Xiaomi is best known for its smartphones and related products, and is among the leading brands in the industry today. But that company also makes a wide range of other electronic products – televisions, smart home devices and even electric scooters.
For its tenth anniversary this year, the company teamed up with Lamborghini to create an exclusive version of the GoKart Pro marketed by Ninebot, a Chinese personal transport specialist which acquired Segway with funding from Xiaomi in 2015 (it’s complicated…).
Enhanced drifting capability
Ninebot’s GoKart Pro is electrically-powered and can hit speeds of almost 40 km/h with its 432Wh battery pack which can give a range of 25 kms (at 40 km/h). For the Lamborghini Edition, which is inspired by the Huracan, LED headlights have been added in ‘Ice Lake Blue’ for visibility while are vents have been incorporated in the distinctively-coloured bodywork. Ninebot’s engineers also came up with custom tyres that are said to enhance drifting.
Lamborghini sound!
But what makes the Ninebot’s GoKart Pro special is ‘the Lamborghini sound’. With a sound emulation system, the growl of a Lamborghini is generated which should provide inspiration for the driver!
For now, it is only being sold in China where the price is 9,999 yuan (about RM6,000) or about 11% more expensive than a standard version. However, limited export sales are expected in future and we might even see the gokart in Malaysia as there is a company distributing Ninebot products locally. A standard version of the model costs RM6,888 so the Lamborghini Edition would be higher.
