Xiaomi’s first electric Sedan finally launched: Recorded 88,898 bookings within just 24 hours after its launch.
The Chinese company Xiaomi finally launched its first-ever electric vehicle “Xiaomi SU7” on 28 March 2024. This 4-door midsize sedan was announced last year in Dec 2023 and since then electric vehicle fans and car lovers have been excited to see this electric beast on the road.
Within just 24 hours of its launch, it has recorded around 88,898 thousand bookings and more than one lakh bookings in just 6 days which is itself an impressive number. These numbers are clearly showing the excitement about Xiaomi’s first-ever electric vehicles among electric car lovers.
With the eye-catching look and impressive performance, this Xiaomi SU7 is all set to give tough competition to EV companies already ruling the automobile industry including Tesla, Kia, and BYD. Apart from its design and dynamic performance, its budget-friendly price tag is what attracts car lovers.
Despite sports car-like performance, there is not any overdramatic design. This 4-door midsize sedan enters the market with its charming look. Simply elegant and classic, isn’t it…? Now, let’s try to know its specifications one by one.
Xiaomi SU7 finally launched: Here is the full specification, performance, and starting price
Xiaomi SU7 electric sedean: Futuristic design and elegant interior
Not only its charming look and aerodynamic design but its safety features and built quality indicate that this electric car is gonna be a game changer in the EV industry. Xiaomi SU7 comes with a steel-aluminum alloy armored cage that assures its build quality while its 16 active safety configurations assure you a safe, convenient, and fun drive. Xiaomi has tried to use sustainable materials to make it environment-friendly.
You wouldn’t see any clutter or overdramatic design in its interior. Its almond-shaped headlights give it a futuristic and robotic look while its LED tail-light, pop-up rear spoiler, and sporty bumper make it look more charming.
There is a clear and elegant dashboard with a 16.1 touchscreen (3k resolution) in the middle to navigate its features. The electric sedan is equipped with 16 active safety configurations to ensure a convenient and fun drive.
It has flare-bottomed steering wheels which might be uncomfortable to drive for some people. To operate the rear wings, Aircon, ride height, and other adjustments it’s featured with the driver’s right-hand switch row.
The Xiaomi is available in attention-stealing multiple color options including Lave Orange, Basalt Grey, Radiant Purple, Meteor Blue, and Pear white so you can choose your favorite one. Now, let’s move on to its battery and performance.
Impressive fast charging and powerful batteries
As per the price tag and performance, Xiaomi introduces 3 variations of its first electric car with different kWh batteries. The basic one comes with a 74kWh battery while the Xiaomi Pro and Max have 94kWh and 101kWh batteries. As per the rumors, it is expected to see its 150 kWh variation soon.
Xiaomi SU7’s charging time is very impressive. Using a fast charger the basic and pro Xiaomi SU7 can juice up around 218 miles in just 15 minutes while the the Xiaomi SU7 Max fuels up around 317 miles in 15 minutes.
Dynamic performance
This electric beast comes with a permanent magnet synchronous engine and is available in single as well as dual electric motors. Variant available with rear motor drives on rear wheels while the dual motor drives on all wheels which you can see in Xiaomi SU7 max. The range, acceleration, and other performance specifications are as follows.
Xiaomi SU7: This model has a 74kWh battery that offers an EPA estimated range of 434 miles on a single charge. It has a pretty decent acceleration rate. Xiaomi SU7 can easily speed up to 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds while if we talk about its max speed it can give a top speed of 130mph.
Xiaomi SU7 Pro: Its EPA estimated range is around 515 miles while fully juiced up and it can flash up from 0-62mph in just 5.7 seconds. It has a 94kWh battery and Its max speed is similar to its first variant which is 130mph.
Xiaomi SU7 Max: This electric beast has a 101kWh battery with the capacity of an EPA est. 497 miles. If we talk about its acceleration, it can go 0-62mph in 2.78 seconds which is pretty impressive compared to the Tesla Model 3 acceleration in this budget-friendly price tag.
Apart from this, Xiaomi is expected to launch a 150 kWh battery variant next year with an incredible EPA range which is going to be tough competition to its rival at this price range.
Xiaomi SU7 electric car starting price
Now, let’s come to its pricing tag. With its dynamic performance, elegant futuristic look, and driving assisting and safety features this electric beast might sound expensive but you would be surprised to know its pricing tags which are quite budget-friendly compared to Tesla Model 3, BMW, and BYW.
The Xiaomi SU7 comes with a starting price of 215900 yuan (around $30,000) for the basic version. On the other hand, the Xiaomi SU7 Pro and Xiaomi SU7 Max may cost around $34,000 and $41,500. However, there are several luxury electric cars available in the market with incredible performance but Xiaomi has tried to bring dynamic performance and the luxury touch in moderate pricing and this is what makes it special.
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Bottom line
Xiaomi has been introducing amazing features in its smartphone on a budget for a long time and now it has finally introduced its first electric sedan with impressive features and a futuristic look. Now, the question is “Would the Xiaomi SU7 be as expected as it is promised?”. Well, for that we all have to wait to see its actual customer reviews. In the end, the customer’s experience matters the most when it comes to reality checks.
Currently, the Xiaomi SU7 is available only in China and there is not any confirmation when it will be available in other Western countries including the UK and the USA.
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