XPENG Australia: xpeng.com.au/ - Clarification: The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip | 800V battery architecture allows it to potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
I drove the same car on Sunday. I have to say, it felt VERY premium. Ride quality was so nice. No bouncing, no harsh rebound, and very quiet. Took it on the road, to get a better feel of it. The self parking we tried was a first for me, and it was so weird having the car park so well by it self.
BYD is going to have some serious competition with the G6 as the Atto 3 is the only car similar for segment, but worlds apart in almost every other way. Also, that orange is so nice in person.
I drove the same black G6 on Friday, it drove and rode like a VW ICE not soft and bouncy. LHS indicators which I prefer. The self parking is other worldly! The OPD was good and smooth.
@@sanjaygupta666 I’ve had European cars for about 20 years, a Porsche and 3 Volkswagens. After this time I just prefer the left hand side, it feels more normal to me.
Thanks! Looks like they've put a bit of effort into the software with an emphasis on usability. I love the auto-park also! I quite like how it gives up if it isn't sure. Nice.
Damn even a Merc don’t have that much adjustments offered, the screen is super responsive, looks very premium and the ride is well controlled. Bravo Xpeng well thought out car at a very competitive price. Excellent product.
Traffic flow through the city is horrendous. The confusion with people not knowing how to do those turns, just adds to the chaos. The amount of major roadworks because of new rail links has made it so much worse, because of removing the second lane. I definitely wouldn’t want to be an Uber driver there. Great review of this car Tom and Riz. Hopefully I’ll get to see it in Sydney in November. It’ll be interesting to see how it charges on the different charge stations we have.
Pronunciation of a foreign brand is always going to be a challenge. If any company rep pronounced it 100% like a native, many people outside the country probably wouldn’t recognise it. I’d say the salesperson can say it natively, but they have been trained that when speaking to the outside public to say it in a certain way as to not cause confusion. I’d say even the most avid EV nut would not recognise the brand if I said Xiao-Peng, ji-ke (zeekr), but maybe they might recognise bi-ya-Di. There are plenty of videos about how Japanese auto brands and other brands are pronounced natively, quite interesting when you hear the native pronunciation.
@@ha1234 I watched a video of a car test in Korea, it was all in English but I heard the local guy say Hyundai 3-4 times. It definitely wasn't Hunday as the Americans say it, not sure it was High un die as we say it, but even though I heard it I couldn't repeat it.
@@fishndive1961 Agreed.. albeit they manage to distinguish the left and right signals on our street lights.. and an auto park that seemingly works well
over heard the xpeng guys. They poached some BYD people to help launch in Aus. At this stage they don't have a servicing partner. They are in talks with Midas and Ultra tune until they roll out Xpeng service centre in the next few years.
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment: - The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip - 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
Howd the U-turn feel Tom? Thats one bad thing about the Tesla with the 12metre turning circle. It caught me by surprise with a test drive. I was in quite a few ubers last week in Melbourne and traffic flow through the city was terrible. I think the confusion with hook turns just ads to the mayhem. Car seems nice but i agree, you need to test it on a more open road to get the proper feel. No doubt youll be onto that 👍 As someone else said, you're going to be busy with all the brands coming soon. Thanks to both of you for the video. Peter
Regarding the interior, they should consider following other brands like Geely and avoid using piano black finishes. It appears cheap and is a magnet for fingerprints and dust.
I am pretty impressed. I like it more than the Model Y, because I love my Apple carplay and Waze. If it has a HUD and the price is fair. I will consider buying one.
It seems like most manufacturers are not in it to compete against Tesla in terms of tech but in other areas (build quality, etc.). Its refreshing to see the Xpeng do so in that regard.
If this is priced right it will be a good seller,once people can adjust to a new player in Australia and they can convince new buyers to chance there hand and be assured of dealer back up/warranty
I had the recent test drive and the car drives great and with loads of features...! The indicator very noisy and the lever has to be on the right side as drivers in Australia could easily mess with...! Over to the distributor, Please request the manufacture to install on ride side prior to the launch, as its a minor changes and really welcoming. I also recently informed by official that the car comes with portable charger:)
The indicator volume can be adjusted apparently. I’m almost certain they will stay on the left side - I doubt our local distributor will have much influence on HQ in that regard. Should be a very compelling purchase if they get the price right!
Great review. Salesman needs to smarten up as do XPENG. Indicator stalks on the left are not European, they are for left hand drive. The indicator stalk is always on the right for right hand drive vehicles. They are just too lazy to change it, like TESLA, unlike BYD.
You could also say the same for every European car. Personally I much prefer having the indicator on the left, because I've always only driven European cars and switching to a Japanese/Korean car that has indicators adapted for the RHD market trips me up all the time.
I would like to see the screen oriented for right hand drive, as the menu items are on the left side, meaning you gave reach across, thus taking you eyes off the road.
The Xpeng P7 and the X9 were the highlights for me. Those rear seats with the full recline and massage were soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!
