Xpeng opened pre-sales for the GX on April 15, nine days before Auto China 2026, setting a single price of 399,800 yuan (around 58,000 US dollars) for both the battery electric and extended-range versions of its new full-size six-seat SUV. The GX is the most expensive Xpeng ever sold in China, and the first production car in the world to ship with Bosch's next-generation steer-by-wire system.
Showroom deliveries begin April 18. The timing puts the GX on the Beijing show floor with hard specs, real pricing, and cars customers can already sit in, while most rivals will still be rolling out concepts.
800V BEV, 110 kWh, 750 km
The pure electric version pairs a 110 kWh battery with dual permanent-magnet motors producing 270 kW each, for a combined 540 kW (724 hp) across the axles. CLTC range is quoted at 750 km. The pack sits on an 800-volt silicon-carbide architecture that supports 5C peak supercharging, which Xpeng says adds meaningful range in the time it takes to buy coffee at a service area.
No curb weight was disclosed, which is the usual dance when a brand wants the range number to stand alone. Expect something north of 2,400 kg for a full-size three-row EV with that battery.
EREV: 63.3 kWh Battery, 1,585 km Combined
The range-extender variant runs a 63.3 kWh battery with 430 km of pure electric range on its own. A 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine (110 kW) acts purely as a generator, pushing combined range to 1,585 km on a full tank and full charge. The drive motors are rated at a combined 210 kW (282 hp), a meaningful step down from the BEV's 540 kW, which tells you the EREV is the family-cruiser spec and the BEV is the one Xpeng wants reviewers to drag-race.
Both versions get the same 800-volt architecture on the battery side, which is uncommon in EREVs at this price.
Bosch Steer-by-Wire and a Two-Spoke Wheel
The headline feature is mechanical, not electric. The GX is the first production car to use Bosch's next-generation steer-by-wire system, with no physical column between the two-spoke multi-function steering wheel and the front axle. Xpeng claims an aviation-grade six-fold redundancy for both steering and braking, which is the right language to use when your selling argument is "trust us, it will not fail."
Real-world steer-by-wire has been promised by three automakers in the last five years and delivered properly by one (Lexus RZ, late and limited). Bosch's pitch is variable steering ratio without a mechanical compromise: tight at parking speeds, relaxed on the highway, all in software. Whether customers feel the difference in daily driving is the interesting question. The fact that regulators signed off on a mass-market Chinese EV with no steering column is the bigger one.
SEPA 3.0 Platform, Three Turing Chips, L4 Prototype
The GX sits on SEPA 3.0, Xpeng's latest skateboard architecture, and runs three in-house Turing AI chips for a combined 2,250 TOPS of compute. The ADAS stack is pure-vision: no LiDAR, which is a deliberate bet that cameras plus neural networks can match sensor fusion at lower cost. Xpeng describes the GX as an L4-ready prototype, which in China means hands-off highway autonomy with regulator approval in specific zones, not fully driverless.
Dimensions are 5,265 mm long, 1,999 mm wide, 1,800 mm tall, on a 3,115 mm wheelbase. A 17.3-inch 3K floating central screen runs the cockpit. Exterior palette: Everest White, Polar Black, Fjord Grey, Danxia Red, and a matte Cloud Gold.
Why the GX Matters for Xpeng
Xpeng's volume today comes from the Mona M03, a sub-$20,000 sedan with software that punches above its segment. The GX is the opposite bet: higher margin, higher ticket, and a direct fight with Nio ES8, Li Auto L9, Li L8, and the Huawei-backed Aito M8. All four rivals sit in the 300,000 to 500,000 yuan range, and all four have been on sale longer.
The argument Xpeng is making at the show is that no rival in that bracket ships a Bosch steer-by-wire, a 2,250 TOPS compute stack, and an 800-volt BEV at 750 km CLTC range for the same money. Whether the premium Chinese buyer agrees will show up in the delivery numbers for May. First customer cars land in showrooms on April 18.
