Xiaomi YU7

The Xiaomi YU7 (Chinese: 小米YU7; pinyin: Xiǎomǐ YU7) is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV developed by Chinese company Xiaomi Auto, a subsidiary of the Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi.^[1] It is Xiaomi's second vehicle following the successful SU7, and is the brand's first crossover SUV.

According to Xiaomi's announcement of 28 March 2025, the Chinese pronunciation of YU7 is "小米御7" (pinyin:xiǎomǐ yùqī), where "御" (pinyin:"yù") means "land chariot, riding the wind".^[2] The YU7 is available in three variants: YU7, YU7 Pro, and YU7 Max.

The YU7 is expected to become the biggest threat to the Tesla Model Y's dominance of the premium electric crossover segment in China, of which it was the sales leader in the segment since its introduction to the Chinese market in 2021.^[3][4][5]

In mid-2024, development mules of the YU7 were spotted undergoing testing and various spy shots appeared online.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

On 9 December 2024 Xiaomi revealed exterior images of the YU7 with an intended official launch timeframe in mid-2025; additionally, some specifications and images of the vehicle were revealed via public homologation documents to China's MIIT.^[11][12] Xiaomi representatives said that the company homologated the vehicle several months earlier than necessary to test the vehicle in public without camouflage, allowing for better testing of NVH characteristics, powertrain efficiency and range, and overall durability.^[13]

The YU7 will be manufactured at Xiaomi's F2 EV factory in Yizhuang, Beijing,^[11][12] construction of which started in August 2024 and is scheduled to reach completion by July 2025.^[13]

After releasing images of the interior the day before, Xiaomi debuted the YU7 at a product launch event on the evening of 22 May 2025.^[3] It was first available for public viewing at Auto Shenzhen 2025 in early June, with display models appearing in stores days after.^[14][15] The vehicle's launch was brought forward to 26 June, after it was originally announced to be in July 2025 at the May reveal.^[16][17][18]

The YU7 was launched at a Xiaomi full-ecosystem product event on the evening of 26 June 2025 with a retail price of 253,500 to 329,900 yuan, and pre-orders opened at its conclusion.^[19][20] Initial deliveries are expected to begin in July, with mass production of customized orders expected to begin in August.^[21]

The YU7 is a 5.0-metre (16.4 ft) long mid-large crossover SUV built on Xiaomi's Modena platform shared with the SU7 sedan.^[22] Xiaomi says it has an extra long L113 dimension, distance between the front axle and brake pedal, of 680 mm (26.8 in).^[23] Xiaomi says the vehicle underwent 539 days of real-world road testing covering a total of 6,490,000 km (4,030,000 mi), and for a total of 10,620,000 km (6,600,000 mi) of all testing covered by 653 test cars.^[20][24] The YU7 Max covered 3,944 km (2,451 mi) in a 24-hour endurance test with speeds exceeding 210 km/h (130 mph), intended to challenge high speed efficiency, long battery life, fast charging, and cooling.^[24]

The front consists of a lower air intake flanked by air curtain vents. A vent above the headlights leads to an exit farther down the clamshell hood near the windshield. Xiaomi claims that clamshell hood, which measures 1,960 mm × 1,587 mm (77.2 in × 62.5 in), is the largest aluminium hood on a mass-produced vehicle at 3.11 m² (33.5 sq ft), and reduces the drag coefficient by 2 counts and is almost half the weight of a conventional steel design.^[23][25] The doors have flush door handles which are illuminated and use an inward-folding mechanism, and can be unlocked using a smartphone's UWB connection. It also has frameless side mirrors and six 19-, 20-, and 21-inch wheel options. The rear features a sloping design with a wing-type spoiler ahead of a 22° lower ducktail lip spoiler which integrates the taillight strip, which follows a similar design to the YU7. It is available in nine colors including Emerald Green Metallic, Lava Orange, Titanium Silver Metallic, and Pearl White.^[26][27] Xiaomi says the YU7-exclusive Emerald Green Metallic paint color is inspired by Columbian emeralds and is painted through a double-layer spraying process involving three different metallic and pearlescent paints.^[28][29][30]