If copying is enough to succeed, the byd software won't be so bad. The CEOs of emerging automotive companies such as NIO and XPENG used to be software and website owners, which was not a big challenge for them. But the software of traditional Chinese automobile companies is not very good, so they can only cooperate with Huawei
@@dingxiong8604 They ran websites, huge difference than the likes of Xiaomi or Huawei. NIO software is not at the level of Xpeng especially on self driving. It's fact that Tesla and Apple sued Xpeng for stealing their self driving and software codes. You don't reach Tesla level of software refinement and self driving unless your Huawei or Baidu. For a start up to leapfrog everyone it's no wonder FBI charged one of the Xpeng employees with industrial espionage.
Can anyone confirm the AC charging capabilities for the G6? The rep seemed unclear on this very important information. Is it around 6kW, 11kW or full three phase 22kW?
Great review. Did i hear Alex saying they are rolling out a charging network? Also did you try any journey planning in the app? That to me is still a massive Tesla advantage on road trips.
Would be great to see them roll out a charging network here … I wonder if that directive is coming from HQ or from TrueEV, the local Aus distributor. I’d love to do a road trip with the G6 … will work hard BTS to try to get a loan car
Did the Xpeng rep say which testing standard they used for the 570km range estimate? CLTC/NEDC/WLTP/?? Other than saying 800V for charging speed(which isn't the speed it's purely the voltage category it is in) so the question is what is the curve like for charging and then the peak rate and how long it holds it for. Did he mention off camera anything about pet mode, camp mode, V2H, is it wireless AC/AA? What happens if you use the wrong stalk because driver is used to stalks being opposite programmed? Does XPeng know what they'll do if EuroNCAP drops them a star due to having no physical buttons for commonly used functions?
WLTP range quoted. Up to 250kW+ DC charging with the 800V architecture. I’m thankful to Alex our rep for giving us such a detailed run through in the short time that we had 🙏
@@LudicrousFeed yes and they can always update the software, so im hopeful that they update it to be better and have the parking space recognition and so on
I thought the drive quality was very similar to the Y … probably better suspension but hard to tell given the short drive. The Seal probably has softer suspension but the brakes can be hard to master especially at low speeds
I don’t have a software background but logically it seems unlikely? Assuming the sensors/cameras are in a closed circuit with the processor for Autopark?
I like how an aborted parking attempt is interpreted as an important fail safe. Very polite. I notice Ritz bit his tounge and stayed silent on that one.
As you may know the 001 was meant originally for Lynk & Co before the decision was made to create ZEEKR as an offshoot brand. The L&C cars that Riz and I saw in China looked good!
Suspension seems gentler in the Seal from my short drive but the braking dynamics seemed better in the G6. Insulation seemed quite good - again the disclaimer being that it was a very short drive so will need to reassess at a later point
"I think a charging speed of up to 800 volts"... is that a thing?. Edit: Just saw your clarification in the description. The sales rep needs to do a little homework and gain a bit more experience, I think ;)
I’m sure he’ll have his chance as the test drives start to ramp up The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip | 800V battery architecture allows it to potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
@@kazayah I was actually very appreciative of Alex’s time for walking us through the vehicle - he was very thorough as I’ve said in my pinned comment and description. Nobody is perfect and I agree we shouldn’t overly criticise these small details which can be corrected later
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment: - The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip - 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
The bings, the bongs, the bangs… they better let you mute those. A very decent car. But an absolute marketing nightmare. Xpeng…. Nobody proudly says they drive one…
Sad to see they did the same stupid mistake Tesla did with Model Y - with Rear View mirror placed way too low down, so that it sits almost right in the middle of the windshield. These car makers seem to forget that there is actually a very good reason why we have glass windshields in cars. That is so that we can see where are we going and what is in front of us. So nothing is supposed to block that view. With this kind of rear view placement - you can not see anything to your left and up. Think of making left turn into a lane, or driveway or some ramp that goes up. Interestingly, Tesla improved in this aspect with new Model 3 by a lot - they raised rear mirror view UP by a LOT. Sad to see other car makers making same stupid mistake with their new cars.
SUVs rarely look that good imho - it’s most function over form. The refresh Y will likely not have stalks like the 3 so I guess that’s one thing the G6 will have as an alternative
Not currently … although that orange G6 you see on the expo floor is actually a LHD Performance! I’ll be releasing another full expo walkthrough soon so stay tuned 🙏🎥
He said Nvidia Snapdragon is the chip. Snapdragon is owned by Qualcomm, and Nvidia's mobile chip is called Tegra. I assume he meant Qualcomm Snapdragon?
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment: - The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip - 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
What's that droning sound at low speeds? It's horrible 🥴 Is that the regen braking? And if so, is that sound pretty typical of regen braking on others?
A lot of the features are customisable and I’m almost certain the simulated noises can be switched off as is the case in almost every other EV I’ve tested/driven
One thing I'm immensely saddend by is that cars like the Xpeng G6, Zeekr X, Geely E5, whatever is coming, compared to the Seal, the hardware (and accompany software) just beats it. I love the Seal, but no matter how much i want to appreciate it i know that the Snapdragon 665 will forever be a black stain on it. No smooth interactions, smart features you see in China, hell even the screen quality seems like they were saving money (at least to something like Zeekr). You buy a brand new car in 2024 and you get given a 5 year old mid range mobile processor vs a dedicated automotive platform one competitors use like the Snapdragon 855A (8155) that even GPU operations/s wise can perform 4x better. Same CPU wise. People hope for features to be introduced and it's not that the software couldn't be made, it's just the car will never run it. Di-Link 5 will never come to our processors either.
