XPENG L05

The XPENG L05 is a five-seat SUV on pre-sale in China and announced for Europe in 2027. Its Chinese name is Mona L05. At 4.87 metres, it is 22 cm longer than the L03 and close to the G9 in length.

Images: XPENG. Sources for leaked photographs appear in their separate gallery.

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Europe and Denmark

XPENG announced a European launch for the L05 in 2027 at Paris Night on 11 October 2026. The covered car appeared alongside the words “L05 landing next year”. I attended the presentation.

A Danish sales date and European specifications have yet to be announced. The L05 is not available to order through XPENG’s Danish EU website.

I expect the L05 to reach Denmark, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Belgium, among other countries. On 15 October 2026, XPENG’s EU website API listed the L05 series D02ESV for all seven, plus D02ESR in the Netherlands, but no trims. Austria was absent, despite selling the G9L. These entries suggest possible markets without confirming order dates or a national trim range. Outside Europe, the Australian outlet Zecar expects the L05 in the first quarter of 2027.

My take on Europe

Trims and powertrains

My take, 14 October 2026. Following the L03’s approach would give the L05 Standard Range and Long Range versions, plus an Extended Range model with a range extender in selected markets. I expect both 2WD and 4WD, with Ultra trims adding equipment. Names and equipment levels remain unconfirmed.

Possible European trim	Battery	Powertrain	Equipment level
Standard Range	Around 58 kWh	2WD (rear-wheel drive)	Standard
Long Range	Around 71 kWh	2WD (rear-wheel drive)	Standard
Long Range Ultra (less certain)	Around 71 kWh	2WD (rear-wheel drive)	Ultra
Performance	Around 71 kWh	4WD (all-wheel drive)	Standard
Performance Ultra	Around 71 kWh	4WD (all-wheel drive)	Ultra

The approximate battery sizes in the table follow the Chinese trims. European capacities and WLTP figures may differ, and Standard Range could be limited to selected countries.

The L03 gained all-wheel-drive versions in Europe despite an entirely rear-wheel-drive Chinese range. That is why my L05 forecast includes AWD, although all five Chinese pre-sale trims are rear-wheel drive too.

My forecast for Denmark is fully electric. I expect Extended Range chiefly in countries that already offer the L03 PowerX, including Germany, Sweden and Belgium. On 14 October 2026, the L03 range omitted PowerX in Denmark and Norway, as well as in the Netherlands and France. I expect a similar split for the L05.

My split between standard and Ultra follows the L03 as sold in Europe. In China, L05 equipment is the same on Max and Ultra SE apart from driver assistance, and several items that are Ultra equipment on the European L03 are standard on the Chinese L05. See Equipment.

Expected standard equipment

• Heated and ventilated front seats.
• W-HUD and the large centre display.
• Possibly a small driver display, as fitted to the European L03.
• Ambient lighting with 256 colours.
• Bosch driver assistance on non-Ultra trims, as on the European L03. The Chinese L05 has Turing chips on all five trims.
• XOS 6 with Google Maps navigation.
• A frunk in the fully electric version. In China, only the EV trims have one.
• A flexible accessory system with magnetic mounts and fixed attachment points, as on the L03 and G9L.

Expected Ultra equipment

The Danish L03 bundles massage, the 20-speaker sound system and Turing driver assistance in Performance Ultra. In France, the L03 also comes in a rear-wheel-drive Long Range Ultra trim; an equivalent L05 trim is possible, though less certain than the other four in the table.

• Front-seat massage, standard on the Chinese L05.
• The upgraded sound system, an option pack on the Chinese L05.
• Turing driver assistance.
• Possibly active noise cancellation, which is Ultra equipment on the L03 in Europe and standard on the Chinese L05.

On the Chinese L05, the rear screen belongs to an option pack with a two-part glass roof, while the electric roof blind is standard. In Europe, each could become standard, Ultra equipment or be left out; this part of my forecast is less certain.

The Zero Gravity passenger seat is an option pack on the Chinese L05 and absent from the European L03 equipment lists I reviewed. I therefore do not currently expect it on the European L05.

