Overview
- Nürburgring officials certified a 6:59.157 Nordschleife lap for the Yangwang U9 Xtreme, confirming the first sub‑7‑minute time by a production EV.
- German racer Moritz Kranz set the lap, which eclipsed Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra mark of 7:04.957 recorded in June by roughly five seconds.
- The U9 Xtreme runs a 1,200‑volt platform with four motors delivering nearly 3,000 hp, far exceeding the standard U9’s output.
- Weeks earlier at ATP Papenburg, the car recorded a one‑way 496.22 km/h top speed that BYD promotes as a production‑car record.
- Reporting indicates an approximately 30‑unit run and use of track‑focused hardware, a combination that has renewed debate over the definition of a production record.