By: Double Apex
Do you know Xiaomi? The company produces consumer electronics, most noticeable in SA through its mobile phones. Well, now it also produces cars and the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype was built to show that the company means business.
“Our goal is to become one of the top five car manufacturers in the world… and we need courage to compete head to head in the world’s top car companies,” said Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun.
Xiaomi launched its first-ever BEV, the SU7, earlier this year. The model racked up 75,000 orders in just a month. It is a pretty rapid machine that can sprint from rest to 100km/h in under three seconds.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype is a tri-motor version of the SU7. The Ultra is a prototype, for now. At a recent press conference Lei Jun announced that the high-performance derivative will go into production in the first half of 2025. We are pretty sure that the Ultra will not be as wild as the prototype seen here.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype packs a serious punch as the company plans to take a crack at the EV car lap record at the Nurburgring.
Its three motors have a combined 1,330kW of power. As a result it can blast from rest to 100km/h in 1.97 seconds and from 0-200 in 5.96. Its top speed is quoted as 350km/h.
But power isn’t enough to set a decent time at the ’Ring.
The SU7 Ultra Prototype has 2,145kg of downforce. Nearly every panel on the SU7 Ultra’s body is made up of carbon-fibre except the boot lid, which drops the weight down to 1,900kg. It also has AP Racing six-pot calipers on the front axle. In conjunction with the e-motors regen system it can generate well over 2Gs of retardation force.
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* This article originally appeared on Double Apex and is used with their permission.