Europe, Japan, and America, take note: The Nürburgring Nordschleife record holder for electric production cars is now the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, having lapped the Green Hell in 7min and 4.95sec. Woah.
That’s a three-tenth improvement on the previous record set by the Rimac Nevera, and also swats away the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT by 2.5sec. Oof.
Xiaomi foreshadowed this strong showing last year, when it sent a stripped-out prototype SU7 Ultra around the track and clocked a best lap of 6min and 46.87sec. That car was nowhere close to production spec, obviously, but its time was still 3sec quicker than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
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The SU7 Ultra’s internals are...predictably strong. It’s a trio of electric motors that combine to produce 1,527hp, and enough torque to best Thanos in a tug of war. Nil to 100kph is covered in just 1.97sec, and the hyper sedan won’t call it quits until it sees 349kph.
But that’s not all: The SU7 Ultra also gets Pirelli P Zero tires and stoppers from AP Racing. Combined with the 500kg weight deficit to the standard car (courtesy of lots of carbon), and a new aero kit that generates over 2.1 tons of downforce at peak speeds, the SU7 Ultra lives up to the second half of its name and then some.
Oh, and Xiaomi says it pinched the record off the Nevera on its very first attempt. Shots fired...
Watch: Xiaomi SU7 sets the Nürburgring record for production EVs
NOTE: This story first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
