Gasgoo Munich- A day after its launch, the XPENG GX is already drawing crowds. A company executive revealed on Weibo that showroom foot traffic on the model's second day hit a 2026 weekday high, easily surpassing the 2025 peak and the second-day turnout for every other new model launched this year. Test-drive demand also outpaced the first-weekend single-day volumes of other models, including the P7+. Weekend slots are now fully booked at stores across multiple cities.
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The surge in foot traffic follows a strong start in orders. XPENG officially announced that the GX racked up 24,863 non-refundable deposits within 12 hours of its market debut, Gasgoo learned on May 21.
The XPENG GX — the automaker’s first full-size flagship SUV — officially hit the market on May 20. It rolls out in eight trims across both pure-electric and super extended-range powertrains, with an introductory price starting at 269,800 yuan.
XPENG is positioning the GX as a redefinition of what a full-size flagship SUV can offer. The model comes loaded with L4-native design, a drive-by-wire chassis, aviation-grade redundant safety systems, and trickle-down Robotaxi technology.
Notably, the GX serves as China’s first fully self-developed, mass-produced factory-installed Robotaxi prototype — effectively bringing autonomous-level smart driving capabilities to mainstream buyers.
Under the hood, it packs up to 3,000 TOPS of effective computing power. That muscle feeds AI algorithms for the physical world, multi-sensor fusion perception, and real-time decision-making in complex traffic scenarios.
On the software front, the second-generation VLA model enables campus cruising and obstacle avoidance in heavy rain, dense fog, or low light. VLA and VLM systems have entered a cross-domain fusion phase, unlocking voice-controlled driving — users can issue commands to turn or accelerate, and even use vague prompts like "park near the elevator." The updated VLA also handles autonomous parking in highway service areas with no human intervention required.
Inside the cabin, an on-device VLM large language model powers local fuzzy-semantic dialogue, handling vague location searches and complex route planning. Meanwhile, AI digital projection headlights use light signals to communicate with the outside world — flashing to indicate lane changes or yielding to pedestrians.
