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Well, there's only one way to find out My name is Elliot Richards And this is the XPEN P7 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, stop the intro Look at this It's... I'm speechless. And in this setting, it's beautiful The thing was, I did my first fully charged review. About five years ago with the XPEN P7 This car's predecessor And back then, they compared it to the Tesla Model 3. It was there for customers to see. Today, not a Tesla in sight They know this car can stand up by itself. Without having comparisons to that American automaker However, this car is iconic. Its predecessor was iconic. Every article you read about the Chinese invasion of EVs Was about this car's predecessor And XPEN have had a few misses over the years. Especially in terms of design But they've created another icon in this car But most importantly, before we get to its appearance And we talk about its AI brain Which is slightly terrifying I want to talk about what this car is really all about. For the first time ever, a Chinese manufacturer Has focused on a mass-market car That knows how to drive Oh, yes The car has what it defines as mid-electric drive. Now, I first imagined the electric motor would be in the middle. But, oh, no The front and rear electric motors Delivering 595 PS They are actually mounted slightly inward. Towards the middle of the car Which basically gives the car a perfect 50-50 weight distribution. That means it should be extremely exciting. To drive on the mountain's winding roads But this is clearly a genuine step in the right direction. For example On the highway I can set it to individual comfort mode. Using this dial down here And thanks to the dual-chamber air suspension It makes it incredibly smooth But provides you with sufficient feedback from the road That it's not a dead experience But then, if you're in the winding mountains Just as we are heading into now I switched it to sports mode. And everything just tightens up Making it really feel like Very much a sports car But the fact is, you can't hide. From physics and gravity And you still feel the limitations of its capability. That weight you can't hold back forever And it does come through If you really push it too hard through the corners You will notice it scrabbling around slightly. One of the outstanding features of the new P7 It is clearly its battery. And that's for a multitude of reasons Because first of all, it's extremely slim Only 109 millimeters thick So it means the entire profile of the body Can be much narrower Therefore, much more aerodynamic Therefore giving you even greater range Not only that There are two types of batteries in this. There's a 74.9 kWh LFP battery And this car here is a 92.2 kWh NMC battery. That gives you approximately 820 kilometers. Chinese cycle range But in real life That's probably around 600 kilometers. Of actual real-world range It's a 5C battery What does that mean? Super fast charging It adds 1 kilometer every second. When you charge it So you can add approximately 500 kilometers of range. About 15 minutes on the right charger So then It has all that amazing battery technology underneath. What else does the car offer? One thing I do have to compliment is the brakes. It features Brembo 4-piston calipers on the front. And it has amazing stopping power So not only does it have that extremely quick 0-60 time And when you press down on the accelerator in sport mode Which we are in now And you hear that roar behind your head You know you've got the stopping power behind you Now really pushing it on the mountain roads I don't think we're going to get quite far enough to test that today. But you do feel that the car has so much potential. I'd love to take this on a track And see what it can really do Xpeng has bought out an extremely competent Electric car for drivers Now the press release did say It ensures stability without tail flicking Which I thought was quite funny Because if this is going up against the likes of the BMW M5 Or Porsche Taycan, or anything One of those super sporty German sedans Then sometimes a little bit of tail flicking Not on public roads Would be desired And I think Xpeng are almost missing a trick here They need something like a P7X. Where they can have a slightly wilder version Like the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Where it can flick the tail out On closed race courses, of course But to give it that real excitement And kind of show off to everyone else About the capabilities of this car I can feel it has that potential right there But in terms of some of that driving experience This goes from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds. So it's not blazingly fast. I mean, it's still less than 4 seconds. Which is better than most Ferraris from the 1990s and early 2000s But 3.7 seconds—that's a quick start off the line. And you truly feel that speed when you accelerate. And you put your foot down 695 newton meters of torque Kicking you in the back Thanks to 437 kilowatts of peak power From the electric motors This really does pack a punch. And I think it's just so refreshing This car is so refreshing. I'm delighted What delights me the most, though What is X-Peng like? It still has the nanny technology The tech is still there They throw so much technology at you. On these kinds of press days So I don't actually think X-Peng has achieved numerous design successes. Since the original Xpeng P7 About 5 years ago But with this They truly captured that iconic spirit. And there are a few design elements here Which I think makes it stand out Especially against its German rivals First of all This A-pillar, this screen Rakish screen here Really reminds me of a Nissan GT-R Behind me here It really reminds me of that new Controversial Jaguar concept Cut down and the C-pillar going to the rear Now there are a few other elements in here. Which I think hides the fact This car is approximately 5 meters long. Just over 5 meters long But they managed to hunker it down And squidge it all in So it actually only has a drag coefficient. Of 0.201 cd It's about the same as the Lucid Air. Or the Hyundai IONIQ 6 I have to say that X-Peng's design team Have definitely become much more refined Over the last few years This is a very restrained design. And it has to be If it's targeting global markets They can't go over the top in a reckless manner. That perhaps they might have done in the past There are a few quite cool features here This is not a protruding logo It's not a badge. It's actually a light on the inside. Which can light up Down here These flaps—active aerodynamics Once again, this is all about those driving dynamics. But also about efficiency This car actually has an efficiency rating. 