It was simply final week that Xpeng indicated it could be getting into Southeast Asia by way of the Thai, Singaporean and Malaysian markets. Clearly, the corporate isn’t losing any time, because it has launched estimated pricing for its G6 electrical SUV in Thailand, the place the automotive – the primary to be made out there in right-hand-drive type – is ready to be launched within the third quarter of the yr.
In accordance with Headlight Journal, the G6 might be provided within the Land of Smiles in two variants, each of that are rear-wheel drive. The Commonplace Vary mannequin is ready to be priced at 1,5XX,000 baht (round RM200,000), whereas the Lengthy Vary variant will value 1,7XX,000 baht (round RM230,000). By comparability, its foremost rival, the Tesla Mannequin Y, begins at 1,749,000 baht (RM229,700), rising to 2,049,000 baht (RM269,200) for the all-wheel-drive Lengthy Vary mannequin.
Each variants are powered by the identical rear motor that produces 296 PS (218 kW) and 440 Nm of torque, getting the G6 from zero to 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds (the Lengthy Vary in some way manages to shave 0.7 seconds from the century dash, which it completes in 5.9 seconds) on its approach to a prime velocity of 202 km/h. No indication as as to whether the dual-motor all-wheel-drive model, which has a complete output of 487 PS and 660 Nm, will come to ASEAN.
As a substitute, the principle distinction comes from the battery sizes. The bottom mannequin will get a 66 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that gives a spread of 580 km, whereas the Lengthy Vary receives an 87.5 kWh nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) unit with a quoted vary of 755 km. Take into accout these vary figures are primarily based on the notoriously lenient CLTC cycle, so anticipate a lot lower than these in day by day driving.
With an 800-volt electrical structure, each fashions are in a position to help as much as 280 kW of DC quick charging, enabling the G6 so as to add 300 km of vary with simply ten minutes of charging. Measuring 4,753 mm lengthy, 1,920 broad and 1,650 mm tall (plus a 2,890 mm wheelbase), the G6 is inside millimetres of the Mannequin Y (4,751 mm lengthy, 1,921 mm broad), though it’s 26 mm taller.
Commonplace equipment for the Thai market consists of full-LED exterior lighting, 20-inch alloy wheels, flush pop-out door handles, frameless home windows, powered charging port door, a ten.2-inch digital instrument cluster, a 14.96-inch infotainment touchscreen, power-adjustable entrance seats, an 18-speaker sound system, park help, a panoramic glass roof, a powered tailgate, a rear wiper and 6 airbags. Lidar sensors can even be fitted, offering extremely autonomous driving capabilities.
Nearer to house, the G6 might be bought in Malaysia by way of longtime Mazda distributor Bermaz, which introduced it secured the rights to the model final week. Anticipate a neighborhood introduction to comply with not lengthy after Thailand and Singapore, the latter additionally getting the automotive within the second half of the yr.
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