Bangkok Motor Show: Xpeng P7i Wing Edition Debuts with Scissor Doors and Nearly 3 Meters Wheelbase

At the 2024 Bangkok Motor Show in Thailand, XPeng, a Chinese brand, brought its mid-size pure electric car, the XPeng P7i. The appearance this time is the most unique Wing Limited version, which is equipped with very cool scissor doors and has an exterior comparable to sports cars. The official has not yet announced the specific launch time and price of the car, but as a reference, the pre-sale price range of XPeng G6 in Thailand is 1,500,000 - 1,800,000 Baht.

In terms of appearance, the XPeng P7i adopts a minimalist design style. With the support of the official "Interstellar" design language, the flat car head creates a low-lying visual effect, and the elegant four-door coupe body posture cooperates with the frameless door design. The tail of the car continues the separate light design of the car head, which plays a role that the design corresponds to the front and back.

The overall body advocates efficient aerodynamics, such as a drag coefficient of 0.236Cd, a high length ratio of 0.297, a front and rear axle load ratio of 45:55, and an ultra-low center of gravity of 460mm. In terms of body size, the length, width, and height of the XPeng P7i are 4888/1896/1450mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2998mm, which is much larger than the Tesla Model 3.

In terms of interiors, the Xiaopeng P7i also adheres to a minimalist style. It is equipped with a combination of a 14.96 floating touch screen + 10.25-inch full LCD instrument, and is equipped with hidden air outlets. Standard features include silent electric suction doors, Nappa top layer genuine leather seats, a multifunction steering wheel with a heating feature, and an aromatherapy system.

In terms of intelligence, it is equipped with the Xmart OS 4.0 smart car system, built-in with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, supporting four-zone voice wake-up recognition, visible speech interaction, 4G network, remote control via mobile app, in-car KTV, and more.

In terms of intelligent driving, the Max version of the Xiaopeng P7i is equipped with dual Orin-X chips and dual laser radars on hardware with computing power reaching 508TOPS, and the Pro version comes standard with a single Orin-X chip. The whole car includes 31 sensing elements including laser radar that can realize 360° sensing ability. In particular, the Max model is equipped with a new generation of XNGP intelligent assistant driving system, XNet deep vision perception system, capable of implementing groundless maps, point-to-point intelligent driving functions, including urban NGP intelligent navigation assisted driving, enhanced version of highway NGP intelligent navigation assisted driving, enhanced version of LCC road center assist, and many other intelligent driving aids.

In terms of power, the Xiaopeng P7i offers single-motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive, of which the single-motor model has a maximum power of 203 kilowatts (276 horsepower), peak torque of 440 N·m, and 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.4 seconds. The dual motor model has a system power of 348 kilowatts (473 horsepower), peak torque of 757 N·m, and 0-100km/h acceleration time of 3.9 seconds.

In terms of range, the new car offers a capacity of 64.4 kWh iron phosphate lithium battery pack and 86.2 kWh ternary lithium battery pack, with CLTC cruising ranges of 550km, 702km, and 610km (four-wheel drive) respectively. The new car supports a maximum charging power of 175 kilowatts and the battery capacity from 10% to 80% just takes 29 minutes.

(Author: Wu Qixing)