Xiaomi has stopped hiding its next SU7 Ultra. An updated version of the electric super-sedan was filmed lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife this week with no camouflage at all, wearing Munich registration plates (M SU 7650 E) and a far more aggressive aero kit than the car on sale today. Photos and videos spread across Weibo on October 30, and Chinese media say the new car is due in 2027.
The timing is no accident. Xiaomi lost its Nürburgring record for production electric cars to Porsche earlier this year, and this prototype looks built to win it back.
A wing worthy of a GT3 RS
The biggest change is at the back. The fixed carbon spoiler of the current SU7 Ultra is gone, replaced by a huge twin-plane rear wing held up by swan-neck supports, the kind of setup usually seen on a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The upper flap appears to be movable, which points to a DRS-style system that flattens the wing on straights to cut drag and raise top speed. Xiaomi has not confirmed that the mechanism exists or works on this car.
The rest of the body has been reworked too:
- a larger, more prominent front splitter;
- extra aero fins at the edges of the front bumper;
- widened front wheel arches and louvred vents above the front wheels;
- new side skirts and a bigger rear diffuser;
- a new, lighter shade of yellow paint instead of today’s Lightning Yellow, with a silver car also reported.
The roof-mounted lidar and yellow brake calipers stay. Bloggers who watched the car on track also noted brake discs glowing red after hard laps, a sign of how intense the testing is.
The record Xiaomi wants back
| Car | Nordschleife lap |
|---|---|
| Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype (2024) | 6:46.874 |
| Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, Weissach Package + Manthey Kit | 6:55.533 |
| Xiaomi SU7 Ultra production car with Track Package | 7:04.957 |
The production SU7 Ultra set its 7:04.957 lap in 2025 and held the title of fastest production EV around the Nordschleife until this year, when the Manthey-kitted Taycan Turbo GT went 9.4 seconds faster. Xiaomi has not announced a target lap time or a new record attempt, but an undisguised car on the Ring with this much downforce speaks for itself.
What is under the skin?
Officially, nothing is known yet. Today’s SU7 Ultra uses three motors with 1,138 kW (1,548 PS) and 1,770 Nm, plus a 93.7 kWh CATL Qilin 2.0 battery good for 630 km on the Chinese CLTC cycle. In China it starts at about $79,500.
Xiaomi has already shown a quad-motor powertrain with up to 1,510 kW (2,054 PS), along with fully active suspension and 48V electromechanical brakes. Many in China expect the new Ultra to be the first car to get that hardware, but there is no confirmation that any of it is fitted to the Nürburgring car, and some Chinese bloggers already call the 2,000-hp talk a rumor.
Why it matters
The reported 2027 timing lines up with Xiaomi’s plan to start selling cars in Europe, Germany included. Testing on German plates does not prove the car is headed for Europe, and Xiaomi has not said so. Still, a lap record retaken at the Nürburgring would be the loudest possible way to introduce the brand to European buyers.
Sources: CarNewsChina, Taihai Net via Sina Finance, Weibo.
