The Xiaomi YU7 GT has put in a 7:34.93 lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, making the electric SUV the quickest SUV yet around the 12.9-mile circuit.
New onboard footage from the run shows just how hard the YU7 GT was being driven, with the car carrying huge speed through the Green Hell and reaching 185 mph before the lap was over.
A 185 mph charge through the Green Hell
The headline number is not only the lap time, but the speed the Xiaomi managed on one of the most intimidating circuits in the world.
During the run, the YU7 GT climbs past 124 mph several times and eventually touches 185 mph, just 1 mph shy of its claimed 186 mph top speed.
Beating the Audi RS Q8 benchmark
The previous point of comparison is the Audi RS Q8, one of the strongest combustion-powered performance SUVs, which has lapped the Nürburgring in 7:36.69.
Xiaomi’s 7:34.93 is only a small margin on paper, but at the Nürburgring that gap is meaningful and gives the YU7 GT a major credibility boost among performance SUVs.
A record attempt with safety-focused preparation
The YU7 GT used for the lap was fitted with a full roll cage, while the rear seats were removed to reduce weight.
That preparation gives the run useful context, though the onboard video still makes the main point clear, this is a large electric SUV capable of sustained high-speed work on an unforgiving circuit.
For Xiaomi, the lap is more than a straight-line speed claim, showing that the YU7 GT has the braking, stability and driver confidence needed to challenge established performance names at the Nürburgring.
