Last night, April 13, after Xiaomi SU7 lost control and hit a wall on the track on April 11, Lei Jun posted: "We have recently noticed that many users are exploring the ultimate performance of Xiaomi SU7 Max on the track. We hope everyone will pay attention to safety! We are working with experienced partners in the industry to develop high-performance kits. Please pay attention to Xiaomi Auto's official announcement for the specific launch date."
However, Lei Jun did not announce the specific kits developed.
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It is reported that on April 11, blogger "Tangzhu" was driving Xiaomi SU7 at the Shanghai Tianma Circuit when he suddenly ran off the track and hit the wall at a corner. This was also the "first collision" of Xiaomi SU7 in the country.
According to the video released by the "hall master", at the moment of the collision,The driver's and passenger's airbags in the car all deployed; the front windshield also had a large number of cracks.At the same time, according to information provided by other people at the scene, they noticed that the vehicle's tires were "on fire" before hitting the wall.
In response, Xiaomi Auto responded that the Xiaomi SU7 is a high-performance luxury technology sedan for urban use. Although it has excellent performance, it is only suitable for daily driving by users. Even professional racing drivers must prepare their vehicles professionally before going off the track.Ordinary users should not easily try to drive SU7 for track driving.
On March 28, at Xiaomi's launch conference, Lei Jun demonstrated the "customized driving mode" of Xiaomi's SU7 model, which includes functions such as adjusting power response, steering feel, suspension height and damping, drive distribution ratio, energy recovery ratio, ESC and TC control, and sports sound. In addition, the model also has one-button Boost function and ejection start.Lei Jun said that he also learned drifting for this purpose and would show it to everyone when he has time.