Test-Driving The $30,000 Chinese EV That Ford's CEO Loves: Xiaomi SU7 | Business Insider
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024
- Apple rival Xiaomi, the world's third-largest smartphone maker, launched its first car earlier this year in China. The SU7 starts at less than $30,000 and has proved popular, with the 2024 production run selling out in days. Is the SU7 worth the hype? Business Insider takes a closer look at the EV, which is only available in China.
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He came with a determination to spin everything positive into substandard.
He's biased and favours American and European cars, for political reasons.
@@TrevorWebb-ck2yv In reality he isn't that much biased because I've seen his reviews. Here he's following the editorial policy of Business Insider
jealousy to china advantage compare to american shit car
I didn't finish watching his video as I heard him saying the range would be about half of what's claimed, I was like "are you serious or what? This car has been tested by SO many people and confirmed about comparatively high level of realistic range percentage, definitely higher than 50% at least when not in winter", then I scrolled down and saw your comments lol.
😂
When he has a bias in his heart, none of his words hold any water
is that a chinese proverb lmao
I would say, as European, that if I had a 673 HP EV available for the same amount of money I paid for my 180 HP Audi A5 eleven years ago, I'll buy it in a blink... Meanwhile, the pathetic Q4 Etron which is much more expensive, uglier and slower, still comes with drum brakes in the rear wheels...
This is the temu version of Tesla
@@Ronmexico211 "When he has a bias in his heart, none of his words hold any water"
@@kunchen3278 he’s not bias, he knows it’s already inferior to that of other EV’s.
Truth be told. Non of the german EVs can compete with this. It looks better and the infotaiment is insane compared to anything the german brands have put out so far.
Tesla: hold my beer.
Tesla almanmı😂😂@@KP-xi4bj
the car it copied from? The Taycan?
@@RomanticPopPunk the car that clocks in around 120k with actually less range and less good infotainment?
@@RomanticPopPunk Dude the Infotainment on Taycan is PAINFUL to use. No one Should to copy that junk.
I've driven both taycan and Su7. In terms of smartness and autonomous capability, this Su7 is much further ahead. it is also seamlessly sync with Xiaomi's phone, part of Mi ecosystem. This is what most other car makers simply cannot compete with. The germans simply rely too much on their Tier1 suppliers for the subsystems . Therefore the development is rigid and slow.
only works with Xiaomi phone though, if you want seemless integration. Like if apple made a car. Most people in the world have either an android or an Iphone. Might be comparable to carplay 2.0
@@abc123fhdi I've driven the car as well and you don't really need any integration. The car itself is a phone that runs the apps. Voice assistant is intuitive. HOWEVER it supports Carplay on its 16" screen...wild for a car made by a competing smartphone manufacturer.
@@abc123fhdi not true , it also support iphone
@abc123fhdi Xiaomi Phones use a version of Android.
@@abc123fhdi Apple can never make a car. It's not in China. Only phone companies in China can make cars. Apple tried to avoid getting involved in the Chinese supply chain. So it failed inevitably. No company in the world can make EVs without being a part of the Chinese supply chain.
WiLl iT mAkE iT gLoBalLy!? yeah.. Asian EVs are the popular option virtually everywhere in the world, apart from the US because of its protectionist measures..
South Korea and Japan have sold EVs in the US for years
@@arion9696 Newsflash: They aren't the only automakers in the entirety of Asia...
@@Unhomiee Fine. VinFast is selling EVs in the US as well. Tata, Mahindra, Perodua, and Proton are however absent from the US market. The Mahindra Roxor is not even street-legal
@arion9696 This is Chinese, though. The upcoming president has been vocal about Chinese imports. Even if it does come to the US, it's not going to be this cheap if increased tariffs go into effect. And I'm sure the direct competition against Tesla will not be welcomed here either by Musk and others. Hope I'm wrong about all this, because then the consumer (including myself) wins in the end.