Exact chip models and driver-assistance functions may differ from the Chinese car. Chinese NGP therefore does not establish which features will be available in Europe.

Pricing in Denmark

XPENG has not announced Danish L05 prices. For a launch in 2027, Danish pricing will be subject to the tax rules in force when the car is registered.

Mona L05 in China

XPENG’s event announcement came on 15 October 2026 at 19:00 Beijing time, and pre-sales opened that evening. The official launch is on 29 October, according to XPENG’s press release; no delivery date has been given. The L05 is the third model in the Mona series, which XPENG says has delivered more than 350,000 cars in two years. Trims and prices follow below.

In its 14 October post, XPENG says display cars are at Chinese dealers. An official Chinese L05 appointment page is also available.

Trims and prices in China

Market	Retail trims	Price
Europe and Denmark	Not announced	Not announced
China	Five trims on pre-sale, see below	From 169,800 yuan

Pre-sales opened on 15 October 2026, and prices may change before the launch on 29 October; matching L03 trims fell by 9,000-15,000 yuan between pre-sale and launch in July. China gets two equipment levels, Max and Ultra SE, and the difference is under Driver assistance. The table follows XPENG’s configuration table.

Chinese trim	Powertrain and battery	CLTC range	Turing chips	Pre-sale price
535 Max	Electric, 58.2 kWh	535 km	1	169,800 yuan
1310 Max	Range extender, 37.2 kWh	310 km electric, 1,310 km total	1	169,800 yuan
635 Max	Electric, 71.1 kWh	635 km	1	179,800 yuan
1310 Ultra SE	Range extender, 37.2 kWh	310 km electric, 1,310 km total	2	181,800 yuan
635 Ultra SE	Electric, 71.1 kWh	635 km	2	191,800 yuan

Until the launch, a 1,000-yuan deposit counts as 3,000 yuan off the purchase price. The option packs are under Equipment. Chinese prices and CLTC figures say nothing about the European version.

Equipment: standard and option packs

XPENG’s configuration table shows what is standard and what is optional on each Chinese trim. Equipment is the same on Max and Ultra SE apart from driver assistance.

Standard on all five

• Centre display, W-HUD, MediaTek MT8676, 5G and Wi-Fi, four-zone voice control, Apple CarPlay, HiCar and ICCOA Carlink.
• Nine-speaker sound system, active road-noise cancellation (RNC), double acoustic glass at the front and privacy glass at the rear.
• Front seats with electric adjustment (12-way driver, 10-way passenger), lumbar support, pneumatic thigh support, heating, ventilation, 14-point massage and memory.
• Rear bench with electric backrests, heating on the two outer seats, a 40:60 split and a 10-litre drawer under the cushion.
• One-piece panoramic glass roof with an electric blind, heated steering wheel, two-zone climate control with a PM2.5 filter and 50 W wireless charging.
• Three USB-C ports (60 W front and rear, one by the mirror), one USB-A port and two 12 V sockets (front and boot).
• 18-inch wheels with 225/60 R18 tyres, power tailgate, frameless doors and mirrors, and an active grille shutter (AGS).

Option packs

• ① 20-inch wheels with 245/45 R20 tyres and fluorescent yellow calliper covers: 6,000 yuan, 4,000 yuan during pre-sale.
• ② The ROAM pack: 9,999 yuan, 6,999 yuan during pre-sale. Its contents are below.
• ③ Front-seat pack with an AI-adaptive driver’s seat and a Zero Gravity passenger seat.
• ④ 20-speaker sound system with 7.1.4 channels.
• ⑤ Roof-mounted rear screen with a two-part glass roof, a manual front blind and an electric rear blind.

XPENG will give the price and terms of packs ③-⑤ at the launch on 29 October. The rear screen cannot be combined with the standard one-piece roof. Screens and seats are described under Cabin.

ROAM

ROAM is a design pack available on all five trims. It adds its own 20-inch wheels with body-coloured calliper covers, sports bumpers and side skirts in body colour, black badges, spoiler and door sills, Nappa leather on the seat contact surfaces, a suede-like headliner and its own display and ambient-light theme, selectable by voice. ROAM comes in three colour combinations only, see Colours and interior.

