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BYD's luxury electric hypercar makes history on Abu Dhabi motorway at 503kph

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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 latest speed test took place on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed International Road (E11) in Al Dhafra, where the company worked with authorities to close a 10km stretch of road. The trial used 7km of the route.German racing driver Marc Basseng was behind the wheel…

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