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Jim Farley, ceo of Ford was talking to Robert Lleweillin of "Fully charged show" the other day.He said that he has been driving a Xiaomi SUV 7 for 6 months and it is so good that he does not want to give it away. Everybody was so surprised by his honesty. What a humble gentleman!
@@ap0lmc he said he has a skunk works dept dedicated to making cars beat the Chinese ones but that's not really the point. Its not that hard to make a crazy good car. The challenge and this is the big one is if Ford can make a car as good as the Chinese ones that are just as cheap without skimping and be profitable. The Chinese not only have cheaper labor and non union workers they've also got the complete supply chain to get all the parts and the absolute cheapest prices and a huge domestic car market at home.
Don’t you think Xiaomi will do the same as Elon and raise the price to meet the demand? I’d say you won’t get one for under $70k if Xiaomi is anything like Tesla.
@@joeking433 Xiaomi admitted they are losing $10k per car which sounds like a lot until you compare it to Ford, Rivian, GM, etc.. It took well over 10 years for Tesla to get to full profitability. Xiaomi is expected to hit that target within 2. Elon Musk changed everything.
@@buddy1155 prosche overall drop 40% sales in china compare to last 2 year..... They are absolutely not doing fine trust me. Their based macan price used to be over 550krmb, with little add on it can easily reach over 700k-800k. Now u can get a new macan around 350krmb with all the discount combine...
From a mobile phone company , a 350kmh 1.96sec. 0-100km , now we know why Apple shelved all plans for an Apple EV.And Xiaomi is releasing their new SUV M11 and that is expected to sell even better cuz Chinese love EVs. That’s why the Macan , Cayenne, Q5, X5 , X3 etc are all heavily discounted. The Macan is 40% discounted at Rmb350k , previously 550k. ICE is facing incredible downward pressure
This is very impressive for a car company that was established in 2021 and produced their first vehicle in 2024. Western OEMs like Lucid talk and talk, while Chinese companies quietly deliver cars and break records without making much of a fuss. This shows that China can engineer sophisticated vehicles, not just make cheaper vehicles due to scale economies. Many western observers are underestimating the EV innovation going on China, from battery chemistry to chassis development, efficient manufacturing, software and production engineering. Ignore at your peril!
BAIC helped Xiaomi to design and build the first 50K cars, then the government gave Xiaomi the car build certificate Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC, formerly as Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation)
100% EV Tariff = $244,000 + Additional 25% on EV Batteries. Potentially a higher cost of ownership than USA's most expensive production EV, the Lucid Sapphire. The U.S. Senate is already discussing measures to mitigate tariff side-stepping of Chinese manufacturing EV's in Mexico. Trump is suggesting increasing the tariff another 60%. America barely has an appetite for its own Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian EV's, so importing Chinese EV's without establishing a dealer network, integrating logistic and supply chains are non-starters. Xiaomi & BYD are aware of this and have made no documented attempt to obtain U.S. regulatory certifications for crash, safety, and emissions as of yet.
yes, named it just like a smartphone to rub it really hard on the face of Apple. Plus, the badge is using Porsche font to rub it really hard on face of Porsche, too.
@@luofubo One of the trending meme for Xiaomi on TikTok is Apple holding up middle finger towards Xiaomi and Xiaomi puts a diamond ring on that finger. I'd see it as the best way to describe the relationship between two tech brands
In Florida all the filks have been driving electric cars/carts for a long time. They live in communities and use them to get around in their neighborhoods. They are basically fancy golf carts. Some are street legal to get to the shopping centers nearby. Electric cars is where everything is headed. Can’t stop the train any longer. Another couple of years and it will be a no brainer for the majority of people here in the USA.
This could have been Apple. They spent $10B on EV R&D and have nothing to show for it. What Jim Farley of Ford said about Xiaomi tells me legacy auto is finished
To Apples credit, it’s better to spend 10 billion and decide not to go forward if the other outcome would’ve been to end up spending 100 billion and still not having anything to show for it. Which is definitely a possible outcome.
Both Xiaomi and Apple are phone makers. Question is what did Xiaomi do that made it suceed that Apple couldn't? Was it because its founder pushed the company? Or the pressure for Apple, a trillion dollar company, to stay on its lane
Funny thing is that in the recommendations I also get video's from people who have issues with Xiaomi's quality. Personally, I don't think we should have much need of supercars, but having a few electric ones absolutely demolish the fossils in performance would be a good thing. The best way to get people over is to make fossil cars technically obsolete in an unquestionable manner.
Price, performance, reliability and quality are superior. This difference in superiority will only continue to grow until cars can fly. So, leave the pigs alone, they were never intended to fly.