Canada wants to be a leader in the green transition.
So they put a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs. 🤦🏻♂️
Canada wants to be green but Canada wants to be their US master's barking chihuahua first and foremost.
why that’s Merican logic 😂!
You might not understand how tariffs work and that's okay! If Canada wants to be a leader in the green transition, they need to protect their local EV industry. To do that, they put a tariff on Chinese EVs to encourage Canadians to purchase locally manufactured EVs. Chinese EVs with low production costs due to poor labor compensation would outcompete local EVs otherwise.
@@KaiBurley Tariffs protect nothing. Tell me you know nothing about economics without telling me you know nothing about economics.
@@KaiBurley You mean protecting the U.S. auto companies.😂
Not good reporting. You ignored or purposely missed the some important features. For example, while driving on the road, you see a car in front of you, you can ask the car “what car is it?” The car will actually find it out for you. Or if driving by a scenic place, say a lake, you can ask the car “what is the name of the lake?” “Are there vista points around here?”. I haven’t seen a single car that smart in the USA. Not my $70k Lexus. Not my wife’s $90k Mercedes Benz.
And if you see a bicycle or motorcycle on the road ahead of you, can it also find out which bicycle or motorcycle it is, or is this only for people who are interested in other cars?
@ yep, that works too. You can also find out the business names around you. You can also tell it “navigate to the closest movie theater” things like that.
@@manimalworks7424 I highly doubt it can tell me what brand or type of bicycle someone riding (unless it takes a photo of the logo/brand and just uses text recognition).
@ yes, it actually takes the photo, send it to the AI server for processing and send the result back to the car.
I doubt most western consumers care about any of that, it’s like the go pro or drone fad you use it once and in the draw it goes.
I have a Xiaomi SU7 Max electric car, and I've been driving it for more than a month. I feel very happy and worry every day that I don't have enough reasons to drive it. I think the reason Xiaomi can make such a market-popular car is actually quite simple: Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, put in 100% sincerity, with no deception, no excessive markup, just making a good car and selling it at a price that allows the company to continue to develop. This is just like SpaceX's rockets by Elon Musk, which are excellent and affordable. This kind of strategy is only possible in companies led by founders with deep passion and vision, and where the founder has complete control over the company.
Chinese car designs and tech are decades ahead of all others
lol no. The designs are clearly copied from other established brands as has always been the case. But the tech is impressive, especially at those prices.
@daudimasinde6280 okay 😂
@@user-tx9zg5mz5pyou’ve clearly never been in a Tesla, every aspect of this car is ripped right off the model 3
@lexchess6453 okay 😂
@@daudimasinde6280 You mean like 95% of carbon fiber frames for bycicles are made in China? Or like the two largest battery manufacturers are Chinese? Or how BYD makes everything for their cars IN HOUSE except the windscreens, becaming the more vertically integrated car company in the world?
I'm Europen, I don't believe that everything from China is high tech (plenty of cheap garbage), but so far they have became a industrial powerhouse in lots of sectors, and putting tariffs alone will be as sucessfull as was putting them against the Japanese cars in the 70s...
XIAOMI it’s a mobile phone company, and they started their efforts in the EV sector for the first time like 3 years ago and this is the product that shocks the world. How its US gonna compete with this kind of “competitor” 😂
It's going to shock ⚡⚡ the world literally 😂
Tariffs.
Its not only mobile phone company
By not letting Chinese car companies into the USA. Biden said so before he was not allowed to run, Harris said she wouldn’t let them in and so has Trump. The two factories that were being built in Mexico have stoped construction as of now.
Because it’s made poorly, just google Chinese EV battery fires. The US will have no problem competing with self combusting cars
The appliance and phone company was able to make a car. Meanwhile, Apple tries to reinvent computing with VR headsets. Have we (the West) lost our ability to compete and create products people want?
apple could make an ev easily, but, they want 50% profit margins
It was unwise to announce it, knowing the margins are thin. Apple could have developed the software but never did.
