Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (IT Home · Nov 6, 2026)

Yangwang U9X hits 503.17 km/h on Abu Dhabi public road

KEY FACTS

Blogger Xiangbei Buduandian said the Yangwang U9X hit 503.17 km/h on an open public road in Abu Dhabi.
BYD general manager Hu Xiaoqing announced on November 1 that the U9X would go to Abu Dhabi to attempt a top-speed run.
The track version of the U9X recorded a certified 496.22 km/h at Germany's ATP test track in September 2025.
The U9X is limited to 30 units worldwide, 28 overseas and 2 in China, and all are sold out.
The U9X lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6:59.157, the first production EV to break the 7-minute mark.

KEY DATA

503.17km/hTop speed

496.22km/hCertified result at Germany's ATP

6:59.157Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time

Over 20 million yuanPrice per car

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

A top-speed run on an open public road is closer to real-world conditions than a test track, but high heat, crosswinds and sand also sharply raise the risk. BYD is using a limited-run supercar to set records, and the real point is an extreme endorsement of its 1200V platform and 3000 horsepower; results like these are hard to transfer directly to production cars, but they can establish a technology label in the high-end market. The next question is whether production cars can live up to it.

Source: IT Home report