Xiaomi SU7 facelift opens orders with LiDAR, 800V charging and a sharper price ladder

Xiaomi has put its updated SU7 sedan on sale in China, turning its first EV into a more technically ambitious package with standard LiDAR, an 800V high-voltage architecture and claimed fast-charging times that place the car squarely in the crosshairs of the country’s fastest-moving electric sedans. The refreshed model is now moving from preorder hype into deliveries, making this more than a cosmetic update.

Xiaomi SU7 gets a harder technical edge

The revised SU7 is described as a next-generation version rather than a light cosmetic refresh, with the key hardware changes centered on safety, charging speed and driver-assistance capability. Xiaomi has said the updated sedan uses LiDAR as standard and pairs it with a new 800V electrical architecture across the lineup, a step that should improve charging performance and overall efficiency compared with the outgoing car’s 400V setup.

Reported specifications point to a charging window from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 11.3 minutes, along with a claimed CLTC driving range of up to 902 kilometers, depending on trim. Those numbers are based on Xiaomi’s Chinese-market cycle, but they still place the SU7 among the more aggressively specified electric sedans in the segment.

Pricing keeps Xiaomi in the mass-premium fight

Xiaomi opened preorders for the updated SU7 at 229,900 yuan, or about $33,000 at the time of reporting, keeping the sedan below the price of a base Tesla Model 3 in China. The lineup remains familiar in structure, with Standard, Pro and Max trims, but the revision gives the car a stronger value pitch by adding hardware that buyers often expect on more expensive EVs.

That matters because the SU7 has already become one of the most closely watched Chinese EVs, in part because Xiaomi entered the market with a genuine driver-focused sedan rather than a generic tech showcase. The latest update keeps that formula intact while making the car faster to charge and better equipped for assisted driving.

Why the updated SU7 matters beyond Xiaomi’s own showroom

For shoppers, the refreshed SU7 shows how quickly China’s EV market is raising the bar on equipment that used to be reserved for premium models. Standard LiDAR, 800V charging and a sub-$35,000 starting point create a package that will pressure rivals to match the sedan on hardware as much as on range.

The update also signals that Xiaomi is willing to iterate quickly on its automotive playbook, using product revision as a way to sustain momentum in a crowded segment. With deliveries underway and the new model carrying a more advanced electrical and sensor package, the SU7 is no longer just a debut product; it is becoming Xiaomi’s clearest proof that the company intends to compete on engineering, not only brand power.