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Driving Xiaomi's Electric Car: Are we Cooked?

2025-12-05 Science & Technology
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Reviewing the Xiaomi SU7: A $42,000 Car That Feels Like $75,000

Discover why the debut electric vehicle from tech giant Xiaomi is forcing the industry to reconsider pricing and features. You will learn how this car leverages ecosystem integration and modular design to redefine expectations for budget-conscious, high-spec EVs.

Short Summary

  • The Xiaomi SU7 Max offers performance specs (673 HP, AWD) matching $55k Teslas for only $42k (converted price).
  • The interior delivers luxury beyond its price point, featuring Alcantara, 25 speakers, and deeply integrated Xiaomi tech ecosystem features.
  • A unique modular mounting system allows deep physical customization of the interior hardware layout.
  • Sophisticated software flawlessly handles navigation voice isolation, separating dialogue from music cues in real-time.
  • The driving experience offers extreme versatility, shifting seamlessly from a super soft Comfort Mode to a responsive Sport Plus performance profile.

This review assesses the highly anticipated Xiaomi SU7, an electric sedan that challenges established market leaders through aggressive pricing and dense feature inclusion. We examine the design inspiration, interior premium feel, innovative software, and multi-personality driving dynamics to see if the hype surrounding Chinese EV dominance is justified.

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Top Comments (10)

@danielmoksmann5654 2025-12-05

13:44 It's generally bad when the answer to "Are we cooked?" is "No because they don't sell this here yet." 😂

34.3k 711 replies
@Jack_the_fruit 2025-12-06

AND That's not even the ultra one.😅

25.4k 198 replies
@Zirescu 2025-12-05

An actual door handle!!!

23.6k 225 replies
@ReadFenton 2025-12-05

Having notifications on top in one speaker and not interrupting the audio content sounds amazing.

15.7k 93 replies
@kaiperdaens7670 2025-12-06

Bro America would just ban this for "privacy and safety" reasons

13.4k 393 replies
@CRZ69 2025-12-06

Bro finally buttons for AC controls, not all things in screen

8.3k 77 replies
@bigbigdog 2025-12-06

This the same car Ford CEO said he loves?

5.2k 119 replies
@racer247 2025-12-08

Ford's CEO said this already, y'all thought he was joking. 😂

3.0k 94 replies
@cron1165 2026-01-17

Coming to Canada now 👍

1.9k 90 replies
@Xolerys 2026-01-18

We’ve been conditioned to think these cars should cost 100k+… it doesn’t have to be this way.

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