I have climbed to the Xiaomi Su7 Ultra. It is the definitive proof that China already plays in another league

The Shanghai 2025 Motor Show is an anthill of Western executives with a face of concern. I have traveled his eight pavilions to confirm what he already sensed: China has ceased to be the applied copion to become the outstanding student.

And few models exemplify it better than the ultra of Xiaomi, which made me spend more time with him than I planned:

• The necessary to make the long tail of curious that we wanted to get on to him …
• … and he who went in front of his steering wheel.

It is not just an attractive and devilishly fast car (it exceeds 350 km/h), it is The materialization of a phenomenon that questions our understanding of the world order. when a company that a few years ago was limited to selling cheap mobiles and presumed without taping to be plagical to Apple created a car that surpasses the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT?

Xiaomi’s badge about Morro is not the same in this model as in others: it is 24 carat gold. And it is not only Asian ostentation, which also, but the signature of a manufacturer who knows that he has created something special. Of course, although its weight is so scarce that it does not exceed $ 30 of value, there are already cases of robberies.

When touching it, before the frown of one of the brand attendees who guard the car, I notice the transition between metal and carbon fiber that rests under the badge. Nothing creates, nothing gives. As in the best European GT, but with details that have another design philosophy.

The cabin destroys the prejudices of anyone. Even from Ahem, an Apple enthusiast who looked at the Redmi with compassion. The surround seats with red details (optionally, in yellow or black) embrace my body. The steering wheel, which claudica before the fashion of blazing it at its base, includes haptic controls.

Integration with hyperos, which I cannot prove because I use iOS, goes beyond what is expected: the assistant has changed his gaze torva for affable eyes to explain that the car understands who you are and advances to your needs before you express them. At some point we can really try it, and not just get fleeting to him, and we will test it.

And speaking of mobiles: admits double wireless load of up to 50W. A subtle reminder that we are facing A manufacturer that dominates several industries at the same time.

The contrast with the base is evident. And a reminder: the Ultra is not only a “beyond”, but a rethinking of what a sports electricity should be, with emphasis on the latter.

When we put it on motion, we will not only try Hyperos promises, but also their autonomous driving capabilities (such as its obstacle detection or its anti -collision system, which ignores the accelerator pressure to avoid impacts), its Pirelli P zero, its Brembo Carboceramic brakes or its carbon fiber wing.

And perhaps even the ground reinforced with that “bullet resistant” material that they have promoted so much. A laboratory of ideas transformed into car. The assistant patient twisted the gesture when I told him that I would love to try it too. Just kiddingI told him before saying goodbye to him and thank him for his explanations and temper zen.

I left seeing how the next one in the tail (western features, by the way) climbed to SU7 ultra without hiding his enthusiasm. This car not only confirms that China already plays in another league, It also forces us to ask ourselves if in ten years we will continue playing the same sport. Time will say.

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