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503kph on Abu Dhabi's E11: BYD electric hypercar sets astonishing speed record
History was made on Sunday on a stretch of desert road in Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra region, as a hypercar clocked a record-breaking 503.17kph. The Yangwang U9 Xtreme broke the previous world speed record of 496.22kph, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) announced on Friday. The same car set the previous record in Germany in September 2025. The la