Business Desk 
Oct 23, 2025
YANGWANG on Thursday announced that the U9 Xtreme has achieved a new lap record for Electric Super Sports Cars around the Nürburgring, the 'Green Hell' of motorsport.
The YANGWANG U9 Xtreme is the fastest car on the planet, and now the performance flagship of BYD's luxury sub-brand has set another benchmark.
The company confirmed that in August 2025, the U9X lapped the Nürburgring in six minutes 59.157 seconds, slicing more than five seconds off the previous record time in the Electric Super Sports Cars class and became the first vehicle to dip under the seven-minute barrier.
YANGWANG U9 Xtreme is built on the world's first mass-produced all-domain 1200V ultra-high voltage platform and features four high-performance motors.
YANGWANG U9 Xtreme sets new lap record
BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li said: "We are dedicated to pushing the limits of what can be achieved through technology, and the Nürburgring is such a legendary challenge for cars and drivers that it is only natural for our engineers to pursue their dreams there. I congratulate the entire team on this phenomenal achievement.
"The limited-edition U9 Xtreme has proven that it is not only the world's fastest car in a straight line, but also a vehicle with the performance and dynamic qualities necessary to break lap records on a circuit with a wide variety of corners."
Moritz Kranz — an experienced German racer — was the driver of the record lap, who has notched up almost 10,000 laps of the ultra-challenging Nordschleife circuit during a career in GT competition.
"The Nürburgring Nordschleife is the most demanding track, and our lap time is a testament to the development skills of BYD and YANGWANG. Without their intense work to balance a high-powered EV platform with the difficult demands of the chassis set-up, this great lap time would not have been possible," said Kranz.
The U9 Xtreme is now being made available for commuters, with a limited production run of no more than 30 units.
