{"id":74608,"date":"2024-07-19T23:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74608"},"modified":"2024-07-19T23:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:23:05","slug":"smartphone-maker-xiaomi-unveils-su7-ultra-a-1548hp-4-door-electric-hypercar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74608","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone-maker Xiaomi unveils SU7 Ultra, a 1548hp, 4-door electric hypercar"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vo29XUAAzkRN-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vo29XUAAzkRN-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vo29XUAAzkRN-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vo29XUAAzkRN-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vo29XUAAzkRN-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Xiaomi, the Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mi.com\/global\/phone\/\">smartphone-maker<\/a> that has recently <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/03\/28\/tesla-smartphonexiaomi-su7-ev-offers-434-mile-range-under-30k\/\">taken a dip into electric cars with the SU7<\/a> has now unveiled a hyper-sports version of its 4-door EV in the SU7 Ultra, which it aims to be the fastest 4-door car in the world, gas or electric.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-372507\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Xiaomi SU7 has been making waves as an affordable electric sportscar in a similar format to the Porsche Taycan.<\/p>\n<p>So far it\u2019s only available in China, but comes at the attractive base price of 215,900 RMB, or just under $30k USD, for the 299hp base model. An upgraded \u201cMax\u201d model is available with a base price of around $41k USD, with 673hp and  improved performance all around.<\/p>\n<p>The car sold out almost immediately after it was <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/03\/28\/tesla-smartphonexiaomi-su7-ev-offers-434-mile-range-under-30k\/\">unveiled<\/a>, building up a <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/04\/01\/xiaomi-ev-buyers-will-have-to-wait-up-to-seven-months-for-the-su7\/\">seven-month waiting list<\/a> on the back of some 50,000 orders almost overnight.<\/p>\n<p>The car has also garnered positive reviews, though quality and durability have been somewhat in question.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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The power comes from three motors \u2013\u00a0two of Xiaomi\u2019s new confusingly named V8s motors, and one V6s (they\u2019re all electric, they just chose a confusing name\u2026 who would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.porsche.com\/international\/models\/taycan\/taycan-models\/taycan-turbo\/\">ever<\/a> do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/supercharger\">that<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=350,197 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS2vY0zXwAA_B1S-2048x1152-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=140,79 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>With that much power, you\u2019ll be able to accelerate from 0-100kmh (0-62mph) in 1.97 seconds, or 0-200 (124) in 5.96 seconds. Top speed is 350kmh, or 217mph.<\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi says the motors can provide up to 0.6G of regenerative braking force, or up to 2.36G with the physical brakes, braking from 100kmh\/62mph to zero in just 25 meters.<\/p>\n<p>At a weight of 1900kg or 4188lbs, it\u2019s not particularly slim. But it is still light compared to many of the overpowered hyper-sports cars out there today. 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The Ultra uses CATL\u2019s new Qilin II, which is supposedly able to charge at a C-rate of 5.2 \u2013 which means it can be charged from zero to full in 12 minutes, as long as it\u2019s connected to a sufficiently high-powered 897V charger.<\/p>\n<p>And the battery is supposedly capable of putting out up to \u201cgreater than 800kw\/1072hp\u201d even at 20% SOC, which should allow the car to do some long track days \u2013\u00a0assuming Xiaomi can keep the temperatures down, which is often the achilles heel of electric track cars (or any car, really).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;uploadedSrc&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/GS3O_O3aQAA1lNH.jpg?quality=82u0026strip=all&quot;,&quot;figureClassNames&quot;:&quot;wp-block-image 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It\u2019s planning to take the car out to N\u00fcrburgring in October to try to set a best lap. Currently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2019\/06\/03\/vw-id-r-electric-racecar-runs-fastest-emission-free-lap-of-all-time-on-the-nurburgring-nordschleife\/\">N\u00fcrburgring EV record is held by the Volkswagen ID.R<\/a>, and the 4-door EV record has been traded back and forth but is <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2024\/01\/02\/new-porsche-taycan-smokes-tesla-model-s-plaid-record\/\">currently held by the Porsche Taycan<\/a> at 7 minutes and 7 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Porsche certainly knows its way around N\u00fcrburgring (it has the overall record at 5:19 with its 919 hybrid Le Mans racecar), so it will be quite the challenge for smartphone-maker Xiaomi.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019ve seen other Chinese upstarts set records there before. NIO <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2017\/05\/13\/nios-ep9-nurburgring-record\/\">set a 6:45 in an EP9<\/a> back in 2017, setting a \u201cproduction\u201d car record and an incredibly impressive lap, before the company was really established in automaking.<\/p>\n<p>If Xiaomi can accomplish a similar feat, it will certainly be impressive. It does have better specs than the Taycan, with over 500 more horsepower.  But in electric racing, so many times it has come down to which company is better able to manage temperatures, especially around such a difficult track as the Green Hell of N\u00fcrburgring. In that, Porsche has a lot of experience \u2013\u00a0but we\u2019ll have to see what Xiaomi can do.<\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi hasn\u2019t announced availability or pricing yet, so this may or may not actually hit the market. It\u2019s currently being called a \u201cprototype,\u201d but we can imagine with the popularity of the SU7, that people might want to get their hands on this one. So we\u2019ll have to wait and see if it becomes available \u2013\u00a0and if it does, whether it stays in China or manages to come overseas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-4\" title=\"Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Official Trailer - Born for the Track, Fought for Speed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AJlQmqe7_DM?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone-maker that has recently taken a dip into electric cars with the SU7 has now unveiled a hyper-sports version of its 4-door EV in the SU7 Ultra, which it aims to be the fastest 4-door car in the world, gas or electric. 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