• The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra packs 1,527 hp
  • A prototype has lapped the Nürburgring in 6:46.874
  • Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra is available in China priced from about $114,000

A prototype version of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi’s upcoming SU7 Ultra electric super sedan managed to lap the full 12.9 miles of Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack in a time of only 6:46.874.

The run took place on Monday on a track that was not completely dry, and it appears the car was also briefly down on power for a few seconds, as seen in the video starting from the 4:15 mark.

Nevertheless the time is now the fastest for any four-door car around the ‘Ring, and it’s also well clear of the lap record for production EVs, the 7:05:298 lap set by the 1,914-hp Rimac Nevera in 2023. Porsche’s 1,092-hp Taycan Turbo GT came close to that time, setting a 7:07.55 earlier this year, but needed to remove its rear seats to achieve it.

The SU7 Ultra prototype is far from production specifications, given the completely stripped out cabin seen in the video. The car is also thought to have run on tires that aren’t certified for road use.

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototypeXiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype

However, it isn’t hard to imagine that the production version will be able to at least claim the EV record for a production four-door car given some of planned specs. Xiaomi says the SU7 Ultra will come with a 3-motor powertrain generating a combined output of 1,527 hp, or enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 1.98 seconds, 0-124 mph acceleration in 5.86 seconds, and a top speed of 217 mph.

A regular SU7 with 295- and 664-hp variants debuted late last year as Xiaomi’s first EV. The biggest battery offered is a 101-kwh unit, though Xiaomi has indicated it plans to offer bigger battery options. These will be approximately 132 and 150 kwh in capacity, and it’s possible one of these is also fitted to the SU7 Ultra.

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra performance targetsXiaomi SU7 Ultra performance targets

The regular SU7 is currently available in China only, where it is priced from about $30,000, or less than what a Tesla Model 3 retails for in that market.

Order books for the new SU7 Ultra flagship were opened on Tuesday with Reuters reporting that pricing starts at $114,000, which is roughly what the Tesla Model S Plaid costs in China. Deliveries of the SU7 Ultra are scheduled to start in March.

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