The Xiaomi SU7 went on sale in China on March 28 and is proving to be vastly widespread amongst automobile consumers, with the corporate just lately asserting it had obtained over 90,000 orders inside 24 hours of the launch.
In line with experiences by CarNewsChina and Reuters, the SU7 is bought out for 2024 and those that managed to position an order and put up 5,000 yuan (RM3,284) as a deposit might face waits of 4 to seven months – deliveries are scheduled to begin by the tip of April.
First introduced in December final yr, the SU7 is priced from 215,900 to 299,900 yuan (about RM142k to RM197k). These figures undercut the Tesla Mannequin 3 which is smaller in dimension in comparison with the Xiaomi electrical car (EV) and retails for extra with a beginning worth of 245,900 yuan (about RM162k).
On the point out of dimension, the SU7 measures 4,997 mm lengthy, 1,963 mm vast, between 1,440 to 1,455 mm tall and has a wheelbase spanning 3,000 mm. The SU7 is definitely nearer in dimension to the Mannequin S than the Mannequin 3, the latter being 4,720 mm lengthy, 1,933 mm vast, 1,441 mm tall and having a wheelbase of two,875 mm.
Three variants are supplied in China, specifically the SU7, SU7 Professional and SU7 Max. The bottom and mid-range choices come outfitted with a rear-mounted electrical motor rated at 299 PS (295 hp or 220 kW) and 400 Nm of torque.
The entry-level SU7 will get a BYD-sourced Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with an power capability of 73.6 kWh, which is sweet for a CLTC-rated vary of 700 km and it takes 25 minutes to get the battery from a 10-80% state of cost (SoC) with DC quick charging – the SU7 is constructed on an 800V structure.
As for the SU7 Professional, it makes use of a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery from CATL with an power capability of 94.3 kWh to supply essentially the most vary of the trio at 830 km (CLTC). The identical 10-80% SoC with DC quick charging takes half-hour for the SU7 Professional.
Xiaomi says the primary two variants within the line-up can get well 350 km of vary with simply quarter-hour of DC quick charging, and the duo share the identical high pace of 210 km/h. The SU7 is somewhat faster in a 0-100 km/h dash than the SU7 Professional, taking simply 5.28 seconds as a substitute of 5.7 seconds.
On the high of the pack is the SU7 Max that options an all-wheel drive, dual-motor setup with a complete system output of 673 PS (664 hp or 495 kW) and 838 Nm. The rear electrical motor is extra highly effective right here, rated at 374 PS (369 hp or 275 kW) and 500 Nm, whereas the entrance gives 299 PS (295 hp or 220 kW) and 338 Nm.
Powering the electrical motors of the SU7 Max is one other CATL-sourced NMC battery, though this one has the next power capability of 101 kWh. The range-topper will full the century dash in simply 2.78 seconds on its strategy to a high pace of 265 km/h, however this comes on the expense of vary that’s lower than the SU7 Professional at 800 km.
For context, the SU7 Max is 0.08 second slower in a 0-100 km/h dash than a Porsche Taycan Turbo utilizing launch management, however has the next high pace by 5 km/h. That is regardless of the Porsche having larger outputs of 884 PS (872 hp or 650 kW) and 940 Nm with launch management lively.
Demand for the Xiaomi’s first EV is so sturdy in China that it has been reported on social media that scalpers who managed to safe bookings are promoting them for as a lot as 100,000 yuan (about RM66k).
Along with the usual variants, the SU7 and SU7 Max are additionally supplied in particular variations known as the Founder’s Version that include complimentary items and unique aesthetic touches. These are restricted to five,000 models, all of which have been spoken for, with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun saying one other batch shall be supplied sooner or later.
The SU7 is produced by BAIC Group in a Beijing manufacturing unit that has an annual capability of 150,000 automobiles within the first section, which can ultimately enhance to 300,000 models within the second section.
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