Xiaomi’s YU7 GT Dethrones Audi RS Q8 As The Fastest SUV Around Nürburgring Racetrack

Xiaomi’s YU7 GT Dethrones Audi RS Q8 as the fastest SUV at Germany’s renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife track. 

YU7 GT completed the legendary 12.94-mile race track in 7 minutes and 22.755 seconds, bettering the Audi RS Q8’s time of 7:36.698.

Record run took place on April 2nd 2026, 7 weeks before the high-performance YU7 GT made its official debut on Thursday May 21. 

Equipped with Xiaomi’s latest electric powertrain tech and master-tuned chassis, the YU7 GT receives an exclusive widebody treatment.

Rides on 295mm rear wide tyres, features a unified front splitter, active rear diffuser and 24K gold carbon fiber badges.

A Xiaomi YU7 GT with an optional ‘Track Package’ has set a new lap record for a production SUV at Germany’s renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife track, shattering the previous record set by Audi RS Q8 by a staggering 14 seconds.

Driven by Xiaomi’s Chief test driver Ren Zhoucan, the YU7 GT test vehicle completed the legendary 12.94-mile (20.832 km) race track in 7 minutes and 22.755 seconds, bettering the Audi RS Q8’s time of 7 minutes and 36.698 seconds.

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The new record was set on April 2nd 2026, seven (7) weeks before the high-performance ‘Xiaomi YU7 GT’ made its official debut on Thursday May 21, alongside the new entry-level ‘Xiaomi YU7 Standard’.

Equipped with Xiaomi’s latest electric powertrain technology and master-tuned chassis, the YU7 GT receives an exclusive widebody treatment with 295mm rear wide tyres, a unified front splitter, active rear diffuser and 24K gold carbon fiber badges.

Powering it is Xiaomi’s latest-generation HyperEngine V8s EVO featuring a front and rear dual-motor system with 1,003 PS. It allows YU7 GT to achieve 0–100 km/h (60 mph) in just 2.92 seconds and an astonishing top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).

The SUV’s record comes 10 months after Xiaomi SU7 Ultra equipped with optional Track Package smashed the fastest four-door car lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – a record now held by Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Manthey Kit.

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