Also, it's just sad that we have Rivian struggling to keep costs low, while our government, on the other hand, doesn't know how to shield us from the influx of Chinese EVs.
@@JogBirdThat's where the West (USA, Germany) the Likes of Apple and VW will lost. The days of 50% margin is over! The Chinese are way ahead, a lot faster, cheaper and people are poorer. Either the West Catch up or become Irrelevant.
Apple care about its strategic investors.
Hey give Apple some credit. Apple also tried their hand at making a "iCar". Sure Apple spent almost 10 years and 10 billion USD and ended up with nothing while Xiaomi spent 3 years and 1 billion USD and ended up with a smash hit, but at least Apple tried!
Model 3 = The base car, estimated at 377 miles of range on the CLTC cycle, comes in at a more conservative 272 miles on the EPA. then
Why when it comes to SU7, it becomes half of that ? pls explain.
Soon these EVs will sweep the markets of developing countries like they did with smartphones.
Us,canada added 100% tariffs on them
Probably not. We dont even have enough charging stations in America in most places. How will they get charging in developing countries?
Um no. The West isn't even buying the EVs we make, why would we buy Chinese made crap?
@@PatTube99 Why would developing countries use the same outdated infrastructure as the US? Decentralized electicity generation is easier to scale and deploy than fossil fuels, and that's a good fit with battery-electric applications.
@@psp785 Nah
It’s looks like a electric Porsche tycoon & a Tesla at the same time
Wait until you realise that China just steals ideas re badges them and as long as the CCP gets a cut there is no legal consequences
Porsche tycoon LMAO
nothing like tesla, tesla is ugly
And McLaren 720s
Rear end looks like a Hyundai lol
One of the most politically biased videos I've watched about a tech/automotive product
The cool thing about this car is that it supports an assortment of first party and third party accessories that connects directly to the car's system. The row of buttons underneath the big screen and that speedometer above it are accessories. There are connector pins in the back of the screen to attach them and they sync with the car's system once detected. So for those who want physical buttons instead of just interacting with the touchscreen can get the physical buttons unit. I think there are also ambient lights you can attach to the sides of the screen.
The guy appears really pissed off.
The standard version of cltc at 434 miles is mega impressive but the guy is saying it will only do 250 miles ay all times?
You didn’t mention the Napa leather seats ( heated, ventilated, massage ) , the 15 spkr sound system , the glass roof , the space , card access, super fast centre screen , self parking , voice command , AWD, Brembo brakes, etc etc etc.
$30000😮, California dreaming😢
This is just the price of China. BYD is rubbish in front of Xiaomi.
What a half-ass review! He didn’t say anything.
Xiaomi SU7 looks just amazing, and the speed they developed it from sketch to production is on next level ❤❤❤.
China builds the best cars. The combat climate change, we have to drive Chinese car. Free trade for all!
Crappy Tesla has no chance. This is far better than anything American!!
What did Fords CEO say? I never heard anything in the video.
Ford CEO imported this car and has been driving it daily for six months. The video is the interview where he said it.
Jim Farley said he didn't want to give the car back.
He's been driving it daily for at least 6 months and he said he would not let go of it.
100% Tariff……so won’t see here on the US for 30k……like many future Chinese products🙄🤣
This is probably true, but why the laughter? One of the main beneficiaries is a billionaire ceo who is still seeking an additional $55 billion compensation from a company with only $15 billion net profit in it's entire existence, after ruthlessly firing tons of Americans while blatantly lying to the public about "full self driving" and "every car will earn you $30K a year passive income as a taxi". How do you feel positive about us getting inferior cars at inflated prices rather than the consumer getting the best car for the least money? Let me guess, you have stock in the company... Sell it now bc the largest EV buyer market in the world is China and cars like this are going to eat tsla alive by Q2 2025.
The Xiaomi body shape is more akin to a Model S than a Taycan
look like they copied tesla
more like model 3 really.
