From Floor Mats to 1,876 HP: Dreame’s Nebula Next 01 Challenges the Hypercar Elite
Dreame wants you to forget about floor-cleaning robots for a moment. At CES 2026, the company that built its reputation on cordless vacuums didn't just show off a new appliance; it unveiled the finalized specifications for the Nebula Next 01. This four-door electric supercar, the flagship of Dreame’s "Project Star" initiative, arrived in Las Vegas with performance targets intended to rattle the cages of established players like Rimac and Tesla.
The Nebula Next 01 isn't a stylistic exercise. It is a calculated assault on the EV performance sector, delivering 1,876 horsepower (1,400 kW) through a quad-motor powertrain. With each motor punching out 469 hp, the vehicle hits 100 km/h (62 mph) in a brutal 1.8 seconds. For those who find nearly 1,900 hp insufficient, a "Super Boost" mode grants a temporary 30% surge, while total wheel torque is rated at approximately 23,000 Nm.
The Aero-Efficiency Tightrope
Achieving a drag coefficient of 0.185 Cd on a four-door vehicle is an engineering headache. Lowering a car’s profile to cut through the air usually conflicts with the massive cooling demands of a high-output battery and motor system. Dreame attempts to balance these forces through a sloped bonnet and a dual-layer diffuser paired with a fixed rear wing. Every curve is designed to manage high-speed stability without the drag penalties typically associated with heavy downforce.
The structural foundation is equally aggressive. By combining 2,000 MPa ultra-high-strength steel with extensive carbon fiber, Dreame claims a torsional stiffness of 45,000 Nm/deg. This eclipses the 42,000 Nm/deg of the Porsche Taycan, indicating a chassis rigid enough to handle track-level lateral G-forces. To maintain the clean aero profile, the car features six-spoke wheels and a complete lack of external door handles, relying instead on touch-capacitive or automated entry.
The Berlin Gamble: Can a Tech Firm Scale?
Dreame’s roadmap includes a plan to begin volume production in 2027. Most curiously, the company has selected Berlin, Germany, as its manufacturing hub—placing its facility in the immediate vicinity of Tesla’s Gigafactory.
This European strategy is fraught with risk. Berlin is a notorious bureaucratic bottleneck for industrial projects, and the partnership with French banking group BNP Paribas as a primary manufacturing partner is an unconventional choice in an industry that usually favors established Tier-1 automotive suppliers. While Dreame showcased two additional models under its "Kosmera" sub-brand—the Star Matrix and the Star Razer—building a factory from scratch in a high-cost, high-regulation environment like Germany is a massive logistical hurdle.
Avoiding the Dyson Trap
The transition from vacuum motors to 1,876-hp drivetrains is a path littered with expensive failures. Most notably, Dyson famously scrapped its $3 billion electric car project after realizing the margins and manufacturing complexities were insurmountable.
Dreame, however, is betting that its position within the Xiaomi Ecological Chain provides a "cheat code" for automotive development. By utilizing the same rapid-iteration supply chains that allowed Xiaomi to launch the SU7, Dreame aims to skip the decade-long learning curve that kills most automotive startups. They are porting their expertise in high-speed digital motors—the core tech in their vacuums—directly into vehicle propulsion and AI-driven thermal management.
Reality Check: The 2027 Deadline
While the Nebula Next 01’s specs are formidable, the 2027 production target remains highly optimistic. Transforming a "Project Star" prototype into a road-legal, mass-produced hypercar requires more than just high-speed motors; it requires a global service infrastructure and the ability to navigate the complex safety homologation of multiple continents.
Dreame has proven it can dominate the smart home market with intelligent hardware. Whether it can replicate that success in a sector where the "vacuum maker" label is a hurdle rather than a highlight remains to be seen. For now, the Nebula Next 01 stands as a bold, if slightly improbable, challenge to the automotive status quo.