This is Xpeng’s flying car prototype that is currently on display at this year’s Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS). Called the X2, it is dubbed a fifth-generation flying car by Xpeng AeroHT, which is the Chinese company’s aviation and flying car subsidiary that has since been renamed to Aridge.
The X2 features an enclosed cockpit with a minimalist teardrop-shaped design and carbon-fibre structure. Capable of ferrying two passengers, it is fully electric and adopts an octocopter layout with four arms, each mounting two electric motors and counter-rotating propellers.
Its four lithium-ion battery packs enable a flight time of around 35 minutes, and the X2 can travel at speeds of up to 130 km/h and cruising altitude between 300 and 500 metres. In 2022, the X2 completed its first public flight in Dubai, with other demonstrations taking place in China since.
The X2 primarily served as a testbed and a demonstrator for Xpeng’s flight control software, autonomy and electric propulsion technologies, but it was never meant to be sold to customers. However, it did pave the way for upcoming commercial flying vehicles.
This includes the Land Aircraft Carrier, which sees a two-seat fully electric eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft tucked into a six-wheeled vehicle. When flying is needed, the aircraft exits from the rear “carrier” and deploys its six arms, each with a propeller and electric motor to take off and fly away.
Aridge, as it is now known, says the aircraft provides roughly 30 minutes of flight time and can be charged by the carrier, which is a range-extended electric vehicle (REEV) with an 800-volt system and petrol generator. The company is also working on the A868, a high-speed, long-range full tilt-rotor flying car capable of over 500 km and 360 km/h.
In October 2024, Aridge broke ground on its flying car manufacturing base in Huangpu, Guangzhou, which was completed less than a year later in September 2025. Production of the Land Aircraft Carrier is slated for this year, with deliveries to follow shortly after.
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Your xpeng flying car is a prototype. All their “orders” in China are being delivered to their own showrooms only. Sheesh, when did this paultan.org turn into a wumao farm?
Tongsan tech, fan butt hurt want to se it fail
Q: Which country has more tension, Malaysia vs China or Malaysia vs Japan?
A: Malaysia has significantly more tension with China than with Japan. The main source of strain is the South China Sea disputes, where Chinese coast guard vessels have repeatedly entered Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), raising sovereignty and security concerns. By contrast, Malaysia-Japan relations are characterized by trust, investment, and cultural cooperation, with little evidence of geopolitical friction.
imaginary tensions . china is malaysia number one trading partner, and number two source of inbound tourists (number 2 is singapore).
indonesian thailand vietnam vessels violate malaysian EEZ all the time how come i dont hear you complaining about that.
and finally Sulu paramilitary invaded sabah few years ago and almost sparked a war, hows that for tension?
Flying car should also have wheels & tyres to travel on roads in car mode. Without wheels, Xpeng X2 can only fly like helicopter or oversized drone & cannot be driven on roads.
tell that to the editor “gerard lye” who called it a flying car
He is just doing his job as a motoring journalist to report that Xpeng has dubbed its X2 as a flying car.
then there is a translation problem because this “car” does not have wheels.
Then it is the Xpeng media & PR dept internal problem and outsider motoring journalists can’t do anything about it.
Imaginary in your head. The tension is real. Chinese Coast Guard reguarly, repeatedly infiltrate into our waters and EEZ on daily basis. They harass our oil and gas vessels, distrupt exploration activities and the have official propaganda in China where they potray that Malaysia is stealing their resources. This is not hearsay or rumors. Happens daily, try asking anyone working in the oil and gas field, seen it myself several times. In fact, there was an incident few years back where CCP cargo planes with fighter escort infiltrated Sabah airspace. You’re either completely ignorant or a CCP supporter.
after reading all your fake biased comments defaming dEnza , and china cars in general, your credibility here is zero. and now you are again spouting falsehoods about the conduct of china. you obviously have a personal vendetta against ccp.
mr ex-minister, this is how u do a flying car
Aiyaaa, think outta box lah, who need this flying thingy lah hoomans?
when we can WFH, use robots to fetch items, and even future toilets can come to service your poo poo.
carry to gas 14kg throw house chinese died
Where is our Aerodyne?
If people want to make flying ‘cars’, they should cover the fans
No need flying cars, surely will cause more accidents.