The new Xiaomi YU7 electric SUV has the Tesla Model Y in its sights and Elon Musk should be worried

Date:
Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:45:41 +0000

Description:
Xiaomi lifts the lid on the follow-up to its succesful SU7 sedan, with the
YU7 looking to topple sales of the Tesla Model Y.

FULL STORY ======================================================================The follow-up to the SU7 takes on the globally-popular SUV body shape It boasts larger batteries and more power than the Tesla Model Y Xiaomi says the YU7 will go on sale in China next year

Chinese smartphone and technology manufacturer Xiaomi has proven it can make waves in the electric vehicle market with the runaway success of its SU7 electric sedan a high-performance Ultra version of which recently set a record around Germanys Nurburgring.

Now, details and imagery of the brands debut SUV have been revealed via the company's Weibo site, alongside the name. Dubbed the YU7, the large SUV borrows several design cues from its sedan counterpart and features a nod to one its closest rivals in the nomenclature.

Teslas Model Y is clearly going to be Xiaomis number one target, with its newest vehicle tipped to offer battery sizes of 94.3kWh and 101kWh, which could equate to an all-electric range in excess of 400 miles on a single charge. (Image credit: Xiaomi)

The YU7 is also longer and wider than the Tesla counterpart, boasting styling that is reminiscent of Ferraris Purosangue performance SUV, with hints of Porsche Macan at the rear. Its certainly not the most original piece of design, but its arguably a more purposeful-looking EV than Teslas almost formless Model Y.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technologys website, which publishes details of planned electric vehicle launches, suggested that the
YU7 would receive a dual-motor powertrain that could offer a combined power output of 681bhp almost 100hp more than the most potent Tesla Model Y Long Range Performance model.

There is currently no word on what the interior will look like, although we would expect it share many of its components (including its
smartphone-derived technology) with the SU7 sister model. Xiaomi says deliveries of the YU7 will start in China next year. Analysis: Xiaomi is shaking up the EV industry (Image credit: Xiaomi)

Many scoffed at the thought of a smartphone-maker taking on some of the biggest names in the automotive game, but the company has proven that its domestic customers crave the absolute cutting-edge in technology.

The company had built and sold 10,000 SU7 models just 32 days after its initial announcement and then went on to hit its 100,000-unit sales target in 230 days. Since that point, it has out-sold Toyota in pure EV sales in China and has gone on to produce a 1,526hp, tri-motor performance version that out-gunned the most ferocious Porsche Taycan around Germanys infamous Nurburgring.

Xiaomi is shaking up the market and the release of its long-awaited SUV model will only help bolster its sales. Tesla will likely be the most worried about the news, seeing as China has historically been one of its most successful markets.

But, like BYD, Nio and a whole host of fellow Chinese brands, it likely wont be long before Xiaomi starts to look at other profitable global markets as it seeks expansion. You might also like Ive driven the Dacia Spring and this EV is cut-price electric motoring at its bare-bones best The Xiaomi SU7 gives us our best look at what the Apple Car could have been Best Xiaomi phones 2024: top Mi, Redmi and Black Shark devices ranked



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