Xiaomi SU7: The first electric car of the smartphone brand

Recently, it is a Chinese brand of electric cars Nio presented her own the first smartphone. It is now a Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi turned the plate over and presented hers first electric car: SU7.

It's a car four-door sedan, which is somewhat reminiscent of BYD Seal. However, he is a novice with his own 4,98 meters length more competitive Tesla Model S in Porsche Taycan.

The Xiaomi SU7 is the first electric car from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer.

It was already announced in July that it would Xiaomi electric car equipped with 800-volt system and will therefore charge quickly. Some versions also have active extendable rear spoiler. Among other special features is that the car has the same operating system as Xiaomi phones, HyperOS. This is said to provide access to all the company's apps in the car.

#XiaomiSU7 and #XiaomiSU7Max, what's your preference?#XiaomiEVTechnologyLaunch pic.twitter.com/kiIIAIIYDw
- Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) December 28, 2023

They are available two versions, drive to rear wheels and drive to all four wheels. Two different batteries are also available. Greater s 101 kWh is a battery qilin companies CATL. The most important data and appearance of the model became known already in November - as so many times with the publication on the website of the Chinese Ministry of MIIT, as reported at the time carnewschina.

	Xiaomi SU7	Xiaomi SU7 Max
Drive	RWD 220 kW and 400 Nm	AWD with 220+275=475 kW and 838 Nm
0-100 km/h / max. speed	5,3 sec. / 210 km/h	2,8 sec. / 265 km/h
Battery / CLTC-reach	No information / 668 km	101 kWh / 800 km
Price	No information	No information

Pricelist have not yet been published. Law said that the price of the car "a bit high indeed, but everyone will find it justified". Because China currently experiencing one of the coldest winters on record, Lei was at pains to point out suitability of the model for low temperatures. He said he had SU7 “fast charging functions at low temperatures” and that he is capable recognize obstacles even in snow. The semi-autonomous driving capabilities are said to be among the best in the industry. It is also on top of the roof lidar sensor.

Xiaomi wants to break into the top five largest car manufacturers in the world in 15-20 years.

Xiaomi is China's fifth largest smartphone manufacturer. Because weak demand in this sector, the company is now testing in another industry. Xiaomi's ambitions regarding electric cars were announced as early as 2021, when it was said that he wanted Xiaomi to invest in cars in a decade $ 10 billion. The first model was predicted for the beginning of 2024 - this prediction was followed.

Also Xiaomi's competitive Huawei and search engine provider Baidu they have ambitions in the field of electric cars. S SU7 however, Xiaomi will not yet become a manufacturer of electric cars, as the vehicles will be produced by an automotive group BAIC in Beijing factory, which has an annual capacity of 200.000 vehicles.

At the pinnacle of performance, the ultimate driving experience is our starting point in crafting vehicles.#XiaomiEVTechnologyLaunch pic.twitter.com/tSBthJbZcn
- Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) December 28, 2023

Xiaomi does not want to stop at this model, but wants to go to the next ones 15 to 20 years become one of of the five largest car manufacturers in the world, as he explained at the SU7 presentation boss Xiaomi's Lei Jun. In 2021, Xiaomi said it wanted to launch the first electric model in 2024 introduce a new model every year. Model name SU7 (where SU stands for “Speed Ultra“) leaves room for six smaller models, from SU1 to SU6.