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Yangwang U9
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The Yangwang U9 (Chinese: 仰望U9) is a battery electric super-coupe manufactured by BYD Auto under its luxury car brand Yangwang. The U9 is the second vehicle from the Yangwang brand after the U8 off-road SUV, and was formally introduced on Auto Shanghai in April 2023.
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The U9 was developed by German car designer Wolfgang Egger, who previously served as a head designer for Alfa Romeo, Audi and Lamborghini, and began working for BYD in 2017.[2]
The U9 was first introduced on 6 April 2023, and went on sale in February 2024.[1] Mass production officially started on 16 August 2024.[3]
The U9 achieved an uncertified Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 7 minutes and 17.9 seconds in November 2024. It also achieved a straight-line top speed of 391.94 km/h (243.54 mph), making it the fastest Chinese car in serial production.[4]
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The U9 is equipped with four 240 kW electric motors providing a total power output of 960 kW (1,290 hp) and a maximum range of 450 km (280 mi) on the China Light-Duty Vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC). BYD reported a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 2.36 seconds, and a 1⁄4 mi (402 m) drag race time of 9.78 seconds.
The U9 is built with an 800V electrical architecture, with a maximum DC charging power of 500 kW. The charging duration between 30% and 80% is 10 minutes. The U9 also supports dual charging, or plugging in two chargers simultaneously to increase charging speed.
Like the U8, the U9 features BYD's proprietary "e4" (易四方) individual wheel drive system, which enables the vehicle to redistribute torque among the four wheels in case of traction loss or a tyre puncture at speed; and the "DiSus" (云辇) active suspension system, which allows the wheels' ground clearance to be readjusted individually and even to perform a brief vertical jump.[5] The active suspension consists of three different systems; DiSus-C controls variable damping, DiSus-A controls the air suspension, and DiSus-P controls the hydraulic system.[6] Regarding the vertical jump, the U9 will shrink first, then bounce up, launching all four wheels off the ground at the same time.[5] BYD has not announced the specific reason for the jump function on the U9, but the function demonstrates the "DiSus-X" body control system.
It was launched in 2024 with a price of 1.68 million Yuan (USD 236,000; EUR 215,000).[7]
In August 2025, specifications of the U9 Track Edition were released by the MIIT. It retains the individual wheel drive system, but changes the motors to the TZ240XYA model which output to 555 kW each for a total of 2,977 hp (2,220 kW; 3,018 PS), making it the most powerful production car ever built.[8] It is equipped with smaller 20-inch wheels with the front tire width increasing from 275 mm to 325 mm to match the rears.[9] Weight increases to 2,480 kg (5,467 lb) and top speed is listed at 350 km/h (217 mph).[10][11] However, in August 2025, an engineering test sample of U9 Track Edition broke the record for the fastest top speed of an electric car, which reached 472.41 km/h (293.54 mph).[12]
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