Overview

• The quad‑motor EV reached 496.22 km/h at ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg with German GT racer Marc Basseng at the wheel.
• BYD reports 2,978 bhp from four motors on a 1,200‑volt platform in the U9 Xtreme.
• The company says the car also lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6:59.157 for an EV production‑car mark.
• The 308.4 mph figure surpasses Bugatti’s 2019 304.77 mph single‑direction run, while SSC’s two‑way average record still stands under that standard.
• BYD plans a very limited production run of about 30 U9 Xtreme units for global markets.