China’s Porsche crusher: New 1139kW Xiaomi SU7 Ultra humbles Porsche Taycan Turbo GT at the Nurburgring. But is the hot lap legit?
Chinese brand Xiaomi has claimed a new Nurburgring record for an all-electric sedan after its 2025 Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype posted an incredible 6 minute 46.87 second lap around the notorious German track.
Beating the 7 minute 7.55 second time set be the latest Porsche Taycan Turbo GT set in January this year, the Chinese brand claims the record for the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype bags it the “Nürburgring Nordschleife World’s Fastest Four-Door Car” title.
It’s worth pointing out that the Xiaomi’s hot lap also eclipses the 7min 5sec time set by the Rimac Nevera which unofficially holds the title of the fastest EV.
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Claimed to be the “ultimate performance technology sedan”, the SU7 Ultra is powered by an astonishing triple-motor powertrain that produces a mighty 1139kW of power. That’s is enough for a 0-100km/h dash of 1.98 seconds and a 350km/h top speed.
But some commentators have already called into question the validity of the Chinese brand’s lap because they doubt the car used is representative of the inbound production vehicle.
Xiaomi admits that for the record the SU7 Ultra feature a ‘track optimised’ battery pack, cooling system and chassis system tuned for the Nurburgring.
Further reports from the track suggested the car that did the hot-lapping featured a stripped-out cabin that lacked a dashboard, while in-car footage released showed how it featured a race car yoke and instrument panel, suggesting all excess weight had been shod for the record attempt.
Heading off any accusations of cheating, the smart phone-maker-turned-car-brand says it will return to the infamous German toll-road next year with the production version which some have suggested might be even quicker as the prototype suffered an issue with its throttle on its record lap.
For now, Xiaomi says it has no plans to export its first car, the SU7, but it’s been tipped the Tesla Model S-rivalling sedan will soon head overseas.
After all, Xiaomi has already admitted publicly it has sunk more than 10 billion yuan ($A2b) to develop it and the evidence of the Nurburgring iattempt n Porsche’s own back yard is telling.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, meanwhile, has been priced from 814,900 yuan ($170,500) ahead of deliveries starting in March 2025. That might sound a lot but i s just a fraction of what’s charged for the less powerful 815kW Porsche Taycan Turbo GT that costs $416,600 plus on-roads.
