XPeng G7 is launched with Turing chips, featuring a massive computing power of 2250 Tops and priced at 225,800 yuan | Latest Frontline News
Text by | Li Anqi
Edited by | Li Qin
On the evening of July 3rd, XPeng Motors launched a new SUV model - the XPeng G7. The new car is available in three versions: the 602 Long Range Max, the 702 Ultra Long Range Max, and the 702 Ultra Long Range Ultra, priced at 195,800 yuan, 205,800 yuan, and 225,800 yuan respectively.
The Ultra version is XPeng's latest AI testing ground. The Ultra version is equipped with three self - developed XPeng Turing assisted driving chips, boasting an effective computing power of 2250 TOPS. It can also run local VLA (Vision - Language - Action) + VLM (Vision - Language) large models. CEO He Xiaopeng calls it "the first AI car with L3 - level computing power."
In the field of assisted driving, XPeng said that the VLA - OL model constructs an intelligent driving architecture of a "sports - type brain + cerebellum," with continuous reinforcement learning capabilities. It not only enables the car to think actively and understand the world but will also evolve to autonomous reinforcement learning in the future, allowing the large model to continuously evolve and achieve a higher upper limit of intelligent driving ability and a lower safety limit.
In terms of functional performance, the standard - equipped Turing AI intelligent driving system in the XPeng G7 can achieve functions such as ETC passage, customized parking, and human - machine co - driving. The coverage scenarios of NGP have also expanded from urban roads to highways.
The Max version is still equipped with dual NVIDIA OrinX chips, with a computing power of over 500 Tops. CEO He Xiaopeng also said in a post - meeting interview that it would be difficult to upgrade the VLA model for the assisted driving system of the Max version in the future. However, XPeng will optimize the end - to - end performance of the Max version. If you want to experience the VLA model, it is recommended to buy the Ultra version.
In addition, XPeng uses a Turing chip in the intelligent cockpit field, paired with a Qualcomm 8295P chip, hoping to revolutionize the traditional human - vehicle interaction mode through local large models.
However, He Xiaopeng said that the VLA function will not be available via OTA until September this year. The VLM function in the cockpit field will only be pushed to users at the end of the year through the installation of a retrofit chip.
In addition, the XPeng G7 is also equipped with the "Chasing Light Panoramic" head - up display jointly developed with Huawei. It has an 87 - inch ultra - large frame and can "draw" the navigation route directly on the front windshield in both manual driving and intelligent driving scenarios, solving the pain points of product experience such as "poor visibility, dizziness, and line - of - sight obstruction."
Space is another important selling point of the new car. The total interior space of the XPeng G7 reaches 4.47 cubic meters, and the trunk volume is 819 liters, which can be expanded to 2277 liters when the rear seats are folded down, capable of accommodating 37 20 - inch suitcases. The XPeng G7 comes standard with four - seat ventilation, heating, massage, and electric adjustment functions, targeting family - use comfort.
In terms of the three - electric system, the XPeng G7 brings the "857" three - electric configuration, originally found in luxury cars worth 400,000 yuan, to the 250,000 - yuan market, integrating an 800V high - voltage SiC silicon carbide platform, a 5C ultra - fast charging AI battery, and a CLTC ultra - long range of 702 km. Among them, the 5C ultra - fast charging can replenish 436 km of range in 10 minutes. The vehicle's energy consumption is as low as 12.9 kWh per 100 km, and the cost per kilometer is less than 4 cents at the lowest.
The XPeng G7 is also equipped with the Taiji AI chassis. The whole series comes standard with intelligent variable - damping shock absorbers, front double - wishbone + rear five - link suspension, and a new Taiji hydraulic bushing matrix. In terms of software, it can identify obstacles up to 200 meters in advance and adjust up to 300 milliseconds in advance, and a new function can be iterated in 21 days.
In terms of safety, the new car is equipped with 14 active safety functions. Among them, the AEB automatic emergency braking function can achieve a maximum braking speed of 130 km/h in actual - test scenarios. In addition, the XPeng G7 can brake steadily at a high speed of 130 km/h in high - difficulty scenarios such as encountering low - lying child dummy roadblocks and driving on unlit roads at night.
According to XPeng's introduction, the XPeng G6, G7, and G9 have formed a complete family SUV matrix: in the 200,000 - 300,000 - yuan pure - electric SUV market, the G6 targets practical - oriented consumers, the G7 focuses on the middle - class and tech - savvy groups, while the G9 is aimed at more high - end consumers.
However, in the current product matrix, the price of the new XPeng G9 this year is 248,800 - 278,800 yuan, and the G6 is priced at 176,800 - 198,800 yuan. The pricing of the G7 at 195,800 - 225,800 yuan will inevitably put some pressure on the G6.
However, in the face of Xiaomi YU's "200,000 orders in 3 minutes" miracle, the XPeng G7 needs to have extremely high product cost - performance to seek sales opportunities in the market outside of Xiaomi YU and Tesla Model Y.