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Xiaomi surprised everyone with its first electric vehicle, launched in March, but the real surprise was that it proved a real success. As the production of the SU7 sedan has yet to quench the incredible demand, Xiaomi is already thinking of making a statement on the Nürburgring. Our photographers caught a modified Xiaomi SU7 doing laps on the Nordschleife, which means nothing good for Porsche and Tesla.

The EV performance sedan market has been mostly a two-horse race until now, with Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S regularly exchanging the title of the fastest production EV on the Nürburgring. Porsche is the latest to win the trophy, thanks to the 7:07.551 time accomplished by the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. The title is still contested because the record vehicle was no regular model, having been stripped of its rear bench and other parts.

Tesla is undoubtedly keen on snatching the crown from Porsche, but it will soon have another competitor on the Green Hell. Xiaomi, the smartphone & smart gadgets manufacturer that nobody saw coming as a carmaker, is fine-tuning its SU7 sedan on the Nürburgring with the clear goal of making a statement. Some would say that the simple fact that the car was spotted lapping the Nordschleife is already a strong statement. This means Xiaomi plans a European debut soon, right on Porsche's turf.

The Xiaomi SU7 launched in March with impressive specifications, but everyone talked about its resemblance to the Porsche Taycan. Indeed, the two models share a lot of design cues, showing that Xiaomi appreciated Porsche's design very much. It seems that Xiaomi wants more than just looks, as it's coming after Taycan's Nürburgring record, too. That requires a much more powerful variant than the 663-horsepower SU7 Max, which is now the top model.

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