The XPeng X9 has put in a strong showing at the summer 2026 edition of NAF El Prix, the Norwegian electric vehicle test run by the Norwegian Automobile Federation and Motor magazine.
The seven-seater covered 646.3km in the range test, according to Motor. More importantly, it beat its official 580km WLTP figure by 11.4%, giving it the largest positive deviation among the 24 electric vehicles tested.
That is the more useful result than outright distance alone. A car with a bigger battery can travel farther, but beating its own certified range gives buyers a better idea of how accurately the car performs against its laboratory figure.
On that measure, the X9 was the clear overachiever.
XPeng also said the X9 recorded the fastest charging time in the same summer test, taking 12 minutes and 55 seconds to go from 10% to 80%. The company added that the model also topped the charging test during the winter 2026 edition, when temperatures fell to around -10°C.
The timing works well for XPeng. The X9 is due to reach Europe this year, with Norway first in line.
That gives the El Prix result extra weight. Norway is not a soft landing for EVs; it is one of Europe’s toughest and most mature electric-car markets, where buyers pay close attention to independent range and charging tests.
Range tests are still range tests. El Prix is useful because it puts the cars through the same route and conditions, but owners will not get identical numbers every day. Speed, weather, load, tyres and charger output all play a part.
For now, the X9’s showing gives XPeng a credible talking point: its large electric MPV did not merely get close to its WLTP range. It went past it.
