BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme hits 503.17 km/h in Abu Dhabi, FIA says
The BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme electric hypercar reached 503.17 km/h on a closed stretch of the E11 in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November 2026, a single-direction speed the FIA has recognised and that Guinness World Records lists for production cars and electric production cars.
The BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme electric hypercar reached 503.17 km/h on a closed stretch of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road (E11) in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region on 1 November 2026, becoming the first production car to clear 500 km/h in a single-direction run, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) said.
German racing driver Marc Basseng was at the wheel. The FIA-recognised speed also secured two Guinness World Records titles for the highest speed by a production car and by an electric production car in a single-direction run. It surpasses the same model’s previous 496.22 km/h mark at ATP Papenburg in Germany in September 2025.
According to the FIA, the U9 Xtreme uses four independent electric motors with a combined output of more than 3,000 PS and a 1,200-volt electrical architecture. The attempt does not claim a two-way absolute world land-speed record; the titles cover the verified single-direction production-car and EV production-car runs.