Because BYD is a traditional enterprise, in fact, Zeekr and Galaxy's boss Geely are the same. If Zeekr were not independent and Geely did not acquire a mobile phone manufacturer, their software would still be garbage.
Yeah I know Geely seems to have a few brands under their belt... As for the trade off, they seem to have rectified it with their recent models. It's just such a shame that their early consumers, especially for the Seal release, got the old one. Also not sure how the ride experience is on the others yet, well at least personally.
@@LudicrousFeed looking very good though Tesla needs a bit of a kick in the butt in the AU market with Software updates for HW4 lagging no autopark or smart summon after realising in US a while back for Vision only. Also the seat controls from the screen are nice
@@LudicrousFeedYou're absolutely right, they do. I've never test driven an MG yet. Nevertheless BYD doesn't offer OPD, and I tried the Smart #1 which had OPD but it was really strange feeling
An artefact of the lighting and the digital zoom required in post. It’s actually a very high res screen … will do another walkthrough if/when I get a loan of the car!
@@LudicrousFeed autopilot is one of the main features I love about tesla. I drove a Kia the other day and was shit compared to tesla...it makes my drives so stress free and I know the limitations . Everyone is just trying to copy tesla UI but doing a shit job of it..maybe they will refine in a few years ? Look at Volvo how incomplete it is. Look at Toyota with its 2000s ui
XPeng has one of, if not the best, ADAS in China. Not just for its scope, but also how human-like it is. However, it tends to be more conservative compared to others when faced with high-risk situations.
I thought the ride quality and suspension was quite good on my second drive on Sydney: Real World Test Drive of RHD XPENG G6 in Sydney Australia 2024 ua-cam.com/video/0eBKNamBfnY/v-deo.html
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment: - The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip - 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment: - The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip - 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
Looks exactly the same as every other SUV sized EV these days. They're all copying Tesla and if its priced similar to a Model Y then I can't see the appeal. In the ICE space you can get so much variety. I would have thought the EV "skateboard" platform would allow for far more creativity than we're seeing right now.
Something something imitation and flattery? 😁Jokes aside the Model Y is a very good car so I can see why the Chinese brands are trying to imitate the best
I see stalks, a driver display, steering wheel with dials and pads. Screen looks similar. So do the wheels and body maybe has a similarity to MY. Lights are different
@@roshperies5492 when I asked if that was sub 60k plus on road costs he said that was including. We will wait and see how accurate the staff member is but sounds like they are going with very competitive pricing for the AU market. I have a seal but was very impressed with the test drive and the software, although it somehow didn't detect a car that was parked directly behind us in the carpark. No glove box is a bit weird as well although the storage in the centre is pretty big.
@@Sal3600 thank god I'm not the only one. From other articles it's a Nvidia Orin-X for the self-driving and AI stuff and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155P for infotainment
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment: - The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip - 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
I've seen the G6 park itself between two cars in quite a tight space without anyone in the driver seat (for those tight spots when the driver door can't be easily opened(
@@ElectricalFilth granted over speed hump but 2 of 3 parking spots in carparks are next to columns.... So they'll need to either fix the software or remove it
@@markward573 Not they the way they work Mark. You can be anywhere in a BYD with the 3D camera view and see what is around you. I just thought it was weird that he said "Panoramic view of the car" when it was just a 3D model of the car, and not representative of its environment. The imagery it shows while driving along seems pretty good and similar to the Tesla realtime view. I am only talking about his Panoramic view comment not being true.
As per my replies to numerous previous comments about this subject and since placed in my pinned comment and video description: - Clarification: The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip | 800V battery architecture allows it to potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+ Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
I made a similar observation during my trip to China earlier this year (2024) … it’s getting difficult to differentiate between some of the newer EV brands … how do they win us over as consumers?
A strong selling point is that all the features are included on both the standard and long range models. Also this is the first LFP model (standard range) I've seen in Australia with 800 volt architecture.
XPENG Australia: xpeng.com.au/
- Clarification: The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip | 800V battery architecture allows it to potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
I drove the same car on Sunday. I have to say, it felt VERY premium. Ride quality was so nice. No bouncing, no harsh rebound, and very quiet. Took it on the road, to get a better feel of it. The self parking we tried was a first for me, and it was so weird having the car park so well by it self.
BYD is going to have some serious competition with the G6 as the Atto 3 is the only car similar for segment, but worlds apart in almost every other way. Also, that orange is so nice in person.
Agreed and agreed 🙏
It provided a very good first impression
I drove the same black G6 on Friday, it drove and rode like a VW ICE not soft and bouncy. LHS indicators which I prefer. The self parking is other worldly! The OPD was good and smooth.
It wasn’t quite OPD … it doesn’t come to a complete stop … yet
Nice work on the video, very thorough!
