Review of the Xpeng G6 LR - 8 months later

Ive had my Xpeng G6 since November 2025 so about 8 months. I have no regrets. Really good car, handles well, drives well.

Whats good:

1. The cars appearance compared to other SUV EVs is so much more unique. The other EVs ive seen around seem bulky and oddly shaped. The rims, lights and overall physique of the car are pleasant to look at.
2. The interior design is as simple as it needs to be, the focal point being the central screen and steering wheel. Steering wheel shape is unique but doesnt hinder you in any form. If anything id say it gives you greater control. The screen is the perfect size and sleek and has plenty of apps.
3. Cooling / Heating. The max cool or heat feature will have you feeling hot or cold in seconds. Its the best. Doesnt require much time to get the car how you want it.
4. Sound. The speaker quality is next level, almost cinema experience. Listening to the mindfulness sounds you could swear birds are flapping around you.
5. Call quality. I take alot of calls for my job which finds me on the road alot. People im talking to dont even realise im in the car driving. The drivers headrest as the speaker makes for an even better experience.
6. Boot space/Interior space. The rear boot of this car is huge, theres so much room. With the seats up i can fit a golf bag, golf caddy and several additional items. With the seats down the space becomes large enough to fit a queen single blow up mattress that i use for camping or several items to transport. The interior space is massive. The leg room you get in the front or rear seats is incredible. The floor space of the rear seats is also long enough for a packed up gazebo to fit horizontally. Very impressive.
7. Efficiency / Energy consumption. I drive on freeways 80% of the time between 110km/h to 80km/h. I hover around the 14-16 kWh/100km, this is using Android auto, maps, spotify, the airconditioner as well as the xpilot assist. So overall i think thats a decent value. Nets me around the 480km range assuming a charge at 90%.
8. Voice commands. While abit of a gimmick its quite handy while camping to roll up/down windows while your lieing down in the back. Handy for opening the charging port or turning on certain car features without disrupting the mapping system. There are alot of features that could be added that arent apart of the voice commands.
9. The sunroof. This was one of my major concerns on the purchase. As my car is often in direct sunlight all the time my worry was heat being created or the possibility of being burnt. This worry was unfounded as the UV protection on the roof is high. I dont notice any heat from the roof, while the temperature does increase to high levels in the car while stationary and parked in the sun in summer activating the cooling feature 1 or 2 minutes before entering will bring it right down quick smart.
10. Xcombos. What an incredible feature to be able to set parameters to structure how your car reacts or sets itself up in certain conditions.

Ive found my driving preference is to be in sports mode consistently, which i find has the best control to match the speeds im driving at. I also have the regenerative breaking on medium which stops the jolting feeling you get when you remove your foot off the accelerator but i imagine my efficiency would greatly improve with the higher energy braking system as well as ECO mode driving.

My issues/concerns:

1. The rear seat folding down doesnt create a flat surface, theres about a 10 degree ish rise from the seat join. I go camping alot so i have to add support if i want to sleep in the back on a flat surface. The boot has heeps of room so if you want to transport longer items they bow in the middle.
2. The after sales support is quite bad. Ive ordered sun shades (which in hindsight i didnt need), and tried to order the custom mattress, all of which are impossible to acquire from the company.
3. Like any computer it can have some software issues occur mostly related to Android auto. A quick reset fixes it every time but still slightly annoying.
4. The rear windows dont fully roll down. Other cars have this also but i just dont like it.
5. The Xpilot assist. The car self drives pretty well, obviously guided by me with light holding of the wheel. However it does brake significantly on sharper curves to the point that its hazardous at high speeds, The car has interpreted sand on the road as an obstruction and attempted to brake also at a high speed. A tad concerning.
6. The Xcombos are quite limited. The ability to write code to activate features was what sold me this car. This needs to be expanded significantly. I was looking at options like (if car is not connected to home wifi or not at home base then activate Xguard) or (if phone in range of car and car not charging unlock charging port). Xcombos need improvement.
7. Sleep mode in car is the coolest feature. The drawback is it requires the matress from Xpeng which is impossible to get.
8. The air con vents are annoying to alter direction or mode. Perhaps i havent figured out the voice command for it yet but having to click into the aircon section then manually adjust directions with my fingers is a risk while driving with the amount of buttons required to be pressed.
9. No Spare Tyre. Why this is even a thing i dont know.
10. Xpeng Mapping energy consumption. The estimated energy consumption for the mapping tool is not accurate or isnt based off the current energy use. i.e i performed a long drive the inbuilt xpeng mapping tool said i would arrive at my destination and have 50km of range remaining on arrival. When in fact on arrival i had less than 10km of range remaining. This caused some stress.
11. Repairs / Parts. While i have not experienced this i often see posts about spare parts being an issue to source. If true this is a horrendous issue that needs to be addressed ASAP.

Overall, regardless of these issues i love the car and would recommend to people. Xpeng being fairly new to australia im giving them a chance to rectify a few items and now i see alot more of these cars on the road which is nice to see.

Hope this post can help people that are tossing up their preferences for a preferred EV.