12 kWh of battery usage per 100 km That's on a par with the rest of them I think that's very good And that's thanks to its extremely slippery body No large LIDAR units anymore X-Peng is now using radar. Of course, nothing sticking out from the roof either Now, X-Peng's previous wheel designs Especially on my G3 Yes, five years ago To be honest, it was quite dreadful. They've raised the stakes now. And these look very futuristic As if they'd been beamed down from space But these are actually One of the first aluminum alloy forged rims On a mass-market car So I've been told They look fantastic. They really suit the futuristic look of this car. Down here There's a lot of Citroën-esque kind of design Especially with these rear lights back here And the car looks better for it Again, it truly matches the rest of the futuristic design. Most importantly Is this a rear aerodynamic spoiler? Active aero Honestly, it's pretty pointless. It provides approximately 900 N·m of torque. Sorry, 900 N of force Downforce at 230 km/h Both pointless figures That you're never going to try out on this car But it has it. And it moves up and down Most importantly What it really hides is right here A fairly gargantuan boot of 575 liters If you fold down the rear seats It provides over 1,900 liters of space. And it's a hatchback. What's not to love about a hatchback? A truly proper space that One of the neatest features of the P7 Is voice control available from outside the car? Anywhere around this car I can ask the car to do something for me. For example Let's go over here. Hello, Xiao Pi Please give your instructions. Open the trunk. The trunk is opening. And my Chinese was good. Let's try it over here Hello, Xiao Pi Please give your instructions. Open the trunk The trunk is closing. That's actually a really useful feature. You're coming back to your car With your shopping You know You're lumbering along like this Your keys are in your pocket. No one's there to help you You just shout at your car Just shout commands at it I think it's brilliant. Goodbye Goodbye Now if we have to talk about Some of that technology Of course Xpeng has been in the game for a long time. They have theirs Driving assistance technology Which has been around I think for one of the longest A huge amount of money and resources Has been directed toward that system And we're really seeing the Fruits of their labor After so many years And the self-driving system In this is obviously Pretty much close to Top of the game But it's some of the other features In here, that's what I think Really stand out This head-up display Is probably one of the best I've seen So it has augmented reality. So it's showing me On the road in front of me A green line to show me Where exactly should I point the car? I haven't really seen it. Anything like that recently So I think that's really Absolutely outstanding feature Especially great for cities Country roads like this Not so good And then I also have my map I've got my How much range do I have left? And what mode am I in I have all the information I need. Right in front of my eyes I don't even need This small screen here It almost becomes unnecessary. Actually to be frank There isn't that much. Outstanding in the interiors A refinement of what Xpeng has been doing in the past There is nothing outstanding. But I think that's a good thing I think Chinese consumers especially You're tired of gimmicks And throwing in things That people don't actually need Into an interior So a refinement of a design That works really well already Exactly what this car needs Now of course it does have Some very nice features This steering wheel Reminds me of Xiaomi It has these two dials down here. That's very Xiaomi One for your mode One for your self-driving I have a small screen In front of me here Again reminds me of Xiaomi It doesn't really show me that much It shows my driving mode And it shows me What I'm listening to on the radio But most importantly I have a screen that swivels. So if I'm talking to the screen Hello, little buddy The screen will swivel. To my position If my passenger is speaking It will pivot over there. Once again, these truly intelligent refinements Which people actually want Xiao Pi didn't understand. Another way to say it Little Pi hasn't learned it yet. I'll tell you once I've learned it. Sorry, Xiaopi Didn't fully understand Could you please complete the statement? Goodbye I've got all the usual refinements. What you expect from One of these premium electric cars in China Air-conditioned seats Leather-like material Metal on the outside Small buttons to open the door It holds up reasonably well against the competition. Without shouting about anything in particular Yes, it has 23 speakers on the interior. Yes, they sound amazing. Yes, the screen is really good. Yes, the UX is really strong here. You know five or six years of refinement That means these things are just really good. Some of the rivals Still can't even get this right So don't think of this interior As something that truly pushes boundaries Just like the exterior does It's very much It's just a step in the right direction. Again the interior rear It's much the same story Yes, there's a small 8-inch screen there. I've got a couple of chargers down there. But pretty much it's a small evolution. On previous designs There isn't that much difference here. Now the XPeng P7 Available in 3 interior colors For launch One of them is white. One of them is somewhat bluish gray. And one of them is black We have the white one here today There's no fridge in here. The fridge is at the front. Where you can cool down your drinks But here I've got a couple of cup holders. And that's about it Seat comfort is good It's not outstanding. I could use a bit more support down here. And I've got plenty of headroom above me Thanks to this Absolutely colossal glass screen Again helping with that sense of space in here You can easily fit three grown adults. Back here And you still have that 575 liters of boot space behind you Again great No gimmicks Now at the time of shooting this We don't actually know the price. All they've said is It will be under 500,000 RMB That's about 70,000 US dollars. Realistically, it will be nowhere near that. Maybe for the top-of-the-top-of-the-top range one But I think it will probably start around 250,000 RMB There or thereabouts About 35,000 US dollars Now the thing about Xpeng Are they one of the automakers? Who is truly expanding overseas? In a very big way Especially in the last 18 months And they are much more technology-focused than Say BYD Who are much more focused on high volume But really good all-around cars Xpeng has always been about technology. So if they can break into those markets Before the likes of Huawei Before the likes of Xiaomi With tech-focused cars like this Which car drives really well Then they'll be on to a winner So what is this then? Well, this is really Xpeng's Difficult second album Always very difficult to get right the second time And they've definitely had some misses. In the years in between But they've absolutely nailed the formula with this one A car filled with technology Which is really good at driving For me, that's the perfect combination. They have managed to do it. And I think Even though we don't know the price just yet They will be able to get it. At a fantastic price point That makes it accessible to almost anyone This might be one of my new favorite electric cars Grand words Now visit electricvehicles.expert Where you can follow everything electric And stay current with clean technology The driven electric and many more