BEVs make ICEVs look ancient - Agreed. A little story for remaining doubters. About 10 months ago I took my nephew to the pub. We had both just given up drinking alcohol, so this was a safe 0% visit. He told me why, after several years, he still hadn't got a Tesla M3. His partner didn't like BEVs. She believed the FUD. He complied with her wishes and got an AMG Merc of some vague description [I wasn't interested]. When we left the pub I chucked him the key of my VW ID3 PPro. He got a mile down the road, pulled over and said, "My Merc is obsolete.." He's now got his Tesla.
In fact at last night's launch Xiaomi's Lei Jun spent quite a bit of time describing the differences between prototypes and production vehicles Same motor, same battery, basically the same chassis structure. If the weather had been better or if there had been enough time left, the test would have been even better The SU7 ULTRA prototype differs from the IDR and EP9 in that the technology from both is not used in the production model.
The track was damp and the test was done in German October temperatures. With a dry track and Summer temperatures the lap time would have been considerably better.
@@bobsmith3983 For EV, lower ambient temp = less stress on heat management for battery, motor, tire, and brake (because EV is heavy and torque-y) = faster lap time. Xiaomi only needed a dry track, yet by the end of the one hour session they still can't get the ideal track condition. Huge credit should be given to the driver as well, he was pushing over 200kph through the wet foxhole with full slicks on the car, it's almost death wish driving like that.
I believe Ford will be one legacy auto making successful transition to major EV manufacturers. Jim Farley's attitude is so different from that of Akio Toyoda.
He didn’t even mention How many Carbon Fiber Xiaomi put into this car. From exterior to interior, from carbon fiber seats and to Carbon Fiber rear wing, this thing is a hypercar indeed. In China it’s cheaper than BMW M3. Which one will you choose, M3 or this super car ?
For USA, 100% EV Tariff = $244,000 + Additional 25% on EV Batteries. Potentially a higher cost of ownership than America's most expensive production EV, the Lucid Sapphire. The U.S. Senate is already discussing measures to mitigate tariff side-stepping of Chinese manufacturing EV's in Mexico. Trump is suggesting increasing the tariff another 60%. America barely has an appetite for its own Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian EV's, so importing Chinese EV's without establishing a dealer network, integrating logistic and supply chains are non-starters. Moreover, Xiaomi & BYD are aware of this and have made no documented attempt to obtain U.S. regulatory certifications for crash, safety, and emissions as of yet.
@@esternewton8249 Yeah I wouldn't look at America artificially inflating the price of the competition as a badge of honor. It should be more of a humbling experience and a brief chance to do it right this time, but who knows, you might be right if "America barely has an appetite for its own Tesla..." and Americans sabotaging their own lead in this industry is a level of peak idiocy it will be accountable for. I'm not sure about that though. I'm seeing way too many on my way to work these days, in spite of all the lies and misinformation being spread out of the magic screen, so I'm choosing to believe there's hope. Plus there's the fact that in the top 5 companies with highest customer loyalty you'll find both Tesla and Rivian. I just wish I live long enough to get to see what eventually happens in this blood bath.
Anyone who wants exhilarating driving performance and value for money has to forget about primitive combustion technology. The super expensive ICE sportscars also have super expensive maintenance costs ,eg the Bugatti Veyron needs a $25,000 oil and fluid change every year, a Koenigsegg like in the video has a $10,000 yearly service cost, a lot more if something is wrong. I suppose billionaires will keep wasting money on them, but it makes no sense to me.
This car has the biggest disc brakes in history. Even the brontosaurus, the huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Late Jurassic period didn't have disc brakes as large as these!
Obviously not, you're being deliberately ridiculous. Everyone knows the brontosaurus has drum brakes. Disks hadn't even been invented until the late Triassic period.
Sam, 555 you lit the fire. You not only invite ev hater to the channel but also the china hater. What a strategist, even for some shit talks in the audience.😅
To be exact, Xiaomi is a highly sophisticated and very experienced integrator. The standards of many of its products are world-class, and there are numerous world-class suppliers behind it providing solutions. The reason why the United States doesn't ban Xiaomi is precisely that there are many Western capital companies behind it. However, the reason for banning Huawei is that many of Huawei's technologies are self-developed, which might break the Western technological monopoly.
Not really. Xiaomi has just broken the 3nm barrier apparently and if so ASML is heading for oblivion. There is news in the media than US might ban Xiaomi like they did with Huawei.
After 100 years of perfecting fuel burning cars, EV easily outperforms them in everything in just a few years. That company, Xiaomi, is a smartphone maker.
Not only is it so much cheaper than an equivalent ICE supercar, but maintenance will be a fraction of what an ICE sportscar will need and reliability will be way better. Buy a Bugatti Veyron and remember you need to fork out $25,000 a year for an oil and fluid change. A Koenigsegg like in the video has a $10,000 a year service cost, a lot more if something is wrong. So the answer is no.
