Earlier this month, a major Chinese EV brand, Xpeng, announced plans to launch the first of its growing electric vehicle models in Australia in 2024, a key milestone for the company as it broadens its products into right hand drive markets.
Now, Xpeng has landed in another right hand drive market, Hong Kong, with two models – the G6 SUV and the X9 people mover. The company announced this on its X page, showcasing some photos from the debut in that market.
The photos show the two models side to side along with the companyās flying car concept.
On top of that, pricing has also been unveiled in Hong Kong with the Australian-bound G6 SUV model starting at $HK299,900, which equates to $A57,590.Ā
For this, you get the single-motor variant of the Xpeng G6 which delivers up to 218 kW of power and 440 Nm of torque. It is powered by a 66 kWh LFP battery pack, capable of delivering 435 km of WLTP range.
The G6 SUV is based on Xpengās 800 Volts EV architecture, allowing for up to 300 km of range to be added in 10 minutes at the right DC fast charger.
The Xpeng G6 standard range price in Hong Kong is slightly above the Model Y RWD in the country which starts at $HK295,000 or $A56,400.Ā
Here in Australia, the Model Y starts at $60,900 before on-roads which is arguably the best electric SUV in the market if sales are anything to go by.
Another comparison comes from Xpeng G6ās recent launch in Norway with the model having a starting price of around $A58,000. In Europe, the brand offers a 7-year or 160,000 km warranty which is likely to be carried over in other international markets as well.
The long range variant will start at $HK349,900 which is roughly the same price as the Model Y Performance in the Hong Kong market. This model is equipped with a larger 87.5 kWh battery pack which can deliver up to 570 km of WLTP range.
The G6 model was first unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2023 and was dubbed the brandās most important car. The first customer deliveries of this model to Chinese customers started in the second half of the year.
For the right-hand-drive markets like Hong Kong, deliveries of the first Xpeng models will begin in the third quarter of 2024 with Australian deliveries likely to follow before the end of the year.
