Overview
- The officially timed 6:59.157 lap, driven by German racer Moritz Kranz and posted by the circuit, displaces the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra’s 7:04.957 as the fastest production EV at the Nordschleife.
- Built on a 1,200‑volt platform with four motors and roughly 3,000 bhp, the U9 Xtreme leveraged massive straight‑line speed despite a reported 2,480 kg curb weight.
- Nürburgring’s lap-time page lists the Yangwang entry as a “Super sports car,” and the model is limited to about 30 units, fueling debate over whether it meets production record criteria.
- BYD previously recorded a 496.22 km/h one‑way run at Germany’s ATP Papenburg, a mark it promotes as a production‑car top‑speed record.
- Rival responses are already in motion, with reports indicating Porsche is developing a more extreme Taycan to challenge the new benchmark.