Xpeng’s fleet of EVs in China is growing and will soon include a new model known as the P7+. Images and details of the car have surfaced thanks to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, while earlier this month, Xpeng’s chief executive made an appearance in a P7+ prototype at a major conference in Hangzhou. The P7+ is believed to serve as a replacement for the outgoing P7i, which itself succeeded the P7. As its name implies, the new model is a ‘plus-size’ version of its predecessor and is 5,056 mm long, making it substantially longer than the 4,888 mm of the current car. The wheelbase has also grown marginally from 2,998 mm to an even 3,000 mm.
Xpeng’s latest EV has a sleek and
low-slung profile which is bound to appeal to local buyers. The front end
sports a pair of small air inlets, individual headlamps, and separate LED
daytime running lights connected with a light bar. The shape of the rear is
particularly interesting as it appears the P7+ has a liftgate. It also rocks
some intriguing LED taillights as well as a blacked-out bumper which nicely
complements the black roof and pillars.
Technical specifications haven’t been
confirmed. Xpeng is tipped to be using a lithium-iron-phosphate battery pack
sourced from Eve Power that will drive a 241 hp motor in the base
model and a 308 hp motor in the higher-end variant. Energy consumption
is thought to be in the range of 11 kWh/100 km. An entry-level battery pack
with 60.7 kWh is on the cards, while the flagship option will have a 76.3 kWh
capacity. These models should be good for 575 km and 685
km of range, respectively.
A key development of the P7+ is its use of
Xpeng’s new Eagle Eye system. This AI-utilizing self-driving program is a
vision-based system similar to what Tesla uses and lacks the expensive LiDAR of
other models from the car brand. The new P7+ should launch next month.
