Overview

• BYD announced that a Yangwang U9 Track Edition test car reached 472.41 km/h (293.54 mph) on August 8 at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg facility in Germany.
• German professional driver Marc Basseng piloted the run and previously drove the U9 in earlier record attempts.
• The Track Edition employs four 555 kW motors (over 3,000 PS combined) on a mass‑produced 1,200V architecture with high‑frequency torque vectoring and the DiSus‑X intelligent body control system.
• The record car used bespoke semi‑slick Giti tires, upgraded thermal management, and aerodynamic tweaks including a carbon‑fiber front splitter, removal of the large rear wing, and taped panel gaps reported by the press.
• BYD and multiple outlets describe the result as a new production‑EV top‑speed benchmark surpassing Rimac and Aspark, with independent certification details and series‑production timing for the Track Edition not specified.