That is the Xiaomi SkyNomad N90. The primary mannequin within the collection – beforehand recognized by the inner codename Kunlun N3, and now formally confirmed because the N90 – marks a big departure for Xiaomi in two methods.
First, the design: the place the SU7 and YU7 put on glossy, curvaceous sheet metallic, the newly-released facet profile reveals a decidedly rugged, boxy silhouette with an all-new front-end therapy, plus a roof-mounted LiDAR unit seen in earlier spy photographs.
Second, and extra basically, that is Xiaomi’s first automobile that isn’t a pure EV. The N90 is an extended-range electrical automobile (EREV), pairing a 1.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine – which acts purely as a generator and by no means drives the wheels – with a big battery pack.
Earlier experiences pointed to a capability in extra of 70 kWh – bigger than the 62.5 kWh pack within the base Tesla Mannequin Y offered in China – with a claimed 400 to 500 km of electric-only operating and a mixed vary of over 1,500 km. Sunwoda and CALB will reportedly provide the batteries on a 60/40 cut up.
China’s ministry of business and knowledge expertise (MIIT) – which authorised Xiaomi to construct EREVs at its Beijing plant on June 10 – revealed its newest new automobile catalogue on July 10, and it lists not one however 4 SkyNomad variants: the N90 Max, N90 Max Tenting Version, and a smaller mannequin known as the N70, in normal and Max varieties.
In response to the submitting, the N90 Max measures 5,285 mm lengthy, 1,998 mm broad and 1,825 mm tall, with a 3,080 mm wheelbase and a 2,800 kg kerb weight, and can be supplied in five- and seven-seat configurations. All 4 variants share the identical vary extender – a Dongan-built M15DRE 1.5 litre turbo 4 rated at 112 kW – and a 190 km/h high pace.
The N90 Max pairs a CALB ternary lithium battery with twin motors producing 210 kW on the rear and 100 kW up entrance. The Tenting Version – a five-seater categorised as a “cultural life service automobile” – stands 100 mm taller at 1,925 mm because of a pop-up roof with a roof-mounted mattress board, and provides facet cupboards, tent attachment factors and an optionally available in-car projection equipment and removable desk from the manufacturing unit. The pop-up roof is barely permitted to be used whereas parked on personal roads.
The N70, in the meantime, is a five-seater measuring 4,960 mm lengthy, 1,998 mm broad and 1,785 mm tall with a 2,950 mm wheelbase – suppose Li Auto L6/L7 territory. The bottom model makes use of a Sunwoda LFP battery with a single 210 kW rear motor, whereas the N70 Max steps as much as CALB ternary cells and the identical 210 kW/100 kW dual-motor setup because the N90 Max.
Chinese language media experiences citing the submitting point out 52 kWh and 76 kWh battery choices for the N70, good for a CLTC-rated EV vary of as much as round 380 km. A 3rd mannequin, a big five-seater tentatively dubbed the N80, has additionally been rumoured however doesn’t seem on this submitting.
The N90 sits squarely in the identical class because the Li Auto L9 and Aito M9 – the 2 fashions whose makers accounted for seven of China’s high 10 best-selling extended-range SUVs in 2025.
The headline act, nevertheless, is the inside. Xiaomi says the SkyNomad has been developed over three and a half years on an all-new platform known as the Kunlun Structure, constructed from the bottom up beginning in early 2023 particularly to allow a reconfigurable cabin. The flat ground and long-rail seating system permit the inside to be rearranged on the fly – the entrance seats can rotate to face rearwards, and a small floor-standing desk may be deployed between the primary and second rows to create a dwelling room-style structure.
Xiaomi’s pitch is that when parked, the cabin can remodel right into a studio for one, a restaurant for 2, a gathering room for 3, or a play space for the entire household – with teasers hinting at facilities corresponding to a tv, a video games console and a espresso desk. The seven-seater model is even stated to function a built-in rooftop tent, a transparent nod to China’s booming outside tenting pattern. Lei stated reaching this required the mix of AI, Xiaomi’s smart-device ecosystem and its manufacturing capabilities working collectively.
Pricing is predicted to begin from as little as 200,000 yuan (roughly RM118,300), which might undercut each the Li Auto L9 and Aito M9, priced from above 250,000 yuan (RM147,900) in China. Reservation inquiries for the N90 opened on Thursday, and Chinese language media experiences counsel a expertise launch occasion on the finish of July, with the market launch focused for mid-to-late August – reportedly with over 10,000 models constructed and prepared for fast supply.
The SkyNomad collection is central to Xiaomi’s plan to ship 550,000 automobiles this yr, up round 34% from the roughly 410,000 models it managed in 2025. The corporate delivered 185,055 automobiles within the first half of 2026 – a few third of its annual goal – which means the brand new SUVs might want to do some heavy lifting in H2.
No phrase, after all, on any market past China for now – Xiaomi’s official international growth for its EVs is barely slated to start in 2027. However with EREVs eligible beneath Malaysia’s present tax construction as hybrids relatively than CBU EVs, and Chinese language manufacturers shifting aggressively into the native market, that is one price maintaining a tally of.
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