Why do you prefer LHS indicator stalk? Easier to transition from Tesla?
@@sanjaygupta666 I’ve had European cars for about 20 years, a Porsche and 3 Volkswagens. After this time I just prefer the left hand side, it feels more normal to me.
Thanks! Looks like they've put a bit of effort into the software with an emphasis on usability. I love the auto-park also! I quite like how it gives up if it isn't sure. Nice.
Agreed! The car is confident with the parking but also knows when to give up to let its owner take over 🙏
Damn even a Merc don’t have that much adjustments offered, the screen is super responsive, looks very premium and the ride is well controlled. Bravo Xpeng well thought out car at a very competitive price. Excellent product.
Yeah this is the one to watch imo …
Great video. Xpang rep pretty nervous. Been there, well done. Thanks for sharing
I honestly thought he did a great job with the walkthrough
i thought he was pretty good
Mate, hook turns make driving sooo much easier. They aren't that scary! Great car and seemed to be a nice drive. VERY loud indicator!
If you say so about the hook turns … 😜
Apparently the indicator sounds can be turned down 🤔
I agree about hook turns. Nothing to be scared of - unlike many WA drivers. They are scary!
Traffic flow through the city is horrendous. The confusion with people not knowing how to do those turns, just adds to the chaos. The amount of major roadworks because of new rail links has made it so much worse, because of removing the second lane. I definitely wouldn’t want to be an Uber driver there.
Great review of this car Tom and Riz. Hopefully I’ll get to see it in Sydney in November. It’ll be interesting to see how it charges on the different charge stations we have.
your pronunciation of Xpeng was better than the salesman
😁My China trip was enlightening in more ways than one
Pronunciation of a foreign brand is always going to be a challenge. If any company rep pronounced it 100% like a native, many people outside the country probably wouldn’t recognise it. I’d say the salesperson can say it natively, but they have been trained that when speaking to the outside public to say it in a certain way as to not cause confusion. I’d say even the most avid EV nut would not recognise the brand if I said Xiao-Peng, ji-ke (zeekr), but maybe they might recognise bi-ya-Di. There are plenty of videos about how Japanese auto brands and other brands are pronounced natively, quite interesting when you hear the native pronunciation.
@@ha1234 I watched a video of a car test in Korea, it was all in English but I heard the local guy say Hyundai 3-4 times.
It definitely wasn't Hunday as the Americans say it, not sure it was High un die as we say it, but even though I heard it I couldn't repeat it.
@@seth1455 Hee-yeon-day but the first 2 parts are said quickly as one
@@banethor 👍
Very nice car, would Always prefer it compared to Model Y
The styling is quite good
As always, like before watching, great video 🎉
Cheers!
ditto! and ditto!
Thanks for the informative video👍
Pleasure 🙏
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" was never more evident.
Agreed
@@fishndive1961 Agreed.. albeit they manage to distinguish the left and right signals on our street lights.. and an auto park that seemingly works well
@@fishndive1961 agreed plus the stalks, gear stick stalk, driver info dash, self park, buttons on steering wheel
Very nice (and excellent camera work Riz!)
Thank you Riz! 😃🏆
over heard the xpeng guys. They poached some BYD people to help launch in Aus. At this stage they don't have a servicing partner. They are in talks with Midas and Ultra tune until they roll out Xpeng service centre in the next few years.
Hopefully they poached the best of the BYD AU lot! First order of business is to improve Comms with current customers
It is not Nvidia's Snapdragon. This SOC is from Qualcomn.
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment:
- The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip
- 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
Howd the U-turn feel Tom?
Thats one bad thing about the Tesla with the 12metre turning circle. It caught me by surprise with a test drive.
I was in quite a few ubers last week in Melbourne and traffic flow through the city was terrible. I think the confusion with hook turns just ads to the mayhem.
Car seems nice but i agree, you need to test it on a more open road to get the proper feel. No doubt youll be onto that 👍
As someone else said, you're going to be busy with all the brands coming soon.
Thanks to both of you for the video.
Peter
Pleasure 🙏 Hard to tell the quality of the 3-point turn with such a wide road!
- Will definitely need a longer test - stay tuned
I own both a Tesla car and an Xpeng car. I can say I am more satisfied with Xpeng than Tesla. It is worth the price with more and better features.
Wow that's great to hear! Can't wait to go for a decent drive with it
Deposited, can't wait to have it in September, great car!
Nice!
how much is this car?
@@zivanbojic5054 The Australian distributor has not released final pricing yet as of Aug 2024
Compared to Xpeng, BYD’s software is its biggest weakness, including the UI/UX experience and the functionality provided by the infotainment system.
Regarding the interior, they should consider following other brands like Geely and avoid using piano black finishes. It appears cheap and is a magnet for fingerprints and dust.
Agreed. BYD needs to up its game when it comes to software and ADAS/Self Drive … we’ll see what the new Seal brings
Having rode both - Seal 3.8 (with electronic dampening) is the smoother ride. 360 Detection on G6 was impressive
Im impressed with the software!
