Xiaomi revamps its SU7 electric sedan with improved safety and a 570-mile range
Xiaomi SU7, the company's first electric sedan originally launched in 2023, has gotten its first refresh — and it's an important one.
On Wednesday, the company started taking pre-orders for the new SU7. Starting at ¥229.900 ($32,856), it's slightly pricier than the original variant, which retails for roughly $31,000.
For the price (which still undercuts most western competitors, including Tesla Model 3), you get up to 220 kilometers (447 miles) of range, and a number of safety improvements, including LiDAR sensing and Xiaomi's Hyper Autonomous Driving (HAD) assistance system being standard on all models.
The car is still available in three variants. The range figure above is for the cheapest variant, the Xiaomi SU7 Standard. On the Xiaomi SU7 Pro, you get a whopping 902 kilometers (560 miles) of range, and on the performance-oriented Xiaomi SU7 Max the range goes down to 835 kilometers (519 miles). All figures come from China's CLTC standard, which are typically more optimistic than what you'd get from the U.S. EPA or Europe's WLTC ratings.
You also get more airbags (nine vs seven on the previous model), door lock backup power, and a more powerful computer running the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The car has been structurally strengthened, with steel door anti-collision beams coming standard on all variants.
Other improvements include faster charging, the new V6s Plus motor on all models, a maximum power of 320hp on the Standard and Pro models (690hp on the Max variant), and an improved, dual-chamber air suspension with CDC dampers on the Pro and Max variants.
The car looks mostly the same as before, though rear tires are now wider and the front grille has been slightly redesigned.
The official website for the Xiaomi SU7 barely mentions performance, focusing instead on the safety features. There's a good reason for this, as the original SU7 came under public scrutiny after several security incidents, including one when the car burst into flames, and another in which the car's driver assistance system disengaged moments before fatal impact.
The Xiaomi SU7 is launching in April 2026; pre-orders for all variants are open now.