The Xiaomi YU7’s 24-hour endurance challenge was completed at the China Automotive Technology & Research Center’s Yancheng Proving Ground, using a high-speed circular track.
🏁 Results:
•Distance: 3,944 km
•Average speed: 164 km/h (including charging time)
•Test vehicle: YU7 Max endurance version (specs may differ from production model)
•Test time: April 28, 8:23 AM – April 29, 8:23 AM
•Ambient temperature: 10–23°C
📊 How does it compare?
•Taycan pre-production (2019) at Italy’s Nardò Ring:
•3,425 km in 24h
•Average speed: 142.7 km/h
•Peak ambient temp: 42°C / track temp: 54°C
•Mercedes-Benz all-electric CLA prototype (2023) at Nardò:
•3,717 km in 24h
•Average speed: 154.8 km/h
These tests mainly evaluate:
•Stability (hardware/software reliability, thermal management, etc.)
•Efficiency, including high-speed energy consumption and fast-charging performance
While impressive, these high-speed loops don’t represent real-world conditions, which are far more complex. And no—this isn’t the same as a 24-hour endurance race. Those involve strategy, pit crews, driver fatigue, and multiple car-to-car variables. Totally different league. 🏎️🏁
🔍 Bonus trivia:
Many of these records—including the ones above—were set at the legendary Nardò Ring in Lecce, Italy. Built in 1975 and acquired by Porsche in 2012, it’s now a Porsche Engineering facility.
The iconic Nardò Grey paint color? Yep—it’s named after this track.
🌀 The Nardò layout:
•Outer circle: 12.5 km, 4 lanes, 16m wide, banked for hands-free straight-line speeds of 100 / 140 / 190 / 240 km/h
•Inner circle: 9m wide truck lane
•Infield: 6.2 km handling track
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