Xpeng GX Full-Size Flagship SUV to Launch May 20 With Pre-Sale Price of ~$55,200

Xpeng Motors is preparing to officially launch its flagship full-size SUV, the Xpeng GX, on May 20. The announcement came directly from He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Group, who confirmed the date on May 11. Pre-sales for the GX opened on April 15, with two trim levels available at a starting pre-sale price of 399,800 yuan (approximately $55,200 USD).

The GX is built on Xpeng’s SEPA 3.0 Physical AI architecture and will be offered in both pure electric (BEV) and extended-range electric (EREV) configurations, positioning it as the brand’s most technologically ambitious model to date.

Design: Commanding Proportions Inside and Out

Externally, the GX makes a bold statement with a sealed front grille flanked by a panoramic ring-style through-running light signature. Its dimensions back up the visual presence: 5,265 mm long, 1,999 mm wide, and 1,800 mm tall, with a 3,115 mm wheelbase — figures that firmly place it in the full-size SUV segment.

A through-running character line extends from the front headlights to the rear taillights along the flank, complemented by multi-spoke wheels, flush door handles, and a floating roofline. The roofline itself is kept nearly flat to prioritize interior headroom. At the rear, a matching through-running light bar creates visual continuity with the front. The BEV version also gains a front trunk (frunk), adding practical storage capacity.

Interior: Aviation-Grade Comfort and Technology

Inside, the GX adopts a wraparound cockpit design with chrome trim accents throughout. A 17.3-inch 3K floating center display dominates the dashboard, paired with a dual-spoke steer-by-wire steering wheel featuring 135 mm of electric telescopic adjustment and intelligent welcome positioning for the wheel and seat.

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The center console area features a floating intelligent island with a motorized charging panel and retractable cup holders. Audio enthusiasts will appreciate the 33-speaker AI sound system with 7.1.6.8 immersive spatial audio, including eight headrest-integrated speakers.

Rear passengers receive equal attention. The second row comes equipped with a foldable entertainment screen, a left-side folding table, and a right-side magnetic expansion dock. Seating is configured as a 2+1 layout in the rear, with the right seat offering zero-gravity reclining and the left seat featuring Xpeng’s “Flight Comfort” design. All rear seats include 16-point massage, 16-way electric adjustment (on select configurations), three-stage ventilation and heating, leg-rest heating, and electric armrest controls.

The front passenger seat offers a full Queen Co-Pilot zero-gravity configuration with Nappa leather, one-touch recline, seat-integrated seatbelts, and seat cushion airbags.

Powertrain: Two Paths, Serious Performance

The extended-range variant pairs a 1.5T generator with dual electric motors — 160 kW (front) and 210 kW (rear) — for a combined output sufficient to reach 200 km/h top speed, with a pure electric range of 320 km on battery alone.

The BEV version also uses a dual-motor layout with 160 kW front and 270 kW rear motors, a 200 km/h top speed, and CLTC range options of 635 km, 665 km, 720 km, or 750 km depending on battery configuration.

Intelligent Driving: Built to L4 Standards

Xpeng positions the GX as a generational leap in assisted driving capability. The vehicle is engineered to L4 autonomous driving standards and is powered by four proprietary Turing AI chips delivering a combined 3,000 TOPS of computing power. It runs Xpeng’s second-generation VLA (Vision-Language-Action) intelligent driving system and incorporates six-layer full-domain safety redundancy — what the company describes as aviation-grade protection — covering extreme scenario handling and fail-safe protections across all driving domains.

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In a personal message posted on social media, CEO He Xiaopeng described the GX as a vehicle he built for himself and his friends — one that packs virtually every technology the company has mastered into a single platform. “I put in almost everything I could think of, everything my friends needed, everything we had the best technology for,” he wrote.

With the official launch set for May 20, full specifications and pricing for all trim levels are expected to be confirmed then.