The Nürburgring has become a weird, expensive playground for egos. Porsche had the record. Then Xiaomi took it. Then Porsche got mad, built something faster, and took it back. And now?
Xiaomi is back again.
Fresh spy shots show the Chinese tech giant working on something absurd. The current SU7 Ultra? It’s already a monster. But this new car—the SU7 Ultra Extreme maybe, or just “Xiaomi’s answer to Porsche’s insult”—looks like it was designed by someone who really hated aerodynamics textbooks until they loved them.
“The aerodynamics have been completely overhauled.”
Let’s look at what’s actually new.
Why Xiaomi Is Modifying The SU7 Ultra’s Body
You can see it right at the front bumper. It’s not the same nose anymore.
They slapped on a new splitter, reshaped the air intakes, and added these aggressive fins that push air around the wheels instead of letting it mess up the turbulence. Louvers sit on the front arches now, too. Even the hood looks borrowed from the original Ultra prototype.
It’s functional aggression.
The back of the car is where things get ridiculous.
Which Cars Inspire The SU7 Ultra Extreme Rear Design?
Did someone tell Xiaomi engineers to go study a Porsche 911 GT3 RS? Because the result screams GT3.
A towering rear wing sits there. Twin-plane design. Swan-neck uprights. It looks heavy. It looks expensive. It probably has an active DRS system hidden somewhere in that fluorescent yellow camo paint job. Underneath? A massive diffuser. A new lip spoiler. Every square inch of the rear seems dedicated to slamming the car into the pavement so it can turn corners at illegal speeds.
Does it look weird on a sedan? Sure. But have you seen how fast the base Ultra is?
How Much Horsepower Will The Ultra Extreme Make?
This is the big question.
Right now, the standard SU7 Ultra pumps out 1,548 horsepower from three electric motors. That’s already more than enough to make people question their life choices on the autobahn. But Xiaomi revealed something interesting about 18 months ago.
A quad-motor platform.
They claimed it could handle 2,054 horsepower. That setup might end up in a future two-door coupe, but rumors suggest it could trickles down to the SU7 sedan line too.
If they drop the four-motor system into this aero-weaponized body? The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Manthey Edition —the current record holder—might not stand a chance. Even if the power stays flat, the downforce gains alone should shave seconds off the Green Hell lap.
Enough to win back the crown? Probably.
We’re watching two companies play a very loud, very fast game of chicken. Porsche snatched the title back months ago, clearly to send a message. Xiaomi didn’t ignore it.
Instead, they built a car that looks like it’s vibrating out of frame, even while parked.
Will the Ultra Extreme break the record again? Will Porsche just build another kit? Or will everyone just realize that hitting 2,000 hp is a solution to a problem nobody asked for?
I’m sure we’ll know soon enough. The camera flashes are getting brighter.
