BYD’s Yangwang U9 claims top stats
BYD’s Yangwang U9 EV hypercar is being touted with 2,978 horsepower and a 308 mph top speed — the company positions it as the fastest production car on paper right now x status. Those headline numbers are already sparking drag and top-speed matchup talk online.
The run was carried out at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg high‑speed facility on September 20, 2025 [automotiveworld.com]. German GT racer Marc Basseng was behind the wheel for the claimed top‑speed attempt, and he previously set BYD‑linked EV speed marks for the marque in 2024 and 2025 [electrek.co]. Yangwang confirmed the U9 Xtreme later completed a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap in 6:59.157 on August 22, 2025, driven by Moritz Kranz, a time billed as the first sub‑seven‑minute production‑EV lap [nuerburgring.de]. Yangwang began accepting reservations for a limited run of 30 Xtreme units and BYD adjusted U9 pricing upward by roughly $16,200 following the Xtreme announcement and record claims [cnevpost.com].
