2024 promises to be an important year for Xiaomi. More importantly, it’s transcendent, because we’re talking about a company that produces mass consumer electronics rubbing shoulders with another industry by launching its own electric car. A Mi Car SU7 with HyperOS operating system roaming the streets.
And it is not surprising that Xiaomi has moved to the testing phase on public roads, because 2024 is really 5 weeks away. Want to see the Xiaomi car in action? Here it is in the video below.
Xiaomi Car SU7 is on the streets of China and is camouflaged
Xiaomi Car SU7, with its ‘camouflage’ paint, the newest of the interior, which we have seen in all the photos leaked in the past months, was followed at full speed on the Chinese highway. According to Car News China, Chinese phenomenon 摄影怎么学 uploaded the video It shows Xiaomi’s active rear spoiler and the vehicle’s incredible acceleration.
The influencer was trying to chase the Xiaomi EV and harass it by driving very close to get the best shot. When the SU7 test pilot noticed this, he changed his line and accelerated, leaving the paparazzi far behind. The speed of the influencer’s car exceeded 150 km/h At one point, he tries to catch up again and shows great negligence while driving, obsessed with shooting movies on his mobile phone. Luckily, the phenomenon did not cause any accidents.
A salon design and a clever spoiler
The design of the Xiaomi SU7 reveals a car with innovative features, despite the camouflage that will hide some details. The taillights extend across the full width of the vehicle, and the car has a special animation for the turn signals. The dynamism and acceleration of the vehicle are especially evident when overtaking.
According to the aforementioned media, Xiaomi SU7 “requested a sales license in China last week”, revealing the appearance and some key features of the EV (electric vehicle). The license showed something that was already known: Up to three versions of the car, SU7, SU7 Pro, SU7 Max plus a special Founder’s Edition.
Two models and possible price of Xiaomi Auto SU7
More interesting are the drive options. Two:
rear wheel drive model
- 220 kW engine from United Automotive Electronics Co.
- Maximum speed 210 km/h
- BYD LFP Battery Pack
- Curb weight 1,980 kg
Four-wheel drive model
- 495 kW (220 kW + 275 kW) engine from Suzhou Automotive
- Maximum speed 265 km/h
- CATL NMC Triple Battery Pack
- Curb weight 2.205 kg
- Active rear spoiler
Production of the Xiaomi Auto SU7 is expected to start in December and sales will take place in February. When we look at electric cars, which are the most direct competitors of Xiaomi Car, we see that the price of the 25-30 thousand euro car will be in the middle – lower part of the table, because there are models such as the Dacia Spring for 20 thousand euros, or already 5 larger ones such as the Citroen e-C4 for 37 thousand door. And as it usually happens,Teslas are already rising higher and usually start with a minimum price of over 40 thousand eurosSo the price of Xiaomi Car should be lower than Elon Musk’s cars.
via | Car News China
In Xiaomi World | Filtered interior of Xiaomi SU7 Car with a large Tesla-type central panel