308 mph, nearly 3,000 horsepower, built in China, and a hilarious name – meet the new fastest car in the world, BYD’s Yanwang U9 Extreme.

Axar.az informs, citing Autoblog, Chinese automakers have been dominating the mass-market segment, but now they’re coming for the hypercar elite.

In a shocking twist, the crown for top speed no longer sits with Bugatti, Koenigsegg, or Rimac. Instead, it belongs to the all-electric Yanwang U9 Extreme, built by BYD.

Driven by Marc Basseng at Germany’s Papenburg test track, the U9 Extreme reached 308.37 mph (496.22 km/h), significantly faster than the U9 Track Edition.That run makes it the fastest electric car in the world and, depending on how you define it, the fastest car outright, beating the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+’s 6-year record.

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