Are you familiar with Xiaomi? The company makes consumer electronics, with its mobile phones being the most well-known product in South Africa. Now that it makes automobiles as well, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype was designed to demonstrate the company’s seriousness about doing business.
“Our goal is to become one of the top five car manufacturers in the world… and we need courage to compete head to head in the world’s top car companies,” stated Xiaomi founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun.
The SU7, Xiaomi’s first BEV, was introduced earlier this year. In less than a month, 75,000 orders were placed for the model. With a sprint time of less than three seconds, this machine is quite swift.
A variant of the Xiaomi SU7 with three motors is called the Ultra Prototype. Right now, the Ultra is a prototype. Lei Jun revealed during a recent press conference that the high-performance derivative will begin manufacturing in the first half of 2025. We’re very certain that the Ultra won’t be nearly as outrageous as this prototype.
With intentions to attempt to break the EV car lap record at the Nurburgring, Xiaomi has developed the SU7 Ultra Prototype, which is a powerful machine.
The total output of its three motors is 1,330kW. Thus, it can accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in 1.97 seconds and from zero to 200 in 5.96 seconds. A 350 km/h top speed is stated.
Yet power is insufficient to make the ‘Ring run smoothly.
The downforce of the SU7 Ultra Prototype is 2,145 kg. The SU7 Ultra’s body is almost entirely composed of carbon fibre, with the exception of the boot lid, which reduces the weight to 1,900 kg. On the front axle, AP Racing six-pot callipers are also installed. It may produce well over 2Gs of retardation force when used in conjunction with the e-motors regen system.
