Xpeng X9

[steveting99]

Performance Automobiles Pte Ltd (the Audi dealer in Singapore) has branched out to include a few electric brands. One of the brands In it's stable is the exclusive Authorized Dealership (AD) in Singapore for Xpeng via it's subsidiary XPremium BEV Pte Ltd. There are two Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) (currently) from Xpeng available in Singapore. One is in the shape of an SUV and referred to as the G6. The other one and detailed in this thread is the luxury 7 seat people mover - called the X9. 

Styled unlike other MPVs on the road, the X9 is inspired from starships with the windshield being highly sloped at a 21-degree angled to the A-pillar. The X9's height is low enough to comfortably into all MSC in Singapore - without the worry of scratching the roof.

Length : 5,293mm

Width : 1,988mm

Height: 1,785mm

Wheelbase: 3,160mm

The X9 is only available in Front Wheel Drive (FWD) in Singapore with a 235kW motor producing 450Nm of torque. Can do the century sprint in 7.7 seconds and has a top speed of 200 km/hr. AC charging is capped at 11kW and time to re-charge will depend on the battery capacity of the two trims available. Uses a 800V architecture for rapid DC charging.
 

Standard range.

• Battery: 84.5kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) from Eve Energy.
• Range (WLTP): 500 km
• WLTP energy consumption: 16.9 kWhr/100km
• AC charging: 5% to 100% in 9.5 hours
• DC charging: 283 kW; 10-80% in 20 minutes
• Curb weight: 2,640 kg
• Gross vehicle mass: 3,220 kg
• Net carrying weight: 580 kg

Long range.

• Battery: 101.5kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) from CALB
• Range (WLTP): 590 km
• WLTP energy consumption: 17.2 kWhr/100km
• AC charging: 5% to 100% in 11 hours
• DC charging: 317 kW; 10-80% in 20 minute
• Curb weight: 2,590 kg
• Gross vehicle mass: 3,170 kg
• Net carrying weight: 580 kg 

The exterior design has a low coefficient of drag number of 0.236. This is reflected in class leading WLTP energy consumption number of around 17.2kWhr / 100km. The best there is now. 

  

 The back is sloped 23-degree at the rear window. This is to reduce drag/wind turbulence and has the side benefit of less space required behind the vehicle to open the boot.

With all seven seats up, the boot is a large 755 L of space. Enough to fit a few luggage's to the airport. When the 3rd row seats are folded down (can go completely into the floor) the available volume increases to 2,554L.

Large enough to fit a road bike in the back.

It's a very practical vehicle for the family.

Underneath the skin, Xpeng has implemented front and rear mega (die) casting - similar to what Tesla uses to improve rigidity, stiffness and integrating with the structural battery pack makes the X9 a very strong and stable vehicle. Should get five star safety rating in Euro NCAP once tests are done. The side benefit of die-casts are reduced complexity in the manufacturing process, improving quality and cost savings in eliminating welds/stamping of multiple parts. 

The X9 also has a double wishbone front suspension and multilink independent rear suspension, both using dual-chamber air springs capable of 90 mm (3.5") of ride height adjustment as standard, allowing for a 37 mm (1.5") floor entry height. The air suspension can be adjusted up 40 mm and down 50 mm. Great for an aging population with easy ingress and egress inside. 

Xpeng claims that the suspension automatically adjusts the height based on speed, reducing wind resistance at higher speeds (higher efficiency) and thus improving range. 

Competition in the MPV space are:

• Zeekr 009  : 5,207 (L) x 2,024 (W) x 1,856 (H) mm.  Wheelbase 3,205 mm. The 009 is also sold by Performance Automobiles under its AD relationship with Zeekr.
• BYD DENZA D9 : 5,250 (L) x 1,960 (W) x 1,920 (H) mm. Wheelbase 3,110 mm.
• MG Maxus 9  : 5,270 (L) x 2,000 (W) x 1,840 (H) mm. Wheelbase 3,200 mm.
• Toyota Alphard  : 5,100 (L) x 1,850 (W) x 1,950 (H) mm. Wheelbase 3,000 mm.
• Hyundai Staria : 5,253 (L) x 1,997 (W) x 1,990 (H) mm. Wheelbase 3,273 mm.
• KIA Carnival : 5,155 (L) x 1,995 (W) x 1,740 (H) mm. Wheelbase 3,090 mm.

Will do a follow up post on interior design as well as a cost breakdown for the X9.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 1 by steveting99
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[steveting99]

The interior of Xpeng X9 and for a family man, probably the most important aspects of the ride. First of all, it's a practical 7-seater ride. Plenty of space to seat seven adults for both short and long journeys in and around town as well as road trips over the causeway.

Starting from the back of the X9 and the 3rd row seats. It has a separate climate zone that can be independently set and can recline down to 176 deg via electric adjustments.

The neat party trick of the X9 is how the 3rd row seats folds down completely flat into the floor. Wish there was manual sun shade in the 3rd row as that's where the kids will spend most of the time.

Moving onto the the 2nd row "money" seats which are configured as captain chairs. Has all the requirements of a business class airline seat with heating (I know its useless in Singapore - so PA should be offering a $10k discount on the list price for providing a useless feature🙃), ventilation and massage functions. 

There's a passage way between the captain chairs for another entry/exit way into the 3rd row. The captain chairs will also move forward to allow ingress/egress into the 3rd row seats. 

The 2nd row captain chairs sit on rails that have 1,100mm of travel that can push the 2nd row all the way back into the 3rd row (assuming its folded into the floor) to give lots of extra leg room for extendable leg rest and allow the captain chairs to be almost flat for one of the massage modes.

The extra leg room can also be used to put down shopping bags or other stuff if the boot is full from visiting JB.

