XPeng P7 History
History
The P7 was previewed at Auto Shanghai in April 2019 and began customer deliveries on 29 June 2020. A four-door fastback designed to compete head-on with the Tesla Model 3, it launched with an NEDC range of up to 706 km in its longest-range rear-drive variant — a figure that drew widespread attention in the Chinese EV market. The P7 was the vehicle that established XPeng as a credible smart-EV maker rather than just a startup, with XPILOT 3.0 autonomous-driving hardware included on premium trims.
A notable production variant, the P7 Wing, appeared in November 2021 with electrically operated scissor doors on the front, outfitted with collision-avoidance radar sensors — a dramatic visual statement. In 2023 XPeng released the P7i (internal code E28a), a significant mid-cycle upgrade that raised combined output to 348 kW, introduced City NGP (an urban autonomous-driving mode using HD mapping), and refreshed the interior. A full second generation (E29) debuted in August 2025 with a new architecture that dropped LiDAR in favor of a camera-and-radar-only sensor suite powered by XPeng's Turing AI chips.
Generations
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First generation (E28) · E28
Fastback sedan with up to 706 km NEDC range; XPILOT 3.0; P7i mid-cycle refresh in 2023 with City NGP urban ADAS.
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Second generation (E29) · E29
New architecture; Turing AI chip; camera-and-radar-only (no LiDAR); retains scissor-door Wing Edition.
Body styles
- Sedan (fastback liftback)
Notable special editions & performance variants
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P7 Wing
Electrically operated front scissor doors with collision-avoidance radar — XPeng's visual flagship statement; first unveiled November 2021.
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P7i
Mid-cycle upgrade to the first-gen P7: 348 kW combined output, City NGP urban autonomous driving, revised interior.
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