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Xiaomi YU7: First-gen electric SUV slated for 2025 debut

The YU7. (Image source: Xiaomi)
The YU7. (Image source: Xiaomi)
Xiaomi has just announced that its second electric vehicle (EV) will be a sports utility vehicle (SUV). The YU7 is rated to have just under 700 horsepower (hp) and to have a top speed of just over 150 miles per hour (mph) thanks to dual motors with a combined output of ~500 kilowatts (kW). It should be ready to start competing with the Tesla Model Y Juniper in China by mid-2025.

Xiaomi's first-gen EV has turned out to be a roaring success with over 100,000 units delivered since its debut in February 2024. Now, the OEM has confirmed that its second car will be its first SUV rather than another sedan.

The YU7 does look like a potentially seven-seater version of the popular SU7 in its initial press shots. Xiaomi has reportedly partnered with CATL to design its battery, although its specs remain unknown at this time.

The OEM has revealed that the SUV is to have front and rear motors of 220kW and 280kW respectively, for a total output of 508kW or 681 hp.

The YU7 is projected to have a speed limit of 253 kilometers per hour, (km/h, or ~157 mph). It is also estimated to have a mass of 2,405 kilograms (kg, or ~2.405 tonnes), a 3.0 meter (m) wheelbase, a height of 1.6m, a length of ~4.9m and to be ~1.9m in width.

Xiaomi expects to be able to hold a YU7 launch event in mid-2025, and is thought to price it at between 250,000 and 350,000 yuan (~$34,000 and $48,000), albeit mostly because Tesla's Model Y SUV currently goes for around the same in China. 

The Xiaomi YU7...
The Xiaomi YU7...
...with the SU7. (Source: Xiaomi)
...with the SU7. (Source: Xiaomi)
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Deirdre O'Donnell, 2024-12- 9 (Update: 2024-12-10)