2025 BYD Yangwang U9

Electric Supercar · Quad Motor Electric · AWD

91/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a electric supercar is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	Quad Motor Electric
Horsepower	1287 hp
Torque	1239 lb-ft
0–60 mph	2.2 sec
Top speed	186 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	2
Combined MPG	87 mpg (92 city / 83 hwy)
Range	270 miles
MSRP	$236,000
Body style	Electric Supercar

The verdict

What's good

Active electromagnetic suspension cancels body movement in milliseconds, unmatched in class
Quad independent motors allow torque vectoring with millimeter-level precision
DiSus-X suspension lets the car "hop" over speed bumps at speed
BYD's Blade Battery placement keeps center of gravity near mid-engine cars

What's not

BYD Yangwang service network is effectively nonexistent outside China
Limited visibility rearward and over the shoulders typical of low supercar stance
270-mile range means recharging mid-track-day sessions is a real concern
Cabin materials and ergonomics haven't caught up to the engineering ambition

The engine

e4

Quad-Motor Electric

A fully electric hyper-EV with four motors making a combined ~1,300 hp, delivering savage, all-wheel torque-vectored acceleration and active suspension wild enough to make the car dance and jump.

The Yangwang U9, BYD's all-electric supercar flagship, riding on the same e4 individual-wheel-drive platform and the DiSus-X active body-control suspension that pushed BYD into supercar territory.

The DiSus-X suspension can extend the wheels fast enough to make the entire car physically jump off the ground, and can keep it driving on three wheels.
It reaches 100 km/h in about 2.36 seconds, and a Track Edition later set an EV top-speed record of 472.41 km/h.
Each of the four motors is independently controlled, so the U9 can vector torque wheel-by-wheel for cornering and even hop over obstacles.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 91 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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