Out of Spec: "Best driving Chinese car I've ever been in"
Out of Spec Reviews shoots their SU7 video at a US showroom that carries Chinese-market EVs — the SU7 sits alongside the IM L6 and several other domestic-China models. The thesis arrives in the closing section: "this is the best driving Chinese car I've ever been in" — and the rest of the closing is the team trying to figure out how to import one personally.
Watch original ↗- →Compares the original SU7 directly to the Tesla Model 3 Performance, noting it costs a few thousand less at low-$40,000 for the top trim on sale.
- →Calls out the regen as "the most perfect one-pedal drive" they've experienced, holding the car cleanly to a stop.
- →Positions SU7 alongside several other Chinese-market EVs (including the IM L6) as part of a broader segment to benchmark.
- →Closes calling it an "absolute masterpiece", says he wants to find a way to import one personally, and hopes other automakers benchmark it.
Showroom setup. Multiple Chinese-market EVs visible. The team pulls pricing context from across the room, putting the SU7 in a comparative grid against domestic peers most US viewers have never seen.
SU7 walk-around. Build quality, panel gaps, screen, materials. The framing throughout: this is a Tesla Model 3 Performance competitor at a few thousand dollars less for the top trim on sale. "Same money, different car."
Get-in moment. Driver's seat ergonomics, screen layout, the key card placed on the small dash display, infotainment defaulting to Chinese. The team finds the same hidden hold-press English-switch hack that other reviewers have shown.
Drive impression. The big claim: "the most perfect one-pedal drive that I have ever experienced." Regen feel that's confidence-inspiring on US roads, suspension tuning that copes with broken pavement, steering weight that's neither over-assisted nor numb.
The Tesla comparison gets specific. Same money, less software polish overall, but Out of Spec argues the SU7 has more analog steering feel and a more premium interior. The trade-off comes down to ecosystem (Tesla wins) versus hardware feel (SU7 wins, in their framing).
Closing: "absolute masterpiece." The personal-import question — why the team would do it themselves if logistics permitted, what would have to change in trade or compliance terms for that to become feasible. They leave the audience with a wish-list, not a buying recommendation.
“We've got all kinds of Chinese-market EVs here.”
“This is the most perfect one-pedal drive that I have ever experienced.”
“This is the best driving Chinese car I've ever been in.”
“I want to find a way to bring one of these home.”
Out of Spec compares the SU7 directly to the Tesla Model 3 Performance at the same price — /vs/tesla-model-3 sits on exactly that comparison. The IM L6 they show alongside is a Chinese-market peer; /availability lists the markets where the SU7 itself is officially sold and where it isn't.
Different reviewers reach different conclusions on the same car. Here are the seven other videos we've watched and summarised — including at least one critical view if you want to balance the picture.
Carwow (Mat Watson)
Mat Watson reviews the SU7 Ultra: "My favourite car from China so far"
MKBHD (Marques Brownlee)
MKBHD: "Are we cooked? Not yet"
Doug DeMuro
Doug DeMuro: "A bargain Chinese luxury sport sedan" — Doug Score 69/100
Inside China Auto
Inside China Auto first-look at the updated SU7
Everything Electric (Elliot Richards)
Everything Electric (Elliot Richards): "Puts a fizz in your pants"
Business Insider
Business Insider: Xiaomi's affordable $29,000 Chinese EV
The Electric Viking