Xiaomi only revealed the SU7 Ultra prototype in July, promising to launch a production version sometime next year. The company has big plans to become

This Chinese EV Is Now the Fastest Sedan Around the Nürburgring

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2024-10-31 18:30:03

Xiaomi only revealed the SU7 Ultra prototype in July, promising to launch a production version sometime next year. The company has big plans to become one of the world's top five automakers, and part of that plan includes producing the fastest four-door electric sedan to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

It took its first step toward achieving that goal this week by running a SU7 prototype around the track, achieving a time of 6 minutes and 48.874 seconds. That would have been a record if Xiaomi had tested a production car, but the official attempt with the actual model will happen sometime in 2025.

Xiaomi's prototype was a stripped-down version that lacked a dashboard, featured a racing steering wheel, and was far from being production-ready. The car's prototype status showed itself during the lap (4 minute and 10 second mark) when the accelerator pedal failed. The driver jabbed it several times before it started responding again, but even with the hiccup, the SU7 still set an astonishing time.

The EV crushed the previous fastest time of 7 minutes and 7.55 seconds set by the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, and the production SU7 Ultra will likely have the goods to dethrone Porsche. When the prototype debuted earlier this year, Xiaomi said the SU7 Ultra made 1,548 horsepower from its tri-motor setup. It can reach 62 miles per hour in 1.97 seconds and hit a 217-mph top speed.