- 110 vehicles paraded through Abu Dhabi.
- Route ran from West Park to Emirates Palace.
- U9 Xtreme reached 503.17km/h on 1 November 2026.
- Dubai event on 6 November preceded parade.
Running from West Park to Emirates Palace, a parade organised by BYD Group gave the Abu Dhabi public a look at the range of new-energy vehicles across its three brands. At the front was the YANGWANG U9 Xtreme, which the company describes as the fastest car on the planet.
YANGWANG, DENZA and BYD models in the convoy
Behind the hypercar came the YANGWANG U8, the DENZA BAO 5 and BAO 8, and a selection of BYD vehicles. Together they covered the spread of the group’s line-up, from high-performance hypercars through premium vehicles to models built for everyday driving.
Owners of the cars joined senior executives in the convoy, linking the engineering on show with the people who use the vehicles daily.
Stella Li on the BYD Group line-up
Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD, said the company’s key strength is “our ability to turn intelligence into reality”. She added that being led by “our YANGWANG U9X that’s capable of more than 500km/h, yet also have sedans and SUVs that make our exciting technologies accessible to millions of people” showed what its engineering-led approach delivers.
U9 Xtreme production-car speed record
The hypercar’s place at the head of the parade followed a record run earlier in the month. On 1 November 2026, the all-electric U9 Xtreme reached 503.17km/h on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road (E11) in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region, setting a new global production-car speed record.
Racing driver Marc Basseng was behind the wheel. The run beat the car’s previous benchmark of 496.22km/h, set at ATP Papenburg in Germany in September 2025.
Wider BYD Group programme in the UAE
Abu Dhabi was one stop in a broader series of BYD Group activities in the United Arab Emirates. It came after an evening event in Dubai on 6 November, which included a special light and projection display on the Burj Khalifa and a programme of brand activities. Across the two cities, the programme has gathered the group’s brands, technical achievements and customer community in one showcase.
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