It's funny how Xiaomi started working on car when there were rumours of Apple car - and they actually managed to make it into reality while Apple scrapped the idea.
Electronically adjustable wheel position allows different driver profiles to have their own settings which is very convenient, you probably only set it once so it's not much of a compromise .... unless you are a car reviewer when you need to do it on every car.
@@TheGalifrey nah, it’s reviewers who jump into lots of new cars for a couple of hours and need to adjust the wheel. It’s not something that matters to real owners
I had electronic adjustment for the steering wheel on my 1994 Soarer, along with the drivers seat in all directions and that had a memory too.. Like it's not even a recent thing. I do think it should have a little switch/joystick somewhere around the base of the steering column rather than needing to dig through menus but otherwise I'm happy to see manual adjustments go away
I think hating electronic things and not having buttons is a requirement to be a host in this channel. This could also be proof none of them let anyone else drive their cars.
28 grand!? No wonder the USA automakers are scared 💩 and using lobbying to have high tariffs. I love to support home grown companies but the greed here is out of control and the only people making real money are the douche bags at the top. I hope these cars come here and put these companies in place. Tired of the greed and they just use the government to get their way. The hard workers aren’t getting paid. They just get laid off… Tesla….
Well if you want to buy a car made with people getting $8 an hour, go for it. That's not bad for the cost of living in China, but you can only keep doing this so far before bankrupting your own economy.
@@sprockkets I don't think labor costs can account for much of the share in modern auto manufacturing. The cost control of Chinese EVs is achieved by their domestic supply chain. They can build the entire car from iron ore inside China.
@lograzenslab2320 Taking into account that uaw claims either labor or the wage increases account for 3-5% of a cars price, than can be true. And supposedly, byd has no humans making the cars, or one of the Chinese makers. Still, everything is cheaper in China.
Technically walkie talkie charging OR perfume selection because they use the same receptacle. Hopefully Xiaomi comes up with an actual useful accessory for that socket because personally I don't find walkie talkie or perfume that useful in a car.
@@tren133 Lol I second this. Though tbf, accesory or not won't really make too much of a difference if I were interested in buying this. Looks like an amazing car overall.
Well done for reviewing everything except for how the car drives lol. Come on man that's the most important part - how's the suspension? How's the handling and refinement?
I don't know what you're talking about brother but this car is very very very beautiful from all angles, it's the best looking Chinese ev for me at the moment
It kind of looks like a Maserati Ghibli. I can't believe Apple spent 10 years and $10 billion on their car with nothing to show for it. While Xiaomi took 3 years and probably spent under $2 billion and has a car that's road ready and starts at $40K. How can western car companies compete with this?
There is a very important reason that the car project is promoted by the xiaomi boss. Apple's car project was left in the hands of a professional manager.
imagine industrial potential of the nation that has 180+ new energy automobile start-ups , & these happen to be some of the best in their game , As Indian i cant stop thinking about this fact , im in awe , jealous & can not stop myself admiring the risen middle kingdom .
I think it's £28k, but that's in China, I've heard the markup in Europe is typically around 50%. So probably more like £42k if it was available in UK/Europe.
Is there any proper review or owners review of this car? You didn't really even mention what it's like to drive, or handling/roadholding, ride, satisfaction, noise.
@@onetwothreefour-s1nWheelsboy review of this car is pretty much exactly the same as this one, focusing on the tech, and the driving dynamics just mentioned in passing 🤷♂️
@@irondaddychef fair, there's also mad ev. A Russian guy does the most thorough reviews. Autonomous driving, road noise etc...there are subtitles in English.
Where was the information about the lidar and autonomous capabilities? It was mentioned here 3:18 that it would be talked about more when we moved inside but then never talked about again!
I think adjustment of the steering wheel on the touchscreen is perfect, I'd do this once or twice then leave it alone. Another driver can do the same and save the settings on the screen. Ideal. Even better, you said the touchscreen was easy to navigate. Very interesting tech in this car, really like the accesorisability with extra buttons etc.
@@ladygracienyc2029 I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm merely stating that we shouldn't get excited about a low price because it'll be much higher once it's sold in the UK.
u need to show more car driving and how to and test features. skip on market story bla bla bla, and vlogy camera showing you not the car behaviour and features
Who'd a thunk it- it's easier and more feasible for a phone company, to break into the car-manufacturing business than a car company to try to make a phone. Imagine Nokia, back in the day, challenging BMW, or Saab. Yet, when even the richest man in the world, owner of the best selling EV company in the world, talked about trying to rival Apple and Android, it was, like 'Never gonna happen, Mate.' 'They're just too powerful.'
Looks ok. Front end very 60s sports/GT look - and to me a good thing. How is this assembled - by Xiaomi or contracted elsewhere. Massive achievement to get to mass production of even a 'simple' EV in just 3 years
SIMPLICITY is the key to timeless design! I LOVE the looks, as like the Tesla 3 or an Armani suit, it won't age! The only thing I would change is the car really should be a hatchback! I prefer estate cars/station wagons/sports wagons more, for practicality, but this isn't a bad saloon by a long shot!
@@martingorbush2944 Can't afford a Taycan. So this is the next best thing. So thank you Xiaomi for making it possible to own one. Not too bothered if its rip off or what. Afterall even the iconic VW Beetle is a rip off of the Tatra T97. But everyone is ok with it.
This is probably the only Chinese built and designed EV that appeals to me in the slightest. I actually like the McLaren 720esqe headlights! What we tend to forget about EVs in the dominance of touchscreens at the moment and having the controls designed by a manufacturer for whom usability is really important, is kind of a game changer. Should legacy makers be worried; not on build quality but on tech and usability; definitely.
Don't forget, this is their first foray into building a car. Lessons would have been learned. Regen brakes? Electronic steering wheel adjustment makes sense - setups suited to each driver can be programmed in. If their next round of vehicles include an SUV and they concentrate on build quality... the legacy auto-makers will 💩 themselves, and rightly so. I wonder if they are making a profit on these?
It is a very good looking design, but the headlight lens on the corners becomes the bumpers during parallel parking. Car design today is basically designed to need body work guaranteed. The Model Y back hatch lid is flush with the bumper, so bumping into something means the hatch needs replacing too. It's really dumb.
