YANGWANG says the U9 Xtreme completed the 20.832 km Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6 minutes 59.157 seconds on 22 August 2025. The company published the result on 21 October, presenting it as a record for the electric super sports car class and an improvement of more than five seconds over the previous class benchmark.
Moritz Kranz drove the lap. YANGWANG says its development team has been testing at the circuit since July 2024, using the work to refine the U9 Xtreme's combination of powertrain and chassis systems. The full circuit length and the manufacturer's stated vehicle class are useful details when comparing the time with other published laps.
The car uses a 1,200 V platform and four motors, each capable of up to 30,000 rpm. Combined power exceeds 3,000 PS in the manufacturer's figures. It retains the e4 drive architecture and DiSus-X body control concept of the standard U9, with adaptations for the sustained loads of circuit driving.
The development work extends beyond motor output. YANGWANG describes a redesigned cooling system, a revised carbon-ceramic braking package and GitiSport e·GTR² PRO semi-slick tyres developed with Giti. On a circuit with repeated braking zones, elevation changes and varied corners, those systems help explain why a lap-time result is a separate engineering exercise from a top-speed attempt.
The U9 Xtreme is offered in a production run limited to 30 cars. The same release also refers to its 496.22 km/h high-speed performance. The published circuit length, driver, vehicle configuration and record class place the lap alongside the separate top-speed attempt in YANGWANG's development programme.
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Adapted by the BYDbase editorial team from the official BYD press release published 21 October 2025. Published on BYDbase by PTiCA. Photographs © BYD.
This article is filed under the original press-release date. Editorial adaptation and source check completed on 6 November 2026.
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