Overview

• BYD says its track-focused U9 Xtreme reached 496.22 km/h at Germany’s ATP Papenburg proving ground.
• The run was one-way only, so SSC Tuatara keeps the official Guinness record at 455.28 km/h pending a two-way average.
• Powertrain features four 30,000-rpm motors (~3,000 CV combined) on a 1,200V system fed by a Blade LFP battery with 30C discharge capability.
• For stability at extreme speed, the car used competition semislick tires with circuit-tuned DiSus-X suspension and revised aero; driver Marc Basseng conducted the attempt.
• BYD plans a 30-unit production of the Xtreme variant, with pricing yet to be disclosed.