On first impression it seemed to be laid out very well and user friendly 🙏
- I’d need to spend a bit more time with it to be sure 😁
I am pretty impressed. I like it more than the Model Y, because I love my Apple carplay and Waze. If it has a HUD and the price is fair. I will consider buying one.
If the UX, ADAS, XPILOT are anywhere near as good as Tesla coupled with phone protection … then it becomes very compelling
"Left here?" Turns right. lol
How hard is it to follow simple instructions while trying to vlog at the same time right? 😜
🤣When in Rome
It seems like most manufacturers are not in it to compete against Tesla in terms of tech but in other areas (build quality, etc.). Its refreshing to see the Xpeng do so in that regard.
Still, the software seemed pretty good in the G6 on first impression!
Great! Thanks for sharing.
Pleasure 🙏
If this is priced right it will be a good seller,once people can adjust to a new player in Australia and they can convince new buyers to chance there hand and be assured of dealer back up/warranty
It really has to be close to or below Model Y when it comes to pricing … if so then it becomes a very good alternative
I totally agree Tom,this will help with people who can’t bring themselves to buy a Musk Tesla
I had the recent test drive and the car drives great and with loads of features...! The indicator very noisy and the lever has to be on the right side as drivers in Australia could easily mess with...! Over to the distributor, Please request the manufacture to install on ride side prior to the launch, as its a minor changes and really welcoming.
I also recently informed by official that the car comes with portable charger:)
The indicator volume can be adjusted apparently. I’m almost certain they will stay on the left side - I doubt our local distributor will have much influence on HQ in that regard. Should be a very compelling purchase if they get the price right!
Tesla fanboys will be crying now and secondhand value will just plummet when this is released. It's better than a tesla in everyway
It’ll provide a good alternative to Model Y
nice work boys.
Thanks!
Hope more newer EVs would use the Snapdragon 8295 SoC.
👍
Great review. Salesman needs to smarten up as do XPENG. Indicator stalks on the left are not European, they are for left hand drive. The indicator stalk is always on the right for right hand drive vehicles. They are just too lazy to change it, like TESLA, unlike BYD.
@@jdmercer1000 I kinda wished we were a LHD market … then we’d get the cars sooner
You could also say the same for every European car. Personally I much prefer having the indicator on the left, because I've always only driven European cars and switching to a Japanese/Korean car that has indicators adapted for the RHD market trips me up all the time.
Sorry...the Nvidia chip combine with Qualcomm will be gone soon. It charge fast because of shorter blade. Not as fast as Zeekr's though.
The Zeekr X that we will initially see in Australia will only have NMC chemistry. We probably won't see the 5.5C chemistry for a while ...
Thank you for asking about the Sentry mode!
I wanted to know too!
@LudicrousFeed there's also a camping mode, but no pet mode, there's a keep cool mode, hopefully they have a pet mode update.
@@flukeylukey7559 we’ll go through the spec sheet on the next live stream
I would like to see the screen oriented for right hand drive, as the menu items are on the left side, meaning you gave reach across, thus taking you eyes off the road.
The point was laboured about everything being customisable and modular so I wonder if switching the menus to the right side is a possibility 🤔
You can put function buttons along the bottom of the screen
The Xpeng P7 and the X9 were the highlights for me. Those rear seats with the full recline and massage were soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!
Great to see them bring over a few models for us to check out
@@brandonvernet was the G9 there as well?
@@Leonfr_2022 nah only G6.
Reached Malaysia shore too. One of the best EV so far. Waiting for Zeekr 007 and X7.
Great to hear! Would love to see the Zeekr 007 and X7 exported to other RHD markets too
That indicator noise is annoying, but it looks very impressive
Apparently the volume can be adjusted … I’ll have to verify in a later test
As is said, “hope is not a strategy”
XPILOT/XNGP looks very promising though …
Ludacris is going to be extremely busy over the next few months as dozens of Chinese electric cars make their way to Australia
Bring
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Happy to test these offerings from the Middle Kingdom 👏
Looks like they’ve copied a lot of Tesla features, not a bad thing. Looks surprisingly good.
Not a bad thing indeed
If copying is enough to succeed, the byd software won't be so bad. The CEOs of emerging automotive companies such as NIO and XPENG used to be software and website owners, which was not a big challenge for them. But the software of traditional Chinese automobile companies is not very good, so they can only cooperate with Huawei
@@dingxiong8604 They ran websites, huge difference than the likes of Xiaomi or Huawei. NIO software is not at the level of Xpeng especially on self driving. It's fact that Tesla and Apple sued Xpeng for stealing their self driving and software codes. You don't reach Tesla level of software refinement and self driving unless your Huawei or Baidu. For a start up to leapfrog everyone it's no wonder FBI charged one of the Xpeng employees with industrial espionage.
Tesla is shit and it's features weren't copied 😂😂😂
Xpeng are good in making efficient cars.. What's the battery capacity, likewise the achievable range.. There cars is also so quiet..