Xiaomi says it made over 40 aerodynamic optimizations which reduced drag by 78 counts to 0.245 C_d, increasing range on the CLTC test cycle by 59 kilometres (37 mi). This includes 18 counts from active grille shutters which increases range by 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) alone,^[25] 10 and 5 counts for the upper and lower spoilers, respectively, 2.5 counts from frameless side mirrors, 9 counts from wheel spats, 6 counts from a rear wheel well vent and side spoiler, and 5 counts from an aerodynamic wheel design.^[27]

In the interior, the sparse dashboard has a 1.1-metre (43 in) wide 'HyperVision' panoramic head-up display reflecting off the masked base of the windshield, a 16.1-inch center infotainment touchscreen, and hidden air vents. The HyperVision display consists of three mini-LED panels with 108-PPD resolution, capable of up to 1200 nits of brightness, and has 903-zone full-array local dimming, which serves as the instrument cluster, and can show blind-spot cameras, sensor information, media details, and more through customizable widgets.^[23][30] All displays are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, which Xiaomi says allows for 1.35-second boot-up times and OTA update installation in as little as 15 minutes.^[31] The two-tone steering wheel uses roller wheels and left-right buttons, and has drive mode and autonomous driving selection controls mounted low on the center hub; the shifter is mounted on the steering column. Below the center infotainment display, the center console has two active-cooled wireless charging pads, behind which are two circular cupholders and a split-opening storage compartment door; the back has a removable 6.68-inch touchscreen for rear passengers to access climate, seat, media, and navigation controls.^[26][27] Like the SU7, the YU7's infotainment screen has a physical control accessory and mounting points on the dashboard for accessories such as cupholders, phone mounts, and cameras.^[32]

The seats are upholstered in Nappa leather and high-frequency touch points throughout the cabin are covered in soft-touch material, allowing for a OEKO-TEX Class 1 certification. The front seats have a 10-point massage function and a 'zero-gravity' 123° recline mode. The rear seats have power-adjustable backrest rake between 100–135°.^[26] It is available in three colorways: Twilight Blue, Coral Orange, and dual-tone Stone Grey with Pine Green.^[27]

The YU7 has 678-litre (23.9 cu ft) rear cargo capacity which expands to 1,758-litre (62.1 cu ft) with the rear seats folded down, and is supplemented by a 141-litre (5.0 cu ft) frunk.^[23]

All variants of the YU7 are equipped with Xiaomi's supervised autonomous driving system called Xiaomi HAD. All variants use the same sensor suite, including one roof-mounted LiDAR with a 200-metre (660 ft) range, one 4D mmWave radar, 11 cameras, and 12 ultrasonic sensors, and use an Nvidia DRIVE AGX Thor-U chip capable of 700 TOPS.^[3][26][27]

The YU7 has a 4-in-1 computing module which combines the ADAS chips and sensors, infotainment system hardware, external communications including dual 5G chips, and vehicle domain controller onto two motherboards inside a single integrated package.^[33] Xiaomi says this design reduces the number of ECUs by 75%, reduces space occupied by 57%, and reduces weight by 47% from 6.85 kg (15.1 lb) to 3.6 kg (7.9 lb). Additionally, it reduces the entire system's power consumption and thus range, which Xiaomi claims is increased by 14 kilometres (8.7 mi). In the vehicle's sentinel mode, Xiaomi says the system's power consumption is reduced by 40%.^[34]

The YU7 has a double wishbone front and five-link independent rear suspension, and all versions of have continuous damping control, while the Pro and Max versions also have dual-chamber air suspension with 75 mm (3.0 in) of height adjustment and over 40% stiffness adjustment.^[35] The 19-inch wheels are paired with 245/55 R19 tires, and the YU7 is compatible with 21-inch wheels with 275/40 R21 tires at the rear.^[36] The Max variant is equipped with 4-piston fixed-caliper Brembo brakes, and can stop from 100 km/h (62 mph) in 33.9 metres (111 ft).^{[3][23][26][27]}

