Jim Farley is the CEO of Ford and he already said a few months ago that he didn’t want to get off his Xiaomi SU7. And that was the normal model, the first one launched by the Chinese company and preceded by others like the YU7 and the protagonist of this story: the imposing Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. A unit has fallen into the hands of EV Clinican independent European workshop that has not hesitated for a minute to test it thoroughly… and to gut it.
And its conclusion is resounding: it borders on perfection to annihilate the German automobile industry.
Gutting the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. The first thing the workshop has done is mention the speed record achieved by the SU7 Ultra at the Nürburgring in June of last year. He pulverized both the Rimac Refrigerator like that of Porsche Taycan Turbo GT. The second thing has been to throw a ‘stick’ at other analysts. EV Clinic boasts of not being a workshop, but rather of reverse engineering cars to discover their secrets.
In their words“while mainstream media focuses on panel adjustments, gear shift leather or cupholders, we dig a little deeper.” And I can tell you that they have reached the depths of the car.
Sounds like Tesla 3 to me. They have dismantled the internal plastics to see what they hide and the conclusion is that the chassis is very similar to the new generation of both the Tesla Model 3 as of Model S. They point out that the architecture is very similar in key systems such as the front damping, rear seat clips, support for the air conditioning system, reinforcements, wiring path and battery compartment.
Democratizing power. This battery system features an 800V architecture with 214 cells forming a 93.7 kWh pack. The autonomy is 630 kilometers and, according to its tests, the 638 kilo battery is capable of charging from 10% to 80% in 11 minutes with fast charging.
The team maintains that 1,550 HP for less than 100,000 euros democratizes sports performance and that there are people spending more than 250,000 euros to get a car with features similar to Xiaomi’s. From the factory, the car arrives configured for the circuit with the huge tires and ceramic discs, and they launch a dig at the Tesla pointing out that, unlike the Plaid SXiaomi’s can withstand intensive circuit use for seven hours straight.
“Awesome“The key is in the motor, but also in the batteries. The SU7 Ultra system is signed by CATL, as seen in the Xpeng and NIO, but with some modifications made by Xiaomi. And the general conclusion of the specialists is that it is impressive that Xiaomi has achieved this in such a short time, also highlighting the general comfort of the interior and the finishes.
In fact, they point out that “not only does it represent a challenge for the German automobile industry, but it also enters the sports segment to practically annihilate it.” “Every major component has been developed and manufactured in-house in China and pushed to the limit of perfection,” they comment.
They have dismantled it, wow | Photo: EV Clinic
A serious drawback. Now, although they claim that it is close to perfection, it has its things. EV Clinic points out that they cannot guarantee the extent to which it will be repairable and functional in the long term, a question that only mileage and time can answer. And the fault they have found is that accessing the OBD diagnostics is very difficult.
The port is blocked behind a security known as SGW (‘Secure Gateway’) and they found another way by ‘messing around’ between the set of powertrain cables to analyze the data packets. The drawback? Which can make it difficult to repair, at least until the workshops have the necessary tools, in non-Xiaomi points.
The Ford CEO thing. EV Clinic concludes by stating that the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra has emerged as the favorite, above Tesla and BMW models. And it’s really not a surprise considering that Ford’s CEO was already delighted. After a trip to China to analyze the competition, He and his team imported several electric carsXiaomi being one of them.
The executive has not only been publicly delighted with the power of the car, but also with the performance of the batteries and, above all, with the ecosystem. The Xiaomi SU7 mounts a version of HyperOS (the same software that their cell phones carry), which gives it an advantage in interconnection with both the telephone and home appliances.
Now it remains to be seen when they will disembark in Europe. Supposedly, Xiaomi revealed that it would arrive sometime in 2027so we just have to wait.
Photos | Xataka, EV Clinic
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