- A Xiaomi SU7 Extremely accomplished a lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife faster than the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT.
- The record-breaking automobile is a stripped-out prototype with a carbon fiber physique, so it is lighter and faster than the manufacturing model.
Xiaomi clearly needs its SU7 electrical efficiency sedan to rival the Porsche Taycan. There’s actually lots of Porsche in its design, proper all the way down to the font used for the “Extremely” textual content on the automobile, which seems to be similar to the one Porsche makes use of to write down “Turbo.” Now, the Chinese language newcomer has taken a stripped-out SU7 Extremely prototype to the Nurburgring Nordschleife, the place it put down a faster time than the quickest Taycan, the Turbo GT, with the elective Weissach bundle.
Replace Friday, Nov. 1: After this story ran, a Porsche Automobiles North America spokesperson identified that this Xiaomi SU7 Extremely prototype and the Taycan Turbo GT accomplished their Nürburgring laps in several courses. So whereas the Xiaomi was faster, it is not as apples-to-apples as many preliminary tales implied. Our authentic story follows beneath.
Yesterday, on October 28, the SU7 Extremely prototype managed to finish a lap of the famed circuit that measures 12.9 miles (20.8 kilometers) in 6:46.874, which is sort of a bit faster than the Porsche’s 7:07.55 time. What makes it much more spectacular is the truth that the SU7 misplaced energy for 12 seconds through the report run and was nonetheless in a position to full the lap forward.
The SU7 Extremely is powered by three electrical motors, with one powering every of the rear wheels and one other sending its energy to the entrance axle. It has a mixed output of 1,548 horsepower and it may possibly speed up to 62 mph (100 km/h) in beneath 2 seconds and to 124 mph (200 km/h) in 5.98 seconds. Its prime pace is 217 mph (350 km/h).
With these numbers, it’s sooner and extra highly effective than another sedan on the planet (electrical or in any other case), beating the Lucid Air Sapphire’s 1,234 hp, the Tesla Mannequin S Plaid’s 1,020 hp or the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT’s 1,092 hp.
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Now, it’s price noting that regardless that Xiaomi manufacturers the SU7 Extremely as a road-legal automobile, the automobile they used for the report run seems to have a completely stripped-out inside and roll cage. This implies it’s lighter and stiffer than the precise roadgoing mannequin, which can be barely slower round a observe. Producers are recognized to do that after they got down to break Nurburgring data, so it’s no shock that Xiaomi’s report breaker is tweaked to get probably the most potential out of it.
Earlier this month, Xiaomi opened pre-orders for the SU7 Extremely, which prices 800,000 yuan ($112,500) in China. One of many massive adjustments between the record-breaking prototype and the precise manufacturing mannequin (anticipated to be revealed subsequent yr) is that it gained’t function the previous’s full carbon fiber physique, so will probably be barely heavier consequently. Having a full inside will drive the burden up additional, so will probably be a lot nearer to the Taycan Turbo GT by way of lap instances.
