The cute solution to road rage: Xpeng P7 lets you throw emojis at other drivers

Xpeng has shown off a new feature for its second-generation P7 electric sedan – not yet sold in Australia – enabling drivers to ‘throw’ emojis at other motorists.

The feature, which the automaker calls the ‘Road Rage Reliever’, enables an Xpeng driver to tap the display in their vehicle to hurl an emoji at another car – seen only by the sending driver – as a way of letting off steam after road rage incidents. 

It’s enabled by the augmented reality head-up display (AR HUD) introduced with the new P7 electric vehicle (EV), which was revealed in May as a rival for the Tesla Model 3 and up-spec versions of the BYD Seal. 

We’ve contacted Xpeng Australia to confirm if the feature will be offered on models sold in Australian showrooms.

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The P7’s 87-inch AR HUD is part of the interior’s ‘Technology Island’, and uses Huawei hardware but with Xpeng-developed software.

The electric sedan boasts three Turing AI (artificial intelligence) chips, with two running the driving functions with the third used to operate cabin features. 

According to CarNewsChina, more than 10,000 orders were placed in the first seven minutes of the second-generation P7’s on-sale in China earlier this month. 

With a slippery aerodynamic body boasting a 0.201 drag-coefficient, the P7 is larger than its predecessor, measuring 5017mm long, 1970mmm wide and sits 1427mm tall on a 3009mm wheelbase.

It’s offered with three different range figures, from 702km to 750km and an ‘ultra-long-range’ version with a claimed 820km capability and using an 800V electrical architecture. 

A rear-wheel drive model comes with a 270kW electric motor and a choice of 74.9kWh and 92.2kWh ternary lithium batteries.

All-wheel drive versions add a 167kW front-axle electric motor and the larger 92.2kWh battery for a total 437kW output and 3.7-second 0-100km/h acceleration. 

Electric automaker Xpeng arrived in Australia in 2025, brought in by local distributor TrueEV.

The brand thus far offers only the G6 SUV, but has plans to add four more models by the end of 2026.

This includes the G9 large SUV, X9 luxury people mover and another yet-to-be named model – most likely the Mona M03 liftback.

The P7+ liftback – not to be confused with the emoji-throwing P7 mentioned above – is also Australia-bound, with timing and details yet to be confirmed. 

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