Xiaomi YU7 GT Becomes First Vehicle to Complete Nürburgring Lap with Autonomous Driving

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The Xiaomi YU7 GT has become the first vehicle in the world to complete a lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany using autonomous driving. The officially recorded autonomous lap time was 10 minutes 29.483 seconds, which is 3 minutes and 7 seconds slower than the human-driven record. Xiaomi stated that this test was a verification process to establish the initial benchmark for the Yangsan autonomous driving software.

The YU7 GT is equipped with an 897V silicon carbide high-voltage platform and a 101.7kWh ternary lithium battery. Through its self-developed Super Motor V8s EVO drive system, it delivers a maximum output of 738kW (1,003 horsepower), accelerates from a standstill to 100km/h in 2.92 seconds, and has a top speed of 300km/h. The CLTC-certified driving range is 705km, and it can replenish up to 570km with a 15-minute fast charge.

Compared to the human-driven record, the highest record established in the manual SUV category during the previous development stage was 7 minutes 22.755 seconds, and an initial lap time of 7 minutes 34.931 seconds was separately recorded.

The base price of the YU7 GT is set at 389,900 yuan (approximately $57,596), and the fully optioned version is priced at 429,900 yuan (approximately $63,505). In May 2026, domestic sales reached 8,736 units, a decrease of 11.5% compared to April's 9,876 units. The highest delivery performance was 39,089 units in December 2025 and 37,869 units in January.

Xiaomi plans to sequentially reflect driving data collected in extreme environments, leveraging this autonomous circuit completion, to gradually enhance the autonomous driving systems of future Yangsan vehicles.

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