EV choice widens with another Eastern arrival

Xpeng's debut feels instantly at home in UK's EV market, writes Tom Sharpe

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Xpeng is one of the less familiar Chinese additions to the UK's electric vehicle market, but there is an instant familiarity about its G6.

This is the first model served up to UK customers by the carmaker, founded by two former Tesla executives back in 2014, and has a rather anodyne design akin to something from Elon Musk's operation.

Its visor-like headlights are also evocative of a Hyundai Kona.

However, while the G6 may be similarly priced to a top-spec Kona, and around £5,000 less than a Tesla Model Y, at £39,990 in the standard range guise tested here it is considerably larger.

At 4.7 metres long, it is almost 40cm longer than the Hyundai and 10cm longer than a Skoda Enyaq, providing a spacious cabin and 571-litre boot.