@@faithosadebe5293 The Aus specs are available online: xpeng.com.au/g6-specification
SR: 66kWh / 435km WLTP
LR: 87.5kWh / 570km WLTP
The managing director of the importer/distributor (TrueEV) said it would be $55K for the base model
They have to make it cheaper than Model Y for it to be taken seriously
Can anyone confirm the AC charging capabilities for the G6? The rep seemed unclear on this very important information. Is it around 6kW, 11kW or full three phase 22kW?
11kW AC on three phase for both variants as per XPeng AU spec sheet: xpeng.com.au/g6-specification
Great review.
Did i hear Alex saying they are rolling out a charging network?
Also did you try any journey planning in the app? That to me is still a massive Tesla advantage on road trips.
Yes, because Xpeng has its own charging network
Would be great to see them roll out a charging network here … I wonder if that directive is coming from HQ or from TrueEV, the local Aus distributor.
I’d love to do a road trip with the G6 … will work hard BTS to try to get a loan car
If I buy a G6 now, Would it be possible to replace the current battery with a solid state battery once it’s in production?
Hmm that’s probably a question for all manufacturers I suppose … how modular are their packs? Can future packs be easily retrofitted? 🤔
Did the Xpeng rep say which testing standard they used for the 570km range estimate? CLTC/NEDC/WLTP/?? Other than saying 800V for charging speed(which isn't the speed it's purely the voltage category it is in) so the question is what is the curve like for charging and then the peak rate and how long it holds it for. Did he mention off camera anything about pet mode, camp mode, V2H, is it wireless AC/AA? What happens if you use the wrong stalk because driver is used to stalks being opposite programmed? Does XPeng know what they'll do if EuroNCAP drops them a star due to having no physical buttons for commonly used functions?
WLTP range quoted. Up to 250kW+ DC charging with the 800V architecture. I’m thankful to Alex our rep for giving us such a detailed run through in the short time that we had 🙏
i wish BYD had a lot of these features but the cabin is still much nicer in the BYD
Yes what BYD lacks in the software/ADAS department it makes up for in fit and finish
@@LudicrousFeed yes and they can always update the software, so im hopeful that they update it to be better and have the parking space recognition and so on
The UI is like a video game and the strong regen is good compared to BYD.
Yeah agreed
our BYD Seal software is so old compared to this
Yup BYD need to up their game in this department
Very nice - when will this be available in Australia? :)
No confirmed dates yet … hopefully by Q4?
Is the interior actually a bright white that easily shows dirt or more greyish?
Seems similar intensity to the Tesla screens that I’m used to
Great review Tom,
In terms of the comfort of the drive, do you prefer xpeng g6 to Tesla model y or byd seal?
I thought the drive quality was very similar to the Y … probably better suspension but hard to tell given the short drive. The Seal probably has softer suspension but the brakes can be hard to master especially at low speeds
@@LudicrousFeed thanks for the info. Appreciate it. Looking forward to your full review later. 👍🏻
Would love to see what apps/games are available when it launches as well as the dealership support post purchase
If they can nail the customer service part of the ownership experience, they will be one up on their competitors
Is there over the air updates? And I heard he mention UA-cam and Netflix was possible is that right ?
Yes and yes the possibility is there
Most of the car parks has bad internet connectivity,would it effect the self parking?
I don’t have a software background but logically it seems unlikely? Assuming the sensors/cameras are in a closed circuit with the processor for Autopark?
Damn, turn lever is on the wrong side!! 😆
Lol
I like how an aborted parking attempt is interpreted as an important fail safe. Very polite. I notice Ritz bit his tounge and stayed silent on that one.
I’ll stand by what I said, I was impressed by the car’s Autopark abilities as well as its limitations during the current situation
Very nice car. Is Linkt & CO coming to Australia, they got good driving range of o8 PHEV SUV.
As you may know the 001 was meant originally for Lynk & Co before the decision was made to create ZEEKR as an offshoot brand. The L&C cars that Riz and I saw in China looked good!
Tom, how do you compare the roominess of the cabin, compared to the BYD Seal? It looks a bit more cramped.
Very hard to say as I was more focussed on the drive quality and dynamics during the test drive. Seemed quite similar on first impression
@@LudicrousFeed How does the drive and ride quality compare to the Seal? And the road noise?
Suspension seems gentler in the Seal from my short drive but the braking dynamics seemed better in the G6. Insulation seemed quite good
- again the disclaimer being that it was a very short drive so will need to reassess at a later point
"I think a charging speed of up to 800 volts"... is that a thing?.
Edit: Just saw your clarification in the description. The sales rep needs to do a little homework and gain a bit more experience, I think ;)
I’m sure he’ll have his chance as the test drives start to ramp up
The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip | 800V battery architecture allows it to potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
@@kazayah I was actually very appreciative of Alex’s time for walking us through the vehicle - he was very thorough as I’ve said in my pinned comment and description. Nobody is perfect and I agree we shouldn’t overly criticise these small details which can be corrected later
Nvidia snapdragon? Charging speed up to 800 volt? This salesman needs a lot more training.
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment:
- The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip
- 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
@@qilu2004 considering he's probably still learning about the vehicle I thought he was very thorough and impressive
Tom, did they give you any indication of sale price for the G6?
