XPeng MONA M03: High-tech, Low Price

[@Wheelsboy]

Edit: Offical sales price is out! 119,800-155,800 RMB (16,800-21,900 USD, 15,300-19,900 Euro). XPeng has officially started presales for the Mona M03 at a price of 135,900 RMB (19,000 USD, 17,195 Euro). Presale prices are almost always HIGHER than the official price at launch, but we'll update here when we know more.

[@4literv6]

And what's the cost of the trim which matches the base tesla m3 eh?

[@Supernaut2000]

@@Wheelsboy totally useless, I cannot buy or pay with Chinese money.

[@yochete7520]

@@4literv6 不会用这么差的装饰

[@poovaneswaransupramaniam19]

Thanks

[@thyristo]

Just like with games: Remember: never pre-order!...even though a pre-order for Black Myth: Wukong turns out to be justified.

[@philipc239]

I quite like the exterior styling of this car. It's futuristic and sophisticated at the same time, especially at this price point.

[@thyristo]

I like the design quite a lot. It's nothing for people with "old" minds though. This could definitely be a Cyberpunk 2077 car.

[@hialastair]

stolen from the polestar 4 no doubt

[@xianyangzhu9317]

@@hialastair Yes, only polestar makes cars. :)

[@EroticOnion23]

@@hialastair yes and polestar stole from Russian T34 😆

[@chrisnewman7281]

it’s a case of form follows function. If you want a car that has a better range, that’s the shape it needs to be.

[@GlitterGuru]

I sat in one last week while in Hangzhou and was very impressed! It's like a baby Polestar

[@zes7215]

wr

[@peterpanda1970]

So in Spanish I could say, Que mono mi MONA! I love it and even more that China is the only place where things have a fair price

[@b4804514]

Ford and Chevy the Chinese are coming for you and at this price point you both are history

[@Harrythehun]

There are money loyal politicians that have other plans. Either by policies or force.

[@alsetalokin88]

they are only going after the consumers. now everybody can feel like middle class.

[@4literv6]

It's already over for ice lagacy oems though. Just peep 2019 pre pandemic sales vs 2023 sales of ice in China from lagacy oems. Gm alone in 2019 profited over $2,000,000,000 in 2019 from ice sales in China alone. For 2024? So far they have a $200,000,000 loss On ice sales and tracking to approach half a billion in losses. 😀👍🏻

[@tonyn3227]

They won't Be allowed here in USA, I wich they would but I doubt it

[@Dr.Geeoff.99789]

USA is not the world. USA might banned them, but ford will reduce to USA local market alone…Globally, they simply cant beat ad dominate anymore.

[@watchman835]

There are a lot of online trolls sponsored by Taiwan who looking for every opportunity to aggressively denigrate anything has anything to do with China and Chinese. This problem needs to fully addressed sooner rather than later.

[@mauriciochiappini1854]

Hi! I wish that when you talk about a vehicle model you would show at least a few seconds of a picture of that model. The Chinese designations are very confusing and sometimes you don't know which model you´re talking about. I think it would be more practical if you show a picture or a short video. Thanks and great channel!

[@thyristo]

Project drive for that.

[@Wheelsboy]

Thank you for the feedback! We try to provide context for the models we mention either through footage, or by linking to our review of the car in question. Unfortunately, it's impractical to find footage of all of the cars we mention in a video, and even if we have a review of it, it can be annoying and overwhelming to a viewer to have constant pop-ups in the top right corner that link to the video.

[@MichaelCarle]

Not a link... just a quick picture to compare and contrast.

[@froggy0162]

Nothing wrong with a torsion beam rear suspension if it’s tuned well. For example the Renault Megane held the hot hatch front drive production car record at the Nurburgring for many years with a torsion beam 😊

[@thyristo]

Makes me happy that you in the West can get none of these cars...because your governments are "protecting" you. 🤣🤣🤣

[@zes7215]

wrg,idts

[@krause79]

Xpeng already selling in Europe and planning on manufacturing/Asembling too. They have a pretty ambitiois strategy middle term, specially in Europe.

[@Streamerabi]

Actually looks beautiful, smart and futuristic IMHO

[@stanbimi]

Love the exterior styling. Very sleek and futuristic. The design studio responsible should win awards.

[@maxnewts]

If they released this in Europe it’d DOMINATE the sector, even in terms of non-ev offerings.

[@richardwallinger1683]

I am in Portugal and there are no plans to release the EXPENG MONA M03 any time soon if ever in the EU.. the lisbon EXPENG retailer offered me the Expeng G6 .. almost double the price of the Mona .my 2024 KIA PICANTO is managing 3.2 litre / 100km around 88 MPG.. it is still running in 1200 km from new . I want to keep the KIA PICANTO for longer journeys .. EV charging is still being developed in Portugal .

