, the Rimac Nevera r who managed 431.45 km/h.
If that is not enough, the BYD EV is also the world’s fastest production car, which darkens the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ that struck 490,484 km/h in August 2019. However, because the record of the U9 Xtreme was only recorded in a single direction, the SSC Tuatara is still the official two-way average title with 455.3 km/h.
To get to the face -melting top speed, the U9 Extreme Pleys is packed a lot of power, each of the four electric motors with a 755 PS (744 hp or 555 kW) for a total system output of 3,018 PS (2,977 hp or 2,220 kW). This is more than double a regular U9 that packs 1,306 PS (1,287 hp or 960 kW).
The U9 Xtreme is also the first production EV to use an electrical architecture of 1,200 volts and has considerably denser batteries, the latter capable of a 30C ultra-high discharge speed. The dampers also have a wider bandwidth, while the suspension hardpoint structures have been optimized for wider tires and aluminum alloy of aviation quality is used for the poor for and back to work with the optimized suspension geometry.
Other upgrades include titanium alloy brake claps and adapted tires that can withstand the requirements of high speeds of up to more than 500 km/h. Can you buy one? Yes, but only 30 units are planned to be built, with each unit probably costs considerably more than a standard U9 that starts at 1.68 million Yuan (approximately RM994K).
If securing two top speed titles was not large enough, BYD also revealed that the U9 Xtreme de Nürburgring Nordschleife has beaten in 6: 59.157 minutes, making the EV -Production car record of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra set up a time of 7: 04,957 minutes earlier.
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