• Two powertrains available
• Both rear-wheel-drive – Standard Range and Long range
• Plenty of performance and very easy to use

What power options are there? 

The Xpeng G6 launches with two powertrains – a Standard Range and Long Range, with both being rear-wheel-drive. Both are also built on Xpeng’s bespoke architecture, featuring 800-volt architecture for ultra-fast charging, and we expect further variants to follow, including an all-wheel-drive version with more power. 

The Standard Range comes with 258hp and a 66kWh battery, while the Long Range has 286hp and an 87.5kWh battery. Each has the same 440Nm of torque (pulling power). In terms of 0-62mph times, it takes 6.6 and 6.2 seconds respectively in the Standard and Long Range cars, with each having a 124mph top speed. 

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We’ve only driven the Long Range model so far, but have been impressed by its easy performance. It doesn’t dart off the line in the same fashion as a Tesla Model Y, but you’ll rarely be asking for more performance. 

What’s it like to drive? 

• Very refined to travel in
• Generally comfortable, but can struggle on broken surfaces
• Synthetic steering makes the G6 numb to drive

The G6 delivers a solid, if unremarkable, driving experience. Its light and direct steering lacks feel and can feel quite numb speed, most noticeable on a motorway when you feel like you’re having to constantly nudge it to keep it in a straight line, but this is no different to the Tesla. It handles safely, remaining neutral and composed rather than exciting or engaging.

Driving modes (Eco, Standard, Sport, and Individual) let you fine-tune pedal response, brake feel, and steering weight, while regenerative braking can be adjusted for near-one-pedal driving. In Sport mode, the throttle is noticeably sharper, making overtakes easy. Ride comfort is fine for the most part, but it struggles on particularly rough or uneven roads, sometimes feeling quite bouncy and a bit soft. 

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Road noise is kept in check, and the aerodynamic design helps minimise wind noise at higher speeds. It’s a very refined car to travel in on the motorway, and with that electric range, offers potential for easy long journeys.

Its safety assists, often the downfall of many Chinese cars, are also excellent in the G6, and we approve of Xpeng making it simpler to turn off the lane keep assist and overspeed warning, two features that can be quite irksome in day-to-day driving.