Xiaomi YU7 GT Piles Up at Factory Ahead of Late-May 990 hp Launch

Finished Xiaomi YU7 GT crossovers are stacking up at the Beijing plant ahead of an official launch later this month, CarNewsChina reported on May 4. Leaked photos show rows of cars in a single burgundy paint scheme — likely the showroom display batch bound for Xiaomi Auto stores. Lei Jun previewed the model at April's Beijing Auto Show, and the late-May reveal is now confirmed with 990 hp, a 300 km/h top speed and 705 km of CLTC range from a 101.7 kWh pack.

The YU7 GT slots in as the SUV-shaped sibling to the SU7 Ultra, pairing a 288 kW front motor with a 450 kW rear motor for a combined 738 kW. It rides on the same 800V YU7 Max platform but adds air suspension, rear-axle torque vectoring, Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes and a more aggressive aero kit, with chassis development partly carried out at the Nürburgring. Pricing is expected to land between ¥450,000 and ¥500,000, putting it under the entry Porsche Macan EV while out-powering the Macan Turbo. It will be Xiaomi's third volume model after the new-gen SU7 (80,000 locked-in orders in 48 days) and the YU7 Max.

Stockpiling demo cars pre-launch is a tell: Xiaomi wants showrooms to convert foot traffic the day reservations open, the same playbook that drove the new SU7 to 70,000 orders in 30 days. For buyers, the YU7 GT is the cheapest route into near-1,000 hp Xiaomi performance with five seats — and the first product shaped partly by Munich and Nürburgring input that will inform the 2027 European push. For Porsche, Zeekr and the Tesla Model Y Performance, it is another sign that China's performance-EV ladder now starts above their price floor.