I’d say they’d need to be near the current Model Y pricing to be taken seriously at launch
@@craigst1300 di Malaysia dengan berharga MYR 160k di Australia dalam anggaran 50k AUS doller.
Does it remember the settings for each driver?
Apparently there are driver profiles so hopefully yes
The bings, the bongs, the bangs… they better let you mute those. A very decent car. But an absolute marketing nightmare. Xpeng…. Nobody proudly says they drive one…
Joe mode?
It is dangerous to drive a car with a console control.
Too many buttons to hit and you have to divert your eyes downward quite a bit.
Unless maybe if you have a HUD?
Sad to see they did the same stupid mistake Tesla did with Model Y - with Rear View mirror placed way too low down, so that it sits almost right in the middle of the windshield. These car makers seem to forget that there is actually a very good reason why we have glass windshields in cars. That is so that we can see where are we going and what is in front of us. So nothing is supposed to block that view. With this kind of rear view placement - you can not see anything to your left and up. Think of making left turn into a lane, or driveway or some ramp that goes up. Interestingly, Tesla improved in this aspect with new Model 3 by a lot - they raised rear mirror view UP by a LOT. Sad to see other car makers making same stupid mistake with their new cars.
Thanks for the feedback, I might be something worth comparing between the cars I review moving forward 👍
Not LFP battery. Interesting but with a slower 0 to 100 then a Byd seal and LFP. ….
The LR is NMC but the standard range is LFP
@@LudicrousFeedThis is my only dislike so far, overall I love how feature packed the system is.
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Someone going to trade there BYD in soon ..
You never know lol …
It looks uglier than the ugly model y. Only hope is the refreshed model y will be improved with a better exterior.
SUVs rarely look that good imho - it’s most function over form. The refresh Y will likely not have stalks like the 3 so I guess that’s one thing the G6 will have as an alternative
Hi Tom is the G6 AWD performance version will be coming to Australia?
Not currently … although that orange G6 you see on the expo floor is actually a LHD Performance! I’ll be releasing another full expo walkthrough soon so stay tuned 🙏🎥
He said Nvidia Snapdragon is the chip. Snapdragon is owned by Qualcomm, and Nvidia's mobile chip is called Tegra. I assume he meant Qualcomm Snapdragon?
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment:
- The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip
- 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
What's that droning sound at low speeds? It's horrible 🥴 Is that the regen braking? And if so, is that sound pretty typical of regen braking on others?
A lot of the features are customisable and I’m almost certain the simulated noises can be switched off as is the case in almost every other EV I’ve tested/driven
@LudicrousFeed yeah I figured that would be the case that you can turn off certain feature sounds 🙂 So was that the regen braking making that sound?
Could’ve been … I’d have to rewatch the footage. At some points I could hear the simulated engine noises when I accelerated also …
低速噪音作用是是保护行人。当一辆车完全没有噪音的经过你身边的时候，你会吓一跳的。而且也有风险。中国法规也有要求，必须有低速噪音（当然你可以在系统中关闭它）
What is the price please?
The distributor has not yet set a price as of Aug 2024
That indicator noise 😩
Volume can be adjusted apparently
Nice car but end of the day it's just a car 🚗 no big deal
Just a car?! 😱
One thing I'm immensely saddend by is that cars like the Xpeng G6, Zeekr X, Geely E5, whatever is coming, compared to the Seal, the hardware (and accompany software) just beats it.
I love the Seal, but no matter how much i want to appreciate it i know that the Snapdragon 665 will forever be a black stain on it. No smooth interactions, smart features you see in China, hell even the screen quality seems like they were saving money (at least to something like Zeekr). You buy a brand new car in 2024 and you get given a 5 year old mid range mobile processor vs a dedicated automotive platform one competitors use like the Snapdragon 855A (8155) that even GPU operations/s wise can perform 4x better.
Same CPU wise. People hope for features to be introduced and it's not that the software couldn't be made, it's just the car will never run it. Di-Link 5 will never come to our processors either.
I will say though after my rant that the Xpeng does look slightly bland haha.
Agreed, the Seal infotainment system and software lets it down on an otherwise very good car
Because BYD is a traditional enterprise, in fact, Zeekr and Galaxy's boss Geely are the same. If Zeekr were not independent and Geely did not acquire a mobile phone manufacturer, their software would still be garbage.
It's a trade off. The Seal rides smoother than G6 but the UI is not as smooth or sophisticated. Depends what you're looking for.
Yeah I know Geely seems to have a few brands under their belt...
As for the trade off, they seem to have rectified it with their recent models. It's just such a shame that their early consumers, especially for the Seal release, got the old one. Also not sure how the ride experience is on the others yet, well at least personally.
Screen layout is literally a direct Tesla copy I guess if it aint broke don't fix it
That’s what I’m thinking too
@@LudicrousFeed looking very good though Tesla needs a bit of a kick in the butt in the AU market with Software updates for HW4 lagging no autopark or smart summon after realising in US a while back for Vision only. Also the seat controls from the screen are nice
Whats up with Chinese manufacturers not offering a proper one pedal drive mode though? X Pedal being almost a one pedal, but with a bit of creep?!
MG4 offers OPD I think?