@@abc123fhdi If you say it looks like a Porsche, I can't argue with that, but like a Tesla, are you kidding？
Xiaomi front: Mclaren
Xiaomi side: Taycan
Xiaomi back: Fairly original IMO. Maybe a bit of Aston Martin in there.
In no way does the SU7 resemble the Model S. S is one of the blandest designs on the market and a more than 10 year old design. Why would Xiaomi or anyone even want to copy it?
You get an unreal amount for your money. Not bad at all for their first effort at a car.
I wonder what kind of warranty
That car is amazing 😍🤩😍 Beautifully designed
This blows Tesla out of the water!!!
Spoken like someone with No personal EV experience ……kids🤣
Troll
@@nintendokings Musk, is that you?
@ruftime I own a Tesla model 3, and the SU7 is simply a better vehicle. Tesla cuts so many corners with its cars. The SU7 is cheaper yet still retains its instrument cluster and steering wheel stalks. The 23/24 Model 3/Ys even lack parking sensors. Like C'mon.
Wumao, is that you?
That car is sick! If I get the chance, I'm totally buying it. It's super sporty!
this is everything i want in a car as a car guy this car is truly amazing the only down side is 0 noise but if the car looks this good and has the best value for performance I could see my self buying one in a heart beat over here in the USA
Avatr and Shenlan better than SU7. But any chinese cars better than western cars in technology
deepal
“Having sold out 2024 volume in 2 days they are working double shifts producing a car every 76 seconds..”
That type of outstanding productivity and optimism is unheard of here in UK or for that matter, in US or Europe.. we are shutting down century old factories as folks simply don’t want to work…
People want to work, just not for peanuts 🥜.
Xiaomi reportedly wants to set up a second factory 😂
If you want to get a head you have to work. If you want to get rich you have to build a road first. Never could understand that Chinese aphorism. In China it's called China Speed.
@@veeeks2938 Only if you count robot labour as slave labour, Xiaomi car factory is 100% automated.
@@michaelbrinks8089 that’s an old notion. The cars are not handmade - that happens in UK. Their Xinjiang factory is representative example of cutting edge automation. Hence the ability to produce a car in under two minutes.
Here in UK we are stuck with 18th century attitude in a 21st century attire, so mass closure is inevitable, including other sectors - take Port Talbot, for example, there’s incredible energy demand but unproductive workforce and archaic infrastructure..
Now you know why musky is cozying up to don. His overpriced rc cars get some competition.
Lets face it Tesla is dying. They have a couple of old and dated models with shit Customer service and still too expensive.
Much like Apple, Tesla just wouldn't change their design no matter what.
At least the judge just invalidated Elon's $55 BILLION bonus again so maybe they can hire back the engineers and workers they had to lay off to pay it...
@@hermesliteratus882 except apple actually has(d) good design
@@hermesliteratus882agree I still prefer Tesla ecosystem similar to apple get one you’ll be hooked
@@LookandReport That's debatable.
Imagine this is Xiaomi’s first car ever and they have done so so much to the car. Can you imagine what it’s 3rd or 4th version going to look like
If only this was sold in Canada
True, also the Zeekr 007 & NIO ET5 & ET5T, & Avatr 12 would definitely win the hearts of every Canadian. ❤
Ford has been an expert at making things that resemble cars so it is no surprise that their CEO would love this.
Except for what is in the title, I never heard him say anything about Ford's CEO. I was waiting for a clip or pic of a txt or something. Maybe I missed it.
@@lauriehammers4686fords ceo has stated his affinity for this particular vehicle
They don't make cars, except the mustang, anymore. Just trucks and SUVs.
@@lauriehammers4686 ford ceo was interviewed before and said he love xiaomi su7 and has drived it for many months
He's a smart man, and know the editors at business insider need him to focus on the negatives... Otherwise he won't be invited back😂😂😂
What i admire about this car is that you can attach buttons to the screen (they're connected on usb-c port), many car makers just stuck a giant screen and call it a day (which could work, if you make the UI easy and quick to use, and the animations don't glitch but i still prefer some buttons).
