This 681-horsepower Xiaomi YU7 electric SUV is a Tesla Model Y
The Xiaomi YU7 electric SUV, the Chinese company's second mass-produced model after the SU7 sedan, has been leaked in China. Xiaomi's public sales license filing with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and subsequent official images reveal much about the electric SUV's exterior design; however, the vehicle you see in the photos is aimed at the Chinese market . Dimensionally, the YU7 looks very similar to the SU7 launched in China in March 2024, except for the height. It is 4,999mm long, 1,996mm wide, 1,600mm high (an increase of 145mm), and has a wheelbase of 3,000mm. The car's curb weight is 2,405 kg. Even styling cues are borrowed from sedans in the class, with the YU7 featuring teardrop-shaped LED headlights, sharp creases, a stylish greenhouse and interconnected LED taillights. Compared to the electric sedan, the electric SUV has more flared wheel arches, a raised bonnet and a new wheel design. It also features a ducktail spoiler and a…
Xiaomi YU7 SUV looks like Ferrari Purosangue and McLaren
Xiaomi SU7 sedan's electric SUV twin will go on sale in China in summer 2025 The Xiaomi YU7 is China's latest electric SUV, aiming to challenge Tesla's Model Y. Official photos of the Xiaomi YU7 along with key specifications from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have surfaced online. This 681-horsepower crossover looks like an affordable Ferrari Purosangue with a McLaren front end. The electric car race is heating up, and Xiaomi is wasting no time in launching the YU7 SUV, its second mass-produced model after the SU7 sedan. Targeted for launch in mid-2025, the high-tech SUV borrows heavily from the design language of its sedan, which will be launched in late 2023. Maybe it's just us, but it sounds like it would make more sense to swap names between the sedan and SUV, and regardless, the similarities between the YU7 and SU7 are hard to ignore, especially in terms of size. However, the YU7 embraces its SUV identity…