[@Alchemy2.0]

Great channel This is our only real view into the world of Chinas Automotive...Liked:)

[@MrTonifumi]

Beautiful . Please bring this to Australia. We will pay $25k(us) for top model.

[@metricstormtrooper]

I just want the Baojun cloud to come here mate.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

Xpeng are launching soon in Oz. More higher end (G6, G9). You could contact them and suggest the Mona for the lower end to compete with BYD, MG etc. However the volumes will be small in an increasingly crowded Chinese EV space so they may want to stay at top end of market.

[@dianjinfeng4590]

The price is less than 20000USD in Chinese market.

[@froggy0162]

Hooray - it’s a hatchback!

[@StephenLawrence01]

Like the shape of the car for a change better than all the Tesla drones

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

Agreed

[@Epicookiez]

the interior is a tesla

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

@@Epicookiezexactly: Tesla interiors are cheap plastic and pleather crap

[@azadvertised]

Love the look and proposition of the car. On an unrelated note, mad props to the cinematography and street shots... mind bendingly smooth, almost thought I was watching a render

[@vasm1807]

This looks actually very nice

[@adamm202]

15:52 I agree with having the driving assist being strict, but a capacitive wheel is so much better than a torque sensitive one.

[@Wheelsboy]

Capacitive wheels are more user friendly, but they aren't as secure as a torque sensor in my opinion. Torque sensors can be tricked via the old water bottle trick, or whatever insane device they're selling on Amazon these days to trick FSD, but that's why you also need an eye line monitoring camera to make sure the driver is looking ahead at all times.

[@peterpista2652]

at this price point, it's nearly impossible for automobil makers, especially xpeng, to give you a capacitive steering wheel

[@networm78]

Preorders seem to have exceeded expectations by 2-3 times.

[@80y3r9]

Beautiful spot, what is the structure/building?

[@Wheelsboy]

That's the Ningbo International Conference Center, and it's easily one of the most beautiful shooting locations we've ever been provided by a manufacturer during a press launch event. It also had a ton of space to shoot, and you rarely get both great views and great space.

[@terrencebiggane8648]

@@Wheelsboy - May I be so bold as to say that you are looking particularly fine in your most recent reviews?

[@MA-me3rm]

@@terrencebiggane8648 gay much? 😂

[@CountDankula0]

It's beautiful I like the style. Looks great the price is amazing

[@NiejakiDD]

Silhouette is beautiful. The point is I prefer family comfort over sporty features and low profile chassis.

[@reitsmaassociates]

It isn’t ugly, it may just take us time to get used to it - which may be a good thing.

[@johnr1058]

The client in the Chinese market is so much bolder. We don’t even have these interior colors options in America. Even if we did, you’re looking at $70,000 +. I love how their EV’s are a complete departure from the conventional styling we’re used to here in the U.S.

[@K-ree01]

13:15 the map is impressive

[@thyristo]

Didn't mention that the design has been created with the help of AI - thus the M03 has 15 low-drag elements in total - which lead to just 0.194Cd.

[@jogo798]

I absolutely loved that design, particularly the headlights

[@deltajohnny]

I like it, both outside and inside 😁😁

[@omarsimpson6542]

I really like this car. I have a chevy bolt 2023 ev. This car is way more Superior to its technology and build quality in the interior. Even the car design looks way better and it's more like a sedan, which I prefer.

[@Telencephelon]

Looks insanely good. And those features for 30k (comparable PPP in the west). Wow

[@jasimaquil9030]

Design wise is nine out of ten , just the back end is just ok.

[@subasthapa8323]

Electric cars have evolved greatly both in performance and affordability but same can't be said about electric motorcycles. Hope BYD like established ev brands focus in this department. An EV motorcycle with 500-600 km of range with a price tag around 8k US dollars would have been awesome. I own KTM 390 which gives only 21 kmpl mileage , if I have to cover 1k km distance then the expenditure on fuel is a lot, That's why I want a capable ev motorcycle to hit the market with affordable pricing. Petrol price is skyrocketing 😢

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

Try CFmoto

[@yulusleonard985]

Battery limitation, you need at least 2.5 kwh for each 100km so you are asking 12.5 - 15kwh battery while PHEV and Mini EV have something around 8 kwh.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

Fortnine did a good vid on this.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

@subasthapa8323 Drag is too high to make the EV equation work at highway speeds for non streamlined motorcycles. A motogp rider tucked behind the fairing has a drag coefficient of 0.4. Twice that of the Mona 03. A rider on a normal bike would be twice as draggy again. Chinese cities have millions of electric mopeds and scooters. At city speeds aerodynamic drag is not an issue.

