The Chinese electronic giant has been talking up the capabilities of its first performance EV, the SU7 Ultra, for close to a year now. It wasn’t all bravado, either: The sedan just became the fastest battery-powered production vehicle in Nürburgring Nordschleife history.
The company, which was previously best known for its smartphones, announced on Wednesday that the SU7 Ultra had recently completed a lap of the notorious racing circuit in just 7:04.957 minutes. In doing so, the vehicle broke the previous “Green Hell” production EV record of 7:05.298 that the Rimac Nevera set in August 2023. That’s right, Xiaomi’s sedan circled the 12.9-mile course faster than one of the most outrageous hypercars you can buy. It also beat the previous electric sedan record of 7:07.55, set by a “pre-series” Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, by more than two-and-a-half seconds.
The SU7 Ultra went on sale earlier this year. The EV starts at 529,900 renmibi, or about $73,665, which seems like a bargain considering what it can do. Unfortunately, it’s only available to buy in China—for now, at least.
