1 week Ago By William Stopford
Electric vehicle startup Xpeng is set to join the ever-growing ranks of Chinese brands in Australia, and will launch with a vehicle to tackle Australia’s best-selling EV. The brand will arrive by the fourth quarter of 2024 with its Tesla Model Y -rivalling G6 SUV, with TrueEV appointed as the brand’s sole importer, distributor and retailer. The G6 was revealed in 2023, and is therefore one of the brand’s newest vehicles.
Stream Supercars and more motorsport action live and free on 7plus It rides on the brand’s Smart Electric Platform Architecture (SEPA) 2.0 and features an 800V electric architecture. The G6 measures 4753mm long, 1920mm wide and 1650mm tall on a 2890mm wheelbase – almost identical dimensionally to the Tesla Model Y.
There’s a choice of a 66kWh lithium iron phosphate battery with up to 435km of WLTP range, which can be charged at up to 215kW on DC power, or a larger 87.5kWh nickel cobalt manganese battery with up to 550km of WLTP range and 280kW DC charging. The G6 is offered with a choice of single-motor rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrains.
The RWD Standard Range produces 190kW of power and 440Nm of torque, while the RWD Long Range produces 210kW and 440Nm and the AWD Performance pumps out 350kW and 660Nm. The latter can do the 0-100km/h dash in 4.1 seconds.
The G6 features vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability, allowing you to power external appliances. In Europe, standard equipment includes a heat pump, a panoramic glass roof, 2.
