#ev-performance

#ev-performance

Life as a startup carmaker is hard-just ask Lucid Motors. When we met the brand and its prototype Lucid Air sedan in 2017, the company planned to put the first cars in customers' hands within a couple of years. But you know what they say about plans. A lack of funding paused everything until late 2018, when Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund bought itself a stake. A billion dollars meant Lucid could build a factory-at the cost of alienating some former fans

The hatchback-shaped electric prototype features redesigned front and rear bumpers, 20-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport rubber, green brake calipers, and the words Great Thrills all over the bodyworkI guess that's what Kia believes GT stands fornot Grand Tourer or Grand Turismo. The car looks very similar to the GT-Line trim, which looks sporty but doesn't get any meaningful upgrades under the skin.

The SU7 Ultra is the world's quickest EV around the Nurburgring, beating the Tesla Model S and the fastest variant of the Porsche Taycan. It offers remarkable performance and equipment levels given its price tag in China. The Xiaomi SU7 isn't on sale in Europe yet, but it's eventually going to become available hereand maybe someday in the United States too. It's the car that Ford's CEO didn't want to give up driving after driving it for six months, calling it fantastic.

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra is nothing short of a monster. Just like the Model S Plaid, it features three motors. It also has 1,548 hp and 1,770 Nm of torque. It's All Wheel Drive and weighs a hefty 2,360 kg. The vehicle, which costs just about the equivalent of £55,000, has been recorded setting an insane 7:04.957 at the Nurburgring, surpassing the previous record held by the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT.

Despite one car having 225,000 miles, it was just as efficient as the 18,000-mile example it was up against.