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I Saw Xiaomi's Wild Hypercar Up Close and It's Pure Video Game Bliss
Xiaomi's Vision Gran Turismo electric hypercar concept balances low drag and high downforce with innovative tech, targeting brand prestige in Europe before 2027 expansion.
- Last week at MWC Barcelona, Xiaomi unveiled a full technical spec sheet for its Vision Gran Turismo concept now on public display; the virtual Vision GT will be drivable in Gran Turismo 7.
- Aiming at gamers and motorsport fans, Xiaomi uses the Vision Gran Turismo program as a branding move to build credibility with European consumers ahead of expansion, critics say.
- Engineering details include Xiaomi's reported 4.1 aerodynamic efficiency rating via a teardrop cockpit and sculpted body passages, plus Accretion Rims and an Active Wake Control System managing airflow.
- Gran Turismo producer Kazunori Yamauchi endorsed Xiaomi's concept, praising its balance of low drag and high downforce, placing Xiaomi alongside Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Mercedes‑Benz, and BMW in the Vision Gran Turismo program.
- While critics note the virtual Vision GT won't enter production or change the EV industry, Xiaomi counters that design ideas often filter into production, citing the SU7 Ultra and its R&D center in Munich.
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Xiaomi presents the Vision GT electric hypercar and turns its stand in the MWC into one of the most photographed of the event. The prototype, developed for the Gran Turismo video game franchise, combines extreme design, radical aerodynamics and futuristic vision. Although it is a conceptual car that will not reach the street, its exhibition confirms that Xiaomi’s Chinese technology not only wants to manufacture mobiles: aspires to compete in the…
The highlight at Xiaomi's MWC booth was the hypercar "Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo".
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