Everything indicates that the Xiaomi SU7 accelerates better than it brakes and some customers discovered this feature the hard way. Better known for its mobile phones, the Chinese company Xiaomi is one of the latest electric car manufacturers and only has one model on the market, the SU7 saloon (currently available in three versions that will soon be reinforced by an even sportier one). , the reality is that this electric vehicle caused some impact (or even terror) on European competition. The current SU7 range includes the regular versions (called simply SU7), SU7 Pro and SU7 Max, with the SU7 Ultra on the way, which beat the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Taycan GT in the fastest lap of the Nürburbring circuit.
While the SU7 Ultra does not begin to be delivered to customers, which is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025, Xiaomi’s most powerful sedan is the SU7 Max, which has two motors totaling 673 HP, powered by a 94 battery. .3 kWh. which allows it to reach 265 km/h, reach 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and promises a range of 800 km. The normal and Pro versions of the SU7 only have a 299 HP motor and a 73.6 kW/h battery, in the first version, and 94.3 kWh, in the second.
Xiaomi, which we know from mobile phones, wants to beat Porsche and Tesla
The Chinese press and a series of vloggers reported a series of deficiencies in Xiaomiranging from lower acceleration capacity than advertised to less effective emergency braking than the manufacturer claims, in addition to other problems that you can see below in the China Observer video. But the most serious defect, due to the danger it poses, lies in the brakes.unable to stop the SU7 during heavy use. Xiaomi has always associated the image of its SU7 Max with track driving and it was exactly in these conditions that many accidents happenedand it is evident in the video that Xiaomi cars run out of brakes, either due to excessive heating or extreme degradation of the friction material.
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra crushes the Porsche Taycan on the Nürburgring
Xiaomi reacted to these accusations by stating that the SU7 Max not designed for track usewithout specifying where the vehicle buyer can explore the 265 km/h advertised by the brand. The Chinese manufacturer also claims that the brakes work perfectly when driving on public roads, failure to recognize that the problem can be attributed to installing discs that are too small in diameter for the power (and possibly poorly ventilated), as well as brake pads with too small a surface areaunable to transform kinetic energy into heat. Autopian emphasizes that The Brembo brakes installed on the SU7 Max have smaller pads than those on the substantially less powerful, but safer Honda CR-V.an SUV aimed at the family and without sporting aspirations.
Source: Observadora