If Xiaomi go pret in India, like they do with their phones, they would rule the EV market here. A car that costs 7-8 K on road and does 200-250 km per charge with a decent AC is all they need to provide. No fancy 10 inch touchscreens, no ADAS, none of the gimmicks is needed.
then get scammed by the Modi government for another 3 billion because they "violated" a law that they make up on the spot in the past. After all the money you make in the Indian market never allowed to get out of it, as Putin recently learnt with their 100B oil money in Rupee can only be allowed to purchase old ass usually weapons
Indian government seems to be hostile with Chinese car brands. Here in Pakistan we have locally assembled Changan, Chery, BAIC, DFSK, Ora, Haval, Seres etc. Chinese brands are staying away from India
there is no excuse for making a saloon too wide - how many cars in the last decade or two have you brushed shoulders with the passenger??! - Cars are getting wider, but shouldnt - road lanes and parking bays dont - Simples!
9:42 I think that's a thing that most reviewers are getting lost with in this car. People don't want an absurd crazy looking electric car. People want their car to look normal and just pretty and that's what this car gets.
During the walkaround, is anyone else noticing how the front wing and door don't...blend well into one another, and almost looks...dented or is it just me!? 🤔
I was going to comment the same, it's really poorly resolved in how those angles meet, the line of the A pillar and the front edge of the door look very much flung together without care for the side profile.
@@danpacey it's literally the air flow opening . Does look weird tho. But no, not flung together. Several comments already told you what it was in this thread itself.
Looks like a a Tesla Model 3 and a Porsche Taycan had a baby. That said, it addresses one of the gripes I have with my Model 3 in that you can get real-buttons, albeit, as an add on. Overall, an impressive piece of tech? car? Whatever. :-)
only a TM3 owner would say that this looks anything like it LMAO. The TM3 looks like an overinflated bubble. This looks sleek and sporty. There's definitely resemblance to that Taycan, but only in the overall shape. The only thing that resembles a TM3 is a bean/soap/etc. lol
There are physical buttons on the center armrest/center divide? LIke the place where a shifter on an ICE car would be. They weren't covered in the video, but you can control your AC with those buttons. The add-on buttons offere an alternative, at an extra price of course, but at least you'll have the option to do so. Also, in most chinese cars, they have really good voice assistants. Think of them like Siri or Google Assistant, as they're more than just voice controls, but can perform more complex tasks. You could just use that to adjust the climate if you want. They're pretty responsive, and in my opinion much better than Tesla's. I have a model 3 too, and I tried using its voice controls both in Chinese and English, my conclusion great when the car first launched, but lackluster now.
How often do you adjust your steering wheel? I set and forget it once and it's always is in the right spot based on my profile settings. I think the thoughts in these need to be less subjective.
Why are car manufacturers still wasting their time making cars that can go any faster than the maximum legal speed limit, which in most countries is 70mph, just make more efficient, use the current GPS technology that's already in them to make them only go the max speed of the road they're travelling on.
in my country max speed limit on highway (not much of them) is 130 km/h but we constantly drive over speed limit, on that road I & my father driven 180 km/h, on normal road it normal here to drive 140 km/h you only need to know where cameras and police are not to get a ticket. (but ticket not that expensive, so people do not much bother with it)
@@GaryV-p3hThere are circumstances when someone might want to go beyond the regulation, such as driving over the speed limit to safely take over a car or driving in the middle of the road in a narrow windy hillside road.
and in the meantime, mainstream media in the US only dares to review the 11K BYD Seagull and double down on their propaganda that "We only lose because the Chinese only make cheap goods"😆. They are so desperate.
China will be sanctioned to the hilt, before, or shortly after this car ever gets here. How will than go down with customers seeking parts or software updates?
It’s not about them ‘letting’ cars like this in at 33k. Cars in Europe have different safety standards and we have higher car taxes and vat. Add that onto the price and you’re probably looking at mid-40s in the UK or similar price to a good model 3. They could also cut costs by moving manufacturing to Europe but they need volume for that. EVs in China have incredibly low taxes to encourage people not to buy ICE cars hence the low price.
probably just the usual low quality oarts for the breaks made in China, just like the suspension parts for their cars, dropping off mid drive with wheels going everywhere, and airbags not even deploying :)
@@HamishRobinson how about provide evidence of your claim? if airbag dont deploy that would be a recall of all car, no such news exist mean you make up lie
What a magnificient looking thing! When is it available in Australia? I thinks after the tariffs hikes in Europe and the US, times to checkout other markets that are friendlier - Australia EV uptake up by 20% over the last year and more brands are launching here - plenty of sun, government rebates for EV, Solar Sytems, the future is EV - sorry GAS and OIL, legacies markers et al!
@@Harrythehun Sony is like, by leveraging Honda's many decades of car building expertise, we'll ... hopefully ... have this terribly named car on the road in ... 2026 maybe? Meanwhile Xiaomi just got BAIC to lend them their production license, and 3 years later, a brand new factory is already up and rapidly ramping volume production of their SU7. Japan Auto is toast.
Chinese engineers work harder and longer than Western engineers for about a third of their salaries. This is why they can sell their products far cheaper. Unfortunately the greedy Western governments that caused the inflationary wages also tax the imports so people can't get them at their fair costs. Our governments are evil - just not in the same way as others.
And how did they learn exactly be specific here, give lots of examples and easily cross referenced links. Oh wait U.S. ie westerners know exactly how they learned! Ccp=no respect for anyone's ip nor patents=reverse engineered ripoff! Ie just like Russia after ww2 for decades afterwards still desperately trying to copy German and allied aircraft&missile designs. 😀👍🏻
Have you seen these cars out in the wild? They keep crashing. The computer has a ton of issues. Panels are flapping in the wind and the best part. The airbags don't work.
They all seem to worry about BUILT IN computer gadgetry and screens ..when I think these days all they really need is a place to plug in your own smart phone or a tablet that has an App for that car...or perhaps even make their own separate plug in Tablet
There are limits to the phone-as-infotainment thing. Phones must fit in a pocket and even foldables top out at ~8 inches while car displays are 10-15. So a tablet then? But the mount must be rock solid, it cannot move while being prodded or going down a cobbled street. There's integration too, if a car has a HUD that can display GPS directions usually that's only if you use the built in satnav not your phone. I think phone-as-infotainment makes sense in low end vehicles like a Dacia Spring but not high end ones.
