Written by Cláudio Afonso | info@claudio-afonso.com
According to the photos posted on Weibo by the Car Blogger @汽车拍客阿睿, Xpeng P7 Performance has been under tests bringing LiDAR technology in the headlights and an improved steering wheel, the same used on the G9 model. The G9 SUV model was unveiled last November at Auto Guangzhou 2021 Show, and the company expects to start its deliveries by the end of August 2022.
The new P7 Performance will also include the new version of the steering wheel which is the same one used on the upcoming model, G9 SUV.
“The previous upper, lower, left and right disks have been replaced by a knob that covers a smaller area. The details of the screen and central control have not changed, and the middle has been completely dismantled.” — the blogger added.
In January 2021, Xpeng announced that will start using LiDAR sensors from Livox, a startup with close ties to the Chinese drone giant DJI. At the time, the companies said that Livox and Xpeng’s collaboration was a “timely response to a new era of rapid advancements in self-driving technology and the rising popularity of software defined cars with upgradable hardware. The application of lidar will elevate the smart driving experience by minimizing the limitations posed by purely visual perception solutions, and providing added levels of safety for smart electric vehicles.”
The last exposure of the Peng P7 Performance has an interior diagram, but not many highlights, clear only the steering wheel replaced with the same Peng G9 (P2 is the previous exposure of the G9 steering wheel), the middle banner than the previous thinner, before the upper and lower left and right discs replaced with a smaller area of the knob. The screen and details such as the center control did not change, the middle is all removed. Of course, the trial state is still a lot of temporary parts, and ultimately there are no other changes is not clear.
If you have seen the exterior, the biggest highlight is of course the headlights inside the reserved location for the installation of LIDAR
The last exposure of Xiaopeng P7 Performance has an interior picture, but there are not many highlights. It is clear that
On Tuesday, JP Morgan Chase & Co lowered Xpeng’s price target from $58 to $42 representing an upside potential of 15.48% based on Monday’s closing price of $36.37. The firm reiterated the Overweight rating for the Guangzhou-based Chinese electric vehicle maker. JP Morgan Chase have been decreasing its position on Xpeng Motors since mid 2020 when it held over 3.5 million shares.
The company announced yesterday that delivered 6,225 Smart EVs in February 2022, representing a 180% increase year-over-year. According to the company, the February deliveries consisted of 3,537 P7 smart sports sedans, representing a 151% year-over-year increase. 2,059 P5 smart family sedans were delivered in February, bringing cumulative deliveries of the P5 to 13,953 since its launch in September 2021. Also 629 G3 & G3i smart compact SUVs were delivered in February.
“The technology upgrade at the Zhaoqing plant during the Chinese New Year holiday from late January to early February has been completed. Production at the Zhaoqing plant resumed in mid-February as planned. The upgrade enables the Company to accelerate delivery of its significant order backlog in hand.” — Xpeng added.
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