Design and dimensions

XPENG’s design presentation identifies frameless doors, flush side glazing and concealed window weatherstrips. The front lights use the Mona family design, named 星舰大灯, “starship headlights”, by XPENG.

AGS uses active grille shutters that open and close automatically to manage aerodynamics and electric-drive cooling. XPENG gives no drag coefficient or measured range benefit for this feature.

Full-width rear light - more than 300 LED elements and laser-engraved details, according to XPENG’s Chinese design presentation.

L05, L03, G6 and G9

The L05 is longer and wider than both the L03 and G6. The comparison uses Chinese L05 dimensions and European figures for the other models.

	XPENG L03	XPENG G6	XPENG L05	XPENG G9
Internal code	D03	-	D02	-
Length	4,650 mm	4,758 mm	4,870 mm	4,891 mm
Width	1,920 mm	1,920 mm	1,930 mm	1,937 mm
Height	1,600 mm	1,650 mm	1,636 mm	1,680 mm (Perf. 1,670)
Wheelbase	2,850 mm	2,890 mm	2,940 mm	2,998 mm
Seats	5	5	5	5
Powertrains	BEV (Denmark) · BEV + EREV (selected European markets and China)	BEV, 800 V (EU spec)	BEV + EREV (China)	BEV, 800 V (EU spec)
Markets	On sale in Europe (incl. DK) · China	On sale in Europe (incl. DK) · China	China (pre-sales 15 October) · Europe in 2027	On sale in Europe (incl. DK) · China

L03 dimensions: Danish press release; wheelbase from MIIT. G6 and G9: European specifications on their model pages. L05: XPENG’s configuration table, 15 October 2026. L05 batteries are listed under Trims and prices. Specifications for models on sale are in Compare specs.

According to the MIIT filing, the panoramic roof is fixed. Tyre sizes and the two roof versions are under Equipment.

L03 and L05 - designed by the same team under design lead JuanMa Lopez, according to XPENG.

Colours and interior

XPENG’s Chinese colour presentation shows the finishes on the car. The swatches here are indicative. European availability and official colour names have yet to be announced.

• Silver新月银
• Grey微月灰
• Purple罗兰紫
• White星云白
• Green仙踪绿
• Black晶曜黑

Inside, there are two standard colours, dark grey (深空灰) and light grey (气宇灰); the green paint cannot be combined with light grey. The ROAM pack has three interiors of its own, each tied to one paint colour: purple with iris (鸢尾紫), green with titanium green (钛荧绿) and grey with star purple (星脉紫). That makes 11 standard combinations and three with ROAM, according to the configuration table.

Cabin and technology

A roof-mounted rear screen and a windscreen head-up display feature in XPENG’s Chinese cabin reveal of 14 October 2026. The photographs show a two-level dashboard with a freestanding centre display. XPENG’s equipment posters also detail the seat comfort functions.

The equipment described here is for China. What is standard and what is optional is under Equipment.

Displays, W-HUD and audio

Equipment	XPENG’s Chinese presentation
Centre display	17.3 inches, 3K resolution, 600 nits, 95% DCI-P3 colour gamut and 16.7 million colours. Anti-reflection (AR) and anti-fingerprint (AF) coatings.
Rear screen (pack ⑤)	17.3-inch roof-mounted display, 98% DCI-P3 gamut and adjustment from 0 to 105 degrees. Voice control and an AF coating. XPENG states that the screen has TÜV low-blue-light certification.
W-HUD	A 26.8-inch image projected onto the windscreen, with automatic brightness and height adjustment. XPENG’s equipment poster illustrates navigation and a reversing-camera view.
Audio (pack ④)	Over 1,000 W and a DSP chip; the driver’s headrest houses two of the speakers.
Infotainment	MediaTek MT8676, as in the L03, with XPENG’s Master Agent voice assistant.

Steering-wheel buttons provide access to driver assistance and driving modes, including Comfort and Sport.

