Xpeng P7

The XPeng P7 ( zh, c=小鹏P7, p=Xiǎopéng P7) is a battery-powered compact executive sedan made by the Chinese electric car company XPeng, which started deliveries in the Chinese market on 29 June 2020.

Overview

The XPeng P7 debuted as a semi-concept car on the 2019 Auto Shanghai show in April 2019. The production version was launched in December 2019.

File:Xpeng P7 002.jpg, XPeng P7 Concept
File:Xpeng P7 005.jpg, XPeng P7 Concept rear quarter

Production model

The XPeng P7 is a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3. As the second model of XPeng after the G3, the range of the new sedan will be improved compared to the G3. The official release said that the size of the XPeng P7 will be larger than a mid-size car, with a wheelbase typical of mid-to-large size vehicles. In terms of battery life, the company said that "the range will be greatly improved" with a range of ( NEDC) claimed. The XPeng P7 made its world debut at the 2019 Auto Shanghai show. The car started deliveries to customers on 29 June 2020.

File:Xpeng P7 012.jpg, XPeng P7
File:Xpeng P7 013.jpg, XPeng P7 rear quarter

, listing images of an updated version of the P7 powered by lithium iron phosphate battery supplied by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) surfaced. The lithium iron phosphate battery powered models share the same design and features of the regular
Ternary lithium battery models and is powered by a electric motor with the maximum output of .

Sales

Sales in the Chinese market passed the 10,000 mark after less than six months.

Development

On November 30, 2019, the XPeng P7 was unveiled at Auto Guangzhou 2019.

On February 19, 2020, the P7 began cold weather testing. On March 17, 2020, the P7 began US road testing.

Deliveries of the P7 in China began on June 29, 2020.

On November 20, 2021, the Xpeng P7 Wing limited edition was released.

Technology

Adaptive cruise control system

XPeng P7 is equipped with an adaptive cruise control system. The adaptive cruise control (ACC) system is a safety system designed for avoiding collisions by collecting environmental data from vehicle sensors to control the velocity of vehicles. According to data in 2020, this system had been used for driving for , which the using rate of ACC is 66%.

AGX-Xavier central computer

XPeng P7 has many sensors, radars and cameras for 360-degree environment detection. After the process of data collection, Nvidia Drive AGX Xavier, which is the central high-performance computer equipped in P7, would utilize and calculate data to perform P7's Xmart OS functions, such as automated driving and valet parking.

Autonomous driving assistance system

XPeng P7's XPILOT 3.0 is an autonomous driving assistance system that features XPeng Navigation Guided Pilot (XNGP). According to the data offered by Marie Cheung, it has:
*31 autonomous driving sensors;
*12 ultrasonic sensors;
*10 autonomous driving high-sensitivity cameras and sub-systems;
*5 high-precision millimeter wave radars;
*4 autonomous driving surround-view cameras.

These equipments give XPeng P7 omnidirectional perception to supervise the changes of the surrounding environment.

Awards

The Xpeng P7 won the Xuanyuan Awards Car of The Year 2021.

In media

On September 8, 2022, the Xpeng P7 was added to the videogame Forza Horizon 5 as part of the ''Rami's Racing History'' update, initially obtainable for free by completing in-game seasonal events from the 8th to the 15th.

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All-wheel-drive vehicles
Cars introduced in 2019
Compact executive cars
Mid-size cars
Production electric cars
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Sports sedans
Coupés
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