The 2nd row comes with manual sun shades and fold down tables. 

 

 

[steveting99]

This is a continuation of the previous post on the interior of the X9 as there's a limit on amount of data that can be included in a single post.

Both 2nd and 3rd row seating have ISOFIX points for installing baby seats. An important feature for families with young children and who want to give the 2nd row seating to the grandparents. 

Infront of the captain chairs is the obligatory refrigerator (it's now a tick box item for premium rides from China).  

It's got a capacity of 10.8L with heating and cooling functionality between 0–50 °C. Xpeng claims the refrigerator is able to cool the compartment from 45 to 18 °C within five minutes. 

Another unique feature of the X9 is the A/C system which consists of a diffuser mounted in the ceiling and covering both the 3rd and 2nd rows. This means the A/C isn't in your face and more of a gentle breeze. Think the wife will appreciate this.

 

Interestingly there are five climate zones in the X9. These are for the:

(1) Front driver;

(2) Front passenger;

(3) 2nd row left captain's chair;

(4) 2nd row right captain's chair; and

(5) 3rd row seats.

Both the 3rd and 2rd row rear passengers have access to 21.4" ceiling mounted fold-down 3K resolution 100% DCI-P3 color gamut display. With 5G connection available, can stream movies from Netflix, Youtube, etc. There's a 23 speaker, 2,180W surround sound system (called X-opera from Xpeng) that can do Dolby Atmos 7.1.6 to mimic an immersive cinema. If the you're feeling bored watching the latest TV shows are movies, can hook up Nintendo Switch 2 and play some games with the kids.

Moving up to the front row, both seats offer heating (again another useless feature and deserving another $10k discount from PA) as well as ventilation and massage functionality. The front seats can also recline to enable the relaxation mode with massage. When the  21.4" ceiling mounted folds down and blocks the view out to the back, the the digital rear review mirror comes to the rescue.

The dashboard contains an integrated 10.25" digital instrument cluster behind a two-spoke steering wheel, and a floating 17.3" infotainment display that has Xpeng priority operating system - powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 SoC. The front row has it's own individual sun roof, two 50W wireless charging pads with active cooling and two circular cupholders.

A neat feature on the X9 is it's self parking feature. As a software defined vehicle, expecting Xpeng to provide regular (i.e. quarterly) updates to the operating system to squash bugs and add new features. Similar to what Tesla is doing. The X9 has the full suite of Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) that's better than Level 2 using Nividia's Drive Orin-X chips that can do 254 TOPS.

Warranty on the X9 is a bit disappointing. Whilst high voltage battery has a reasonable 8 year or 160,000 km (which ever comes first) that's now extended to 10 years or 200,000 kms - the issue is the short 5 year warranty on the entire vehicle. The air suspension will need replacing around the 8 year time frame, so expect to fork out some extra cash for this.  

Pricing from Premium Automobiles - is well on the premium (i.e. high) side. A pity since the X9 would make an excellent family vehicle and suitable for those with a large family.

Price for the long range as at 27-Jun-2025. The standard range should be around $15k less.  

Road tax is about $3.2k each year due to the 235kW motor. 

Edited July 2 by steveting99

[Volvobrick]

Saw one yesterday while taking a walk. It is really too long... Need a chauffeur if not will curse and swear every time need to park. 

[13177]

On 7/2/2025 at 12:39 PM, Volvobrick said:

Saw one yesterday while taking a walk. It is really too long... Need a chauffeur if not will curse and swear every time need to park. 

So long, how to drive into those tight and narrow carpark ramp?

[Volvobrick]

On 7/2/2025 at 2:02 PM, 13177 said:

So long, how to drive into those tight and narrow carpark ramp?

Possible (like A8L) but very painful....

[Theoldjaffa]

On 7/2/2025 at 2:02 PM, 13177 said:

So long, how to drive into those tight and narrow carpark ramp?

cue in the bua-ing sound and then go sticker shop to add on.. on a larger scale

[Soya]

On 7/2/2025 at 12:39 PM, Volvobrick said:

Saw one yesterday while taking a walk. It is really too long... Need a chauffeur if not will curse and swear every time need to park. 

Makes a great Maxi Cab

 

[mersaylee]

Sibeh luxurious...😁

[steveting99]

For those who are worried about the X9 being too long and the risk of scratching the paintwork in tight spaces such as MSC, never fear, Xpeng has cleverly come up with a unique solution just for you! It's called independent rear wheel steering. The rear wheels can independently rotate up to 5 degrees and allow the X9 to have a tight turning radius of just 5,400mm (just a bit more than it's length of 5,293mm. Makes the X9 quite maneuverable for such a large vehicle - can do a complete U-turn in a double lane. 

For those who are concerned about tight parking spots in MSC, the rear wheel steering combined with auto parking has you covered.

 

 The rear wheel steering helps during lane change at higher speeds to make the X9 more nimble. See below.

 

How does the X9 compare against the competition such as other smaller MPVs?

The BYD M6. A smaller MPV and about -583mm shorter in length as well as width (-178mm) and height (-95mm). With no rear wheel steering the turning radius is a huge 5,800mm. My colleague has this ride and it's not an issue for parking in MCS.

Even comparing against my favorite bread van (Nissan Serena Highway Star), it has a large turning radius 5,500mm compared to the X9 of 5,400mm, even though the Serena is smaller by -503mm in length and -248mm in width. See specs below from Nissan.

There are not many who can compete with the X9 and it's independent rear wheel steering - which makes it a unique and great feature to have. The X9 has a tight turning radius and maneuverability of a much smaller vehicle. 

Need to take into account the air suspension that can adjust for ground clearance when entering MSC.