After the crash on the track, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra got into the first public road accident in Guangzhou, involving two more high-end cars. This collision happened due to the bad driving habits of Chinese citizens in China.
The car accident with the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra attracted the attention of lots of netizens in China. It has become popular because of the participation of three high-end cars: SU7 Ultra, Porsche Cayenne, and Li Auto L6. The Porsche’s DVR recording shed light on the story of this collision.
Xiaomi SU7 Ultra collision
In the clip shared by the Porsche Cayenne owner, we can see her driving in the middle lane. The green Xiaomi SU7 Ultra was driving in the right lane. A second later, the black Toyota Crown changed lanes in front of the SU7 Ultra with no turn signal on. We can also see that the Toyota driver pushed the brake pedal several times.
Instead of slowing down, the green Xiaomi SU7 Ultra rapidly moved sideways without turning on blinkers. As a result, the SU7 Ultra ended up in front of the Porsche Cayenne, leaving too little space for braking. The Porsche driver was scared, so she moved to the left lane. However, her speed was too high. As a result, the Cayenne was rapidly approaching the gray Li Auto L6 SUV.
The Porsche driver tried to overtake the L6 from the left. However, it was too tight. The Cayenne ended up scratching between the Li L6 and the guardrail. As for the L6 SUV, it moved right, colliding with the green SU7 Ultra. As a result, the Li Auto crossover rolled over. And the Xiaomi performance sedan’s front end was damaged.
There is no information on who was claimed guilty in this situation. However, we can see that the key reason for this accident is bad driving habits. Drivers could have avoided the collision by using blinkers. That is a good example of the reason why driver assistance systems are rapidly developing in China.
More about the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is a performance electric sedan launched on February 27 with a price tag of 529,900 yuan (72,800 USD). This model got 10,000 orders within two hours after the launch event. The delivery waiting time of this model reaches 13 – 16 weeks.
The SU7 Ultra boasts dimensions of 5115/1970/1465 mm with a wheelbase of 3000 mm. The car’s rear spoiler has a width of 1,560 mm and a cord length of 240 mm. Together with an active rear diffuser, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra provides 285 kg downforce at high speeds.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra goes standard with three electric motors on board. There is a single e-motor for 288 kW (386 hp) in the front axle, and two 425 kW (570 hp) electric motors in the rear axle. The combined power output of the system reaches 1,138 kW (1,526 hp). The peak torque is 1,770 Nm. The SU7 Ultra rear motors can reach 27,200 rpm. As a result, the sedan speeds up to 100 km/h in 1.98 seconds. The top speed is over 359 km/h.
Recently, the second video of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra crash on track was shared online. In this case, the gray SU7 Ultra didn’t make it to the corner, hitting a track barrier.