Rear screen - part of option pack ⑤ together with the two-part glass roof.

Seats and comfort functions

The AI-controlled driver’s seat in option pack ③ has a 15-layer construction and adapts its support for the lumbar area, shoulders and thighs, as well as the sides of the backrest and cushion; cushion firmness can also be adjusted.

The same pack gives the passenger a Zero Gravity seat with an electric leg support that adjusts in four directions and measures up to 312 mm; it replaces the pneumatic thigh support. The rear backrests have 11 degrees of electric adjustment, and the two outer rear seats are heated.

Headroom is 1,030 mm in the front and 1,010 mm in the back, with 1,063 mm of rear legroom, XPENG says in its post on interior space from the launch. By XPENG’s account a 1.90 m adult sits comfortably in either row. The front seat cushion is 555 mm long. XPENG does not give the measuring method.

Roof blind, air vents and ambient lighting

XPENG’s Chinese cabin presentation shows velvet headlining and an electric blind for the panoramic glass roof. Other details include concealed electrically adjusted front air vents, an illuminated vanity mirror and etched metal speaker grilles. According to XPENG, soft trim covers more than 74% of the interior surface area.

Ambient lighting offers 256 colours along more than 4.6 metres of cabin trim. XPENG calls the pattern a “light waterfall”. According to the press release of 15 October, the lighting has an AI function XPENG calls “AI light-following” and can change colour in time with music, show contrasting colours zone by zone and match the centre display’s colours.

The equipment posters can be enlarged in the cabin gallery.

Boot and frunk

XPENG packs nine 20-inch suitcases behind the upright rear backrests of a Chinese Mona L05 in its 14 October luggage demonstration. One additional suitcase fits in the frunk, the front luggage compartment.

Luggage space - the rear backrests remain upright in XPENG’s demonstration.

The film also shows space for a dog bed, musical instruments and skiing equipment. The suitcase demonstration is not a standardised volume measurement; XPENG gives neither the cases’ external dimensions nor the car’s trim or payload. The film is in the gallery.

XPENG’s configuration table gives a 702-litre boot and up to 1,913 litres with the rear seat folded. According to the press release, the opening is 1,094 mm wide, and the load space is 1,015 mm wide and deep. The 102-litre frunk with a drain is only on the three EV trims. The measuring method is not stated.

XPENG counts 41 storage spaces, 30 of them in the cabin, and 22 accessory mounts, including five 1/4-inch threaded mounts and eight magnetic points. The roof-rail mounts take a maximum load of 75 kg, and the table on the back of the passenger seat has a design load of 25 kg, XPENG says.

Batteries, range and charging

Powertrains and performance

All five Chinese trims are rear-wheel drive with a 183 kW, 280 Nm permanent-magnet motor. The range-extended version also has a 1.499-litre petrol engine. According to the approval, it delivers 70 kW, and the car’s top speed is 180 km/h.

Chinese trim	0-100 km/h	Consumption (CLTC)
535 Max	7.3 s	12.2 kWh/100 km
635 Max and 635 Ultra SE	6.8 s	12.6 kWh/100 km
1310 Max and 1310 Ultra SE	6.8 s	13.1 kWh/100 km

Consumption and range are measured to CLTC on 18-inch wheels and cannot be compared directly with European WLTP figures. All three batteries are liquid-cooled LFP packs sealed to IP68. Which battery each trim has is under Trims and prices.

Approval data

XPENG’s Chinese environmental declarations from June 2026 show the approved versions, not the retail trims. The model codes are approval identifiers.

Powertrain and model code	Battery	Electric range	Test cycle	Declarations (PDF)
BEV NHQ6490BEVVA	58.2 kWh	515 / 535 / 540 / 560 km	CLTC	declaration 1 · declaration 2 · declaration 3 · declaration 4
BEV NHQ6490BEVVB	71.1 kWh LFP (CALB)	615 / 635 / 640 / 660 km	CLTC	declaration 1 · declaration 2 · declaration 3 · declaration 4
EREV NHQ6490REEVVA	37.2 kWh LFP (EVE Power)	237 / 245 / 253 km	Not stated in the declaration	declaration 1 · declaration 2 · declaration 3 · declaration 4

The 660 km version listed there is not among the five pre-sale trims. The EREV declarations specify neither the test cycle nor total range with petrol. The suppliers CALB and EVE Power are named in the purchase-tax catalogue.

