Xpeng chose the 2026 Paris Motor Show to take its next-generation AI flagship SUV, the G9L, global. The model opened for European orders on October 12 with a starting price of 74,990 euros (about 560,000 yuan, or roughly $79,000) in France, a Chinese guide price before taxes and incentives, according to Sina Auto.
Local production in Europe
The G9L is the fourth Xpeng model to be built at Magna Steyr's plant in Graz, Austria, where local production began in the third quarter of 2025. The SUV is now manufactured simultaneously in Guangzhou, China, and Graz, with the Austrian facility expected to smooth deliveries across Europe. Xpeng said it is deepening localization through its European R&D center, which handles regulatory certification, language and interaction adaptation, chassis tuning, charging network planning and assisted-driving testing for local roads.
At the Paris show, Xpeng also signed a strategic framework agreement with Michelin and highlighted cooperation with European suppliers such as Bosch and Dassault. The company introduced "XPENG AI ENGINEERING," an open platform offering vehicle architectures, modular technology and toolchains to global new-energy vehicle partners. Xpeng's broader physical AI ecosystem, including Robotaxi, the Turing AI chip and a physical-world foundation model, is also open to collaboration, with Robotaxi talks underway with a major European mobility platform.
Specs and assisted driving
The G9L measures more than 5.1 meters long with a 3.1-meter wheelbase, and is designed to cover business, family and outdoor use. It rides on an all-aluminum suspension with dual-chamber air springs and adaptive dampers, offering up to 216 mm of ground clearance and 700 mm of wading depth. Active rear-wheel steering cuts the turning radius to 5.5 meters, useful on narrow European city streets. The SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and stops from 100 km/h in 35.1 meters.
An 800V platform with 5C fast charging takes the battery from 10 to 80 percent in as little as 11.7 minutes, and a 6 kW V2L function supports outdoor power needs. Inside, the cabin includes a 21.4-inch 3K entertainment screen, a 23-speaker audio system, a 12.5-liter dual-zone refrigerator and child-safe materials. For Europe, Xpeng integrated Google Maps and Google Play, offering more than 500 native apps.
Xpeng and Tesla were the only two automakers taking part in the official Autonomous Lab public assisted-driving experience at the Paris show, where Xpeng demonstrated its NGP (navigation-guided pilot) system on real Paris roads. This marked the first large-scale public NGP trial in Europe, with more than 400 global media outlets registered before the event. Ahead of the show, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng tested NGP on the Arc de Triomphe roundabout, which merges 12 avenues; he said the system performed like an "experienced European driver."
The G9L was developed over three years with 6.74 million kilometers of road testing across 26 countries. It features a 16,000-ton integrated die-cast body, up to 10 airbags, and EIS battery safety chips. The AEB system works at speeds up to 150 km/h, and aviation-grade redundancy covers braking, drive, communication and locking systems. Xpeng also said it was elected secretary-general of the UNECE's new TF-ESRI working group on automated-driving scenario information exchange, the first Chinese company to hold such a role in the UN's automated-driving regulatory framework.