@@CampGareth Eh, no - you plug your phone into the car, and the car uses the phone as a source of data. My MG4 does that - it doesn't have its own satnav, so I plug my phone in & get Google maps satnav (just like on my phone, only on the car screen). It also automagically handles incoming voice calls (video calls confuse the crap out of it though!)... so whilst it's far from perfect, it does work quite well; and as long as Android Auto (or Apple Car Play) keep being updated, I guess the capabilities of the link will continue to improve too. Where it's limited is if your phone is a bit shit (and mine's a Xiaomi phone - albeit an older one that's seen a couple of years of use), sometimes it can take a good couple of minutes for the satnav to come up. The other thing I find a tad annoying is only one of the two front USB ports supports Android Auto (and it's not the USB3 port), and anyway why can't it do everything wirelessly? I should be able to plonk my phone down on an inductive charging pad & have all the Android Auto functions available via Wifi... ah, maybe one day.
True. But once the charging networks are inevitably sorted out here in Africa, they'll likely be sold across the continent and gain popularity rapidly. In South Africa, we have a lot of Chinese ICE cars, and they're selling like hotcakes.
@@TD1237 really..? i always thought those chinses brand EV cars only popular in china , even in hong kong you rarely see chinses EV car on the road , only some BYD EV taxi , the price must very competitive and the car actual working well and get the job done for most of people .
@@bukwok Chinese cars are selling well in Europe, and even better in Australia (or so I believe). SA is a new one to me, but it's not surprising. China has a reputation for producing cheap tat - but it can do cheap and reasonable quality too, when it actually tries to.
Crazy how this car was made within 3 years, no noticeable panel gaps, a frunk and amazing software... mean while every startup has so many of those problems. Even evs from mercedes, bmw , etc don't have frunks...
It does not look like a Taican, it takes a really dull mind to think that it does, it's like saying a g wagon looks like a land rover, it's just the same type of vehicle.
Perhaps they will update the things the users give them feedback about, a new way of customer care? To your actual car, not having to wait till the next version...
This car has been an absolute horror show reliability and build quality wise in China. You should see how the company conducts itself when dealing with the complaints. It's downright shameful. I'd probably drive the car once just to see how it feels. But i would never own one. No thank you.
This car is in a horrible state right now. Especially the software. They will need at least 2 years to be able to sell it elsewhere. Let them beta test it on the Chinese first.
@@bryanleubg Oh well then, we'll take your word for it. Why not tell us where you source your info and we can make a comparison. Seems a reasonable solution.
hard to believe China did all recent compelling EVs in just four or three years (i mean 2020, you don't hear about Chinese cars except the cheapest EV the Wuling mini EV). I think the earliest I've heard about good Chinese EVs in 2021 when Munro said Chinese cars are amazing. Shortly after few months, BYD released good cars and I was skeptical with those decently looking cars.
Worth pointing out that if its £32,600ish then import tax in the UK will run you 10% and VAT another 20%, so the on the road price for a private buyer would be £43k.... I'll assume the dealer markup here is similar to the cut the Chinese dealers would be getting if they're flogging it for RMB300,000.
LMFAO yeah ok, I should take a Chinese car review on a FLG/NED funded site seriously when I start getting my fix of Palestinian news from ultra-orthodox Israeli websites
In general it looks amazing! Most of the specs seem to be great - the 0,195 Cd is excellent! Low drag means more range from any given battery pack - and this is where many EV designs are lagging. The exception for me is the trunk/boot opening - it *should* be a hatch/lift back!
300,000RMB is more like $42,000 USD, not $28k-ish - the GBP figure is correct though! Nice car, looks good and seems to be comfy/well equipped. I like the accessory idea, so people who want buttons can have them and chatty types can just use voice. It would have benn interesting to see how the LiDAR and other bits help with self driving - maybe later?
The guy who crashed off the track posted a 41 minute video explaining the situation and praising the SU7's handling, but of course he got lucky and tried to push the limits of normal brake pads. The fact is that after hitting the wall at more than 100 kilometers per hour without catching fire, the windows came down automatically, and in less than 10 seconds the voice of Xiaomi's customer service came out of the car's speakers to ask if they needed help. Is all this mentioned in the media you read?
Haven't watched it all the way through but I am willing to bet you don't talk about all the quality issues or number of accidents they have already been involved with.
Looking good and being safe are completely different issues. And it takes time. Is it a really good car or is it just a well-assembled car that looks good?
You heard something positive about it and you got hurt already 😂 you know deep inside even before you click the vid you already hate the car because it is from China 😂 so yep, your bias vs his bias 😂
There are also some other reviews that sing praises of its looks and performance. Ultimately the proof is always in the pudding. Go test drive one and see for yourself. No buyer I know base their decision after watching some videos.
@@kamsunleong6648 The reviewers say it's great, the owners say it is terrible. China is trying to hoodwink the World. They go to a polluted, brown piece of countryside and spray paint it green to make it look lush and fertile in their propaganda pictures.
It's funny how Xiaomi started working on car when there were rumours of Apple car - and they actually managed to make it into reality while Apple scrapped the idea.
Huawei also make cars.
Apparently, the thing is as reliable as a horse carriage, so it's not that easy to build a car.
Apple are not very good at making phones.
@@luciflash But then how come Vietnam who has no experience in manufacturing cars are now rolling out EVs ?
@@luciflash You put me right off now! I didn't realise you had to have a horse to pull it!
Ferrari performance with a Fiat price tag.
Which should make you rather suspicious.
@@leehongjin6884
Why??
@@georgewilder7423 when something is too good to be true, it probably is.
Just read up about the crashes and poor quality of the Su 7
@@leehongjin6884 its not something too good for the chinese. The chinese are the mighty dragon. Maybe unbelievable to inferiors in the world.
@@johnc1873 Looks like we have a member of the CCP's 50 cent army here.
Took Apple fifteen years to fail and Xiaomi three years to win. Nuf said.
