A phone-maker is now building cars that could humble a hypercar, Xiaomi has decided to crash the automotive party, and they didn’t just knock—they kicked the door off its hinges. The company, better known for its tech gadgets, has just unleashed a version of its SU7 electric sedan that lapped the formidable Nürburgring Nordschleife so fast it has established hypercar manufacturers checking their rearview mirrors – or Xiaomi’s brake lights to be more exact.
Xiaomi announced that a prototype version of its SU7 Ultra completed a blistering lap of the “Green Hell” in just 6 minutes and 22.091 seconds. To put that in perspective, this time plants the SU7 Ultra prototype firmly in the number three spot on the Nürburgring’s all-time global leaderboard. It’s a time that outpaces purpose-built electric racers like the Volkswagen ID. R and is only bested by track-only titans like the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo. According to CEO Lei Jun, the company chose this specific 20.832 km ribbon of asphalt, with its 177 corners and 304 meters of elevation change, as the ultimate benchmark for a car’s engineering prowess in aerodynamics, power, handling, and thermal management.
This isn’t just a one-off fluke. Earlier this month, the mass-production version of the SU7 Ultra, equipped with an optional track package and a roll cage, set a record of its own, clocking a 7:04.957 lap. That time crowned it the fastest production electric sedan to ever tackle the circuit.
So, what kind of sorcery is powering this sedan? All variants of this high-performance model are driven by a tri-motor setup that produces a staggering combined output of 1,548 horsepower. This comes from two 578 hp rear-mounted motors (named V8s) and a 392 hp front-mounted motor (named V6s). This electric powerhouse rockets the car from 0 to 100 km/h in a neck-snapping 1.98 seconds and on to a top speed of 350 km/h. A 93.7 kWh battery from CATL provides the juice, offering a CLTC-rated range of up to 630 km, assuming you’re not trying to break lap records.
For 100 lucky (and wealthy) individuals, Xiaomi is offering the SU7 Ultra Nürburgring Limited Track Edition. Priced at 814,900 yuan (approx. 113,500 USD), this edition comes with factory-installed go-fast parts, including a carbon fiber hood and rear wing, racing bucket seats, a six-point harness, and a steel half-roll cage. For those who miss out, a “Track Professional Package” is available for the standard SU7 Ultra for 100,000 yuan (approx. 13,880 USD), which includes many of the same performance components.
As a final, victorious flourish, Xiaomi has not only become the first Chinese EV maker to reach the top three on the circuit’s global leaderboard but has also secured naming rights to Turn 12. So, next time you’re watching a Nürburgring lap, you can tip your hat to the “Xiaomi Curve,” a permanent reminder that the future of speed might just be designed by the same people who made your phone.