The range extender

The range-extended version has a 42-litre tank. In China it runs on 92, 95 or 98-octane petrol, and for export markets XPENG adapts it to local fuel standards, according to XPENG’s powertrain post. XPENG gives combined consumption of 2.3 litres per 100 km and 5.26 litres with the battery depleted under the Chinese WLTC standard, while range is measured to CLTC; the figures come from different tests. Active noise cancellation (ENC) is meant to mask the petrol engine when it starts.

Charging

From 10 to 80%, the EV charges in at least 19.1 minutes and the range-extended version in at least 14.7 minutes; from 30 to 80% takes at least 15.8 and 10.1 minutes. These are XPENG’s laboratory figures. XPENG calls the battery a 3C battery but has not given AC power, peak DC power or voltage.

The car can supply 6 kW to external equipment; the adapter is not included. The XP-HP3.5 heat pump is standard. For models with confirmed European charging data, see Compare specs. The charging guide explains AC, DC and the conditions affecting charge time.

Chassis

The front wheels have MacPherson struts and the rear wheels a five-link suspension. Adaptive DCC dampers are standard on all five trims with three settings, comfort, standard and sport, according to the configuration table. Steering has three levels, and XPENG’s agile steering mode gives a minimum turning radius of 5.4 m.

There are ventilated disc brakes on all wheels, an integrated brake unit (IPB) and driving modes for snow, wet roads and motion sickness. XPENG quotes a 100-0 km/h stopping distance of as little as 34.22 metres without naming the trim, the tyres or the test conditions. The wheels are under Equipment.

Driver assistance

All five trims have 12 ultrasonic sensors, seven ADAS cameras, four cameras for the 360-degree view and a driver-monitoring camera. The configuration table lists neither lidar nor radar. Common to all of them are NGP in the city and on motorways, assisted driving from one parking space to another, automatic parking and remote parking.

Ultra SE has more Turing chips than Max (see the table) and the full version of the second-generation VLA; Max has the light version. Ultra SE also adds a cabin camera and four more NGP functions: driving without a navigation destination, starting from P, stopping at the destination and parking in the nearest free space. Some functions arrive via OTA.

XPENG has yet to give the driver-assistance functions, chip models or software version for the European L05. My expectations are based on the L03.

Safety

XPENG’s safety information for the Chinese L05:

• Seven airbags as standard: front, front side, front and rear curtains and a centre airbag between the front seats.
• 17 active safety functions as standard, including emergency braking (AEB), evasive steering (AES), tyre-blowout stabilisation and an assistant that, during motorway NGP, pulls the car over and calls for help if the driver fails to take over for a prolonged time.
• In XPENG’s own demonstrations of 19 October 2026, emergency braking brought the car to a stop from 130 km/h before a stationary obstacle with five people and nine suitcases on board, and with the same load evasive steering took it around an obstacle at 130 km/h when a car ahead suddenly changed lanes. XPENG showed tyre-blowout stabilisation at 160 km/h with the front and rear tyre on the same side bursting together, fully laden and, by XPENG’s account, filmed in a single take. It also showed it at up to 180 km/h with one front tyre burst, at 120 km/h in a lane change and on a surface with different grip on each side, and at 70 km/h in a bend. XPENG states the highest working speed for emergency braking as 150 km/h and says evasive steering has a mode for snow and ice. XPENG describes each result as a one-off test under specific conditions.
• Steel and aluminium body with steel of up to 2,000 MPa.
• Battery pack with four protective layers underneath against impacts of 2,000 J, which XPENG puts at 4.67 times the Chinese standard. The LFP cells neither catch fire nor explode for 24 hours after thermal runaway, and an EIS chip monitors them continuously.
• Developed to the five-star requirements of C-NCAP 2024, Euro NCAP 2027 and ANCAP 2027 and tested in more than 40 crash scenarios. Validation targets 65 countries and regions: 660 test cars have covered over 5 million kilometres in 25 countries and regions, according to XPENG’s safety post. None of the testing bodies has rated the car.