[@zes7215]

wrr, no such thing as cosx or etc or crx etc aobut itx, outx etc any nmw s perfx

[@tahahaider5836]

Im noticing that evs in china are now focusing more on the progression of tech rather than both, design/styling and tech

[@leontedumitru]

What a great design, I really like it

[@oonwing]

Personality - "She has a great sense of humor, and beautiful personality" says your best friend.

[@dquzmanovic]

Software looks really good. 👍

[@sim73505]

Excellent ! A real tablet ! Lot of new things. Impressive. Need to try it

[@dinisgomes2454]

Definitely a brilliant EV in terms of its power and beautiful exterior design! In the video it did not point out that XPENG has hired the world-renowned car designer JuanMa Lopez who was the former head of exterior design of Ferrari and Lamborghini as their (XPENG) Vice President of Design Center. MONA 03 is JuanMa’s first car designed for XPENG which is astonishing comparing to XPENG previous EV models.

[@daviddunmore8415]

They might want to add physical buttons for HVAC, windows and audio controls if they want a 5 star Euro-NCap rating, as this will (AFAIK) become mandatory for a 5 star rating in 2026.

[@xianyangzhu9317]

All these can be done using your voice!

[@AJames-jr8kw]

@xianyangzhu9317 that is irrelevant if Euro-NCap MANDATES buttons.

[@Darkmatter321]

I quite like the exterior styling of this car

[@fastcx]

Too bad it's not in Malaysia yet, that price would compete with byd seal here

[@Antoineforum]

You Welshboy are awesome. Good review and what a nice car 🇬🇧

[@metricstormtrooper]

It's better looking than all those crossovers and SUVs you gush over.

[@mistercircus]

Looks beautiful to me

[@adonalama-r7g]

Great review as always, will this ever come to Africa? (south Africa). where was this shot? beautiful scenery

[@AJames-jr8kw]

I like this. If they make a RHD version and if my country imports and if the importer doesn't jack up the price too much I might get one. A lot of ifs, I know but..

[@waynerm002]

This car’s price would put it in the range of Toyota Corolla size with a bit more power. The cargo capacity is really good however, it seems that design has a huge cover for the hatch hinges, that intrudes on rear head space. A lot of EVs are getting rid of physical controls and putting everything in the center screen, how is that faring in China?

[@Wheelsboy]

It's pretty much mainstream here in China and has been so for the past few years, but it was mostly on cars that cost significantly more than this one.

[@richi6483]

They really went hard on this one, I like it for some reason

[@noze02]

Great video from a very interesting car, at this price point seems a very compelling offer👍👍 Very practical also being a 5 door and not a 4 door as usual.

[@kevbrown1867]

It may not be the best looking car in the world but for sure it is the best looking car for under 20,000 USD ever made If your budget is 20 grand this is the only car for you .

[@terrencebiggane8648]

Great looking car.

[@passby8070]

nice! hopefully we all get it here.

[@peterwu8471]

Nice looking car

[@XX-uw2nl]

漂亮的车子，这厚实的座椅我喜欢

[@marcc.490]

Come to Australia please. After the G9 and the MPV releases.

[@marinoint]

Really hope they'll make a RWD or AWD version of this. I really hate the torque steer of FWD cars!

[@thismanagain]

It's a bit of a Polestar and Lucid mashup.

[@Angusoksen]

impressive drag coefficient! Design aesthetics are also decent compared to the soap smooth lines. Very interesting if the will come to Europe at a competive price!

[@Blued1069]

From RMB: 119800 (USD 17000), orders within 72 hours have exceeded 50000 units.

[@muhamedberisha1]

Whats the price with autonomous feature?

[@keziidodo4177]

Hello, what a superb review. I want to import this for personal use in Nigeria, my only concern is there English language option in the infotainment system? I can’t afford the tesla without financing and I don’t like buying with credit. Thanks

[@urbanstrencan]

Looks quite interesting 🤔😅. Would like to see if it will be offered outside the China, South America and Africa would be great market for it. Great video 😊❤

[@findtheracingline]

A design that you would normally find on a Citroën or Peugeot. The neo-retro Mona is so European. 😊

[@MrGMawson2438]

Good morning pal Xpeng are doing bloody good

[@zynan]

The XPeng G6 recently launched in Australia. Do you know whether the M03 will be made in right-hand-drive for export to Australia and elsewhere?

[@Wheelsboy]

I don't have any specific information, but it will really depend on the success of the brand here in the Chinese market. If it's a hit, they will be much more likely to take it to other markets.

[@bobbinsnest]

The exterior and the interior layout looks like a lot like the Polestar 2.