“Who cares about another couple of inches, however I want to talk to you about holes…” 🧐😂 4:59
deadpan delivery. Give the man an Oscar stat!!
Had to play until then just to hear it said!
I'm not confident he knew what he was saying, but now it's on video and we get to enjoy it forever
Terrible writing wasn't it? Oh wait, you were actually amused by that?! 🙄
Do you get it?
Electronically adjustable wheel position allows different driver profiles to have their own settings which is very convenient, you probably only set it once so it's not much of a compromise .... unless you are a car reviewer when you need to do it on every car.
Probably not used to such high tech features which are on pretty much every high end car these days. Could use a joystick on the column though.
@@TheGalifrey nah, it’s reviewers who jump into lots of new cars for a couple of hours and need to adjust the wheel. It’s not something that matters to real owners
I had electronic adjustment for the steering wheel on my 1994 Soarer, along with the drivers seat in all directions and that had a memory too..
Like it's not even a recent thing. I do think it should have a little switch/joystick somewhere around the base of the steering column rather than needing to dig through menus but otherwise I'm happy to see manual adjustments go away
I think hating electronic things and not having buttons is a requirement to be a host in this channel.
This could also be proof none of them let anyone else drive their cars.
Not having a physical handle also helps save costs. I rather prefer to have it electronically adjustable for that fact, user profiles🙂
28 grand!? No wonder the USA automakers are scared 💩 and using lobbying to have high tariffs. I love to support home grown companies but the greed here is out of control and the only people making real money are the douche bags at the top. I hope these cars come here and put these companies in place. Tired of the greed and they just use the government to get their way. The hard workers aren’t getting paid. They just get laid off… Tesla….
This is so true. It seems to be America's way of doing things, especially when they cannot compete with excellent products from other countries.
Well if you want to buy a car made with people getting $8 an hour, go for it. That's not bad for the cost of living in China, but you can only keep doing this so far before bankrupting your own economy.
@@sprockkets I don't think labor costs can account for much of the share in modern auto manufacturing. The cost control of Chinese EVs is achieved by their domestic supply chain. They can build the entire car from iron ore inside China.
@lograzenslab2320 Taking into account that uaw claims either labor or the wage increases account for 3-5% of a cars price, than can be true. And supposedly, byd has no humans making the cars, or one of the Chinese makers. Still, everything is cheaper in China.
They got the currency conversion wrong. 300k cny is 42k usd, not 28k
Finally! A car with Walkie Talkie charging and perfume selection!
Technically walkie talkie charging OR perfume selection because they use the same receptacle. Hopefully Xiaomi comes up with an actual useful accessory for that socket because personally I don't find walkie talkie or perfume that useful in a car.
Perfume selection was a Robert style WHAAAAA...AAAT from me.
@@tren133 Lol I second this. Though tbf, accesory or not won't really make too much of a difference if I were interested in buying this. Looks like an amazing car overall.
@@tren133 I know people are setting up cams with those and also lap timers. So is in use for sure
I disagree. I think it looks perfect.
front is weak
Same way better than other electric vehicles to me. Love those 720 -esque front lights. Not a fan of the tail end though.
If it had a manual adjusting steering wheel, people would complain that it is not electric...
they think they will look independent reviewers if they have "critical" voice - but they just brave enough critisizing only not relevant parts..
@@laplasz true
Well done for reviewing everything except for how the car drives lol. Come on man that's the most important part - how's the suspension? How's the handling and refinement?
He said it 'drives outstandingly well' (1:38) . But yes, no more detail than that.
bc ccp controlled....
@@laloajuria4678 Well most people have spoken very positively about the drive. So if that were the case, they'd definitely do so as well.
he will comment when he has left chyna
@@laloajuria4678 ClA bots work overtime whenever someone reviews anything from China lol.
I don't know what you're talking about brother but this car is very very very beautiful from all angles, it's the best looking Chinese ev for me at the moment
It kind of looks like a Maserati Ghibli. I can't believe Apple spent 10 years and $10 billion on their car with nothing to show for it. While Xiaomi took 3 years and probably spent under $2 billion and has a car that's road ready and starts at $40K. How can western car companies compete with this?
主要是中国有电动车的完整产业链。苹果要是在中国造车，是没有问题的。
There is a very important reason that the car project is promoted by the xiaomi boss. Apple's car project was left in the hands of a professional manager.
imagine industrial potential of the nation that has 180+ new energy automobile start-ups ,
& these happen to be some of the best in their game ,
As Indian i cant stop thinking about this fact , im in awe , jealous & can not stop myself admiring the risen middle kingdom .
u got great modi
180+ companies making cars is a joke considering most a copy cats of each other
@@FireFox-ch2tuhate won make you money. Better wake up and demand more from your government
@@remix-yy1hs bloody rich coming from chinese
@@FireFox-ch2tu buddy he has a point, I am an Indian but the development and advancements in China are astonishing.
There's no way this car will be £32K in the UK
Thank Ian duncan smith
I think it's £28k, but that's in China, I've heard the markup in Europe is typically around 50%. So probably more like £42k if it was available in UK/Europe.
From previous UK releases by Chinese cars, there will be no relevance to what it will actually cost. We will just have to wait and see.
Those lights to me are just about the most nice looking thing on that car
Is there any proper review or owners review of this car? You didn't really even mention what it's like to drive, or handling/roadholding, ride, satisfaction, noise.
Wheelsboy or the telescope are both great. There's also Spanish language and Russian with subtitles from other channels if you like.
@@onetwothreefour-s1n thanks I'll have a look at them.
There are also plenty of Chinese reviews, which aren't good !
@@onetwothreefour-s1nWheelsboy review of this car is pretty much exactly the same as this one, focusing on the tech, and the driving dynamics just mentioned in passing 🤷♂️
@@irondaddychef fair, there's also mad ev. A Russian guy does the most thorough reviews. Autonomous driving, road noise etc...there are subtitles in English.
You seem to have made an error in the price in US dollars... UK £32k US $28k... US dollar price should be around $42k judging on the Stirling price
US price will now be 2X !!
