The specifications of Xiaomi‘s first extended-range hybrids are now public, disclosed in a filing with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The filing, part of the ministry’s 409th batch of vehicle approvals, includes the Sky Nomad N70, the N70 Max, the N90 Max and an N90 Max Camping Edition.
All four share a powertrain.
Each is a gasoline-electric range-extender with a top speed of 190 km/h, built around a 1,499 cc M15DRE engine from Harbin Dongan producing 112 kW of net power.
Every version carries ESP 10 anti-lock braking from the German supplier Bosch, an optional ETC transponder and a standard event data recorder.
The flagship N90 and a camping variant
The N90 Max Camping Edition is the most distinctive of the four.
N90 adds a pop-up roof, a roof bed board, a side cabinet and a side-tent connector, with an optional in-cabin projection kit and a detachable table, aimed at uses such as rest, outdoor team-building and mobile training.
The pop-up roof can be raised only off public roads and while parked, and stays closed when the vehicle is moving.
The model’s battery is a ternary lithium-ion pack, with cells and assembly from CALB Group, and its motors peak at 210 kW and 100 kW.
N90’s Camping Edition measures 5,285 mm long, 1,998 mm wide and 1,925 mm tall on a 3,080 mm wheelbase, weighs 2,840 kg at the curb, seats five and rides on 255/45R21 or 265/45R21 tires.
The N70 pair
The N70 and N70 Max share a body — 4,960 mm long and 1,998 mm wide, on a 2,950 mm wheelbase — differing mainly in height, at 1,785 mm for the N70 and 1,765 mm for the N70 Max.
Both seat five and offer a choice of 245/55R19 or 255/45R21 tires.
The N70 uses a lithium iron phosphate pack from Sunwoda and a single motor rated at 210 kW, while the N70 Max carries a CALB pack and a two-motor setup peaking at 210 kW and 100 kW.
A new Series
Xiaomi announced the Sky Nomad series earlier this week, and has cast its first model, the Sky Nomad N90, as an “intelligent variable large-space SUV” whose cabin can be reconfigured for settings as varied as a café or a reception lounge.
The range-extenders mark a departure for Xiaomi, whose vehicle line-up so far — the SU7 sedan and the YU7 SUV — has been fully battery-electric. Sky Nomad is its move into hybrids that pair a battery with a fuel-burning generator to extend range.
Designed inside-out
The company published the N90’s cabin layout on Friday, and its auto chief framed the project as a break from how cars are usually engineered.
Hu Zhengnan, a Xiaomi Group VP and Chief Technology Officer of the Auto unit, called the N90 a very special development experience in his career.
“This was the first time we started from the interior design requirements and then worked backward to lock in the exterior design hard points,” he wrote, adding that it was also the first time the team had begun “entirely” from scenarios and functions before weighing the designers’ ideas.
Xiaomi has yet to announce pricing or an on-sale date for the Sky Nomad line.
