The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra has set a new lap record for electric vehicles around the Nurburgring race track in Germany. The Chinese tech giant’s high-performance sedan with the an optional track package lapped the 20.8km-‘Ring in 7 minutes and 4.957 seconds, beating the top-ranked Rimac Nevera by 0.341 seconds. Notably, an SU7 Ultra prototype did a complete lap in 6 minutes and 46.87 seconds in 2024, and the road-legal version is slower by just over 18 seconds.
- The SU7 Ultra achieved the feat on April 1, 2025, as per Xiaomi.
- It does the 0-100kph sprint in 1.98 seconds, has an over 350kph top speed.
Fastest electric vehicles on the Nurburgring
Xiaomi is the only Chinese company on this list
| EV Nurburgring lap record times | |
|---|---|
| Electric vehicle | Time |
| Xiaomi SU7 Ultra (with Track Package) | 7:04.957 |
| Rimac Nevera | 7:05.298 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (with Weissach Package) | 7:07.55 |
| Tesla Model S Plaid (with Track Package) | 7:25.231 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo S | 7:33.35 |
| Tesla Model S Plaid | 7:35.579 |
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra powertrain, performance
Three-motor setup, 0-100kph takes 1.98 seconds
In the top Ultra variant, the Xiaomi SU7 gets a triple-motor arrangement – two at the rear and one at the front – which makes a whopping 1,548hp and 1,770Nm (both combined figures). That’s enough to hurl the SU7 Ultra from 0-100kph in just 1.98 seconds, reaching a top speed beyond 350kph.
These in-house developed e-motors source power from a 93.7kWh battery pack with a maximum discharge rate of 16C and a maximum discharge power of 1,330kW. On the China Light-Duty Vehicle Test Cycle, the SU7 Ultra has a range of 630km.
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