Earlier this year, Xpeng commented that despite slow sales in the first half of the year, things would change in the second half with the launch of the Mona M03 and the P7+. So far, the Mona M03 has appeared to deliverβor rather not deliverβwith Xpeng being unable to make them fast enough to keep up with orders.
Xpeng is claiming that the P7+ will also be a blockbuster car, and we now know that it will launch in October.Β Apparently, the P7+ is a replacement car for the P7i, which only launched last year as the midlife update of the P7. This is slightly surprising given that the recent update and that the original car dates back to 2020. Perhaps this is just indicative of how competitive the NEV market is in China and that the life spans of the models are shrinking. Alternatively, we may be in a situation where both cars are sold simultaneously.
One of the main criticisms of the P7 was that the interior space, particularly in the rear, was not very big despite the car being relatively large. The P7+ on the other hand is a considerably larger car than its predecessor with dimensions of 5056, 1937, Β and 1512 mm (l/w/h), along with a wheelbase of 3000 mm. This compares to 4888 mm length for the P7i (see specs) and a 2998 mm wheelbase. How much this will translate into interior space, given the minimal difference in the wheelbase, remains to be seen.
Chinese sources suggest that there will be an emphasis on back row comfort, which will likely include features such as heating and ventilation, electric leg rest, and adjustable rake. There are also likely to be rear entertainment screens.
The P7+ is believed to use a further developed version of the SEPA 2.0 platform, which underpins the G6. Energy consumption is believed to be in the range of 11 kWh/100 km. According to MIIT information, there is a choice of two battery packs of 60.7 kWh and 76.3 kWh. Itβs claimed that these correspond to all-electric ranges of 575 km and 685 km, respectively. It should be noted that the largest battery pack in the P7i currently is 86.2 kWh, giving a CLTC range of 702 km. MIIT listings give versions with both a 180 kW and 230 kW electric motor. As yet there is no listing for a dual-motor version.
Most importantly, the Xpeng P7+ will be the companyβs first car to use the new Eagle Eye system. An AI system, it uses an end-to-end large-scale model. The result is the real-time perception distance is increased by 1.25 times compared to the previous generation, and the recognition speed is increased by 40%. Furthermore, the network scale is increased by 125%. The system uses the industryβs first single-pixel LOFIC architecture sensor in order to deal with situations such as backlight, large light differences, rain and fog, dark nights, and tunnels.
It is the same system that will be offered on the Mona M03 Max version starting next year. Being a vision-based system, it no longer requires the use of Lidar, reducing hardware costs. For this reason, it is believed that it may well be standard on all versions of the P7+ when it launches next month.
Source: Fast Technology