@@skip181sg the price in US dollars... Not the price in the US... Which will obviously be much more... I edited my comments so it's clearer
this is max version, basic version is only 29k
@@xinyiquan666 yes but £32k sterling does not equal $28k ... So one number is wrong
@@Damadchef yes
The lights shape looks like it has come from a McLaren.
Every EV has that look these days. You wold think there would be greater design diversity with the myriad brands out there
yeah that looks awesome
Where was the information about the lidar and autonomous capabilities? It was mentioned here 3:18 that it would be talked about more when we moved inside but then never talked about again!
Oops
They cant even get the Chinese GPS system to work in these. What makes you think any of the other things work?
@@Sparky400 Well, the fact that everything works well and (in the real world) people are loving the car makes me think that.
I think it’s gorgeous inside and out
Far better than what we hope to see in the west....
@@toyotaprius79 and the price, unbelievably cheap for this package
Same here.
How do you feel about China supporting Russia in Ukraine? Would you have bought from Italy in WW2?
The Taycan that it’s a copy of looks far better inside and out. It’s also made in a country where the Government looks after not exploits its people.
I think adjustment of the steering wheel on the touchscreen is perfect, I'd do this once or twice then leave it alone. Another driver can do the same and save the settings on the screen. Ideal. Even better, you said the touchscreen was easy to navigate. Very interesting tech in this car, really like the accesorisability with extra buttons etc.
The price in China bears no relation to the price when it arrives here in the UK.
You can thank Ian duncan Smith for that
expect at least double.
That's the UK's fault, not Xiaomi's. You choose to place high tariffs and your consumer pays an extra $30K for a car. Rule Britannia
@@ladygracienyc2029 I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm merely stating that we shouldn't get excited about a low price because it'll be much higher once it's sold in the UK.
@@ladygracienyc2029 its not about tariffs. it is about safety and other requirements vs volume of sales, transport/import costs etc.
it's a new perspective. An EV is a fancy "Mobile" Phone you can drive around in.
I'd refer to them as Smart Cars, if there hadn't been a manufacturer called 'Smart' that just made small cars.
Well they make mobile phones that are more like medical monitoring aids & cameras these days, the lines have blurred as to what there supposed to be.
Well just like almost anything, a car,be it an ICE, is just a tool to take you from point A to point B. Some just make it their personality 😂
Yes - computers on wheels
It's not a new perspective; Tesla was a tablet you can drive 13 years ago.
u need to show more car driving and how to and test features. skip on market story bla bla bla, and vlogy camera showing you not the car behaviour and features
Who'd a thunk it- it's easier and more feasible for a phone company, to break into the car-manufacturing business than a car company to try to make a phone. Imagine Nokia, back in the day, challenging BMW, or Saab. Yet, when even the richest man in the world, owner of the best selling EV company in the world, talked about trying to rival Apple and Android, it was, like 'Never gonna happen, Mate.' 'They're just too powerful.'
Looks ok. Front end very 60s sports/GT look - and to me a good thing. How is this assembled - by Xiaomi or contracted elsewhere. Massive achievement to get to mass production of even a 'simple' EV in just 3 years
It is Porshe Tycan ripoff.
Xiaomi themselves. Quite surprised they are able to create a massive assembly factory.
SIMPLICITY is the key to timeless design! I LOVE the looks, as like the Tesla 3 or an Armani suit, it won't age!
The only thing I would change is the car really should be a hatchback! I prefer estate cars/station wagons/sports wagons more, for practicality, but this isn't a bad saloon by a long shot!
@@martingorbush2944
Can't afford a Taycan. So this is the next best thing. So thank you Xiaomi for making it possible to own one. Not too bothered if its rip off or what. Afterall even the iconic VW Beetle is a rip off of the Tatra T97. But everyone is ok with it.
@@martingorbush2944 Is it a "ripoff" if it's better?
This is probably the only Chinese built and designed EV that appeals to me in the slightest. I actually like the McLaren 720esqe headlights! What we tend to forget about EVs in the dominance of touchscreens at the moment and having the controls designed by a manufacturer for whom usability is really important, is kind of a game changer. Should legacy makers be worried; not on build quality but on tech and usability; definitely.
Don't forget, this is their first foray into building a car. Lessons would have been learned. Regen brakes? Electronic steering wheel adjustment makes sense - setups suited to each driver can be programmed in. If their next round of vehicles include an SUV and they concentrate on build quality... the legacy auto-makers will 💩 themselves, and rightly so. I wonder if they are making a profit on these?
What funny thing is Chris Bangle is the consultant for the car's design
why is no-one talking about the mclaren 720 looking headlights?
We couldn't care less?
@@t1n4444 fucking good point 👉
you are so funny ! who cares ?
The only thing is
I worry that the lights are where the bumpers should be...
Did the CCCP not give any talking points on the drive of the car?
CIA bot
lol, I guess that comes in part 8.
Ok prove it . I ll wait
Verdant purple? You do know what verdant means, do you? 😅
There's always Google.
Now, did you recognise the play on words?
You didn't, did you.
More like fondant purple
i guess not.
00:37 @fullychargedshow Elliot, please do a rundown on GM Buick EV efforts in China. Thank you.
great car, looks fantastic too
It is a very good looking design, but the headlight lens on the corners becomes the bumpers during parallel parking. Car design today is basically designed to need body work guaranteed. The Model Y back hatch lid is flush with the bumper, so bumping into something means the hatch needs replacing too. It's really dumb.
it's a Porsche copy 1:1!
Pretty sure your currency conversion was incorrect
I haven’t seen that windolene colour for ages 😂😂
Bbc filter
If Xiaomi go pret in India, like they do with their phones, they would rule the EV market here.
A car that costs 7-8 K on road and does 200-250 km per charge with a decent AC is all they need to provide. No fancy 10 inch touchscreens, no ADAS, none of the gimmicks is needed.
then get scammed by the Modi government for another 3 billion because they "violated" a law that they make up on the spot in the past. After all the money you make in the Indian market never allowed to get out of it, as Putin recently learnt with their 100B oil money in Rupee can only be allowed to purchase old ass usually weapons
I think Xiaomi very much regrets entering India.
@chinjin1796 Why do you think this? They probably don't regret at all.
