In March 2024, Xiaomi announced that it had received permission from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and that production of the SU7 model could begin. It is the first car of the Chinese tech giant, which has recorded outstanding sales results since its launch. To date, Xiaomi has shipped over 130,000 units of this model, which is beyond all expectations.

A car that is produced at the Super Factory in Beijing. This plant is an almost fully robotized with more than 700 industrial robots, and only 20 employees. Under normal conditions, this factory can produce 40 cars every hour, which means that one car leaves the assembly line every 90 seconds. However, when the factory is operating at full capacity, one Xiaomi SU7 is produced every 76 seconds.

Xiaomi’s Beijing facility currently has a capacity of 12,000 units per month, which is 150,000 units per year. The second phase is currently under construction, which will increase production to 300,000 cars per year, and will be operational in mid-2025.

The exterior design of the car was done by James Qiu who arrived at XIaomi from Mercedes-Benz, where he worked on the design of the Vision EQXX concept. SU7 is offered in three versions: SU7, SU7 Pro and SU7 Max. The standard version is powered by an electric motor with 299 hp (220 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque, and will have RWD. It will accelerate from 0 – 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.28 seconds with a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). It is equipped with a BYD Blade 73.6 kWh battery that provides a range of 700 kilometers. It will cost $29,900.

The more powerful version of the SU7 Pro will be equipped with an 800V architecture, a 94.3 kWh battery that provides a range of 830 km, and will cost $34,000. However, the most powerful version, Xiaomi SU7 Max, is really impressive. It is powered by two electric motors with a total output of 673 hp (495 kW) and 618 lb-ft (838 Nm) of torque, and has AWD. It reaches 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.78 seconds with a top speed of 265 km/h (165 mph). It is equipped with the Xiami Pilot Max ADAS system, 800V architecture, and a CATI Qilin 101 kWh battery that enables a range of 800 km, or 510 km after a 15-minute charge. It costs $41,500.

SU7 is the first but not the only car in Xiaomi’s fleet. There is also a racing version of this model, the SU7 Ultra, powered by three electric motors with a total output of 1,548 hp (1,154 kW), which is enough to push the 1,900 kg car from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 1.97 seconds, 200 km/h in 5.97 seconds and 300 km/h in 15 seconds, with a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).

Also, Xiaomi announced the arrival of a new model, the Xiaomi YU7, which will hit the market in the summer of 2025. The YU7 will be 4,999 mm long, 1,996 mm wide and 1,600 mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,000 mm and a weight of 2,405 kg. It is not known which battery it will use, but information suggests that it could be one of the batteries from CATL. It will come in two versions, powered by two electric motors with a total power of 300 and 392 hp.

Source: Xiaomi