The YU7's chassis consists of 90.2% high-strength steel and aluminium, and has a torsional rigidity of 47,610 N⋅m (421,400 lb⋅in)/deg. It has a 659 mm (25.9 in) frontal crumple zone which features a 20-in-1 integrated aluminium die cast impact attenuator located between the front-wheel strut towers, and tubular reinforcement beams made from Xiaomi's self-developed 2,200 MPa (320 ksi) proprietary steel alloy in the front and rear doors, which strengthens the A- and B-pillars by a claimed 25% and 70.5%, respectively. It also has a large die-cast three-section rear subframe, and a claimed 'bulletproof coating' shared with the SU7 Ultra on the battery pack.^[36] Xiaomi says that the YU7 passes over 50 crash tests meeting or exceeding all C-NCAP and C-IASI standards.^[23][37]

The YU7 is powered by a choice of either a rear-wheel drive or two dual motor all-wheel drive powertrains, all using Xiaomi's self-developed HyperEngine V6s Plus motors and a 871V SiC electrical architecture.^[38]

Compared to the original HyperEngine V6s, Xiaomi says the V6s Plus uses segmented magnetic steel rather than conventional whole sections to improve efficiency, and voltage overmodulation and upgraded power modules with improved topology optimization algorithms to increase performance. The former allows for a 4 km (2.5 mi) higher CLTC range rating, and the latter allows for a gain of 13 kW (17 hp; 18 PS), 28 N⋅m (21 lb⋅ft) of torque, and a 1000 rpm higher top motor speed of 22,000 rpm.^[39] It is manufactured by United Automotive Electronic Systems (UAES), a joint venture between Bosch and SAIC-backed Zhong-Lian Automotive Electronics.^[40][26]

The standard YU7 has a single 235 kW (315 hp; 320 PS) rear motor, while the Pro has an additional 130 kW (174 hp; 177 PS) front motor for a total of 365 kW (489 hp; 496 PS). Both have power supplied by a 96.3 kWh LFP battery pack supplied by FinDreams, providing 835 km (519 mi) and 770 km (478 mi) CLTC range ratings, respectively, and can recharge from 10–80% in 21 minutes.^[38] The kerb weight is 2,315 kilograms (5,104 lb) for the standard or 2,425 kilograms (5,346 lb) for Pro models, and both have a top speed of 240 kilometres per hour (149 mph).^[41][42]

The more powerful Max consists of a 220 kW (295 hp; 299 PS) motor powering the front wheels and a 288 kW (386 hp; 392 PS) motor powering the rear wheels, for a total of 508 kW (681 hp; 691 PS) in a similar configuration to the Xiaomi SU7 Max. Power is fed from a 101.7 kWh CATL-supplied NMC battery pack providing up to 760 kilometres (472 mi) of range.^[38] It has a kerb weight of 2,405 kilograms (5,302 lb), can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.23 seconds (2.98 excluding rollout), and a top speed of 253 km/h (157 mph).^[11][12] Xiaomi says that the YU7 Max is capable of peak 5.2C charge rates, charging from 10–80% in 12 minutes, and recharging 620 kilometres (390 mi) of range within 15 minutes.^[11][12][39]

Within two minutes of the 26 June 2025 launch presentation ending at 10:00 p.m., the YU7 received 196,000 pre-order deposits and 128,000 locked-in orders, which grew to 200,000 pre-orders in three minutes and 289,000 pre-orders in one hour.^{[21][44][45][46]} After 18 hours, the YU7 had received 240,000 nonrefundable locked-in orders, with the first delivery estimate ranging up to 56 weeks.^[47][48]

He Xiaopeng, founder and chairman of rival brand XPeng, announced that he had placed an order for the YU7. Xiaomi chairman and CEO Lei Jun thanked him and promised him to deliver the car as soon as possible.^[49]

Huang Zhaokun, the Deputy Head of the Powertrain Development Department at Dongfeng Nissan's technology center, issued a public apology and deleted his post after sparking widespread controversy for a repost on Weibo where he questioned Xiaomi Auto's high order volume, stating that users will have to wait more than a year for delivery; no country has such blindly loyal brand fans.^[50]

The use of a consumer-grade Snapdragon chip in the car's cockpit has sparked a safety controversy. However, experts point out that a normal consumer-grade chip could never pass the ISO 26262 certification.^[31]

• Xiaomi SU7
• Xiaomi HyperOS