Crash testing - XPENG’s development targets, not an awarded rating.

In XPENG’s design presentation, the maker describes semi-concealed door handles that it says work in ice and during a power failure. A European safety and equipment list awaits the launch.

Tyre blowout - XPENG’s own demonstration with the Chinese L05, not an independent test.

From approval to launch

Date	Event
9 May 2026	L05 appears in MIIT batch 407 with filing photographs.
11 June 2026	Formal approval and battery data in the Chinese purchase-tax catalogue.
24 August 2026	He Xiaopeng names Mona L05 and schedules its Chinese launch for the fourth quarter.
11 October 2026	Paris Night: L05 announced for Europe in 2027.
12-13 October 2026	XPENG releases official films, photographs, colours and design details.
14 October 2026	XPENG reveals the cabin, displays, W-HUD, seat functions, roof blind and ambient lighting.
15 October 2026	Pre-sales in China and XPENG’s configuration table for the five trims.
29 October 2026	Official launch in China, as announced by XPENG.

What we are still missing

• China: final prices, the price and terms of option packs ③-⑤ and the start of deliveries, expected at the launch on 29 October.
• China: AC power, peak DC power and voltage.
• Europe: prices and order dates.
• Europe: batteries, powertrains and WLTP range.
• Europe: equipment split, driver assistance and any towing allowance.

Q&A

Official Chinese photographs and films

Expand a category and select a photograph to enlarge it. The films show the Chinese model; XPENG says the exterior, cabin and interface may change before delivery.

Earlier leaks and photographs

Sources

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XPENG Mona: official cabin reveal, 14 October 2026. XPENG’s official Chinese equipment posters, 14 October 2026.

XPENG’s configuration table for the Mona L05, read 15 October 2026: figures and equipment split for the five trims. XPENG’s press release 5598, 15 October 2026: the pre-sale and launch date, boot dimensions and the stage photographs. The Mona L05 model page on xiaopeng.com, read 15 October 2026: launch film and interior film. CnEVPost, 15 October 2026: independent report of the prices.

The private Weibo posts and Xchuxing reports cited under earlier leaks and technical rumours are unofficial sources. XPENG’s own posts are identified separately.

CarNewsChina (29 August 2026) discusses the cabin photographs and prospects for a global launch. EVEVUP (15 June 2026) is an earlier filing summary. These are secondary sources; their pricing, equipment and launch predictions do not establish confirmed L05 specifications.

• XPENG official Mona L05 teaser on Weibo, 12 October 2026.
• Paris Night, 11 October 2026: firsthand attendance at the presentation where XPENG showed the slide “L05 landing next year”.
• MIIT batch 407 new-product public notice, 9 May 2026 - dimensions, powertrains and declaration photographs (summary).
• MIIT Announcement 2026 No. 14, 11 June 2026 - formal approval; 31st purchase-tax-exemption catalogue with battery capacities and CLTC range figures.
• XPENG Q2 2026 earnings call, 24 August 2026 - Mona L05 named; China launch dated to Q4 2026.
• Danish model plan including L05 as D02: XPENG Denmark to FDM, 25 February 2026.
• Internal code D02: Lineup history.

• XPENG’s event announcement · XPENG’s design presentation · XPENG’s Chinese colour announcement
• XPENG’s launch posts, 15 October 2026: space · chassis · safety · powertrains
• XPENG’s safety demonstrations, 19 October 2026: emergency braking and evasive steering · tyre blowouts · film at 160 km/h
• He Xiaopeng: display cars from 14 October
• XPENG environmental declarations; direct PDF links in the battery table

Source note: The environmental declarations are dated June 2026. October in their web addresses is the upload month, not the date of a new approval. The country entries were checked in XPENG’s EU website API on 13 and 15 October 2026.

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