Xiaomi launched a cheaper standard variant of its YU7 SUV on Thursday, with chief executive Lei Jun framing the model as another direct challenge to Tesla‘s Model Y on sales.
The new YU7 “true standard” version starts at 233,500 yuan, equivalent to $34,300.
That undercuts the previous standard YU7 by 20,000 yuan, or 7.88%, which started at 253,500 yuan.
The brand renamed the previous standard model to ‘YU7 Long Range edition’.
Lei Jun said the new car was built to “once again challenge the Model Y on sales,” sharpening a rivalry that has defined Xiaomi‘s push into the SUV segment since the YU7 debuted last year.
What Changed
The new variant differs from the Long Range edition only in range.
Xiaomi‘s new entry level YU7 carries a 73.0 kilowatt-hour lithium iron phosphate battery and delivers a CLTC-rated range of 643 kilometers.
The rest of the specification mirrors the existing car.
It retains the Xpansive panoramic cabin display, LiDAR, the Xiaomi HAD assisted-driving system, and the Xiaomi V6s Plus super motor.
The variant accelerates from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in 5.90 seconds, produces a maximum 320 PS, and tops out at 220 kilometers per hour.
On the 752-volt silicon-carbide platform, it charges from 10% to 80% in 20 minutes and recovers 405 kilometers of range in a 15-minute charge.
Dimensions are unchanged, at 4,999 mm long, 1,996 mm wide and 1,608 mm tall, on a 3,000 mm wheelbase.
Aimed Squarely at Tesla
Xiaomi used the launch to draw direct comparisons with the Model Y.
The new YU7 standard pairs a larger 73.0 kWh battery against the Model Y rear-wheel-drive’s 62.5 kWh, and a 643-kilometer CLTC range against 593 kilometers.
On charging, Xiaomi contrasted its 752-volt platform and 405-kilometer 15-minute top-up with the Model Y’s 400-volt architecture and 250 kilometers over the same window.
Tesla currently sells the Model Y in four variants in China, priced from 263,500 yuan to 339,000 yuan.
The pricing leaves the new YU7 standard below every Model Y trim on offer.
April Deliveries Rebound
Xiaomi delivered 36,702 vehicles in April, CPCA data showed, a 28% increase year over year and a sharp rebound from more than 20,000 units delivered in March.
The company reports only rounded estimates and had said on May 1 that it delivered more than 30,000 units.
The result compares with more than 28,000 vehicles in April 2025, when the lineup consisted solely of the SU7 sedan.
Xiaomi currently sells two fully electric models, the SU7 sedan and the YU7 SUV.
Through the first four months of 2026, the company has delivered an estimated 109,000 vehicles, roughly 19.8% of its full-year target of 550,000 units.
The brand delivered more than 79,000 vehicles in the first quarter, with January accounting for over 39,000 units and both February and March reporting more than 20,000.
The March figure was weighed down by the SU7 production line switchover to the second-generation model.
At the Beijing Auto Show last month, Lei disclosed that cumulative deliveries since the brand’s first handover in April 2024 had surpassed 655,000 vehicles in 24 months.
He also confirmed that the second-generation SU7 had reached 60,000 locked orders and 26,000 deliveries in the 35 days since its March 19 launch.
The YU7 SUV — Xiaomi‘s second model, launched in June 2025 — reached 231,000 cumulative deliveries in 10 months.
To meet its 550,000-unit annual target, Xiaomi must average roughly 55,125 monthly deliveries from May through December, above the previous peak of 50,000 set in December 2025.
YU7 GT
Xiaomi also positioned a YU7 GT as a GT-class SUV combining long-distance touring capability with track-level performance.
The YU7 GT produces 1,003 horsepower, reaches a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, and offers a CLTC-rated range of 705 kilometers.
It measures 5,015 mm long, 2,007 mm wide and 1,597 mm tall, with a 3,000 mm wheelbase — longer, wider and lower than the standard YU7.
Development was led by Xiaomi‘s European R&D center in Munich, which was established in March 2025.
The YU7 GT is the Munich center’s first production-ready output and has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring in recent months.
EREV Expansion
Beyond its all-electric lineup, Xiaomi is preparing to enter the extended-range electric vehicle segment for the first time.
The company’s upcoming EREV SUVs — codenamed YU8 and YU9 — were spotted testing in China earlier this year in five- and seven-seat configurations, respectively.
According to Chinese media outlet ItHome, Xiaomi may launch the EREV SUV family under a new sub-brand called “SKYNOMAD” (寻天 in Chinese), with its own badge distinct from the Xiaomi car logo.
The sub-brand would reportedly sit below the main Xiaomi auto brand and focus on family-oriented and outdoor-use SUVs.
The reports indicate three models under the internal “Kunlun” codename: a compact five-seat SUV, a large five-seat SUV and a large seven-seat SUV.
A roof-rising camper variant has also been sighted in spy photos.
Trademark filings show Xiaomi registered “寻天” across multiple categories as early as April 2023.
