XPeng X9

The XPeng X9 ( zh, c=小鹏X9, p=Xiǎopéng X9) is a battery electric luxury minivan manufactured by Chinese electric vehicle company XPeng.

Overview

The XPeng X9 was initially revealed on 24 October 2023 at its 1024 Tech Day event before its launch at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show where pre-orders opened on 17 November. Deliveries began on 1 January 2024 after receiving over 30,000 pre-orders. It sits on the Smart Electric Platform Architecture 2.0 (SEPA 2.0) platform with three rows and 7 seats in a 2-2-3 setup.

XPeng says the X9's design was inspired by starships. The front of the X9 is closed off, with a lower air intake covered by a body color hexagonal tessellation. It uses a split headlight design, with a light bar stretching across the top of the bumper, and LiDAR units placed in the lower corners of the bumper in the traditional location of fog lights. The windshield is highly sloped with a 21-degree A-pillar angle, and it has a floating roof design with black-painted pillars, and the power sliding doors have a sharply creased character line placed low on the door, and the wheels have optional aerodynamic flat covers. The windows sit flush with the pillars creating a smooth aerodynamic surface, which XPeng claims is the first for an MPV. The rear has an unconventional 23-degree sloped rear window to decrease aerodynamic drag, which combine with other optimizations to allow for a drag coefficient of 0.227C_d. It was originally available with four exterior paint colors: Nebula White, New Moon Silver, Starship Grey, and Midnight Black.

The X9's chassis is made of 2,000 MPa steel and six large aluminium castings manufactured using a 12,000 ton die casting machine, making the chassis' total composition 83% high-strength steel and aluminium. It uses double wishbone front suspension and multilink independent rear suspension, both using dual-chamber air springs capable of of ride height adjustment as standard, allowing for a floor entry height. It has 5 degrees of rear-wheel steering as standard, allowing for a turning radius of .

At launch, the X9 came standard with an ADAS system capable of supervised autonomous driving on highways called XPILOT, which consists of a single Nvidia Orin X chip with 254 TOPS and a sensor suite consisting of three mmWave radars, 11 cameras, and 12 ultrasonic sensors. Higher trims came with the XNGP system capable of supervised autonomous driving in both urban and highway scenarios, which uses two 126-line Robosense LiDAR sensors in the front bumper and a second Nvidia Orin X chip for a total of 508 TOPS. It was initially limited to use in select cities, but later OTA updates allowed for the XNGP system to be used anywhere throughout China by the end of 2024.

Interior

The dashboard contains an integrated 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster behind a two-spoke steering wheel, and a floating 17.3-inch infotainment display which is the first to feature XPeng's XOS Tianji software, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 SoC. The center console connects to the dashboard below the infotainment display with a slotted metallic air vent, and it contains two 50W wireless charging pads with active cooling and two circular cupholders. It has a digital rearview mirror and an individual sunroof for the front row. It is equipped with a 23-speaker 2180W 7.1.6 surround sound X-opera sound system and five-zone climate control as standard.

The second row seats are captains chairs with either the standard heated power adjustable seats with a aisle, or an optional 'zero-gravity' recline mode with 18-way power adjustment including leg support and massaging functions, which lack an aisle between the seats and instead move forward to allow for third row access. The rear passengers have access to 21.4-inch ceiling mounted fold-down 3K resolution 100% DCI-P3 color gamut display. They also have access to folding tables mounted on the front seatbacks, individual USB-C charging ports, a panoramic sunroof, and a control panel mounted on the back of the center console. It has refrigerator compartment located in the center console capable of heating and cooling between , and is able to cool the compartment from within five minutes.

The third row has access to two cupholders and a separate climate control zone, and has power headrest and reclining adjustment of up to 176 degrees. The ceiling features a ring surrounding the second and third rows which contains ambient lighting and individual air vents. The third row is power folding including power retracting headrests and collapses backwards into the rear cargo area, creating a flat loading floor and expanding the rear cargo volume from to of space.

2025 update

The 2025 version of the X9 was revealed on 8 April 2025, with pre-orders opening the same day, and was launched on 15 April. XPeng claims the model has 496 component changes, 35% of the components and design have been changed. The exterior features only minor changes, with two new 19 and 20-inch wheel options with 'anti-spinner' stationary hub logos, soft-close front doors, and three new paint colors: Matte Starship Grey, Nebula Purple, and Galaxy Blue.