Here's the thing: no matter how fast an EV is, i just can't figure out what the fuss is all about........even going to 100 km/t an hour in a second doesn't matter. Yes, they are way faster, but damn they feel dead and boring. Stop comparing cars and appliances...... PLEASE!!!!
Funny here where I live ( a country in europe) I don't see any EV brand destroying ICE cars sales wise. What I see is a lot of EV owners complaining about their EVs. How realities can be so different?
Then you have not been following what's happening in China lately. Sale of evs account for more than 50 % of new car sales. This percentage will keep growing. The once dominant German auto brands are in big trouble with their rapidly declining market share. It's no wonder Germany voted against EU proposal to impose higher tariffs. Norway is another example with 95% of their car sales being evs.
The record they set with Xiaomi was by a HEAVILY modified prototype. Itll be interesting to see what actual owners get out there, and how reliable they are lap after lap..
It's too show how good the batteries & motors are despite so much stress it still works properly, most electric cars batteries overheat & loss power, while xioami kept its performance up. You are not gonna be able to drive them that fast on roads anyways
Huh!? Xiaomi Su7 ULTRA is equipped with next-generation technology. If you look carefully, it has not only broken records for four-seater sedans, but also the Rimac Nevera itself. The ultimate hypercar that costs 20 more! Moreover, by a large margin, in over 18 seconds.
1 lap maximum before everything needs to be recharged and cooled down, So much fuzz for a car with no interior, running on slicks and more than 1500 HP, great marketing though 🙂
Basically, the most complex part of a car is the ICE engine in a car. Using just battery and motors to power a car, it makes it much easier to make a good handling car as the placement the battery in the middle of the car solve the fundamental problem of the 50:50 weight distribution and hence improve handling and stabilty. This setup has exposed the German and Japanese which they now have no more advantage in making a good handling and powerful car!
You are easily impressed Mr Viking. There's nothing revolutionary with this form factor fiddle. The price per thrill is impressively low. The price per frill however is as common and expensive all other modern vehicles. It is a great toy. Iff I decided to buy one I'd wait for a used one that might have survived not being crashed by the first owner. You can't hurt an electric drive train by thrashing it.... I wonder how mutch a new battery pack is though. Batteries are long term consumables.
@kamsunleong6648 because they were trying to reinvent the wheel, find solutions for non existent problems and finally could see it wasn't a profitable niche. The barrier to entry is low.
Yes. The same humble Xiaomi that many of you love to ridicule for making cheap home appliances. They did it in 3 years what Apple couldn't in a decade.
Gushing a bit there Sam. 30 years ago I saw an electrician build his own ev from car batteries and a simple DC motor driving his differential. Brilliant in concept but limited in range but perfect as a runnabout and work vehicle. Fast forward and we now have ev's popping out everywhere but infrastructure is still lagging, especially in Aus. I would prefer a simpler, reliable vehicle and one that could be repaired easily in the case of minor collisions. Eg, crash repair business's keep getting bigger.
While impressive, IS NOT APPLES TO APPLES: The Xiaomi SU7 ULtra tested in Nurburgring as a non road legal prototype with slick tires, carbon body panels (including a bonnet aero foil) and with rear seats removed. The road legal version won't have those changes, and while probably will beat th 7' mark it won't score the same times. This prototype sits behing the Porsche 918 Evo, the VW ID R, the Lotus Evija X, the 911 GT2 RS MR, the McLaren P1 XP1 LM and the Nio EP9. Also, the Bentley Continental GT actually has larger brakes (420 mm front). Now, the good thing is that this is a supercar made by a 3 year old car company which will be sold in the Ultra trim for less than 100000 € in Europe and already beats the Tesla Roadster (the YangWang U9 also already beats the Tesla Roadster). So this proves that Tesla is as unnarmed to deal with the Chinese competition as most of the other legacy brands...
Where does Porsche go next to maintain the brand? This Chinese supercar for Porsche money is but an early flavour of what is to come. Ironically, it is not that legacy brands are too expensive (ask LMVH), it is legacy auto is too *slow*. All those committees and works representative layers add to delay. It's nearly like how the PC industry ate up the space occupied by DEC and other minicomputer manufacturers in the 1980s. Nothing to do with nationality, it's all about agility.
90% of road users only want to got from A to B on ordinary roads, in safety, comfort and security. 9% want the same, but with a bit of 'zing' when the roads are empty. The remaining 1% blast around in the manner of Mr Toad, with scant disregard for other road users. As a lapsed bike thrasher (Yamaha FJ1200), and adrenaline junkie, I can honestly say that of the two Subaru WRX STI's my 297bhp JDM model was a quicker car than I had the capability to use, even after getting fully accustomed to it's 'get-up-and-go'. Of the 1% mentioned above, none of them are accomplished F1 quality, and would get into trouble quicker than they could get out of it; I certainly would be mind-boggled at the awe-inspiring performance, let alone be able to deal with what it could dish-up. This level of performance will only be bought by those with too much empty space in their underwear.
