XPeng P5 Electric Sedan Debuts With Unmatched Tech And Space

While the XPeng P7 may appeal to me as a driving enthusiast, being a vehicle designed for people who enjoy sports cars, such people don’t really consist a majority among the sedan-buying public. Most sedan buyers (electric or otherwise) these days want comfort, space, and tech, and the new XPeng P5 delivers in all those areas.

The P5 is built on the same underpinnings as XPeng’s first model, the highly successful G3 electric crossover, but it looks nothing like it, being closer in style to the sporty P7. It has a single front-mounted 155 kW (208 horsepower) / 310 Nm (228 pound-foot) motor that sends it to 100 km/h (62 mph) from standstill in 7.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 175 km/h.

XPeng says that an all-wheel-drive version of the P5 is technically possible, but it has so far not shown one. For reference, the mechanically-related G3 (which was recently facelifted and refreshed) has only been offered with front-wheel drive.

These performance numbers are not comparable to the P7, but the P5 is more about cruising and being comfortable than it is about going quickly. It comes in six different versions (460G, 460E, 550G, 550E, 550P, and 600P), with a choice of three battery packs (55.9 kWh, 66.2 kWh and 71.4 kWh) that give it NEDC ranges of 460 km, 550 km and 600 km. All versions take under 40 minutes to charge from 30 to 80 percent.