Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is putting the world on notice as it transforms into an electric car company. Now, it can boast that its cars are efficient and technologically advanced, but also safe. In fact, the SU7 electric sedan has achieved five stars in China’s C-NCAP safety and crash test. The car recorded the highest scores among all cars evaluated in 2024.

Not bad for its first year on the road. 

The SU7 is Xiaomi Auto’s first model. Launched in March 2024, it quickly became a best-seller, with 186,112 units sold. To date, demand for the Xiaomi SU7 still exceeds supply, so much so that the lead time for this model is 11 months.

The C-NCAP test is organized by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC). The body rates vehicle safety, just as it does in the Euro NCAP and other equivalent organizations around the world. Ratings are given in percentages from 0% to 100% and cover safety for vehicle occupants, pedestrians and vulnerable road users, and also active safety equipment.

C-NCAP, in particular, rated the Xiaomi SU7 Max. This is the all-wheel-drive version of this sedan, equipped as standard with a Lidar manufactured by Hesai and the Xiaomi Pilot Max driver assistance system. Its retail price is 299,900 yuan, or about 40,000 euros.

The Xiaomi SU7 Max achieved five stars in C-NCAP with an exact performance of 93.5%. As mentioned, it is the highest value among cars evaluated in 2024. It is 8.7% higher than the average result of other cars evaluated by C-NCAP. The SU7 Max scored the highest in the Active Safety category (95.25%) and also approached the absolute records on automatic emergency braking and lighting effectiveness.

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The Xiaomi SU7 Max then scored 94.31% on occupant protection and 90.42% on pedestrian protection: 13.14 percent higher than the average. Now Xiaomi is about to introduce the second model, the also-electric YU7 SUV.

No matter what form these cars take, they’re proving that this Chinese tech company isn’t messing around when the rubber hits the road. 

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