Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its second electric vehicle (EV), which takes the shape of a high-performance SUV bearing a striking resemblance to the Ferrari Purosangue.
First leaked in a Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) filing, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun of the YU7 SUV on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week – with the familiar-looking yet sleek model on full display.
Car News China reports a handful of baseline specifications for the new model based on the government filing, including its dimensions and powertrain.
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The YU7 is expected to launch in mid-2025, joining the SU7 sedan in the smartphone maker’s automotive lineup.
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According to Car News China, the Xiaomi YU7 boasts a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup, with 220kW at the front and 288kW at the rearm contributing to a total power output of 508kW and a top speed of 253km/h.
The motors will be fed by a lithium NMC battery of as-yet unknown capacity.
The YU7 measures 4999mm long, 1996mm wide, and 1600mm tall while riding atop a 3000mm wheelbase. Those dimensions are similar to the Purosangue and even the taller Kia EV9, as well as being longer and wider than cars like the Mitsubishi Outlander and BYD Sealion 6.
Its kerb weight is a whopping 2405kg – roughly 400kg more than the Purosangue but well within the ballpark of the EV9.
Car News China expects the YU7 to be priced between ¥250,000 (A$53,708) and ¥350,000 (A$75,191), placing it in the ballpark of the Chinese-market Tesla Model Y which starts at ¥249,900 (A$53,686).
Meanwhile, the similarly proportioned but more aggressively styled Purosangue costs a substantial $728,000 before on-roads in Australia.
As is the case for the Xiaomi YU7, the Purosangue was Ferrari’s first SUV and was controversial as a result. Unlike the YU7, it isn’t an EV, instead powered by a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 with 533kW and 716Nm.
Xiaomi’s YU7 is less than 30kW down on the Purosangue, but the smartphone maker is no stranger to high-output EVs.
It has a track-ready variant of its SU7 sedan called the Ultra, which produces 1168kW of power and was built to tackle lap time records at the Nürburgring.
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