While other companies like Qualcomm take advantage of the MWC to present their Snapdragon Wear EliteXiaomi has decided to do something that few smartphone companies would have imagined three years ago: present the prototype of an electric hypercar. It is about the Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismoa vehicle designed for the Vision Gran Turismo program by Polyphony Digital, the creators of the Gran Turismo saga for PlayStation. With this announcement, Xiaomi becomes the first technology company to join a project that until now had been the exclusive territory of manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari or BMW.
The invitation came personally: it was Kazunori Yamauchi, producer of the series, who approached Xiaomi at the GT World Series in London in 2025 to propose to participate. The result is this radical concept that, on paper, boasts up to 1,900 HP and is based on the 900V platform with silicon carbide that the company developed with part of its 1.4 billion dollars invested in R&D for the automotive sector.
The design that calls itself “sculpted by the wind”
The appearance of the Vision GT does not leave you indifferent. The body features a teardrop-shaped cabin with cutouts and integrated air ducts that run throughout the structure. The principle that guided its development was the balance between aerodynamic drag and load: drag coefficient of 0.29, negative load of 1.2 and aerodynamic efficiency of 4.1. Scissor doors, a large carbon rear spoiler and carbon-ceramic brakes complete the car's hyperbolic aesthetic.
The interior is no less ambitious. Dashboard, door panels and seats flow as a continuous ring-shaped architecture that creates a cocoon-like cabin. Xiaomi Pulse is integrated into the center, an intelligent assistant that reads the environment and the driver's status through sensors, and communicates through light and sound. The system includes compatibility with XiaoAI and the foundational MiMo model.
A showcase for Europe, more than a real car
The Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo is not intended to hit the streets as a commercial production vehicle for the general public. On the contrary, this spectacular design is a conceptual prototype created exclusively for the popular driving simulator Gran Turismo 7. Although attendees at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 were able to admire an impressive full-scale physical replica, the purpose of this model is purely focused on technological exhibition and demonstrating the brand's design ambition within the virtual ecosystem, with no plans to bring it to dealerships.
Xiaomi's automotive context supports the credibility of the movement: in 2025 they delivered more than 410,000 electric vehiclessurpassing its own target of 300,000, and its SU7 sedan already outsells the Tesla Model 3 in China. The SU7 Ultra also holds the Nürburgring record for production electric cars, with a time of 7:04.957. The Vision GT is no brainer; It is the icing on the cake of a very calculated strategy for the West to take Xiaomi seriously as a car manufacturer. Whether it will work or not, we will see.
