2025 Xpeng G6 Long Range review

How much does an Xpeng G6 cost?

There are two models in the launch Xpeng G6 line-up, the $54,800 Standard Range and the $59,800 Long Range we’re testing here (both prices are before on-road costs).

Given the $10,100 pricing undercut the G6 Long Range delivers to the Tesla Model Y Long Range, the more expensive variant is clearly the model Xpeng wants electric medium SUV buyers to focus on.

What buyers are getting extra with the more expensive Long Range variant is very much made explicit in the name. Both variants have a single e-motor powering the rear wheels, both have a long equipment list, and both share the same ovoid design and very generous interior space.

However, the XPeng G6 Long Range has a much bigger battery of a different chemistry that delivers a 135km longer 570km (WLTP) range. It can also DC recharge faster at up to 280kW claimed (versus 215kW).

Unrelated to its name, the G6 Long Range comes with a little extra power that helps deliver a faster 0-100km/h time of 6.2 seconds, compared to 6.6 seconds for the Standard Range.

More interestingly, both G6 variants claim an in impressive 17.5kWh/100km WLTP economy rate.

Inside, the five-seat G6 vegan leather trim is spread pretty lavishly, there is also front seat power adjustment, dual-zone climate control and an 18-speaker stereo including two speakers in the driver’s headrest.

Lots of high-end tech includes a 14.96-inch infotainment touchscreen and 10.2-inch digital instrument panel, embedded sat-nav, digital and FM radio, third party apps and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There are USB ports and dual 50W smartphone chargers as well.

The G6 is also capable of vehicle to load (V2L) charging via its external port.

There’s no spare tyre, no extra charge for any paint colour choice or interior trim choice (black or white) and the warranty is a bit underdone for a new brand launching in Australia at five years/120,000km. The battery warranty for the G6 is eight years/160,000km.

Xpeng G6 exterior design

The 2025 Xpeng G6 Long Range measures up very closely to the top-selling Tesla Model Y when it comes to dimensions. Both models' 2890mm wheelbases are identical.

As already observed, the Xpeng G6’s 4735mm-long exterior is more rounded than the Tesla, giving it more of jellybean look. But it’s a design theme variation rather than something different that stands out on the road. Car buyers will get used to this cookie cutter style, because the Leapmotor C10, Deepal S07, Geely EX5, Zeekr 7X and other new Chinese arrivals deliver a similar basic shape driven by our love for medium SUVs, the need to make the body aerodynamic, and requirement for a long battery pack between the axles (hence the stretched wheelbase).

Adorning the essential G6 shape are a panoramic sunroof, LED headlights, a power tailgate, 20-inch alloy wheels and access via a smartphone Bluetooth key.

What is the Xpeng G6 like inside?

The 2025 Xpeng G6 Long Range amplifies its ability to go a fair way between recharges by allowing its passengers to settle in for a long cruise. The rear seat space is extremely generous for tall people. Two can lounge about, while three can fit without much griping. There’s plenty of room for kids and all their gear.

Just note that among a long list of standard equipment in row two - door bins, map pockets, a fold-down armrest with flip-out cupholders, air-con vents and two USBs – privacy glass is an option for the rear side windows.

You’ll want to option the privacy glass if our test experience was a guide. On a biting hot day, the air-con and front seat cooling did a sterling job, but with so much glass area it did heat up quickly in the G6.

Up-front, there’s a squircle steering wheel to grasp with adjustable height and reach, a generous seat, and a left footrest to help the driver get comfortable. Most importantly though, there is a digital speedo in front of the driver. Thanks Xpeng for not being one of the brands abandoning speedos on electric cars, just because Tesla did.

Sadly though, there’s still too much drilling through the main touchscreen and not enough hard buttons for basic operations. If you want to adjust the exterior mirrors, the direction of the air vents, change drive modes or many other basic tasks, then you must do it through the infotainment screen. Buttons on the steering wheel also perform different functions at different times. An AI helper tried to help but struggled to understand my Australian accent.

Some tech glitches were evident in the G6, including the side-view cameras covering the sat-nav map if the indicators were operated – not helpful when navigating through busy city areas.

In-cabin storage is generous in the G6, even though there’s no glovebox. More surprisingly, there’s no front trunk or frunk, despite this car being based on a new EV-specific platform. The big 571 litre boot (expandable to 1374 litres) has to do the job, and it does so very well.

Is the Xpeng G6 good to drive?

Focus on comfort and capable performance, and the 2025 Xpeng G6 Long Range is a good drive. If comfortable daily driving is what you want, then the Xpeng G6 ticks that box much better than the hard-riding, fast-steering Tesla Model Y.

There’s an ease to driving the G6 Long Range that evokes the big locally-built long wheelbase cars that used to be popular in Australia - cars like the Ford Fairlane and Holden Statesman. It achieves that despite rolling around on 20-inch Michelin tyres. The good thing about these tyres is they provide plenty of grip when corners are encountered.

The weakest dynamic aspect of the G6 is the electric assist steering, which is both vague and rubbery. There are also three steering modes, four drive modes, three brake modes, four energy-saving modes and even a meditation mode, which might be overload for its intended audience.

The powertrain is quiet and powerful, without ever feeling like an electric jet in the way the much more powerful Tesla Model Y Long Range does.

Where it does its best work is at the charger. Our 600km test drive included freeways, highways, backways and busy CBD streets, and the average energy consumption came out at 18kWh/100km. That’s impressive for a 2-tonne electric mid-size SUV. Do the sums and 500km between recharges is within reach for the Xpeng G6, especially if there’s lots of low speed and high-regen driving involved.

What safety features does the Xpeng G6 have?

Xpeng is one of the most ambitious Chinese automotive brands new on the global scene, and one of its key talents has been high-tech computing including artificial intelligence.

Considering the price of the car, it’s a bit stunning what the G6 can do when it comes to computing power and the safety features it drives. These include XPilot semi-autonomous driving, traffic monitoring and self-parking that even selects the parking spot for you. I can vouch for its capability.

More orthodox safety features include autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control which operates off the same stalk as the drive selector, various blind spot, lane keeping and rear cross traffic alert aids, as well as driver and tyre pressure monitoring.

For the most part, these driver assistants behaved well, although the lane keeping had to be switched off because of the excessive warning noises coming through the headrest every time it judged the car was veering off course.

The Xpeng G6 also comes with seven airbags, lots of camera views and a five star ANCAP rating based on 2024 protocols.

How does the Xpeng G6 compare?

There are many more electric medium SUVs on their way to Australia, mostly from China. But the only real rival for the Xpeng G6 Long Range worth considering right now is the Tesla Model Y, which dominates EV sales and is one of Australia’s most popular SUVs outright.

As mentioned, the G6 Long Range is $10,100 cheaper than the equivalent Model Y Long Range, but the Tesla does come with dual e-motors and much more power. That translates to a 5.0 sec 0-100km/h time.

The Model Y’s range claim is 533km and its max DC recharge rate is 250kW, both of which fall a little short of the Xpeng's claims for the G6.

Should I buy an Xpeng G6?

The Xpeng G6 is a car that presents well, drives decently, is priced aggressively, and equipped very generously. It’s not perfect, but it's an impressive effort. It also comes from a young manufacturer with limitless ambition and obvious capability.

However, Xpeng has precious little in the way of track record, especially in Australia where G6 deliveries only started last month. And that’s what choosing the XPeng G6 Long Range as your next electric medium SUV boils down to.

Are you willing to take the plunge?

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