That looks an awful lot like a racecar, no way that's road legal. I can order a Tesla Model S Plaid and take delivery within days. However, I cannot order a Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. The Porsche Taycan looks good for track use too.
Xiaomi announced getting into the EV market 4 years after Elon announced the new roadster. We are still waiting for the roadster to come out. Just amazing. The Su7 specs looks similar to the predicted specs of the roadster but there is no real world information on the roadster.
If only tarrif could keep cheap& advanced technology away from a country, there must be some contries that keep horses as main transportation solution right now. Is there any?
That's the same question people ask when Xiaomi phones were launched. The only way for the US to stop Xiaomi is to ban or add tariffs to whatever they can't compete and call it overproduction.
Clever is not enough. You must be able to deliver one that impresses. Something that Apple couldn't do, despite their vast resources at their disposal.
although this car is 3 years in the making, the reality is Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said they tried and failed making cars 15 years ago. So, the reality is this car is a long time in the making.
I’d like to see it actually race the plaid with track pack model S Many have quoted figures but when the car arrives for the race can’t beat it Dodge demon 170 was a good example
The model s plaid is a production car , this is a prototype made by Prodrive and it didn't break any record It's still Porsche first Tesla second for production EV, and yes the fastest production car is still an ice
The Tesla Model S is 12-years old, with only tiny updates, and getting a little long in the tooth. With Musk just admitting there will be NO $25k car, there's not point in thinking there will be any new Tesla's as a slightly smaller Model 3, is a bit of a yawn. I can't think of anybody who wants to take the liability of owning an insanely dangerous cybercab or $44k humanoid robot that may vacuum your floors and hand you a drink. The Xiaomi looks cool but, mute point here in the U.S.
Just so you know, an all-Canadian under-the-radar aerospace company based in Vancouver, Canada has developed Boron Nitride single-walled nanotubes-based supercapacitors that create some ridiculous driving range batteries that let a Ford F450 Superduty Dually Test Truck (i.e. a lorry) be able to drive 1600 miles (2574 km) on a single charge WHILE towing 25,000 lbs (11339 kg) worth of trailer and cargo AND five 250 lbs (113 kg) each worth of drivers and passengers up and down 12% hill grades in -40 C up to 40+ C summer and winter temperatures AND with a 10,000 cycles charging lifetime that does 0% empty to 100% full and full discharge to 0% empty (i.e. which is about 25 years lifespan) with almost NO degradation of the power packs! At 5 Megawatt/Hours capacity and based upon the ULTRA FAST high-impulse-current discharge ability of those super-capacitors mated to the 200 C heat resistant Cobalt-Samarium Magnet motors, the "rated" horsepower is over 3000 HP (2206 KW) and about 3,400 ft/lbs of torque (4609 nm) so it is PLENTY powerful! Now You Know! V
Plaid model S is 1.99 secs 0-60 and it’s US$50k cheaper and has been around for a few years Not worth it for a split second difference Also track pack model S plaid can do 320kmh and is set a record around Nurburgring Other faster EV Lucid sapphire air 1.89 secs Rimac Nevera 1.8 secs Dodge Demon 170 (ICE car) 1.66 secs (not proven independently) Pininfarina Bautista 1.6 secs McMurtry Speirling 1.4 secs
Don't compare 0-60 with 0-100 within the same time range , this is on totally different level. Do you think 100 degree Celsius steam is relatively same to 100 degree Celsius boiling water?
Your average person isn't going to buy a racing car. We'd like to...but I doubt they'd do financing and that monthly would be a bish to handle so there's that...le dream
Lots of fun and a good way to put to bed the thought, if anyone still has this thought, that EVs are just golf carts. But give me an EV with no bells and whistles but with incredible range, fantastic longevity and low price. Oh, if you want to add a bell or a whistle, make the whole body into a solar panel.
All this power in a road car is a dead end! What we need in the real world is cars costing less than £10k with all the safety features! That will have a range of 250 to 300 real miles. Then we will have a mass revolution towards EV adoption. Of course we have cars at this price now, they are called pre-owned! But looking at the pace of the latest tech things can only get better for the consumer and a lot worse for ice car manufacturers. Only the names of past great car companies will survive. Maybe some will be reborn with new owners like MG. Perhaps the skilled workers will get new jobs building robots? You know this is coming right?
He got it shipped directly from China. Loves driving it so much, wouldn't want to stop. Coming from an auto giant CEO, it's a huge compliment. Xiaomi rocks !
sounds like someone wants a free trip to xiaomi.. it is not the nr 1 yet on the n ring they dint had best cond or setup and avoided the curbs so could it be yes or it wil be very close
