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Today — 7 February 2026Main stream

This Ferrari SUV Lookalike From China Makes More Power Than The Real One

  • Electric YU7 GT packs 990 hp from dual-motor, all-wheel drive setup.
  • Voluptuous body bigger air intakes, large rear diffuser, red GT badge.
  • Reports say the Model Y Performance-eater could cost $60k-$70k.

Xiaomi isn’t content with making an SUV that looks almost as good as Ferrari’s. The Chinese tech giant’s high performance YU7 GT has surfaced in official Chinese filings, and if the numbers are right, this thing has enough power to make some V12 Purosangue owners sweat into their designer driving gloves.

Related: A Xiaomi EV Was Spotted In America, And A US Maker Might Be Behind It

The regular YU7 is already turning heads by mixing sleek looks with serious EV grunt. Now Xiaomi has cranked the dial way past sensible. The GT version gets a dual-motor setup pushing a combined 738 kW, which works out to about 990 hp (1,004 PS). Its combustion Ferrari lookalike makes do with 715 hp (725 PS / 733 kW).

 This Ferrari SUV Lookalike From China Makes More Power Than The Real One

Okay, so that’s not quite as crazy as the 1,526 hp (1,547 PS / 1,138 kW) punched out by the hottest version of the YU7’s sedan brother, the SU7 Ultra, but we doubt anyone who buys one will feel it lacking in go.

Spec papers logged with Chinas’ Ministry of Industry, Information and Technology (MIIT) list the top speed as 186 mph (300 kmh) and we’d put money on that being artificially limited. The battery is a lithium pack from CATL but electric range details are still under wraps.

Subtle Menace

 This Ferrari SUV Lookalike From China Makes More Power Than The Real One

Visually, the GT dials up the drama with, chunkier bumpers with angrier air intakes and a large rear diffuser. Red brake calipers peek out from behind 21 inch wheels, and there are matching red GT badges on the rail and doors to make sure nobody mistakes this for the sensible family version.

The regular YU7 lineup already stretches from single-motor, rear-drive models with around 315 hp (320 PS / 235 kW)  up to dual-motor versions with as much as 681 hp (691 PS / 508 kW). Those cars helped Xiaomi rack up huge sales in China and even outranked the Tesla Model Y on home turf.

Priced to Shame Porsche

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The YU7 GT sits higher, both in performance and, most likely, price. Early chatter from China point to a range between 450,000 and 500,000 yuan, or roughly $60,000 to $70,000. Porsche’s new Cayenne Turbo Electric makes significantly more power, with 1,139 hp (1,155 PS / 850 kW), but it starts at $163,000 in the U.S. and is expected to cost at least twice as much as the Xiaomi in China. No surprise, then, that Porsche is struggling.

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Before yesterdayMain stream

Xiaomi’s YU7 Outsold Tesla’s Model Y And Now It’s Getting Personal

  • Xiaomi launched its Customization Service with 100 paint options.
  • Buyers can select special alloy wheels and colored Brembo calipers.
  • 24-karat gold and gold carbon fiber badges add unique touches.

Xiaomi’s YU7 has quickly found its stride in China. Only a few months into its launch, the electric SUV has seen a sharp rise in sales and, in October, even edged past the Tesla Model Y. For now, though, buyers outside China are still waiting for Xiaomi to take its EVs beyond the domestic market.

Last month, Xiaomi sold an impressive 48,654 vehicles across China. Of these, 33,662 were YU7s, meaning it is now comfortably outselling the SU7 sedan. By comparison, Tesla shipped approximately 61,500 Model Ys in October, but 35,400 of these were sent to overseas markets, meaning Chinese buyers snapped up roughly 26,100 units.

Read: A 60-Week Waitlist Just Made Xiaomi’s SUV A Flippers Goldmine

Since customer deliveries of the YU7 began in July, Xiaomi is believed to have shipped around 70,000 units in total. That’s a rapid rise for a newcomer, suggesting the SUV has struck a chord with Chinese buyers.

New Customization Options

 Xiaomi’s YU7 Outsold Tesla’s Model Y And Now It’s Getting Personal

On the back of continued SUV sales success, Xiaomi announced its new Customization Service at the Guangzhou Auto Show, presenting a YU7 Max painted in Crystal Purple to mark the occasion.

The new service is effectively Xiaomi’s take on Porsche’s Paint to Sample program, with plans to roll out more than 100 new paint colors over the next three years. It’s a striking contrast to Tesla’s strategy, which restricts buyers to just a few standard colors and trims in the name of production efficiency and fatter profit margins.

The full list of paint colors has yet to be announced, but Xiaomi did say that the special finishes will be priced from 11,000 yuan ($1,500). Through the Customization Service, shoppers will also be able to choose from a selection of alloy wheels and colored Brembo brake calipers.

 Xiaomi’s YU7 Outsold Tesla’s Model Y And Now It’s Getting Personal

For buyers with a taste for extravagance, Xiaomi will also offer 24-karat gold badges or black-and-white emblems, along with gold carbon fiber versions.

Powering single motor versions of the YU7 is a rear-mounted unit delivering 315 hp (235 kW) and 389 lb-ft (528 Nm) of torque, fed by a 96.3 kWh battery pack. Xiaomi also offers dual-motor versions with 489 hp (365 kW) and 681 hp (508 kW), respectively.

An even more potent version of the YU7 is on the cards, but it’s too early to say if it will reach the same heights as the SU7 Ultra.

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