The Nürburgring Nordschleife is the most famous track in the world and a place where many manufacturers test the ultimate limits of their cars’ performance. Last year, Xiaomi did the same with the SU7 prototype, which covered the 20.8 km long track in just 6 minutes and 46.8 seconds, which was a surprise to many. Now, it has sent the racing version of the SU7 Ultra to the same place to push the limit.

Xiaomi posted a video on its YouTube channel showing the production SU7 Ultra trying to achieve the fastest lap time, but without success. Its lap time of 7 minutes and 4.95 seconds is excellent compared to the competition, but far behind the prototype. However, it was faster than the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (7 minutes and 7.55 seconds) and the Rimac Never (7 minutes and 5.29 seconds).

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is 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). The video shows the car reaching a GPS-verified speed of 346 km/h, making it the fastest production sedan ever, dethroning the Maserati Ghibli 334 Ultima with a top speed of 334 km/h.

The car used on the track was not the standard version of this model. Xiaomi equipped the SU7 Ultra with an optional track package that is also available to buyers, which does not disqualify the car from the production model category.

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is already on sale in China, starting at 529,900 yuan (~€65,000)—an astonishing value for a car with hypercar performance.

When it comes to the fastest time among production cars, the record holder is the Mercedes-AMG One, which last year completed the lap in 6 minutes and 29 seconds. However, the absolute record holder of the Nürburgring Nordschleife is the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo with a lap time of 5 minutes and 19.55 seconds.

Source: Xiaomi via YouTube