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

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

KEY FACTS

  • BYD's Yangwang U9X completed a top-speed challenge on a public road in Abu Dhabi, recording 503.17 km/h.
  • The result sets a new global top-speed record, surpassing the 496.22 km/h it achieved last year at the ATP test track in Germany.
  • After analyzing data, the Yangwang team concluded that thermal management, the electric motors and the tires still had performance headroom, and decided to keep pushing for top speed.
  • This challenge was run on a public road, unlike last year's closed test-track conditions.
  • The company released a single-take V-box video in which 503.17 km/h appears at about 1:59.

KEY DATA

503.17km/hTop speed this run
496.22km/hLast year's ATP-certified result
about 1:59Timestamp of the new record in the video

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

Running 503 km/h on a public road is more convincing than a closed test track, showing that EV top speed has moved from the lab into real-world scenarios. The team itself believes there is still performance headroom, which means 500 km/h may be only a waypoint. For the industry, the top-speed race is shifting to a contest of system capabilities such as thermal management and tires, while for users it is increasingly a battle for brand mindshare.

Source: IT Home report