It has been upgraded to come standard with the LiDAR-less Hawk Eye ADAS system first seen in the P7+, so the two bumper mounted LiDARs have been replaced with decorative blanking panels, and teal-colored autonomous driving indicator lights have been added in locations including the side mirrors. The active suspension system now has a '6D AI anti-motion sickness' algorithm that aims to minimize pitching moments and body roll.

The second row seats now have a permanent aisle space in between the two captains chair seats, which were previously directly side-by-side. The front two rows now have 14-way power adjustment, heating, ventilation, and 10-point massage functions or optional 16-point massaging, along with the 'zero-gravity' recline mode all as standard. With the new seat design, the 'zero-gravity' mode can operate even when all seats are occupied, as the seats will dynamically adjust to accommodate for each passenger's positioning. The third row seats now have a standard heating function.

XPeng says that various button and trim surfaces have been improved, with some using a physical vapor deposition manufacturing process, and an additional of soft-touch surfaces for a total of . The 21.4-inch rear passenger screen is now certified by TÜV Rheinland to have 50% reduced blue light levels and has an adjustable tilt angle of up to 75 degrees. The second row now has access to a childproofed 220V outlet capable of 2.2kW of output, 50W chargers, and the V2L system's output has been increased to 6kW. XPeng claims it made 56 changes to improve NVH characteristics, some of which can be applied to older models through an OTA update.

The powertrain has been updated to use new larger battery packs with faster charging capabilities, while the motor configurations carry over from before. The smaller battery is now 94.8kWh and capable of 5C charging, while the larger battery is 105kWh with 3C charging. It now has a maximum configurable range of .

XPeng is offering 'Hardware OTA' upgrade packages for owners of older models to install some new features, including a paid upgrade for the new 'zero gravity' seat design, the addition of teal autonomous indicator lights, and a free upgrade to the sound insulation.

Powertrain

The X9 comes standard with a front permanent magnet synchronous motor, which can supplemented by a induction motor at the rear for an all-wheel drive system with a total of .

Battery options at launch in 2024 include a 84.5kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack supplied by Eve Energy and a 101.5kWh NMC battery pack from CALB. The XPeng X9's SEPA 2.0 platform supports an 800V silicon carbide electrical architecture, which enables 3C DC fast charging for of range within 10 minutes of charging time. Depending on different battery and electric motor combinations, X9 has , , or of CLTC range.

In 2025, the battery packs were updated with larger capacities and faster charging, while the motor configuration remained the same as before. The smaller battery is now a 94.8kWh LFP pack providing of range, and is capable of 5C charging for up to of range in 10 minutes. The larger battery is a 105kWh NMC pack providing or of range for front-wheel and all-wheel drive variants, respectively, and is capable of 3C charging for up to of range in 13 minutes.

Markets

The right-hand drive version of the X9 debuted at the 2025 Singapore Motorshow on January 9th.

Hong Kong

On 17 May 2024, the XPeng X9 made its official debut in Hong Kong alongside the XPeng G6 crossover SUV. It has support for Cantonese voice recognition, and deliveries commenced in mid-2024.

The global launch event for the 2025 X9 update was held on 15 April 2025, and the RHD Hong Kong version gains the updated models improvements but differs with the lack of soft-close front doors, carryover second row control panel design, and the omission of the second third-row ISOFIX mounting point.

Malaysia

The X9 was launched in Malaysia on 5 March 2025, with three variants: the Standard Range 2WD Pro, the Long Range 2WD Pro, and the Long Range 2WD Pro Plus.

Singapore

The X9 debuted for the Singapore market at the 2025 Singapore Motorshow on 9 January 2025, with orders opening later the same month. It is available exclusively with the front-wheel drive powertrain, with the same two battery options achieving on the WLTP cycle.

Thailand

On 22 February 2025, XPeng held a ceremony commemorating the shipment of 300 right-hand drive X9s to Thailand, the first shipment to international markets for the X9.

Safety

The X9 achieved a five-star rating in China's C-NCAP safety testing, scoring 86.6% overall. The tested model was the top trim with the larger battery and front-wheel drive powertrain, and was equipped with the optional XNGP urban NOA system featuring two LiDARs and two Nvidia Orin X SoCs. In the subcategories, it scored 86.18% on occupant protection, 69.92% on pedestrian protection, and 97.68% in active safety, which is the second highest score in the category behind the Aito M9.

Sales

On 10 June 2025, XPeng announced that the X9 exceeded 30,000 worldwide deliveries.

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