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BYD hypercar dethrones Bugatti with new speed record

Updated on: 22 September,2025 08:31 AM IST  |  Beijing
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BYD says production will be capped at just 30 units for buyers around the world

BYD hypercar dethrones Bugatti with new speed record

Yangwang U9. PIC COURTESY/BYD

China’s BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme redefining what an electric car can do. Germany’s Automotive Testing Papenburg has verified a blistering top speed of 308.4 mph (496.32 kmph), the highest ever recorded for a production car.

In doing so, the YangWang U9 Xtreme surpassed the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ record of 304.77 mph (490.48 kmph) set in 2019. BYD says production will be capped at just 30 units for buyers around the world.


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