Indian government seems to be hostile with Chinese car brands. Here in Pakistan we have locally assembled Changan, Chery, BAIC, DFSK, Ora, Haval, Seres etc. Chinese brands are staying away from India
@@yoshikage3074 Indian government lacks credibility and seizes Xiaomi's assets
there is no excuse for making a saloon too wide - how many cars in the last decade or two have you brushed shoulders with the passenger??! - Cars are getting wider, but shouldnt - road lanes and parking bays dont - Simples!
The increasing width of cars is linear compared to the increasing width of Americans (and latterly British & some Europeans)...
9:42 I think that's a thing that most reviewers are getting lost with in this car. People don't want an absurd crazy looking electric car. People want their car to look normal and just pretty and that's what this car gets.
During the walkaround, is anyone else noticing how the front wing and door don't...blend well into one another, and almost looks...dented or is it just me!? 🤔
Well there is a massive gap for aero on the lower part of the door. Maybe it looked that way because you couldn't see the hole from that angle?
Yeah, I thought the wing and door looked different too.
It's aero like the other commenter said
I was going to comment the same, it's really poorly resolved in how those angles meet, the line of the A pillar and the front edge of the door look very much flung together without care for the side profile.
@@danpacey it's literally the air flow opening . Does look weird tho. But no, not flung together. Several comments already told you what it was in this thread itself.
Looks like a a Tesla Model 3 and a Porsche Taycan had a baby. That said, it addresses one of the gripes I have with my Model 3 in that you can get real-buttons, albeit, as an add on. Overall, an impressive piece of tech? car? Whatever. :-)
only a TM3 owner would say that this looks anything like it LMAO. The TM3 looks like an overinflated bubble. This looks sleek and sporty. There's definitely resemblance to that Taycan, but only in the overall shape. The only thing that resembles a TM3 is a bean/soap/etc. lol
@@NeutralGenericUser they took the Taycan design and made it -uglier- even more aerodynamic.
Taycan - 0.220 Cd
SU7 - 0.195 Cd
There are physical buttons on the center armrest/center divide? LIke the place where a shifter on an ICE car would be. They weren't covered in the video, but you can control your AC with those buttons. The add-on buttons offere an alternative, at an extra price of course, but at least you'll have the option to do so.
Also, in most chinese cars, they have really good voice assistants. Think of them like Siri or Google Assistant, as they're more than just voice controls, but can perform more complex tasks. You could just use that to adjust the climate if you want. They're pretty responsive, and in my opinion much better than Tesla's. I have a model 3 too, and I tried using its voice controls both in Chinese and English, my conclusion great when the car first launched, but lackluster now.
@@bryanhe8908 Yes. About the only thing I use the voice control for is to open the glovebox. 🙄🤣
How often do you adjust your steering wheel? I set and forget it once and it's always is in the right spot based on my profile settings. I think the thoughts in these need to be less subjective.
Depends if you share it with your wife/partner - my Mrs is only 5ft so adjusts EVERYTHING to suit her! 🤣
@@mdr-lw2bnif the settings are software related then profiles for your wife and self will be (could be) linked to your PAK as most other cars do.
Agreed. Seat and wheel settings would be linked to your user profile and likely set up once.
When you accidentally admit that you are single and have no friends.
You really have to see hoy fast the Xiao assistant is
i use it all over my house ;>
Why are car manufacturers still wasting their time making cars that can go any faster than the maximum legal speed limit, which in most countries is 70mph, just make more efficient, use the current GPS technology that's already in them to make them only go the max speed of the road they're travelling on.
It’s pretty dystopian to limit cars to the prescribed speed limit.
in my country max speed limit on highway (not much of them) is 130 km/h but we constantly drive over speed limit, on that road I & my father driven 180 km/h, on normal road it normal here to drive 140 km/h you only need to know where cameras and police are not to get a ticket. (but ticket not that expensive, so people do not much bother with it)
@@Entertainment- Then why have speed limits, they're there for a very good reason, they save lives.
@@GaryV-p3hThere are circumstances when someone might want to go beyond the regulation, such as driving over the speed limit to safely take over a car or driving in the middle of the road in a narrow windy hillside road.
That's what EVs are essentially. The top speed could easily be limited, but they can get to that speed much faster than days gone by.
Steering wheel are adjustable. Never noticed this before!
No way the EU/UK governments will allow a car packing this much get to us for that 33k, 33k!
UK will because UK specialises in making cars over 100k range, Land Rovers and Rolls Royce or Bentley or niche cars Morgan and Caterham.
and in the meantime, mainstream media in the US only dares to review the 11K BYD Seagull and double down on their propaganda that "We only lose because the Chinese only make cheap goods"😆. They are so desperate.
China will be sanctioned to the hilt, before, or shortly after this car ever gets here. How will than go down with customers seeking parts or software updates?
It’s not about them ‘letting’ cars like this in at 33k. Cars in Europe have different safety standards and we have higher car taxes and vat. Add that onto the price and you’re probably looking at mid-40s in the UK or similar price to a good model 3. They could also cut costs by moving manufacturing to Europe but they need volume for that. EVs in China have incredibly low taxes to encourage people not to buy ICE cars hence the low price.
@@Whatshisname346 Many companies in china are building cars to the same safety standards as EU/UK standards.
Wide cars take curves faster and safer and are Less likely to Roll
Over,What is the Width of the car and the tracking in comparison to others?
Looks beautiful
seen several videos of break failure, is the power to breaking ratio too big?
with this kind of power, the tires won't last long either :D
probably just the usual low quality oarts for the breaks made in China, just like the suspension parts for their cars, dropping off mid drive with wheels going everywhere, and airbags not even deploying :)
@@HamishRobinson how about provide evidence of your claim?
if airbag dont deploy that would be a recall of all car,
no such news exist mean you make up lie
When you find that cheaper Taycan on Temu.
and with better aerodynamics
Taycan - 0.220
SU7 - 0.195
And it has better acceleration ability, longer battery life, and a more intelligent system
Love the 'Ali G on the outside, tech bro on the inside' analogy. Great episode, great car. Legacy manufacturers are dead.
Excellent 👌
What a magnificient looking thing!
