Xiaomi has entered the camper market with SkyNomad, a range of SUVs whose most distinctive version, the Skynomad N90 Max Explorer Edition, turns a seven-seat family vehicle into a two-storey camper.
The project’s appeal is that the sleeping space is part of the car rather than an addition to it — no trailer, no roof tent, just a vehicle that changes its configuration once parked.
Skynomad N90 Max – Highlights:
A roof that becomes a bedroom
The electric roof is built into the vehicle from the factory. Lifted, it creates an upper compartment with a claimed interior height of up to about 2.29 metres, enough to stand in the central space even with a heavy jacket on. Because it is a factory option, the structure is engineered into the body rather than retrofitted, which keeps the roofline tidy when the mechanism is closed.
Above the second row of seats, the roof forms a bed measuring 1.87 by 1.24 metres, with floor heating across three levels for cold nights. A 30-inch projector is built in for watching films once parked, turning the cabin into a small loft on two levels.
The mechanism only works when the vehicle is stationary and away from public roads, so it is a camping feature rather than something to use in traffic. In that sense the N90 Max sits closer to a compact off-road camper than to an everyday SUV, at least when the raised roof is used as a sleeping area. Xiaomi describes the roof as ready for camping, with the sleeping space created by the vehicle itself rather than by external equipment.
A range extender for long trips
Under the 5.285-metre body sits an extended-range electric setup. A 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine producing 112 kW (152 CV) acts as a generator rather than driving the wheels, feeding two electric motors — one of 210 kW at the front and one of 100 kW at the rear, giving all-wheel drive — which draw from a 76 kWh NCM battery. The layout follows the range-extender pattern used elsewhere in the SkyNomad family.
Xiaomi claims 464 km of electric-only range in the CLTC cycle before the engine kicks in, with combined range reaching up to 1,705 km. Fast charging adds about 285 km in 15 minutes, so the battery can be topped up during a short stop rather than a long one, aimed at long trips away from a plug.
A seven-seat SUV underneath
The camper layout sits on a conventional seven-seat interior with a 2+2+3 arrangement, and a boot that expands to a maximum of 1,831 litres. That keeps the daily practicality of a family SUV intact while the roof is down, and with the third row folded the load area opens up for equipment and gear on longer trips.
The N90 Max sits at the top of a range that also includes a more conventional N90. For now the model is announced for the Chinese market only, with no versions or homologation details confirmed for Europe — an interesting preview rather than an imminent purchase for readers elsewhere.
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