New details emerge of budget-friendly hi-po electric sedan: 2026 XPeng P7 will pack up to 437kW and scissor doors to undercut BMW i5, Audi e-tron GT and Porsche Taycan

New details have emerged of XPeng’s next-generation P7 sedan, which is primed for a global debut in the third quarter of this year.

According to CarNewsChina, homologation filings lodged in China have revealed the P7 will boast three powertrain options, starting with a rear-wheel-drive variant with a single 270kW electric motor built by Chinese tech firm Luxshare. It will be paired to a cost-effective Lithium-Iron-Phosphate (LFP) battery pack of an unknown size.

The mid-spec, long-range variant will carry the same electric motor and a larger more energy dense Nickle-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) battery from CALB. Top speed on both variants will be capped at 230km/h.

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Headlining the P7 range will be an all-wheel-drive variant, which adds an additional front-axle motor built in-house by XPeng. Total output rises to 437kW, with power sourced from an NMC battery.

Dimensions are quoted at 5017mm in length, 1970mm in width, 1427mm in height with a wheelbase of 3008mm. That means it's larger than a Porsche Taycan in all directions, but smaller than a BMW i5, bar width and wheelbase.

The P7 sports a mixture of flat surfaces and sharp lines, which are accentuated by LED light strips across the front and rear.

There are concealed LED headlights and retractable door handles recessed into the car’s scissor doors. 20-inch rims will come standard, with the AWD variant boasting large, orange Brembo brakes. Four unique alloy wheel designs have been teased.

2026 XPeng P7 (Image: CarNewsChina)

XPeng hasn’t given any official indication this model will be made available outside of China, though speculation is rife that the new P7 will be targeting Tesla and BYD as a global model. Beyond China, the current P7 is only sold in Scandinavia and The Netherlands.

It’s unclear whether we will ever see it here, although Jason Clarke, the CEO of local distributor TrueEV, has previously expressed his ambition to CarsGuide for the brand to stock more non-SUV models in Australia, such as the Mona M03 sedan.

CarNewsChina is foreshadowing a price tag in the realm of 300,000 yuan ($64,000), pitting it at a fraction of the cost from luxury performance sedans from Porsche, BMW and Audi.