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At the beginning, someone just leaked a spy photo of Xiaomi running on the Nürburgring, and it was seen that its speed reached 311 km/h.

Later, it was reported that the lap time at the Nürburgring Nordschleife was 7 minutes and 10 seconds, which is only about 3 seconds slower than the Taycan Turbo GT's 7 minutes and 7.55 seconds. As a result, the executives denied it three times and said that they did not use their full strength.

Now, Xiaomi has finally revealed the appearance and parameters of the Ultra prototype, and also attached a video of Lei Jun drifting.

No, this Nürburgring is not driven by you, Mr. Lei, right?

Well, it doesn’t matter who is driving. The key is why do you and Porsche have to compete in the Nürburgring instead of Hebei, Zhejiang, or Linbei?

Maybe many of you have only heard the word "New North" often, but don't know what it is. Let us introduce it first:

The Nürburgring is the North Loop of the Nürburgring in Germany.(The blue part in the picture below), it actually also has a South Ring (the red part in the picture below), and in the past they have hosted F1 as a whole, as well as its predecessor: the European Grand Prix.

Compared to other race tracks, the Nürburgring is longer, more difficult and more dangerous, so conquering the Nürburgring means that you have strong car-building skills.

You should know that the shortest F1 track is only 3.3 km like the Monte Carlo track, and the longest Spa track is only 7 km.With a total length of 20.8 km, it is the longest track in the world, and one lap is several times longer than the other., which undoubtedly increases the complexity of road conditions.

In addition to being long, the Nürburgring is also the track with the most turns in the world, including various blind turns, hairpin turns and continuous turns.

For example, the most famous Karussell curve is a bit similar to the Spoon Curve at the Suzuka Circuit, which is a big turn of more than 180°.

Not to mention, the Nürburgring is entirely made up of forest mountain roads. In addition to dealing with multiple high-speed and low-speed bends, the terrain also requires consideration of various ups and downs.

The maximum drop of the Nürburgring Nordschleife can reach more than 300 meters. Running a lap is equivalent to climbing from the bottom of the mountain to the top and then back to the bottom of the mountain. The downhill slope here is as high as 11%, and the uphill slope can reach 17%. If you go too fast, you can really fly.

That’s why the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype has these featuresAero kit, diffuser and large rear wing。

In addition, on a section of road called Flugplatz, you can fully experience the malice of the Nürburgring, because after the vehicle has gone through a small flying slope, it will encounter a sharp turn before it can stand firm.

Because it is difficult, we started from the construction of Nürburgring.Almost every year, 3-12 people die. The reasons are: narrow tracks, small buffer zones, and obstructed vision, which lead to frequent accidents and great difficulty in rescue.，

And the changeable weather here will increase the danger level to another level.

At the 1968 German Grand Prix, heavy rain and dense fog forced everyone to slow down.

There was a tough guy named Jackie Stewart who stepped on the accelerator and ran the race for his life (there were no guardrails at that time). Fortunately, nothing happened in the end and he won the championship with a lead of 4 minutes over the second place. From then on, he gave the Nürburgring a new name, "The Green Hell".

Some people were not so lucky. In the 1976 F1 Grand Prix, the weather was also bad with heavy rain. As a result, the legendary racing driver Niki Lauda ran off the track with his car due to a mechanical failure. Finally, due to a fuel tank leak, he was trapped in the fire for more than a minute and suffered burns all over his body.

Fortunately, the rescue was timely... otherwise there would be no F1 triple crown winner.

Therefore, the Nürburgring not only tests the drivers, but also the overall quality of the vehicle.This is how the Nürburgring got its name, the “Ring of Truth”, meaning it is a touchstone of car performance.

So all the major car companies started to run laps here. For example, the most loyal one is Porsche. Almost every generation of 911 GT3 RS will run laps here. It, Mercedes-Benz and Lamborghini form the top three in the Nürburgring lap time list.

Then, even some household brands, such asFord, Volkswagen, Renault, HondaThey have become regular visitors to the New North.

Generally speaking, these models that are not related to the track are just tested to see the chassis and handling, and the lap times are not announced to the public. But we are afraid that some ruthless people will compare a grocery store car with a sports car.

For example, Ford's Focus ST and Volkswagen's Golf GTI, these two grocery shopping cars ran lap times under 9 minutes in 2005. What does that mean? With less than half the price, they achieved the same results as sports cars like the Audi TT.

Later, Renault's Megane RS Trophy-R and Honda Civic Type R reached a lap time of around 7 minutes and 45 seconds, taking turns to compete for the title of "fastest front-wheel drive car". You should know that the lap time of the 911 GT2 in 2001 was also about this.

This has made these household brands famous. After all, no matter how much you advertise, it’s useless. If you are faster than a sports car on the track, then you are really awesome.

The success of these cars has completely stirred up the Nürburgring. Over time, all kinds of cars have come, such as ID.BUZZ... Have you ever seen an MPV running on a racetrack?

Not to mention,Toyota PriusI also measured fuel consumption at the Nürburgring, purely by using traffic flow and driving at 60 km/h throughout the entire journey, and the fuel consumption was directly reduced to 0.41 per 100 kilometers (Nürburgring conditions), and for the first time, the Nürburgring lap record was raised to over 20 minutes.

Well, I can say that it is actually a plug-in hybrid car, and there is a kind of fuel consumption called "comprehensive fuel consumption" . . .

In conclusion,This track has become the best check-in spot to brush up your keyboard value.

Yes, that's right. Let's look at it from the beginning. There are not many serious races held at the Nürburgring, but it is quite famous in the civilian car and keyboard racing circles, so everyone wants to take part.

As a result, there are two extreme views on New North.People who believe in the Nürburgring say that it is the only indicator to measure the performance of a car, but others say that lap times at the Nürburgring are more hype than reality.

So, do car companies really need to set lap times at the Nürburgring? In fact, this question also tortures domestic car companies.

Let me first state the conclusion. I think it is definitely meaningful for car companies to go to the Nürburgring, but how much significance it has depends on how the car companies view the Nürburgring.

In principle, our domestically produced cars that run on the Nürburgring areMost of them are models that cannot be driven on the road, and it is indeed the case that the publicity is greater than the reality.

For example, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype, logically, should have been the first to be tested on the Evija X and ID.R. However, netizens are comparing the Ultra prototype with the Taycan production car, which is a bit bullying.

However, we cannot ignore their efforts on the track. As Lei himself said, everyone running laps at the Nürburgring may be essentially just for publicity, but that is not important. What is important is that everyone has acquired technical skills on the Nürburgring track.

even thoughLap time is not everything, and the Nürburgring results cannot fully determine the level of a car.

On the one hand, lap time is affected by factors such as car manufacturing, the driver, the logistics team, and weather. A difference of a few seconds cannot determine who has better performance.

On the other hand, track performance is not the only indicator for evaluating a good car. Many performance cars that run on the track do not have very comfortable chassis and are not suitable for general consumers.

But racing on the track is indeed an indispensable part of domestic cars showing their performance strength to the world.

Xiaomi, NIO, Lynk & Co, Lotus EMEYA, U9, etc., there are more and more domestic cars running around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, which shows that domestic cars are really more than just refrigerators, color TVs and large sofas.

Now, there are indeed domestic car companies that are willing to spare no expense and begin to pursue the ultimate in "car" itself.

Written by：TC

edit: Neck twist right & face thread

Art editor: Xuanxuan

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