At the 2026 Paris Motor Show, Xpeng unveils its new flagship, the G9L. The large electric SUV is available to order now, with a starting price of €74.990 in the Belgian market.
The G9L has to support Xpeng’s claims to the premium segment. It launches as Xpeng grows in Europe while facing tough competition in its home market, China.
Xpeng delivered a little over 284,000 cars in the first three quarters of 2026. This marks a 9.2% drop from the same period in 2025, a top year for the brand, with total worldwide sales of 429,000 vehicles. Xpeng’s financial results are improving, but the brand still loses money.
Europe is an important market for Xpeng, with cumulative deliveries totaling 60,000 vehicles this year. In Belgium, Xpeng registrations rose from 1.185 in 2025 to 1.748 in the first three quarters of 2026. This puts the brand 30th in Belgian registrations.
Advanced comfort
The G9L Xpeng launched at the Paris Motor Show is the brand’s new flagship model. It is a large electric three-row SUV offering 6 or 7 seats, depending on the version. It measures 5.120 mm long, 1.999 mm wide, and 1.788 mm high. With all the seats in place, the boot offers up to 367 liters of capacity, plus a 65-liter frunk.
The ‘L’ in the new car’s name doesn’t mean it’s an elongated G9; it’s a completely separate model. Xpeng says the ‘L’ stands for luxury, with materials and technology that should back up the name.
The interior features extra sound insulation and active noise cancellation. It also features acoustic glass and Michelin-developed acoustic tires.
The G9L has a 23-speaker sound system and a 21,4-inch 3K screen in the back. Up front, the car has a 17.3-inch central display with built-in Google Maps (rare for a Chinese brand), an 8.8-inch instrument panel, and an augmented-reality head-up display. The ‘Hey Xpeng’ voice-activated assistant supports speech recognition in six zones.
One new feature Xpeng brings is AI-operated Active Adaptive Seating in the front seats. It uses sensors to adapt the seat to occupants’ postures. The seats are covered in Napa leather, and the front and second-row seats come with heating, cooling, and massage functions.
Two versions, range of up to 591 km
Technically, the Xpeng G9L comes in two versions: Long Range and Performance. Both feature a full aluminum suspension with double wishbones at the front and an H-arm multilink at the back. Double-chamber air suspension, adaptive dampers, and active rear-wheel steering help balance comfort and agility.
The two versions differ in the driveline. The Long Range model is rear-wheel-driven, with a single motor delivering 270 kW and 465 Nm of torque. The Performance model offers four-wheel drive with two electric motors, delivering 430 kW of combined power and 695 Nm of torque.
All versions come with an 110 kWh NCM battery, giving the Long Range version a range of 591 km and the Performance version up to 553 km. The G9L is built on an 800 V Silicon Carbide platform, with DC fast-charging capacity of up to 540 kW.
This means it can charge the battery from 10 to 80% in under 12 minutes. AC charging is rated at 22 kW, and the G9L features 6 kW V2L. In China, the G9L is also available as an EV with a gasoline range extender, but Xpeng doesn’t plan to offer that version in Europe.
Built in Europe, L4 autonomous-ready
The Xpeng G9L underscores the brand’s European approach. It rolls off the production line at Magna in Graz, Austria, making it the brand’s fourth Europe-built model, after the G6, G9, and P7+. Meanwhile, Xpeng partnered with VW in China to supply technology to the European brand, bolstering its industrial credibility.
Xpeng’s focus on the European market is also evident in its technological approach. The new model introduces Xpeng’s ‘Next Generation Pilot’ (NGP), based on the brand’s ‘Vision-Language-Action’ (VLA 2.0) AI model. This means the G9L is ready to go from Level 2 autonomous driving to Level 4, developed for European driving conditions.
The NGP is expected to roll out in 2027 via an over-the-air update, pending European approval.
