Since July 2024, the YANGWANG development team has been testing on the legendary 20.832-kilometer Nürburgring Nordschleife. The extensive data obtained during these tests was directly incorporated into the development of the U9 Xtreme. YANGWANG can now confirm that on August 22, 2025, the U9X completed a lap of the Nordschleife in 6:59.157 minutes – over five seconds faster than the previous record in the electric super sports car class and also the first vehicle in this category to break the seven-minute mark. At the wheel of the record-breaking run was Moritz Kranz, an experienced German racing driver who has already completed almost 10,000 laps on the demanding Nordschleife during his GT career.
Onboard through the Green Hell
The record lap of the YANGWANG U9 Xtreme is now available on the Nürburgring YouTube channel. The onboard footage from the cockpit of the vehicle offers the opportunity to relive this fantastic lap.
Information about the official “Nürburgring record laps”
The following principle applies to all drives: one track, one complete lap, one time – according to uniform standards. In addition to timekeeping with calibrated measuring technology, official record attempts and attempts to achieve a lap time are always accompanied by a notary. In addition to monitoring the timekeeping, the vehicle is also inspected. TÜV Rheinland checks for standard conformity and documents this. The exact length of the track and the start and finish lines are precisely defined. A full lap of the Nordschleife is driven and measured with a flying start (20.8 kilometers). The vehicle categories for record drives and official lap times at the Nürburgring are divided into different segments by the Federal Motor Transport Authority and specially defined special classes.