China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently released information on the facelift of the 2025 Xpeng G6 in its latest publicly available catalogue. Three variants were mentioned in the document, all powered by a single rear-mounted (RWD) motor with a peak output of 296 PS.

That output remains unchanged from the outgoing pre-facelift but the documents also listed new battery packs would be offered in the facelift. Replacing the existing ternary lithium battery packs would be lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery packs supplied by CALB, likely as a move to lower production costs.

According to photos released in the official government document, the exterior changes are very mild. In front, the refreshed G6 features a continuous light strip and a repositioned logo while the rear gains a ducktail-like spoiler.

Dimensionally, the updated G6 retains the same width, height, and wheelbase but its length is extended by 3 mm to 4,758 mm long.

Further details on the equipment are not available in the documents but there is a notable absence of a lidar option in the filings and photos. In the pricier Max variants in China, the G6’s lidars are placed near the headlights.

Xpeng said in its 3rd quarter 2024 earnings call that its new Max variants and facelifted models would no longer rely on lidar and instead will use the AI Eagle Eye smart driving solution. It is a pure vision smart driving solution that was introduced on the P7+ and is powered by two Nvidia Orin X chips with Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (XNGP) assisted driving functionality.

The Chinese carmaker’s ditching of lidar mirrors that of Tesla which expressed its dislike for the technology many times over the past few years. Its vice president of external affairs, Grace Tao, wrote about the challenges on Weibo recently.

“Roads and traffic regulations are designed for human eyes, optic nerves and brains. In such roads, only cameras, visual neural networks and autonomous driving hardware can mimic human observation, perception and decision-making habits to achieve driving results that match or even surpass those of humans,” she wrote.

Tao continued, “Tesla believes that the fusion solution of cameras plus LiDAR doesn't have the effect of making 1+1 greater than 2. If the information coming from the radar and the camera contradict each other, the vehicle's brain will have a hard time making a choice.”

She further explained that adding LiDAR will also make the vehicle cost higher.

The Xpeng G6 is available in Malaysia fully imported (CBU) from China and distributed by Bermaz Xpeng Sdn Bhd. Two RWD variants are available:

• 580 Pro – RM 165,820
• 755 Pro – RM 185,820

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