BYD has broken two speed records with its Yangwang U9 Extreme electric sports car. It exceeded the previous production car speed record at a speed of 503.17 km/h, as well as the production electric car speed record during a one-way run.
It is also the first production car to exceed 500 km/h. The driver behind the wheel is Marc Basseng. The Yangwang U9 Extreme broke the record on the E11 road in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The limited production BYD sports car produces 2,977 HP and each of its four motors produces 717 HP. Only 30 of these cars will be built at a cost of approximately $3 million each.
Image credit: BYD.