[@hialastair]

polestar 4 you mean?

[@bosnianaviation5531]

Awesome ❤❤❤

[@JettoGospel]

Would you consider it to be a good EV for those who has never driven an EV before and may consider to try EVs. There are still a significant percentage of people all around the world that haven't had the opportunity to purchase an EV before due to its price....perhaps at a lower price like that, do you think more people may try out purchasing EVs ?

[@abdulhaadi6919]

Can you please show pictures of cars you refer to in the video. Thank you.

[@gwolks1008]

Cool wheels :)

[@andikahaikal]

Liked the vid bc of that peach exercise!😅 In the vid the car looks better on the move than on static, bet it'll look way better in person. Is it true ppl r ordering the Max version of this car bc this 1 just too basic? When will the Max be available?

[@reeceagland1980]

Nice enough front but fugly rear. Interior pretty basic and cheap looking. Only big centre screen and no HUD also screams cost-cutting. Can see where costs were cut to keep price cheap. Does kinda look like a Taxi in the interior.

[@haqk4583]

Good review. Great video.

[@detective3728]

I bet its coming to europe as a model 3 competitor. I remember when the P5 cam but they ended up being allow to sell them overhere.

[@kalmdwn7711]

The front & bqck lights could share the same internal moulds, lowering costs

[@jppataki]

Like it... only the Torsion Bean is not desirable

[@wwbren]

It looks better than the Qin L. Do the rear seats fold flat? Would be a good place for naps with that liftback.

[@Wheelsboy]

Rear seats fold, but not completely flat.

[@vervetech9395]

​@@WheelsboyThat's good enough for naps

[@kindface]

Has hints of Citroen aesthetics of the 70s and 80s, especially in the positioning and curves of its C pillar and the shape of those lights front and back. So I think it's design is going to be a hit and miss depending on the particular tastes of its buyers.

[@RuohongZhao]

11.6kW/100km is impressive.

[@Wheelsboy]

*11.5 kW/100 km

[@thismanagain]

The taillights remind me of the Hongqi HS3 SUV.

[@SJJ1992]

Off topic but i want to ask, how much is BYD U8 in China exactly? Here in UAE 🇦🇪 It's 204,000$. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@dust-proof]

1,200,000 rmb that is 167,832usd

[@SJJ1992]

@@dust-proof wow... so they charging us way more.. thanks for the reply 🙏🏻

[@dust-proof]

@@SJJ1992 you are welcome.

[@chjin1796]

Approximately $154K excluding tax

[@fastcx]

@@SJJ1992 that also depends on your own country's tax+shipping since it's not built there

[@godzillamothra5983]

that is one beauty

[@tjq7888]

Hi... no videos about BYD song L?

[@MrGMawson2438]

Thanks Wheelsboy

[@jamkuder]

Hope you make a comparo of mini ev's wuling,dfsk, qsj etc.

[@nelson2020]

This car is more aerodynamic than an F1...😄

[@Bemx2k]

We need to make petition to Xia Heng , please consider ''Frank'' for Xpeng G6

[@2011ppower]

Could this finallybe a car to match the efficiency of the ancient Hyundai Ioniq?? If so I would definitely be interested.

[@stevewhitmill2037]

Another great review. What was the music, please?

[@axeman3d]

If the Chinese keep churning out cars like this at this sort of price point then the western manufacturers will really need to go some to survive.

[@robertt1336]

Great job on the front end, but what is the deal w that rear? 😆 it’s like they ran out of style

[@chinonsomichael9839]

Beautiful car

[@3samuel33]

beautiful!!!!!!!

[@mister_jon_jon]

A fusion between Polestar and Lucid...

[@Streamerabi]

Ahahaha, I do see that combination indeed

[@Dabayare]

What happened to thay BYD Seal?

[@KeemReviewz]

Wait, people still think Tesla's software is the best after seeing THIS? Biased brain is a killer lol.

[@kuribojim3916]

Hard to keep up with the proliferation of brands.

[@drspahkle]

…While the brands in the old established car makers are being killed off at a similar rate

[@johan8008]

The prices on cars are low here In China because the license plate are same price as the car in the bigger cities...

[@Wheelsboy]

License plates for BEVs in cities like Shanghai are free, but plates for ICE vehicles are indeed about 12-13,000 USD. That doesn't apply to smaller cities, however, and EVs and PHEVs still continue to sell well there.

[@johan8008]

@@Wheelsboy ah thanks for the info.. But a car for 200K/RMB is super cheap.. I am actually a good friend of your previous team worker.. Dont want give out names here but he is a British auto/motor reporter/journalist - write aricles.

[@MADDENCN]

$16,800usd. Wow