Xpeng Prices the G9L From 259,800 Yuan, With Six Trims Split Between Battery and Range-Extender

Xpeng showed the G9L publicly for the first time on Tuesday and began taking pre-orders the same day, asking 259,800 yuan for the cheapest of six trim levels. The five-seat SUV sits alongside the six-seat GX launched in May, and the two share most of their underlying engineering.

The split runs down the middle of the range. Two trims carry a range-extender: a 1.5-litre turbocharged generator rated at 110 kW, a 63.3-kWh pack and a 60-litre tank, good for 435 km on the battery alone and 1,602 km all in. The other four are pure-electric, rated at 660, 702 and 755 km. Every trim gets the 800-volt architecture, which Xpeng says recovers 450 km of range in nine minutes.

The car is large by the standards of the price bracket, at 5,120 mm long on a 3,100 mm wheelbase, with 1,152 litres of boot space and another 230 litres beneath the floor. Inside, Xpeng has loaded the specification sheet: an 88-inch head-up display, a 21.4-inch screen for rear passengers, 33 speakers and a two-zone fridge. Front and rear seats recline together into a bed over 1.8 metres long.

Up to three of Xpeng's own Turing chips supply 2,250 TOPS, and the G9L is the launch vehicle for an upgraded version of the company's second-generation Vision-Language-Action driving model. Early buyers are being courted with free paint and interior trim, discounted wheels and a deposit that converts into three times its value off the price.

Two rivals define the 300,000-yuan class in China, and Xpeng is aiming squarely at both: the Aito M7, which Huawei backs, and Li Auto's L7. It arrives at an awkward moment: the company delivered 38,027 vehicles in July, up 3.57% on the year but down 5.23% on June, and its seven-month total of 204,004 is 12.78% lower than a year ago.