Chinese EV brand Xpeng appears to have a right-hand-drive version of its large electric premium SUV, the G9L, testing in Australia ahead of what is expected to be an imminent launch.
Pre-sales of the G9L have only recently started in China, but EV enthusiast, Alastair T, snapped a picture of the model driving on the streets of the inner-north Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds: “Xpeng G9L (?) spotted in the wild: Moonee Ponds junction.”
The car’s camouflage hides a few details around its design but it has clear Xpeng markings on the sides which can be seen in the photo.
From the photo, it also appears that it’s a right-hand-drive vehicle being tested on our roads, hinting at the model’s imminent market launch.
Xpeng, meanwhile, has been putting the EV on display at its first major car show, the Chengdu Auto Show in China, and says it has already arrived at 220 dealers in China and is available for test drives.
The new model is one of the biggest in its lineup, coming in at a length of 5.12 metres and is currently available as a 5-seater. It will be powered by either a single motor RWD variant with 270 kW of power or an AWD variant with up to 430 kW.
It can also sprint from 0-100 km/h in 4.45 seconds which is fairly quick for the large electric SUV segment. Feeding the powertrain are two battery packs, one sized at 91.9 kWh and the other a bigger 110 kWh also on offer. These can deliver a CLTC range of up to 755 km, which is likely to be closer to 600 km on the WLTP cycle.
It will feature an 800 V ultra-fast charging architecture with 5C charging on offer, charging 10-80% in under 12 minutes.
There is also rear-wheel steering, which helps the car with a smaller turning radius and inside, it also features zero-gravity reclining front seats.