When is it available in Australia? I thinks after the tariffs hikes in Europe and the US, times to checkout other markets that are friendlier - Australia EV uptake up by 20% over the last year and more brands are launching here - plenty of sun, government rebates for EV, Solar Sytems, the future is EV - sorry GAS and OIL, legacies markers et al!
They saw Sony 's prototype and started to work and lauch it before Afeela 🤣
Sony has been showing that prototype many years now
@@Harrythehun sony is done
@@Harrythehun Sony is like, by leveraging Honda's many decades of car building expertise, we'll ... hopefully ... have this terribly named car on the road in ... 2026 maybe? Meanwhile Xiaomi just got BAIC to lend them their production license, and 3 years later, a brand new factory is already up and rapidly ramping volume production of their SU7. Japan Auto is toast.
Will it come to Australia
I hope not. It will kill too many people.
wait list already too long, maybe 3 years.
I love this car. It'll be out of my price range sadly.
Even the Dacia Spring is out of my price range.
This is the first car that Xiaomi ever made. It will improve over the years
I noticed a lot of hate with seemingly similar tone. Yep, propaganda works quite well I forgot 😂
This is true. So many.
The SU7 does get quite a few complaints from owners in China.
Xiaomi is amazing. I would buy one knowing their phones are really good!
Same . Sadly it's sold out
People keep underestimating Chinese engineers. They have learnt a lot and is in many areas now leading.
Chinese engineers work harder and longer than Western engineers for about a third of their salaries. This is why they can sell their products far cheaper. Unfortunately the greedy Western governments that caused the inflationary wages also tax the imports so people can't get them at their fair costs. Our governments are evil - just not in the same way as others.
And how did they learn exactly be specific here, give lots of examples and easily cross referenced links.
Oh wait U.S. ie westerners know exactly how they learned! Ccp=no respect for anyone's ip nor patents=reverse engineered ripoff!
Ie just like Russia after ww2 for decades afterwards still desperately trying to copy German and allied aircraft&missile designs. 😀👍🏻
Have you seen these cars out in the wild? They keep crashing. The computer has a ton of issues. Panels are flapping in the wind and the best part. The airbags don't work.
@@Sparky400Got any proof?
It’s a good start for sure but there were numerous corners cut in safety, brakes and material quality.
They all seem to worry about BUILT IN computer gadgetry and screens ..when I think these days all they really need is a place to plug in your own smart phone or a tablet that has an App for that car...or perhaps even make their own separate plug in Tablet
There are limits to the phone-as-infotainment thing. Phones must fit in a pocket and even foldables top out at ~8 inches while car displays are 10-15. So a tablet then? But the mount must be rock solid, it cannot move while being prodded or going down a cobbled street. There's integration too, if a car has a HUD that can display GPS directions usually that's only if you use the built in satnav not your phone.
I think phone-as-infotainment makes sense in low end vehicles like a Dacia Spring but not high end ones.
@@CampGareth Eh, no - you plug your phone into the car, and the car uses the phone as a source of data. My MG4 does that - it doesn't have its own satnav, so I plug my phone in & get Google maps satnav (just like on my phone, only on the car screen). It also automagically handles incoming voice calls (video calls confuse the crap out of it though!)... so whilst it's far from perfect, it does work quite well; and as long as Android Auto (or Apple Car Play) keep being updated, I guess the capabilities of the link will continue to improve too.
Where it's limited is if your phone is a bit shit (and mine's a Xiaomi phone - albeit an older one that's seen a couple of years of use), sometimes it can take a good couple of minutes for the satnav to come up. The other thing I find a tad annoying is only one of the two front USB ports supports Android Auto (and it's not the USB3 port), and anyway why can't it do everything wirelessly? I should be able to plonk my phone down on an inductive charging pad & have all the Android Auto functions available via Wifi... ah, maybe one day.
That would sound advanced in 1990.
But they won't be able to sell it in "Apple-land" due to America's paranoia and increased isolationism.
True. But once the charging networks are inevitably sorted out here in Africa, they'll likely be sold across the continent and gain popularity rapidly. In South Africa, we have a lot of Chinese ICE cars, and they're selling like hotcakes.
China sells enough trash in the States. This car is rubbish.
@@TD1237 really..? i always thought those chinses brand EV cars only popular in china , even in hong kong you rarely see chinses EV car on the road , only some BYD EV taxi , the price must very competitive and the car actual working well and get the job done for most of people .
@@bukwok Chinese cars are selling well in Europe, and even better in Australia (or so I believe). SA is a new one to me, but it's not surprising. China has a reputation for producing cheap tat - but it can do cheap and reasonable quality too, when it actually tries to.
@@theelectricmonk3909 they do make Tesla better than americans...
What is the wltc range of base su7?
And real world range of base su7 ?
Crazy how this car was made within 3 years, no noticeable panel gaps, a frunk and amazing software... mean while every startup has so many of those problems. Even evs from mercedes, bmw , etc don't have frunks...
Amazing how uninformed you are. It's a death trap. There are thousands mes complaints and accidents reported in China.
isn't this just a DENZA with some xiaomi software and tweaks?
Mobile barbeque waiting to happen.
Perhaps crematorium ...
Oh, that tired old trope again that's been debunked by every official figure ever published?
@@theelectricmonk3909
You can prove this, then.
@@t1n4444 Blast furnace?
@@theelectricmonk3909 Microwave oven.
I like my car to have 25 speakers. It helps tremendously with the driveability of the car.
sounds ok to me😄
It does not look like a Taican, it takes a really dull mind to think that it does, it's like saying a g wagon looks like a land rover, it's just the same type of vehicle.
"Taycan"
Front view has a lot of McLaren to it, but side profile is very much Taycan.
If you put them side by side they are practically identical silhouettes. Yes headlights are different but that's about it.
Nope @@tren133
Front is normal sedan
So are sides
Perhaps they will update the things the users give them feedback about, a new way of customer care? To your actual car, not having to wait till the next version...
Never stoped apple with their phones.
This car has been an absolute horror show reliability and build quality wise in China. You should see how the company conducts itself when dealing with the complaints. It's downright shameful. I'd probably drive the car once just to see how it feels. But i would never own one. No thank you.
NS, you talk about all leagay car in US, broke down every another day, also u can not even afford this car
This car is in a horrible state right now. Especially the software. They will need at least 2 years to be able to sell it elsewhere. Let them beta test it on the Chinese first.
