Hardcore Xiaomi SU7 may challenge Porsche Taycan 'Ring time

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Xiaomi's SU7 electric sedan already offers up to 664 hp, but a more potent version may be in the works.

But rather than aim low for its first automotive endeavor, Xiaomi looks to be aiming right for the top.a prototype for what's thought to be a newof the SU7, and the test vehicle looks like it has what it takes to keep up with the Taycan on the racetrack.shows the hardcore SU7 traveling very fast through some of the Nürburgring's sectors. This suggests the version being tested may pack more horsepower than the flagship 664-hp grade announced at the SU7's launch.

The prototype is also fitted with a fixed rear wing, whereas previously the SU7 has only been shown with a retractable rear wing.launched for 2025, which delivers up to 1,092 hp, also has a fixed rear wing, and with its available Weissach package, which happens to remove the rear seats, the car managed to lap the 'Ring in a time of only 7:07.55.

The regular SU7 is currently available in China only, where it is priced from about $30,000, or less than what a Tesla Model 3 retails for in that market. That's for a single-motor rear-wheel-drive grade with 295 hp. Upgrading to the dual-motor all-wheel-drive grade with 664 hp costs roughly $41,500. Given the sharp pricing, which Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun told

in a March interview meant the company was losing money on each example sold, the whole allocation for 2024 was gone in about 24 hours after the start of sales.

 

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