Xiaomi is no stranger to showing off its fancy cars at Mobile World Congress, with its SU7 EV from 2024 among the hottest products at the show. 

For MWC 2026, the company has pulled out all the stops with a car that's quite literally pulled from the wild world of racing video games. The Vision GT electric hypercar is designed for Gran Turismo, the PlayStation 5 racing game that features a wealth of blisteringly quick vehicles.

But instead of leaving the car purely as a digital asset for gamers to enjoy, Xiaomi built a version of it and had the guts to put it on display at the show. I just happened to be there with a camera so I could snap away and capture the beast from all angles. Let's take a closer look. 

From the front, it's unmistakably a hypercar: huge air intakes, a low-slung profile and an enormous front carbon-fiber splitter.

No, but like a really enormous front splitter. Try not to drive this thing over big speed bumps. 

From the front three-quarter angle, it's easy to see the hypercar shape, with that domed roof. Xiaomi said during its press conference that the car has been "sculpted by wind," but I'm pretty sure some people were involved, too. 

The wheels look amazing. They have these enormous hubs that somehow don't rotate when the wheel does. Apart from ensuring the brand name is always visible, Xiaomi says this helps reduce drag because the air can flow past it more easily. 

Here it is from the side. Xiaomi has said this is very much a concept car built for the game, but it's also a lot of effort to go to just for a game asset, so maybe the company is planning on creating a few of these somewhere down the line. 

From the back, it looks even more amazing. It's basically a huge hole designed to let all the air pass straight through, reducing drag. The all-around LED brake lights are a nice touch. Just imagine getting stuck behind this thing in traffic. 

The back is sharply angled for speed, I presume.

The wheels have vents all around them to help disperse wind and keep the brakes cool.

I wasn't allowed to see inside the car, but an earlier video played during Xiaomi's conference showed that it has an LED light that fully encircles the driver. The seats, too, are designed to be rounded, almost like a couch inside the car. At least, that's the way Xiaomi described it. From the outside, it doesn't exactly look like the most comfortable of vehicles to travel in.

But it is at least a polite vehicle, cheerfully welcoming you as you approach. I like an affable car. 

Xiaomi hasn't given away any other key details about the car, such as how much one might cost if it ever went on sale. It's probably more than this tech journalist could afford, I'm guessing. 

It sometimes feels like a bit of a tease to see concepts that don't turn into products you can actually buy or use, but it's still been quite exciting to see such a dramatic vehicle in person.