@@LudicrousFeedYou're absolutely right, they do. I've never test driven an MG yet. Nevertheless BYD doesn't offer OPD, and I tried the Smart #1 which had OPD but it was really strange feeling
The exposure makes the screen look very washed out and low res.
An artefact of the lighting and the digital zoom required in post. It’s actually a very high res screen … will do another walkthrough if/when I get a loan of the car!
@@LudicrousFeed okey dokey thanks
Is the adas as good as tesla?
Seemed quite good in the short drive that we had. Will need a longer test to be 100% sure
@@LudicrousFeed autopilot is one of the main features I love about tesla. I drove a Kia the other day and was shit compared to tesla...it makes my drives so stress free and I know the limitations . Everyone is just trying to copy tesla UI but doing a shit job of it..maybe they will refine in a few years ? Look at Volvo how incomplete it is. Look at Toyota with its 2000s ui
XPeng has one of, if not the best, ADAS in China. Not just for its scope, but also how human-like it is. However, it tends to be more conservative compared to others when faced with high-risk situations.
Less comfort technology to keep these cars at a lower price.
I thought the ride quality and suspension was quite good on my second drive on Sydney: Real World Test Drive of RHD XPENG G6 in Sydney Australia 2024
ua-cam.com/video/0eBKNamBfnY/v-deo.html
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China standard parts will last you at least before the guarantee period, also China communists restrict software to make sure you behave.
Make sure I behave? What are you going on about?
Nvidia snapdragon? Lol. Didn't know Nvidia now owns Qualcomm
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment:
- The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip
- 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
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He, goofed because It's a qualcom snapdragon cpu
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment:
- The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip
- 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
Looks exactly the same as every other SUV sized EV these days. They're all copying Tesla and if its priced similar to a Model Y then I can't see the appeal.
In the ICE space you can get so much variety. I would have thought the EV "skateboard" platform would allow for far more creativity than we're seeing right now.
Something something imitation and flattery? 😁Jokes aside the Model Y is a very good car so I can see why the Chinese brands are trying to imitate the best
I see stalks, a driver display, steering wheel with dials and pads. Screen looks similar. So do the wheels and body maybe has a similarity to MY. Lights are different
I like my M3P more
It’s a sweet car 👍
Any pricing details
Nothing confirmed yet
@@LudicrousFeed Around 52k for base model, long range model sub 60k.
@@wtftrauma is that before or after on road costs?
@@roshperies5492 when I asked if that was sub 60k plus on road costs he said that was including. We will wait and see how accurate the staff member is but sounds like they are going with very competitive pricing for the AU market. I have a seal but was very impressed with the test drive and the software, although it somehow didn't detect a car that was parked directly behind us in the carpark. No glove box is a bit weird as well although the storage in the centre is pretty big.
nvidia snapdragon?? lol
which verison lol
@@andrewknox1967 version bs by the sound of it
@@Sal3600 thank god I'm not the only one. From other articles it's a Nvidia Orin-X for the self-driving and AI stuff and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155P for infotainment
I’ve placed a note in the video description and pinned comment:
- The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip
- 800V battery architecture allows it potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
oops.... auto parking fail.... need to go back to the software engineers....
That’s why we need to test these features in the real world!
I've seen the G6 park itself between two cars in quite a tight space without anyone in the driver seat (for those tight spots when the driver door can't be easily opened(
With the carpark wedged between a pillar and another car, while also going over a speed hump I thought it wasn't too bad. Bit of a rare scenario
@@ElectricalFilth granted over speed hump but 2 of 3 parking spots in carparks are next to columns.... So they'll need to either fix the software or remove it
Panoramic view of the car he said!? It shows nothing around the car from the real world, so, its just an irrelevant 3D model you spin around isn't it?
From today’s brief drive, I thought the visualisations were quite good
Ur such a nego nancy
Probably because they were in a underground car park do the camera is just picking up the roof and nothing else around them
@@markward573 Not they the way they work Mark. You can be anywhere in a BYD with the 3D camera view and see what is around you. I just thought it was weird that he said "Panoramic view of the car" when it was just a 3D model of the car, and not representative of its environment. The imagery it shows while driving along seems pretty good and similar to the Tesla realtime view. I am only talking about his Panoramic view
comment not being true.
Really this guy knows nothing about computing. NVIDIAS SNAPDRAGON CHIP. The level of ignorance here is unspeakable.
As per my replies to numerous previous comments about this subject and since placed in my pinned comment and video description:
- Clarification: The G6 is powered by an Nvidia Orin-X processor combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8155P chip | 800V battery architecture allows it to potentially DC charge at speeds of 250kW+
Otherwise Alex, our rep gets an A from me for being so thorough in his walkthrough of the infotainment screen
Very boring car Tom !
I made a similar observation during my trip to China earlier this year (2024) … it’s getting difficult to differentiate between some of the newer EV brands … how do they win us over as consumers?
this is why there has been a price war going on.
Xpeng s differentiator is XNGP.
A strong selling point is that all the features are included on both the standard and long range models. Also this is the first LFP model (standard range) I've seen in Australia with 800 volt architecture.