The all-electric Xpeng P7 will be launched
in China on April 27, roughly a year after the car was first unveiled at the
Shanghai Auto Show in 2019. Xpeng has been rigorously testing the car in recent
months and in February, revealed that it had spent no less than 120 days
cold-weather testing the P7 in temperatures that dropped as low as -40°C. In announcing the launch date of the EV, Xpeng has also revealed
it will feature Level 3 semi-autonomy provided through the Nvidia Drive AGX
Xavier platform.
The P7 comes equipped with 12 ultrasonic
sensors, five high-precision millimeter-wave radars, 13 autonomous driving
cameras, and one in-car camera with HD mapping and high-precision positioning.
Xpeng says it will perform Level 3 autonomous driving duties on highways, urban
roads, and for valet parking.
The range-topping Xpeng P7 has two
electric motors and an 80.87 kWh battery pack. It can hit 100 km/h in
4 seconds and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has
verified it as having 706 km of range in the NEDC cycle, beating
out the Tesla Model 3 as the longest range EV in China. A more affordable
variant with a single electric motor delivering 263 hp will also be available.
