Xiaomi has officially rolled out its SkyNomad SUV lineup in China. Back in July, the company gave us our first look at the N90 Max’s transforming cabin and rooftop bedroom setup.
Now there’s an actual price tag attached: the dedicated N90 Max Explorer Edition costs 299,900 yuan, which works out to roughly $44,100. The standard seven-seat N90 Max starts lower at 269,900 yuan, around $39,700, and that’s actually 30,000 yuan cheaper than what was quoted during preorders.
Xiaomi SkyNomad N90 Max SUV With a Genuine Pop-up Space
The Explorer Edition’s roof is a genuine pop-up, built directly into the vehicle’s body rather than bolted on. Hit a button while the car is parked, and it rises up to open a whole separate space on top, pushing interior height up to 2,294mm, or about 7.5 feet. That’s tall enough to actually stand up inside, so you can change clothes, stretch out, or just move around without hunching over the whole camping trip.
The upstairs loft space measures 2,110mm by 985mm and can hold up to 200kg. It comes with five mesh windows, its own lighting, two air vents, an 18W USB-C port, and magnetic mounts for accessories. When the roof is closed up, it only adds 100mm to the vehicle’s overall height, and Xiaomi says the drag coefficient still comes in at 0.245.
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For the down below, the Explorer swaps out the standard N90 Max’s seven seats for five. The second row folds flat into a bed measuring 1.87 by 1.24 meters, with heating and ventilation built into the sleeping area.
There’s even underfloor heating, which makes the whole thing feel a lot more comfortable than just tossing a mattress in the trunk of a regular SUV.
The camper has its own range figures
Under the hood, the SkyNomad N90 Max Explorer Edition runs on a 76kWh battery paired with a 1.5-liter turbocharged gas range extender, while electric motors handle the actual wheel power.
Xiaomi is claiming 462km, or 287 miles, of electric-only range, with 1,688km, or 1,049 miles, combined under China’s CLTC test cycle. Those numbers differ slightly from the standard N90 Max, which is rated at 464km electric and 1,705km combined, so don’t confuse the two.
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Xiaomi also built in some safety measures around the roof system. It only opens when the vehicle is parked somewhere away from public roads, and the company says the mechanism has been tested through 10,000 open-and-close cycles.
There’s obstacle detection built in too, along with height warnings and protections against accidental operation. For now, this is a China-only release, and Xiaomi hasn’t said anything about bringing it to the US.
