BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme

Driven by Marc Basseng on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road (E11) in Abu Dhabi on November 1, 2026, the BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme recorded 503.17 km/h (312.66 mph) to become the first street-legal production car to exceed 500 km/h. That run surpassed its own September 2025 Papenburg mark of 496.22 km/h and earned official FIA and Guinness World Records certification as both the fastest production car and fastest electric production car globally. Its 4-motor powertrain operates on a 1,200V electrical architecture fed by an 80 kWh BYD Blade LFP battery pack, generating 2,220 kW (2,977 hp / 3,018 PS). Built in a strictly limited run of 30 units, the U9 Xtreme pairs straight-line velocity with circuit capability, having posted a 6:59.157 lap time at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Standard U9 figures list 0-100 km/h acceleration in 2.36 seconds, while the Xtreme variant adds revised aerodynamics and extreme-speed tires.