Fact 6 of 7 in the story · Wednesday 4 November, 19h11
BYD releases footage of damaged Yangwang U9 Xtreme in promotional video
Yangwang, BYD's luxury brand, has released images of its damaged U9 Xtreme hypercar in a promotional video. The driver emerged unharmed ahead of an attempt at a speed record in Abu Dhabi.
In brief
Motorsport event (severity: notable) involving BYD, in 2 countries (Chine, Émirats arabes unis), first detected on 4 November 2026 at 19:11. Reported by 2 sources (2 articles), last updated on 5 November 2026 at 10:15. Part of the story “Speed records: BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme and Xiaomi SU7 Ultra in contention”.
- Category
- Motorsport
- Severity
- Notable
- Countries
- Abou Dhabi
Several countries (2)
- Brands
- BYD (U9 Xtreme, Yangwang U9 Xtreme)
- Detected
- 4 Nov, 19h11
- Updated
- 5 Nov, 10h15
- Reference
- no.4504
What changed in the story at that point
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| Outlet | Average tone | Headlines | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| automoto.it1 | fairly positive | sensationalist | Dépêche 100 % |
| backfirenews.com1 | fairly negative | catchy | Dépêche 100 % |
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- 19h11backfirenews.comWirevia Recherche fraîche · BYD4 NovBYD Put Footage of Its Wrecked U9 Xtreme in a Promo Video, and the Driver Walked Away Before an Abu Dhabi Speed Run - Backfire News
BYD Put Footage of Its Wrecked U9 Xtreme in a Promo Video, and the Driver Walked Away Before an Abu Dhabi Speed Run - Backfire News # BYD Put Footage of Its Wrecked U9 Xtreme in a Promo Video, and the Driver Walked Away Before an Abu Dhabi Speed Run Eve Nowell November 4, 2026 5 minutes read BYD’s luxury brand Yangwang has made an unusual choice about one of its own crashes. It didn’t bury the footage. It put it in a promo video. On November 1, Yangwang sales boss Hu Xiaoqing announced on Weibo that the U9 Xtreme will make an open-road top-speed attempt in Abu Dhabi. The next day the brand rel
- 10h15automoto.itWirevia Automoto.it5 NovBYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme, 3.018 CV e 496 km/h: il video del terribile incidente diventa una dimostrazione di sicurezza
La hypercar elettrica cinese ha già raggiunto 496,22 km/h e punta a superare la soglia dei 500 km/h. Intanto BYD diffonde le immagini di un violento incidente avvenuto durante i precedenti test, mostrando la resistenza della struttura in fibra di carbonio e la capacità dell'abitacolo di proteggere il pilota
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#crash · #record de vitesse · #Yangwang · #hypercar
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In the same story
- BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme supercar wrecked in China5 Nov
- La Xiaomi SU7 Ultra restylée signe un nouveau record du tour au Nürburgring5 Nov
- BYD prévoit une nouvelle tentative de record de vitesse malgré un crash à 400 km/h4 Nov
- Records de vitesse des électriques chinoises : U9 Xtreme et SU7 Ultra en débat4 Nov
- BYD targets 500 km/h speed record in Dubai3 Nov
- Xiaomi atteint 496,22 km/h et rend hommage à BYD3 Nov
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