{"id":82205,"date":"2025-05-03T16:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82205"},"modified":"2025-05-03T16:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:06:41","slug":"xiaomi-su7-ultra-gets-its-groove-back-with-all-1548-hp-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82205","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi SU7 Ultra gets its groove back with all 1,548 hp available NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/xiaomi-su7-ultra-m-copy.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xiaomi backtracks on SU7 Ultra\u2019s performance restrictions after owners\u2019 outcry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/xiaomi-su7-ultra-m-copy.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/xiaomi-su7-ultra-m-copy.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/xiaomi-su7-ultra-m-copy.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/xiaomi-su7-ultra-m-copy.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The tire-blistering SU7 Ultra has been the Xiaomi brand\u2019s flagship super sedan since its launch, but a controversial software setting has limited the car to \u201cjust\u201d 900 hp in regular driving \u2013\u00a0resulting in an outcry from owners who ponied up for the big boy numbers. With its latest software update, <strong>that missing 648 hp is back on tap<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-414178\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The SU7 Ultra made waves throughout the performance car world when a bright yellow striped example lined up alongside a white quarter mile king, the 1,000+ hp Tesla Model S Plaid, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/03\/15\/tesla-model-s-plaid-smoked-drag-race-xiaomis-su7-ultra\/\">and promptly smoked it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t all. A preproduction SU7 Ultra prototype lapped the legendary N\u00fcrburgring circuit in just 6 minutes and 46.874 seconds, firmly stamping the 1,500+ hp Xiaomi\u2019s alphanumeric into the track\u2019s record books with a time nearly fifteen seconds quicker than a <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/06\/13\/rimac-delivers-first-record-breaking-nevera-ev-hypercar-us\/\">Rimac Nevera<\/a> or, on the ICE front, either a Corvette ZR1, Viper ACR, or Porsche 918 (<a href=\"https:\/\/fastestlaps.com\/tests\/mllcopblp4ug\">take your pick<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hardly any wonder, then, that the customers who signed up \u2013\u00a0in droves, too \u2013\u00a0were disappointed to learn that the SU7 they were allowed to buy had been neutered by <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/03\/22\/xiaomi-shows-off-battery-safety-tech-by-dropping-it-off-a-6-floor-building\/\">the safety nannies<\/a> to the tune of nearly 650 hp. (!)<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-re-so-back\">We\u2019re so back<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6816e46b14773&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"tiled-gallery__item wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?strip=info&amp;w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1080\" data-id=\"414194\" data-link=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/?attachment_id=414194\" data-url=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" data-width=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/mmexport1741334249027.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" aria-label=\"Open image 4 of 4 in full-screen\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The outrage from SU7 Ultra owners was immediate. And, facing mounting pressure online and on social media, Xiaomi ultimately decided to withdraw the performance-limiting features while acknowledging <s>the need for more transparent communication about future software updates<\/s> they messed up, saying in a statement, \u201cwe appreciate the passionate feedback from our community and will ensure better transparency moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, rich people can rocket themselves down the road in 9 second hypercars again and all is right with the world. A happy ending \u2013\u00a0but one that sort of illuminates a fresh set challenges for automakers peddling \u201csoftware-defined vehicles\u201d to a market that still thinks of their cars as very much <em>hardware<\/em> defined products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cars\/comments\/1k5zlg0\/even_rich_people_dont_want_to_pay_a_monthly\/\">That\u2019s evidenced by the resistance to pay for features by subscription<\/a> and complaints by more informed customers that \u201csoftware locked\u201d range and convenience features just subsidize the cost of more expensive trim levels and pad profits for manufacturers and suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>The new reality is playing out in real time now, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/04\/22\/billionaire-battle-bezos-25k-ev-breaks-cover-ahead-of-tesla-q1-earnings-call\/\">Jeff Bezos-backed<\/a> $20,000 electric compact pickup from <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/04\/24\/slate-emerges-modular-2-seat-ev-pickup-available-under-20k-video\/\">Slate Auto<\/a> is going the other way entirely \u2013\u00a0time will tell whether more, or <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/03\/27\/top-5-critical-moves-nissan-must-make-to-come-back-from-the-brink\/#:~:text=to%20victory%20lane.-,1.%20Ditch%20technology,-Nissan%20240Z%20interior\">less tech is the answer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOURCE | IMAGES<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mi.com\/global\/discover\/article?id=3263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Xiaomi<\/a>, via <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2025\/05\/03\/xiaomi-backtracks-on-su7-ultras-performance-restrictions-after-owners-outcry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CarNewsChina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-101288862-16942853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/DES-1038_Electrek-Banners_EVs_0797c2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-408967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/DES-1038_Electrek-Banners_EVs_0797c2.png 750w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/DES-1038_Electrek-Banners_EVs_0797c2.png?resize=150,30 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/DES-1038_Electrek-Banners_EVs_0797c2.png?resize=300,60 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/DES-1038_Electrek-Banners_EVs_0797c2.png?resize=350,70 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/DES-1038_Electrek-Banners_EVs_0797c2.png?resize=140,28 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re considering going solar, it\u2019s always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. 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