Xiaomi just rolled the Skynomad N70 Max onto the floor at the 29th Chengdu Motor Show — a big family SUV from its new Pengcheng line that's set to hit the Chinese market in September. Nobody expected the pre-order price to be this aggressive: 259,900 yuan, with the final figure to follow once full-scale sales kick off.
The number that matters here is 76 kWh. For a car with a gasoline range extender, that's an unusually generous battery: Xiaomi promises up to 505 km of pure electric range on the CLTC cycle, and up to 1,461 km combined. Once the battery runs dry, claimed consumption is 6.1 L/100 km under WLTC. The 1.5-liter gas engine never touches the wheels directly — it works purely as a generator in a series hybrid setup.
Two electric motors put out a combined 310 kW, or roughly 422 hp. All-wheel drive gets the N70 Max to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds — a number a big family crossover usually doesn't get to dream about. At 4,960 mm long with a 2,950 mm wheelbase, it stays a strict five-seater. Standard equipment includes front double-wishbone suspension, a rear multi-link setup, air springs, and adaptive dampers.
Photos from Chengdu might make it look like there are four separate captain's chairs inside. In reality, it's a 2+3 layout: the front seats can swivel to face backward, and the center console slides along the cabin. In “face to face” mode, the driver's and passenger's seats turn a parked car into something close to a small living room. Second-row legroom tops out at 1,410 mm, and cargo space expands to as much as 2,425 liters once the seats are reconfigured.
That transformation is really what sets the N70 Max apart from an ordinary big SUV. Buyers get a car that can live like an EV on weekdays but still carries a gas generator for the long haul. The trade-off is obvious: alongside the huge battery, it also has to permanently haul around an engine, a fuel system, and a 45-liter tank — whether that combination actually makes sense will only become clear after real-world consumption and weight testing.
