Xiaomi SU7 Ultra beats Rimac around the Nurburgring

Smartphone maker Xiaomi’s automotive division has proven it makes the world’s fastest electric car, following its 2025 Xiaomi SU7 Ultra clocking a blistering time of 7 minutes 4.96 seconds around Germany’s Nurburgring.

That time is enough to see it not only usurp the 2024 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT’s time of 7min7sec but also overshadow the 7min5sec time it took for the 1408kW Rimac Nevera hypercar to lap the notoriously challenging 20.6km road course.

For the record attempt the Chinese brand rolled out its latest production-spec SU7 Ultra, which produces a dizzying 1138kW from its triple-motor powertrain. That’s sufficient to see it sprint to 100km/h in just 1.98 seconds (with a US-style one foot rollout subtracted), while top speed is said to be in excess of 350km/h.

During the video released of the hot lap the SU7 Ultra is shown clocking an incredible 346km/h.

Battling high track temperatures, Xiaomi said the key to the SU7 Ultra’s hot lap was the EV maker’s “unwavering commitment to refining technology and enhancing vehicle quality, reliability, and safety”.

For the lap record the production-spec SU7 Ultra came with a list of optional performance parts fitted, including stickier Pirelli rubber, Bilstein coilover suspension, Akebono brake calipers and larger carbon-ceramic brakes that use Endless racing brake pads.

No stranger to the test track, Xiaomi already uses the Nurburgring to test and develop its future models, including the SU7 and the new YU7 SUV that was unveiled in production guise just last month.

Building up to the production lap record, a stripped-out version of the SU7 Ultra with an aggressive aero package had already set a blistering 6min46.8sec lap.

Even with that time Xiaomi’s EV lap still trails the outright production lap record that was set by the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar, which set an incredible 6min29sec time back in September 2024.

In China the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is priced from 529,000 Chinese yuan ($A112,000), making it an absolute bargain beside the equivalent Porsche Taycan Turbo GT ($A417,600) and an absolute snip compared to the Rimac Nevera ($A3.4m).

Xiaomi has already expressed its desire to export its growing line-up to markets outside of China but has not yet provided any timescale.

Recently, the fledgling automaker has been hit by controversy over patchy quality issues, claims its designs ape other car-makers, plus accusations from owners that over-the-air-updates saw performance drop off a cliff.

Worst of all, the brand faced intense scrutiny over a fatal crash at the end of March this year that saw an SU7 sedan hit a barrier and catch fire, killing all three female college students onboard.

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