Look what we’ve right here – the Xiaomi SU7 is on show at Suria KLCC’s Centre Courtroom till Sunday, its first time in Malaysia! Earlier than you get your pants in a twist, it’s not a launch – Xiaomi has introduced the automotive in for demo functions solely; for now it’s solely on sale in China, the place it’s priced from 215,900-299,900 yuan (about RM130k-181k) and the place it offered out for 2024 within the first 24 hours.
First unveiled on the finish of 2023 and produced by BAIC Group in Beijing, the SU7 measures 4,997 mm lengthy, 1,963 mm extensive, 1,440 mm tall and has a wheelbase of three,000 mm, making it greater than a BYD Seal and in regards to the dimension of a Tesla Mannequin S and Porsche Taycan.
The beneficiant dimensions permit for as much as 1,012 mm of vertical seating house within the entrance, 105 mm of rear knee room, 517 litres of rear boot house and 105 litres of entrance trunk (frunk) house, the final of which is alleged to be the most important for an EV in China, beating each the Mannequin S (89 litres) and Taycan (84 litres).
Distinctive cues on the sedan embrace triangular-shaped headlamps and wide-width taillights, the latter with C-shaped signatures. The physique additionally will get varied inlets, shops, channels and a outstanding diffuser aspect that serve to advertise aerodynamics – the corporate claims a drag coefficient of 0.195. By the way in which, former BMW chief designer Chris Bangle was the design marketing consultant.
The minimalist inside carries a 16.1-inch centre touchscreen with 3K decision, and Xiaomi opted to retain some bodily controls on the centre console and steering wheel. A small digital instrument cluster forward of the driving force rotates into view, Bentley type, and your complete infotainment system runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 system-on-chip and Xiaomi’s HyperOS. Apple CarPlay and AirPlay are supported.
There are devoted mounting factors behind the entrance seat headrests to mount an iPad, which can be utilized to regulate varied automobile capabilities equivalent to air-conditioning, seats and media playback.
The corporate refers to this integration as CarloT, which is a {hardware} ecology that’s absolutely open to 3rd events. These pinned mounting factors for iPads will also be present in different areas of the cabin, permitting homeowners so as to add further {hardware} equivalent to one other row of bodily controls beneath the touchscreen and even Mijia merchandise.
Three variants are provided in China: SU7, SU7 Professional and SU7 Max. The primary two come outfitted with a rear-mounted electrical motor rated at 299 PS (295 hp or 220 kW) and 400 Nm of torque.
The entry-level SU7 will get a BYD FinDreams-sourced Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with an power capability of 73.6 kWh, which is sweet for a CLTC-rated vary of 700 km. It would take 25 minutes to get the battery from a 10-80% state of cost (SoC) with DC quick charging – the SU7 is constructed on an 800V structure.
As for the SU7 Professional, it makes use of a Shenxing nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery from CATL with an power capability of 94.3 kWh to supply probably the most vary of the trio at 830 km (CLTC). The identical 10-80% SoC with DC quick charging takes half-hour for the SU7 Professional.
Xiaomi says the primary two variants within the line-up can get better 350 km of vary with simply quarter-hour of DC quick charging, and the duo share the identical high velocity of 210 km/h. The SU7 is a bit faster in a 0-100 km/h dash than the SU7 Professional, taking simply 5.28 seconds as an alternative of 5.7 seconds.
On the high of the pack is the SU7 Max that options an all-wheel drive, dual-motor setup with a complete system output of 673 PS (664 hp or 495 kW) and 838 Nm. The rear electrical motor is extra highly effective right here, rated at 374 PS (369 hp or 275 kW) and 500 Nm, whereas the entrance offers 299 PS (295 hp or 220 kW) and 338 Nm.
Powering the electrical motors of the SU7 Max is one other CATL-sourced NMC battery, though the Qilin unit has a better power capability of 101 kWh. The range-topper will full the century dash in simply 2.78 seconds on its method to a high velocity of 265 km/h, however this comes on the expense of vary that’s lower than the SU7 Professional at 800 km.
The SU7 Max is quicker than the Mannequin S and pre-facelift Taycan Turbo to 100 km/h (up to date Taycan Turbo does 2.7 seconds, Taycan Turbo GT Weissach 2.2 seconds). The corporate additionally says the SU7 takes simply 33.3 metres to get to a useless cease from 100 km/h, which is 0.7 metres lower than the Taycan Turbo.
Different driving-related options embrace air suspension with adaptive dampers, an energetic shutter grille with 16 ranges of adjustment and an energetic rear wing with 4 adjustment ranges. On the protection and driver help aspect of issues, the SU7 will include Xiaomi Pilot as commonplace with 16 capabilities – two Nvidia Drive Orin SOCs present 508 TOPS of processing energy.
Xiaomi provides that the EV has handed 40 crash exams and core elements are fabricated from 90.1% high-strength metal and aluminium alloy (2,000 MPa) for a torsional stiffness of 51,000 Nm/diploma.
The SU7 is obtainable in 9 exterior colors – Aqua Blue, Mineral Grey, Verdant Inexperienced, Meteor Blue, Radiant Purple, Basalt Grey, Lava Orange, Pearl White, Diamond Black – whereas the inside is available in both Galaxy Grey, Twilight Purple, Mist Purple or Obsidian Black.
Xiaomi goals to develop into one of many world’s high 5 carmakers within the subsequent 15-20 years.
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