Marques Brownlee recently put the spotlight on a comparison that’s been on everyone’s radar – the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max versus the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Both devices are vying for the top spot in the smartphone world, but what stands out about Xiaomi is that they seem to be on a mission to match Apple’s polish – but also to push past it in some key areas.
Mat Watkins lined up his Tesla Model S Plaid at the start of Carwow’s drag strip, the air thick with the smell of fresh asphalt and high stakes. Across from him stood the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, a four-door from the Chinese electronics giant that had quietly entered the electric car market.
The iPhone 17 Pro came with a new look and that wide camera plateau on the back caught everyone’s attention. Just days later, Xiaomi fired back with the 17 Pro series and turned the same idea into something way more clever. By turning the empty space into a functional tool, Xiaomi has basically challenged Apple’s approach.
A sleek electric beast tears out of a hotel driveway, tires squealing, smoke billowing, as it rips through the streets of Qionghai, a coastal city on China’s Hainan Island. This is no ordinary sedan. It’s the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, a 1,548 horsepower electric vehicle from a company best known for smartphones than speed machines.
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Earlier this month, a yellow Xiaomi SU7 Ultra with silver stripes rolled out of Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters and left everyone wondering. As the fastest production EV to lap the Nürburgring, this Chinese sedan is serious about Ferrari’s first electric car, the Elettrica, due to debut in spring 2026 and blending innovation with its heritage.
Xiaomi, the Chinese tech juggernaut known for smartphones and smart home gadgets, has officially unleashed its YU7 SUV onto the world’s most cutthroat EV market. In a dazzling launch event in Beijing, Xiaomi didn’t just introduce a new vehicle—it threw down the gauntlet to Tesla’s Model Y, securing a staggering 289,000 orders in just 60 minutes. Yes, you read that right: 289,000 orders in an hour, outpacing the 200,000 orders reported in the first three minutes.
When you think of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany’s grueling 20.9-kilometer crucible of curves and straights, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra doesn’t usually come to mind. However, the blistering EV managed to achieve a record lap time of 7 minutes, 4.957 seconds at the famed circuit. This blistering run shattered the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT’s 2023 record of 7:07.55.
