Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng said on Thursday that its newly launched G7 SUV received over 10,000 pre-orders within just 46 minutes after pre-sales opened, signaling strong early demand for the mid-size electric SUV.
The G7, officially unveiled at a launch event Wednesday evening, is now available for display at 530 retail locations across 214 cities in China, the company said via its Weibo account. Positioned between Xpeng’s existing G6 and G9 SUVs, the G7’s pre-sale price begins at RMB 235,800 ($32,810).
Built on Xpeng’s next-generation 800-volt high-voltage platform, the G7 comes in two variants: Max and Ultra. Both models feature a CLTC-rated range of 702 kilometers and support 5C fast charging, a significant step in reducing charging times for long-range travel.
A key differentiator between the two trims is the smart driving technology. The Max variant is powered by two Nvidia Orin X chips, while the Ultra variant debuts Xpeng’s in-house Turing AI chip platform. According to the company, each Turing chip delivers computing power equivalent to three mainstream autonomous driving chips. The Ultra’s combined 2,200 TOPS (trillion operations per second) computing performance enables it to support L3-level autonomous driving capabilities, making it the most advanced in Xpeng’s lineup.
“This is the world’s first AI car with L3 computing power,” the company announced during the launch event. The G7 is also the first production model to incorporate a new head-up display (HUD) system jointly developed with Huawei, underlining Xpeng’s focus on integrating next-generation intelligent cockpit technologies.
The G7 measures 4,892 mm in length, 1,925 mm in width, and 1,655 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm. These dimensions place it firmly in the mid-size SUV category, providing a roomier alternative to the G6 (priced from RMB 176,800 to 198,800) while remaining more accessible than the flagship G9, which ranges from RMB 248,800 to 278,800.
Xpeng’s aggressive pricing and rapid order volume could signal growing consumer interest in domestically developed smart EVs as the company seeks to expand its presence in China’s highly competitive electric vehicle market.