Spoken from audience watching China Insider China Observer and Serpantza🤣
@@bryanleubg
Oh well then, we'll take your word for it.
Why not tell us where you source your info and we can make a comparison.
Seems a reasonable solution.
@@t1n4444 Since neither side has cited their sources - perhaps we shouldn't believe either side...?
Those protruding headlights look like they are at very risk from stone chips.
I like it! Too bad we'll never see it on this side of the pond.
And everyone will be safer for it
@@Sparky400 👈 Pe'troll.
hard to believe China did all recent compelling EVs in just four or three years (i mean 2020, you don't hear about Chinese cars except the cheapest EV the Wuling mini EV). I think the earliest I've heard about good Chinese EVs in 2021 when Munro said Chinese cars are amazing. Shortly after few months, BYD released good cars and I was skeptical with those decently looking cars.
Amazing tech for the money
Worth pointing out that if its £32,600ish then import tax in the UK will run you 10% and VAT another 20%, so the on the road price for a private buyer would be £43k.... I'll assume the dealer markup here is similar to the cut the Chinese dealers would be getting if they're flogging it for RMB300,000.
They should do what Tesla do, and sell direct.
It’s like a Taycan, just with way better tech!🔥🔥
Looks like a shape and size that would be popular in the US??
That car brand is always reported in china observer channel braking down. 🤭😅
LMFAO yeah ok, I should take a Chinese car review on a FLG/NED funded site seriously when I start getting my fix of Palestinian news from ultra-orthodox Israeli websites
what did you expect from Falun Gong sponsored channel??
In general it looks amazing! Most of the specs seem to be great - the 0,195 Cd is excellent! Low drag means more range from any given battery pack - and this is where many EV designs are lagging. The exception for me is the trunk/boot opening - it *should* be a hatch/lift back!
Let me just go to my local Xiaomi dealership for a test drive, where I will also have it serviced, of course. Oh wait.
Ive never had my ford serviced at a ford dealership lol, whats your point?
You can always tell a gasser by their love of getting cars "serviced" all of the time.
Elliot, some of us who weren't so lucky, certainly would like a few more inches 😅.
SU7 and Avatr 12 killed it.
Tesla take notes.
Why do everybody keep saying it looks like a taycan.. it does not!
Agreed. It just has a similar look to it. Soft edged and sporty. But it really doesn't look all that similar like people are saying.
It DOES.
I guess when price is showing, pound and usd was mixed
I love this car ❤
300,000RMB is more like $42,000 USD, not $28k-ish - the GBP figure is correct though! Nice car, looks good and seems to be comfy/well equipped. I like the accessory idea, so people who want buttons can have them and chatty types can just use voice. It would have benn interesting to see how the LiDAR and other bits help with self driving - maybe later?
elephant in the room is how is their BRAKES?
THAT was a sensational news about its smallish brake pads
He said it has Bremo braking.
@@j-joe-jeans pads has 'BREMO" covers.
@@naga2015kk where did it say that?
The guy who crashed off the track posted a 41 minute video explaining the situation and praising the SU7's handling, but of course he got lucky and tried to push the limits of normal brake pads. The fact is that after hitting the wall at more than 100 kilometers per hour without catching fire, the windows came down automatically, and in less than 10 seconds the voice of Xiaomi's customer service came out of the car's speakers to ask if they needed help.
Is all this mentioned in the media you read?
@@famousraperandrapperkriswu656 brakes
brakes
brakes
dont talk about ice creams or peanut butter
All this is about initial quality as the car comes out of the showroom. A prospective buyer wants to see quality down the road, after 100,000Km.
McLaren called, they want their headlights back (750 S)
You may not be aware but the beloved VW Beetle copy wholesale their entire design from Tatra T97 and got sued. So what's a headlight.
here for the Ali G references.
Haven't watched it all the way through but I am willing to bet you don't talk about all the quality issues or number of accidents they have already been involved with.
Links, please
Not being able to drive or turning off traction control is a user issue, not the car. Lay off the China observer hate spam channel for a while.
He did at the end of the video. An he point out rightly that every other start up have faced the same issues and they will improve over time.
@@GlassActivist Have you tried using your search bar? How about google, yahoo, duck duck go?
Well he did so care to watch it whole or continue to be brainwashed? 😂😂😂
I think Xiaomi they have more courage than Apple!
good god. how much did they pay you for this? have you not heard of the xiomi car fires?
I’ve heard and seen Tesla car fires.
had not heard of that yet, can you share the source plz?
Only in in the US built models, apparently the Chinese built models are fine.
@@jczhang5292he's rocking the "China observer" hate spam fan cclub
Links?
Is it just me or is the armwrest gap/defect thing at 6:45 crazy distracting?
There's no way I'd drive a car that would happily turn over every scrap of data it could scrounge about me to the Chinese government.
Tesla collects your data.
@@briankavanagh7191 sure they do, but not for Winnie the Pooh
This is what you call a deepity.
Why would they waste their time on worthless data.
@@cwildeman do you trust a self-absorbed fickle individual more-so than a government?
Looking good and being safe are completely different issues. And it takes time. Is it a really good car or is it just a well-assembled car that looks good?
I keep asking myself if the reviews on this channel are payed. You always ignore the bad things like they were irrelevant.
He did say the design is meh.. And that the range estimates are probably bogus. He implied it.
What are the bad things?
He did a private review under his own channel 2 weeks ago.
You heard something positive about it and you got hurt already 😂 you know deep inside even before you click the vid you already hate the car because it is from China 😂 so yep, your bias vs his bias 😂
Cool. I wonder if you fix it by turning it off and back on again.
U can .
A good car, you can find many videos on youtube that tell a somewhat different story. You seem a bit like a spokesperson for the CCP😂
There are also some other reviews that sing praises of its looks and performance. Ultimately the proof is always in the pudding. Go test drive one and see for yourself. No buyer I know base their decision after watching some videos.
@@kamsunleong6648 The reviewers say it's great, the owners say it is terrible.
China is trying to hoodwink the World. They go to a polluted, brown piece of countryside and spray paint it green to make it look lush and fertile in their propaganda pictures.