Chinese smartphone maker’s first SUV looks like a Ferrari Purosangue knockoff

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******** smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its second electric vehicle (EV), which takes the shape of a high-performance SUV bearing a striking resemblance to the

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First leaked in a ******** Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) filing, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun of the YU7 SUV on X (formerly

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) earlier this week – with the familiar-looking yet sleek model on full display.

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reports a handful of baseline specifications for the new model based on the government filing, including its dimensions and powertrain.

The YU7 is expected to launch in mid-2025, joining the

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in the smartphone maker’s automotive lineup.

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According to Car News China, the Xiaomi YU7 boasts a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup, with 220kW at the front and 288kW at the rearm contributing to a total power output of 508kW and a top speed of 253km/h.

The motors will be fed by a lithium NMC battery of as-yet unknown capacity.

The YU7 measures 4999mm long, 1996mm wide, and 1600mm tall while riding atop a 3000mm wheelbase. Those dimensions are similar to the Purosangue and even the taller

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, as well as being longer and wider than cars like the

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Its kerb weight is a whopping 2405kg – roughly 400kg more than the Purosangue but well within the ballpark of the EV9.

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Car News China expects the YU7 to be priced between ¥250,000 (A$53,708) and ¥350,000 (A$75,191), placing it in the ballpark of the ********-market

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which starts at ¥249,900 (A$53,686).

Meanwhile, the similarly proportioned but more aggressively styled Purosangue costs a substantial $728,000 before on-roads in Australia.

As is the case for the Xiaomi YU7, the Purosangue was Ferrari’s first SUV and was controversial as a result. Unlike the YU7, it isn’t an EV, instead powered by a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 with 533kW and 716Nm.

Xiaomi’s YU7 is less than 30kW down on the Purosangue, but the smartphone maker is no stranger to high-output EVs.

It has a track-ready variant of its SU7 sedan called the Ultra, which produces 1168kW of power and was

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