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The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is now the Nurburgring's fastest electric production car
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is now the Nurburgring's fastest electric production car
Yup, the Rimac Nevera has been bumped
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Europe, take note: the 'Ring record holder for electric production cars is now the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, having lapped the Green Hell in 7m 04.95s. Woah.
That's a three-tenth improvement on the previous record set by the Rimac Nevera, and also swats away the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT by 2.5s. Ooft.
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Xiaomi foreshadowed this strong showing last year, when it sent a stripped-out, prototype SU7 Ultra around the track. It monstered it, clocking a best lap of 6m 46.87s. That car was nowhere close to production spec, obviously, but its time was still three seconds quicker than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
The SU7 Ultra's internals are… predictably strong. It's a trio of electric motors that combine to produce 1,527bhp, and enough torque to best Thanos in a tug of war. 0-62mph is covered in just 1.97s, and the hyper saloon won't call it quits until it sees 217mph.
But that's not all: the Ultra also gets Pirelli P Zero tyres and stoppers from AP Racing. Combined with the 500kg weight deficit to the standard car (courtesy of lots of carbon), and a new aero kit that generates over 2.1 tonnes of downforce at peak speeds, the SU7 Ultra lives up to the second half of its name and then some.
Oh, and Xiaomi says it pinched the record off the Nevera on its very first attempt. No wonder it saw fit to give the car a literal bold badge earlier this year...
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