They want to compete with Tesla yet it looks like they took a lot of inspiration from Tesla. Ultimate flattery
it's hard to see anything with eyes covered by prejudice
With Trump's tariffs, it's 60k car
So North American consumers might as well continue to be ripped off by legacy automakers with their ridiculously overpriced outdated models with mediocre technologies.
That’s a Biden tariff
You do understand that many of these companies are government backed so they can sell them at lower price-point and outcompete competitors that are not government backed?
As soon as an industry is gone it takes decades to build it back up during which time one is completely dependent on in this case China and they can set the prices when they have a near monopoly
Why are you complaining that you can get a car which is good and affordable? Who could care less about the profits when the customers is getting the benefits.
@@swagmalone8092 lmao no one is going to buy that with 100% tariff
In terms of perceived and felt quality, any Tesla is a Dodge Journey compared to this EV.
It's for people who cannot afford a Porsche Taycan, basically. Don't expect it to rival that car when it costs a third of the price. I'm sure it will be a good car, decent enough just not premium.
The uncomfortable truth is this EV is better than almost all EVs currently available in the US for half the price. There is no need to put 100% tariffs on their EVs if the cars are junk.
Yeah……………not giving up my Model Y for this any time soon. Good luck buying one of these at 30K in the US with Trump screaming tariffs every 2 seconds.
The two clock shape instruments on top of the screen are owner add on. There are ports behind and below the screen and other parts of the car to let owner plug in various Xiaomi devices/add on instruments and fully integrated with the car.
the car has AutoPilot, yet Xiaomi don't trust their own software enough, to let an average person use it? OK...
I wondered about that too. I wouldn't trust anyone's autopilot.
EPA>WLTP>CLTC.
EPA is the most real world rigorous range test for EVs when you drive it at American speeds.
This thing would get EPA range of 300 miles.
I want one !
If you like this car I can help you get it
I had a few of their phones a few years back I just hope their build quality is better now especially on a car
The Xiaomi Su7 is do damn good. and so damn affordable. fr. the max gives you 664hp for 30k!
0:42 physical button❤
Brilliant piece, do share more Chinese EV reviews. 👏
Thinking about buying one of these second-hand and importing it to NZ
Why would I want to pull out my keys each time I get in the car instead of using proximity and a button, as most cars do?
I drive a 89 ford van, my keys are old old 🗝️ school
you also have a normal key fob, the card is only if you dont want to carry around keys.
Nah I want to buy this car
Nice now introduce a ford spec version for the north american market and call it the Ford topaz.
One of the many times it sucks to live in America more choice is better but we're ruled by the corporations
This is miles ahead of Tesla in design and integration.
This boy is nice and superrrrrrr fast!
tesla model3 sales drop in china market after the launch of xiaomi su7.
Xiaomi had a dealership in the u.s. I would sneak a car though the boarder if built their but the 6billion % tariff forces American to buy 15k~ more expensive cars an while Tesla cars are not garbage the lack of competition stagnants innovation
A very good car
The gaslighting against anything chinese is insane
Is this car available in the UK?
how do i drive this in the US?
I agree with other commenters. Not very objective. He was definitely looking for things wrong with the car vs what it actually offers
the average BBC report vibe.
Holy shit I want one...
Will be cheaper in Australia
Dude was held at gun point to do the interview🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah did you see him scanning the tops of nearby buildings for snipers 03:37
The screen comes with its own car 👍
Can someone tell me about any key or meaningful comments he made about the car in this video? After watching this, it was like water flowing through my head, leaving no information behind...
The case AGAINST electric cars:
Need gas? 5 minute fill-up stop. Need charge? 5 HOUR fill-up stop.
