May 22, in the millet fifteenth anniversary of the strategic new conference, millet car officially released its first SUV models – millet YU7. new car is expected to be officially listed in July this year, and clear to “the strongest domestic challenger” identity, against the Tesla Model Y, showing the ambition of millet to enter the intelligent pure electric SUV market. Tesla Model Y, showing Xiaomi’s ambition to enter the intelligent pure electric SUV market.
Xiaomi YU7 continues the brand’s signature sporty design language and realizes a number of breakthroughs in intelligent technology and power performance. At the press conference, Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, repeatedly mentioned the keyword “all standard equipment”, highlighting the new car’s high starting point configuration standards. Including 800V silicon carbide high-voltage platform, V6s Plus Xiaomi super motor, the new sky screen, end-to-end intelligent driver assistance system, LiDAR, NVIDIA Thor platform (700TOPS arithmetic power), adjustable damping system, and long range program, etc., all of which are standard in the whole system.
In terms of positioning, Lei Jun said that the target user group of YU7 is the “elite of the times” who love to drive, but also pursue spacious space and advanced luxury experience.YU7 will continue the advantages of handling and intelligent experience established by Xiaomi SU7, and evolve again in the power performance and intelligent technology level, and further improve the spatial performance and luxury perception to satisfy the higher class. It will be further enhanced in terms of spatial performance and luxury perception to meet the comprehensive travel needs of higher-end users.
Dimensions, YU7 body length, width and height of 4999mm, 1996mm, 1608mm, the wheelbase reached 3000mm, positioned as a medium and large pure electric SUV.
On the outside, YU7 continues Xiaomi’s design aesthetics, equipped with a new evolution of the “Mi headlights”, the front hatch and bumper with real ventilation openings to strengthen the performance-oriented. The entire vehicle is equipped with 10 sets of penetrating air ducts and 19 air vents, and through more than 40 aerodynamic optimization measures, the wind resistance coefficient is controlled at 0.245Cd, demonstrating excellent engineering tuning capabilities.
In terms of exterior colors, the new car was initially launched in three colors, and a total of five exterior colors will be launched at a later stage.
YU7 is also quite ingenious in its detail design. Its front end adopts an all-aluminum clam front cover, and the long front end shape signals a good front trunk storage capacity. Meanwhile, the vehicle supports UWB ultra broadband communication technology, which supports sensorless unlocking of doors and front trunk operation, further enhancing the smart and convenient experience.
On the side design, YU7 presents a strong European high-performance SUV style, with a sliding back tail line and tilted A-pillar to optimize wind resistance performance. It is worth mentioning that the new car is equipped with electric inward-flipping door handles, which automatically pop up when approaching and close automatically after closing the door, forming a differentiated evolution from the semi-hidden scheme previously adopted by SU7.
Interior, compared to the previous SU7 cabin style, YU7 in the design language and functional layout of the new thinking, especially after the introduction of the “sky screen”, to build a fusion of science and technology and a sense of immersion in the cabin experience.
YU7 is equipped with Xiaomi’s independently developed Xiaomi HyperVision panoramic display system, which adopts panoramic curved projection technology, with the entire screen width reaching 1.1 meters and a resolution as high as 108PPD, achieving a super retina-level display effect. The system is based on the new PHUD depth-of-field head-up display program, which pushes the display information to the far end of the field of vision, effectively reduces the risk of driving line-of-sight deviation, and creates a futuristic sci-fi atmosphere.
Unlike the passenger screen commonly found in traditional cockpits, YU7 intentionally cuts out this configuration to maintain the symmetrical aesthetics of the center console, so that the occupant’s eyes are naturally focused on the “sky screen”, further enhancing the immersive interactive experience. In addition, the car’s three main screens all use Mini LED display technology, more detailed picture quality, more responsive, Xiaomi HyperVision system to support the dynamic combination of five types of information cards, and the rear is equipped with a movable control screen, support vehicle control, navigation and audio-visual function adjustment.
The interior has also been optimized in terms of color scheme and details, offering three color schemes. The steering wheel style has been redesigned, and on the basis of retaining the functional modules, the button layout is more concise, and the overall sense of technology has been enhanced.
In terms of comfort, the YU7 has a tendency to be on par with MPV standards. The front row is equipped with dual zero-gravity seats that support one-touch recline with 10-point seat massage function. The seat structure consists of 12 layers of material, which is ergonomically fitted to provide better support and wrapping experience. In terms of space performance, calculated by the 1.88-meter height experience standard, the headroom in the rear row is 77mm, and the knee space is 73mm, and it also supports 100° to 135° stepless electric adjustment, providing a higher degree of comfort for long-distance rides.
