Under optimal conditions, anything can happen. The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype can smash a Nürburgring record, the Escalade IQ can go more than 600 miles on a charge, and Tesla can deliver a car autonomously. This week’s podcast covers those, plus Toyota knocking Tesla down a rung, and more!

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SHOW NOTES
Toyota RAV4 knocks Model Y off the global sales leader board: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/toyota-rav4-topples-tesla-model-y-as-worlds-best-selling-car

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra tops its own Nürburgring record: https://insideevs.com/news/763959/xiaomi-su7-prototype-ring-record-broken/

Mercedes unveils AMG GT XX prototype, said to preview production EV model aimed at Porsche Taycan: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a65182945/mercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept-revealed/

Xiaomi YU7 receives 240,000 orders in first 18 hours on sale: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/shares-chinas-xiaomi-surge-after-launch-electric-vehicle-yu7-2025-06-27/

Tesla claims first autonomous customer delivery: https://www.engadget.com/transportation/tesla-shows-off-its-first-fully-autonomous-delivery-to-convince-us-its-self-driving-cars-work-163805707.html

Cadillac delivers Celestiq VIN 001: https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-340000-cadillac-celestiq-is-officially-out-in-the-wild

Tom Molougney range test on the Escalade IQ at 60 mph: https://youtu.be/HTOB_AwzpxI?si=fz39nenf7TSjliAE

This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Xiaomi
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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