Xiaomi YU7 GT Sets 10:29.483 Nürburgring Lap Record in Autonomous Drive Test

On June 22, Xiaomi Auto announced that its YU7 GT model completed an autonomous driving test on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany, setting a new official lap record for autonomous vehicles with a time of 10 minutes 29.483 seconds—the first such officially timed lap ever recorded at the Nürburgring by a self-driving car. The vehicle completed the entire lap without any human intervention, powered by Xiaomi’s self-developed autonomous driving system, demonstrating advanced capabilities in perception, decision-making, control, and chassis coordination. Positioned as a sports-car-grade SUV, the YU7 GT starts at RMB 389,900. It is equipped with Xiaomi’s next-generation Super Motor V8s EVO, delivering a maximum output of 1,003 horsepower (738 kW), accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.92 seconds, with a top speed of 300 km/h and a CLTC-rated range of 705 km. Previously, driven by a professional racing driver, the same model set the fastest-ever SUV lap time at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a time of 7 minutes 22.755 seconds. While the autonomous lap was approximately 3 minutes and 7 seconds slower than the human-driven run, it marked a groundbreaking achievement as the first fully autonomous, officially timed lap completed on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.