BYD aiming to build a car faster than 500kmph

[retaxis]

Current record holder at 496.22 kmph is the BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme
Now BYD wants to break that record and hit the golden 500kmph
BYD wants to break its own record and push the Yangwang U9 Xtreme past 500 km/h (310 mph). [1, 2]

Current Record Status

• • The Record Holder: The Yangwang U9 Xtreme (built by BYD's luxury division Yangwang) hit 496.22 km/h (308.4 mph) at Germany's Papenburg test track in September 2025.
  • The Milestone: This performance surpassed the previous top-speed production record held by the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. [1, 2, 3]

Next Speed Goals

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• • Pushing Past 500 km/h: At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Stella Li, BYD vice president, announced the company's ambition to set an even higher bar for the record it already holds. [1]
  • Engineering Upgrades: The Yangwang U9 Xtreme utilizes a quad-motor setup producing nearly 3,000 horsepower, a 1,200-to-2,000-volt electrical architecture, and advanced thermal management to handle extreme speeds safely. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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[Raj-Hindustani]

Current record holder at 496.22 kmph is the BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme
Now BYD wants to break that record and hit the golden 500kmph
BYD wants to break its own record and push the Yangwang U9 Xtreme past 500 km/h (310 mph). [1, 2]

Current Record Status

• • The Record Holder: The Yangwang U9 Xtreme (built by BYD's luxury division Yangwang) hit 496.22 km/h (308.4 mph) at Germany's Papenburg test track in September 2025.
  • The Milestone: This performance surpassed the previous top-speed production record held by the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. [1, 2, 3]

Next Speed Goals

• 
  
• • Pushing Past 500 km/h: At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Stella Li, BYD vice president, announced the company's ambition to set an even higher bar for the record it already holds. [1]
  • Engineering Upgrades: The Yangwang U9 Xtreme utilizes a quad-motor setup producing nearly 3,000 horsepower, a 1,200-to-2,000-volt electrical architecture, and advanced thermal management to handle extreme speeds safely. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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Good for the speed track, not for common highway

 

[Shui]

Good for the speed track, not for common highway

you don't say...

 

[bafxet]

Not too long ago China was seen as imitation not imagination but not anymore. Now they are genuinely way ahead in tech race. BYD, Huwavi, Deep seek etc etc

 

[retaxis]

Good for the speed track, not for common highway

Nah matey its only good for my front yard on the dust track going to the ol barn and to the letter box

 

[retaxis]

you don't say...

Indians gotta say something to cope otherwise how else will they show you their low IQ?

if indians needed to ever learn one phrase in life it is "Better be thought of as a fool then open ones mouth and remove all doubt."

 

[Yasser76]

Indians gotta say something to cope otherwise how else will they show you their low IQ?

if indians needed to ever learn one phrase in life it is "Better be thought of as a fool then open ones mouth and remove all doubt."

Yup, if China builds a base on Mars some 'jeet will pop up on here with "No good for Earth saar!"