- Chinese language startup Xiaomi goals to topple Porsche’s lap occasions on the ‘Ring
- A excessive efficiency model of the SUV7, dubbed Extremely, packs 1,527 hp
- Xiaomi stated it plans to set an official Nürburgring lap time in October
Smartphone big Xiaomi this week revealed a prototype for a hardcore model of its first automotive, the SU7 electrical sedan.
The brand new model is dubbed the SU7 Extremely, and it packs a three-motor powertrain producing a mixed output of 1,527 hp, or sufficient for 0-62 mph acceleration in 1.97 seconds and a prime pace of 217 mph, in line with the corporate’s claims. Xiaomi goals to start out gross sales in 2025.
Improvement is ongoing, together with at Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack, and Xiaomi has confirmed that an official lap time can be set in October.
The lap document for manufacturing EVs is the 7:05:298 lap set by the 1,914-hp Rimac Nevera in 2023. Porsche’s 1,092-hp Taycan Turbo GT pre-production mannequin got here near that point, setting a 7:07.55 earlier this yr, however wanted to take away its rear seats to realize it.
Xiaomi SU7 Extremely prototype
The SU7 Extremely has additionally obtained intensive weight-saving modifications, to the tune of round 1,100 kilos thanks principally to carbon fiber changing many normal components. The focused weight for the manufacturing mannequin is lower than 4,400 kilos.
Excessive energy and low weight aren’t the one elements that may assist the SU7 Extremely in doubtlessly setting a Nürburgring EV document. The automotive additionally has an excessive aerodynamics package deal that helps ship over 4,700 kilos of downforce.
The SU7 debuted late final yr. The largest battery presently supplied is a 101-kwh unit, although Xiaomi has indicated it plans to supply larger battery choices. These can be roughly 132 and 150 kwh in capability, and it is attainable one among these can be fitted to the SU7 Extremely.
The common SU7 is presently accessible in China solely, the place it’s priced from about $30,000, or lower than what a Tesla Mannequin 3 retails for in that market. That is for a single-motor rear-wheel-drive mannequin with 295 hp. Upgrading to a dual-motor all-wheel-drive mannequin with 664 hp prices roughly $41,500. Given the sharp pricing, which Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun instructed CNBC in a March interview meant the corporate was shedding cash on every instance bought, the entire allocation for 2024 was gone in about 24 hours after the beginning of gross sales.