0-80% in half hour. And its cheaper
@@andrean2247 The most affordable models (and that's being generous) do not do that, nor do they have the capacity of the 100K models. The location and scarcity of charging places makes electric cars impracticable for the next 20 years. All the Dem "strongholds" that SAY they champion electric cars are actually just scamming the public. Take California, they siphoned off 7.5 BILLION dollars for charging stations.....in TWO YEARS they built EIGHT charging stations...and the rest of the money gone. So here is the hard truth about electric cars: The Republicans would back them if they were practical (if they could compete in the marketplace without billions of dollars in set asides). The Dems have (so far) been using it as a political scam for diverting taxpayer money. BOTTOM LINE is that NOBODY is supporting electric cars for the sake of electric cars. The result is a waste of time and money.
Gm and ford we won't allow Americans to have cars when we have v8 trucks
That’s looks 👍
omg the a great move of xiaomi, wow 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🥵
Xiaomi should make a off road pik up or suv and call it su57😅✌️
Why does bro look like doctor who
He sneakily badmouth the car lol. 😂😂. Jealousy and hatred are painful! 😬
This thing will fall apart in 10 years maybe less than that
Since China vigorously developed electric vehicles, the air quality throughout the country has significantly improved
4:04 someone forgot his hoon down there
Apple is the most valuable company in the world by market value, but their electric vehicle failed.
4:14 Can someone please help him find the same pair of shoes?
😅
Isn't this guy used to be the co-host of Wheelsboy along with Ethan in China?
Pretty much the glance at the surface not-indepth analysis by someone who is completely unqualified non-expert. Seemingly uncomfortabble too.
America is done, brother. We are in Indonesia, choosing Chinese cars because of their price and high quality. Japanese and American cars are unaffordable. So, whatever you say to convince us that Chinese cars are bad, it doesn’t have much impact on real customers.
This is insane ❗️
All modern cars look alike.
Uninspired reviewer and lacks enthusiasm.
Lets wait a few years to see the reliability
I'm interested in that too. Truth be told China can make top notch products, but consumers rarely want to pay for them. So... This could be junk.
Considering everything is made in china , China is capable of producing very high end to bottom end of quality, but time will tell which route they went
I couldn't agree more. It's their first car, and even some of the best legacy automakers still have recalls and issues from time to time. This model has already had crash and brake issues.
@@mibox8302 I am not dusputing that. Still a car has to operate a while sometimes before issues appear, it's just wiser to let other people experiment with that.
See how problematic the Tesla truck seems to be on so many technical details?
But consumers rarely want to pay for them? What kind of nonsensical comment is this? China is the largest car market in the world and Xiaomi is one of the biggest smartphone and electrical goods in the world. Within 8 months of launching, they have already delivered 130k evs. Including the Max version shipped to Ford Motors CEO. Ask him what he thinks of his ev. Xiaomi has a sizable backlog of orders which will be cleared when phase 2 of their factory expansion is completed by mid 2025.
We will never get Chinese cars in America
*we* won't, but elites like this Ford CEO will continue to get access because rules don't apply to them.
1945 - We will never get Japanese or German cars in America. Work than one out.
Guy is obviously lying to the American audience when he said CLTC is only half the real-world range.
Nice car I could see me upgrade my Tesla with this car.
What did he mean when he said "it offers good value for money in the China context"?
It means China has made a better car than anything the West has to offer, and it doesn't sit well with his inner bigotry.
Buying in China local market is cheap enough and more cost-effective.
I challenge toyota to make this kind of car 😁
But Why Toyota? Hell the others can barely make this type of car 😂...
@jermainec2462 For now, Toyota only has one EV and I think that's not performing well in terms of sales
@AdrianDmax Toyota knows ppl aren't ready for EVs not here n the us ... Too much ignorance and brainwashing about electric cars and the The infrastructure needs to be built up some more ... Toyota is playing it smart actually
Warrenty information paperwork ssys, " Yu git fooked"