The Xiaomi YU7 has been spied testing with out camouflage. These footage are the primary have a look at what the SUV appears like from the aspect. In accordance with Xiaomi founder Lei Jun the automotive needs to be known as Y-U-7.
For an EV, the automotive has a really lengthy entrance, with the cabin solely beginning a great distance from the entrance wheel. Though there’s a particular similarity with the Ferrari Purosangue, it’s maybe not as nice as was as soon as thought. The automotive additionally appears actually fairly like an SUV model of the Xiaomi SU7.
It’s a comparatively massive automotive with dimensions of 4999, 1996, 1600 mm (l/w/h), and the wheelbase is 3000mm. Thus far, solely a twin motor has been declared within the Ministry of Trade and Info Expertise listings, and that weighs 2405 kg.
Energy comes from a front-mounted 220 kW motor and a rear 288 kW motor, offering a complete energy of 508 kW (681 hp). These can propel the Xiaomi YU7 to a prime velocity of 253 km/h. There’ll possible be a single-motor model as nicely to assist deliver beginning prices down.
As declared, the twin motor model will get an NMC battery equipped by CATL. Within the case of the Commonplace trim stage of the SU7, it makes use of a less expensive lithium iron phosphate blade battery from BYD, and it’s possible that this can make an look on the most cost effective mannequin of the YU 7 as nicely to make beginning costs extra inexpensive.
It was beforehand believed that gross sales of the YU 7 would start round March, however as we reported, this might trigger issues with capability as a result of second part of Xiaomi’s manufacturing facility solely being accomplished later within the yr. We now know that, certainly, gross sales of the YU 7 will start in 2025. It will enable Xiaomi time to finish the manufacturing facility.
An added benefit of declaring the automotive early is that Xiaomi can now get on with testing the automotive in earnest with out a lot curiosity from spy photographers.
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