Xpeng has announced that the global version of its 2026-update P7+, which is about to go on sale in China very soon, will be sold in 36 countries. Not to be confused with the new second-gen P7, the P7+ (which was born in November 2024) is a larger and cheaper version of the P7i – itself a refreshed first-gen P7.
Confused? Never mind – let’s look at this latest update, which, Xpeng says, features over 104 upgrades. There are EV and range-extended (REEV) versions – according to Car News China, the former is a 800V machine with 5C charging (that’s 12 minutes to full), 245 or 313 PS, 61.7 or 74.9 kWh LFP batteries and a CLTC range as far as 725 km.
Meanwhile, the REEV combines a 150 PS 1.5 turbo engine with a 245 PS electric motor and a 49.2 kWh battery to yield a 200 km/h top speed, a 430 km EV-only CLTC range (Xpeng says no other REEV sedan offers a longer pure electric range) and a colossal 1,550 km combined CLTC range.
Top: 2026 Xpeng P7+ at dealers in China, photos reposted by Car News China from Yan Zhao Auto
Bottom: 2025 Xpeng P7+
Length, width, height and wheelbase are 5,071 (+15 mm from before), 1,937, 1,512 and 3,000 mm respectively. How do you tell it apart from before? Firstly, the front LED strip is now in one piece instead of three. Secondly, there are new Y-shaped alloys, although they’re still 20 inchers.
Thirdly, the front bumper has been slightly redesigned to incorporate an active air intake and a chrome splitter. Lastly, the rear is sharper, including a new tailgate, and the tail lamps now completely encircle the XPENG script in a trapezoidal shape. No more gloss black in the lower bumper, either.
Inside, the side air vents are now hidden, the glove box now opens electrically and a new 29-inch augmented reality head-up display means the instrument panel can be made smaller (now measuring 8.8 inches versus 10.25 before).
Old (left) and new interiors
Carried over are the steering wheel, the centre console, the 15.6-inch touch-screen and the 20 speakers, although CNC says the new car also has a zero-gravity passenger seat, soft-close doors, active noise cancellation and microfibre headlining.
It’s an Xpeng, so we can’t run away from advanced tech. The top variant will have three Turing AI chips that provide a combined 2,250 TOPS of computing power, making possible navigation on autopilot (both urban and highway).
Will Malaysia be among the 36 countries getting this? We know the G6 SUV, X9 MPV and X9 PowerX REEV are coming as locally assembled (CKD) models, but we also know of “a first right of offer for the assembly of three subsequent Xpeng models (including D02 and D03)”, which online reports speculate to be future SUVs. Any chance D02 or D03 could instead be this? Nothing wrong with hoping!
