First and foremost, the XPeng P7 is designed to be cozier than any Tesla, as an Xpeng official quickly pointed out as a selling feature. With chronically clogged city traffic and few alternatives to high-speed autobahns, this is especially true in China’s home market. There, a gentle ride makes perfect sense. However, it doesn’t exactly pay off on a handling course, and the P7’s suspension, tires, and brakes would all require substantial modification before any attempt at a launch in the United States.

The G3, a compact crossover/SUV, was Xpeng’s debut car. The XPeng P7 is the subject of this article. What value does this low-cost electric car provide to the market?

Below, I’ll go through a lot of the features and specifications. You may go to the P7 setup website to view even more information than what I’ve shown here. Following the automatic government subsidies, prices vary from 229,900 RMB ($33,396) to 349,900 RMB ($50,828).

About XPENG Motors

Xpeng Motors is a prominent Chinese electric car manufacturer that designs and produces vehicles that are fully connected to the Internet and incorporate the most cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology. Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng, who is also the co-founder of UCWeb Inc. and a former Alibaba executive, is among the company’s early supporters. Co-founders Henry Xia and He Tao, both former senior executives at Guangzhou Auto with expertise in innovative automotive technology and R&D, and Vice Chairman & President Brian Gu, former Chairman of Asia Pacific Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan, are among the senior management team at Xpeng Motors, which was founded in 2014.

It has attracted financing from Alibaba Group and Xiaomi Corporation, as well as IDG Capital, Morningside Venture Capital, GGV Capital, and Primavera Capital, among other major Chinese and international investors. The firm released its first production model, the G3 SUV, in December 2018 and plans to release its second, the P7 electric sports sedan, in April 2020, with deliveries to Chinese consumers beginning in Q2 2020. Xpeng Motors is based in Guangzhou, China, and has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and San Diego, California, as well as manufacturing facilities in Zhengzhou and Zhaoqing. Please check the official website for additional information: https://en.xiaopeng.com/

Dimensions 

The XPeng P7 is a spacious vehicle. It features a 9.8-foot wheel base and a 16-foot total length. It’s not quite as large as a Tesla Model S or a Mercedes-Benz EQS, but it’s still a sizable vehicle that seats five people comfortably. There’s also enough for baggage, with a trunk that’s 15.5 cubic feet, only a smidgeon less than the Nissan Leaf’s. It’s not the heaviest EV on the market, with a curb weight of about 4,188 pounds. If you choose the larger battery or Performance version, you’ll pay an extra 220 pounds or so.

Design and Styling

Let’s start with the appearance. They’re very similar to the concept car that debuted at the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2019 and has since evolved into a stunning production vehicle.

You can order it with 18-inch rims, but if you’re going to spend the money on the Performance model, you’ll want to go with one of the 19-inch choices. And the automobile will undoubtedly appear to be in better condition for them.

The P7 has a sleek design, and the extended wheelbase draws the attention in to the smooth profile down the car’s side. Light bars are the latest must-have design component for any automobile aiming to seem expensive, and they span both the front and back, leading to incredibly small light clusters. Thankfully, there’s no hand-me-down closed-off grille in the front… It’s a continuous panel that softly transitions to a convex bonnet, then to a low-angle windshield.

The cockpit, which is rather basic in design, is dominated by a 15-inch touchscreen. The two-spoke steering wheel, for example, contains only a few tactile buttons. The center console has plenty of storage and is devoid of standard controls like a parking brake and gear selector.

Technology

Xpeng is definitely pushing technology with the P7, and it offers some really remarkable features. To describe all of the features would take a long time, but suffice it to say that this car is loaded with them, including front, rear, and side accident avoidance, radar, and ultrasonic sensors.

You also get 4G internet, 128 GB of storage, in-car gaming, OTA updates, and whole-car service through a mobile app. In the Chinese market, connectivity in your vehicle is extremely essential, and XPeng is capitalizing on this need.

That’s the XPeng P7, which is jam-packed with technology, has a strong range, performs well, and has some eye-catching design. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. We enjoy hearing from visitors from all around the world.

Strong Performance Against Key Industry Benchmarks

There are over ten distinct models of this vehicle to select from. We’ll use performance statistics from the top-spec Performance model to save time and space.

We have two 120kW permanent magnet synchronous motors in the front and 196kW permanent magnet synchronous motors in the back. This equates to a total of 316kW being distributed to all four wheels. This car will be no wimp, with peak torque of 490 pound-feet and a top speed of at least 106 miles per hour, according to XPeng.

  • Compact, light, efficient, and dependable 3-in-1 electric drive system with world-class motor energy density of 2.0 kW/kg and up to 97.5 percent efficiency.
  • With a NEDC range of 706 kilometers, it is China’s longest-driving electric vehicle.
  • The world’s first electric vehicle using an Infineon 950 IGBT module capable of supplying up to 580A to the motor for continuous 40 seconds.
  • The chassis, suspension, and layout were co-developed by a German premium sports car manufacturer.
  • Bosch/Brembo braking system featuring new-generation Bosch iBooster braking recycling, c.100% energy recovery, and a 35-meter brake distance at 100 km/h.
  • XPILOT3.0 is an autonomous driving system with 12 ultrasonic sensors, 5 millimeter-wave radars, and 14 cameras for China’s difficult roads. It is the industry’s only 360° multi-perception integrated system.
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 high-performance car processor with Xpeng Xmart OS 2.0, the world’s first intelligent full-scenario voice interactive system with dual ecosystems of App shops and Alipay mini-programs.
  • SEPA-compliant whole-car OTA upgrade capabilities for in-car applications and ECU-controlled functionality (Smart Electric Platform Architecture).
  • CATL high-density slim-profile prismatic battery pack with energy density of 170Wh/kg, 110mm height, 80.9kWh.
  • Fast charging: from 30% to 80% charge in as little as 28 minutes, with a 120km range in as little as 10 minutes; using China’s first remote-controlled hidden charging socket.
  • Passive, battery, active, air quality, and data security safeguards are all part of the 5-level safety design.

Battery, Range, and Charging

The highest level of specification The battery in the P7 is 81 kWh, which is a respectable size. In terms of range, we’ve been given the ridiculously optimistic NEDC number of 562 kilometers (350 miles) for the XPeng P7. Even if the car doesn’t quite meet that goal, you’ll still get some remarkable real-world numbers, thanks to a drag coefficient of.236.

If you want any regen, it’ll be there, but you’ll only have the options of ‘high’ or ‘low.’ If you’re not plugged in, the P7 can be charged at a pace of 75 miles per hour in 10 minutes using DC fast charging.