Excellent storage capacity. Xiaomi YU7 is equipped with a 141-liter front trunk, and after the rear seats are put down, the maximum storage space of the whole car can be expanded to 1970 liters, which fully meets the needs of diversified scenarios, such as family travel, city commuting or long-distance travel. Through the systematic integration of intelligent technology, spatial comfort and practical functions, YU7 shows Xiaomi’s in-depth understanding of the high-end electric SUV market at the interior level, and injects strong product support for its upcoming market competition.
As an intelligent electric vehicle model focusing on high performance and long range, YU7 fully benchmarks the industry’s leading standards in terms of powertrain, range and safety features, demonstrating strong product competitiveness. Xiaomi YU7 is equipped with Xiaomi’s self-developed V6s Plus super motor, providing single-motor rear drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive.
Among them, the high-performance MAX version has a maximum power of up to 690 horsepower, a 100km acceleration time of only 3.23 seconds, a top speed of up to 253km/h, and a 100-0km/h braking distance control of 33.9 meters, making its performance among the top electric SUVs.
In terms of range and replenishment, YU7 is built on the 800V silicon carbide high-voltage platform, which significantly improves replenishment efficiency and electric drive system performance. The range of the rear-wheel drive version of the CLTC can reach up to 835 kilometers, and the range of the four-wheel drive version reaches 770 kilometers, meeting the needs of users in multiple scenarios. Under fast-charging conditions, the energy can be replenished in 15 minutes to 620 kilometers, significantly easing users’ range anxiety.
Specifically, the parameters of the three main power versions of Xiaomi YU7 are as follows:
- Dual-motor four-wheel drive high-performance version: combined power 508kW (691PS), 100km acceleration 3.23 seconds, top speed 253km/h, equipped with 101.7kWh Li-ion ternary batteries, CLTC range up to 760km.
- Single-motor long range rear-wheel drive version: equipped with 96.3kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, CLTC range of up to 835km, supports 800V high-voltage fast charging, 12 minutes to complete 10% to 80% recharge.
- Ultra-long range 4WD version: also equipped with 96.3kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, peak power of 365kW, peak torque of 690N-m, 100km acceleration of 4.27 seconds, CLTC range up to 770km, maximum speed of 240km/h.
In terms of safety performance, Xiaomi YU7 adopts a new armored cage steel-aluminum hybrid body structure, with a large area of 2200MPa ultra-high-strength steel applied to further enhance the vehicle’s impact resistance. The entire vehicle has passed more than 50 passive safety tests, fully meeting the stringent crash standards of C-NCAP and C-IASI.
In terms of assisted driving hardware, YU7 is equipped with LIDAR, 4D millimeter wave radar and HD cameras with ALD coating technology as standard across the board. Together with the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform and NVIDIA Thor in-vehicle computing platform, it realizes powerful arithmetic support and builds an advanced intelligent driver assistance system.
In addition, the entire vehicle is also equipped with a continuous damping variable damper as standard, which improves the overall driving quality while safeguarding the driving control performance, providing users with a smoother and more comfortable driving experience.
In summary, as an important layout of Xiaomi Auto after SU7, YU7 not only continues the brand’s technical accumulation in intelligence and performance, but also carries out systematic upgrades in space, comfort and practicality, demonstrating its strategic intention to impact the high-end pure electric SUV market. From a comprehensive point of view, Xiaomi YU7 shows remarkable strength in multiple dimensions such as power, intelligence, safety, space and comfort, and has the product power to compete with international first-tier brands. As the first heavyweight model of Xiaomi Auto in the field of SUVs, YU7 is not only a direct response to the Tesla Model Y, but also expected to become another benchmark work in the domestic new energy SUV market. After that, we have to look at the price of this model, although it is not possible to 199,000 yuan price, but in the price of 260,000 yuan above and below the floating, but also be able to create a relatively large impact on the market segment, YU7 dissemination process has actually been very long, this conference, although the announcement of a number of core technologies as well as surprises, but compared to the SU7 fast and furious type of listing and harvesting, the YU7 listing! “Front shake” is too much, ‘appetizing’ is too unlike the style of millet, but this conference on the Lei Jun conservative speech, enough to show that the millet YU7 listing can not withstand a little ”wind and waves! ”, July YU7 will be listed, let’s wait and see.
