XPeng Mona D11T wagon resurfaces in spy shots as 2026 launch slips to next year

New spy shots posted this week show a heavily camouflaged prototype road-testing in China's Guangdong province, its entire body wrapped in a swirling black-and-white pattern that hides every panel line. The images, taken from the front, rear and both rear three-quarter angles, are widely believed to show XPeng's (NYSE: XPEV) first-ever station wagon, an addition to the budget-focused Mona sub-brand that until now has covered only sedans and SUVs.

XPeng Mona D11T wagon prototype, camouflaged, spotted testing in Guangdong on September 22, 2026

The roofline stays flat behind the B-pillar before kicking down toward a stubby tail, the classic silhouette of a wagon or shooting brake rather than a hatchback or crossover. A wide spoiler bridges the tailgate above a set of taillights that carry the same family design as the Mona L03, running horizontally across the rear in a continuous band rather than as separate lamp clusters. Door handles sit flush with the beltline, and one close-up frame shows a camouflaged sensor cutout ahead of the front wheel, suggesting a corner radar or camera housing behind the wrap.

A separate close-up frame shows the nose, with an integrated headlight-and-hood treatment similar to other Mona models and a camouflaged housing ahead of the front wheel that likely conceals a corner sensor. Wheel size and mirror caps look consistent with the rest of the Mona range, suggesting XPeng is keeping the wagon's proportions close to its siblings rather than pursuing a radical departure.

Close-up of the camouflaged prototype's front fascia, showing a covered sensor housing ahead of the wheel

One of the new images places the car on the G15 Shenhai Expressway near an exit sign for Shaoguan, in Guangdong, not far from XPeng's Guangzhou manufacturing base. That fits a pattern: every round of sightings so far has come from testing activity within the province, rather than the longer-distance validation routes XPeng has used for other Mona models.

This marks at least the third round of spy shots for the wagon since it was first caught testing on June 12, 2026, followed by a second sighting on July 22. Internal contacts cited around the first sighting described the wagon as a genuine, greenlit project that simply would not reach showrooms this year, and industry sources now point to a delayed 2027 launch instead, with 2026 priorities focused on getting the Mona L03 and L05 to market.

Chinese outlets have tied the wagon to the internal project code D11T, with the "T" reportedly standing for "Travel." It shares its development cycle with a related model, the D11, a roughly 4.4-meter A-segment SUV expected to start around 100,000 CNY (c. $14,900), positioning the wagon as a deliberate lineup extension rather than a one-off experiment.

XPeng has not detailed the wagon's underpinnings, and the handful of Chinese reports offering specific battery or motor figures have not been independently corroborated, so those numbers are left out here. What multiple outlets agree on is that the car is expected to draw on the Mona family's existing pure-electric and range-extended powertrain options rather than a bespoke setup, and to run XPeng's Tianji AIOS cockpit software alongside the VLA 2.0 pure-vision driver-assistance system the automaker plans to roll out across the wider Mona range.

The wagon prototype on the G15 Shenhai Expressway near Shaoguan, Guangdong, not far from XPeng's Guangzhou plant

No official pricing exists yet, but industry watchers have placed the wagon in a 100,000 CNY to 170,000 CNY (c. $14,900 to $25,400) band, aimed at the BYD Seal 06 DM-i Touring Edition, which starts at 109,800 CNY (c. $16,400), and the Lynk & Co 07 GT, priced from 165,800 CNY (c. $24,700). Success in that band would mean undercutting both rivals on features while still turning a profit on Mona-level margins, a balance XPeng has managed so far with the M03 sedan.

The bet lines up with a fast-growing niche. China's shooting-brake segment sold roughly 176,000 units in 2025 and is projected to approach 250,000 units in 2026, still small next to the SUV and sedan markets but expanding quickly as buyers look for wagon-style cargo space, useful for camping and outdoor gear, without stepping up to a full-size SUV.

Cargo space is the wagon's core pitch. XPeng's own M03 sedan carries roughly 600 liters of trunk volume, and a wagon body built on the same underpinnings would extend well past that, filling a gap Chinese reviewers have flagged between hatchback-sized sedans and bulkier, pricier SUVs for buyers who want room for camping gear or recreational equipment.

The wagon would become the fifth model in the Mona family. The M03 sedan, launched in 2024, has passed 250,000 cumulative deliveries as of April 2026, while the coupe-styled L03 held its global unveiling in Munich on July 16, 2026, starting at 123,800 CNY (c. $18,500). A five-seat L05 SUV has also recently been spotted testing ahead of its own global rollout, meaning XPeng now has three unreleased or newly-launched Mona models moving through development at once.

With three rounds of spy shots and no confirmed launch date, XPeng appears content to keep testing the wagon quietly while the L03 and L05 absorb the marketing spotlight this year. Whether the D11T reaches showrooms in 2027 may depend less on the car itself than on how much appetite Chinese buyers show for a segment XPeng has never tried before.

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