- Zeekr has added a 3rd mannequin to its European lineup, the 7X electrical SUV.
- The 7X is about the identical dimension as a Honda Prologue nevertheless it’s constructed on a extra superior 800-volt platform.
- In Europe, it has a beginning value of below €53,000 ($55,650), and for those who order one now, it is going to be delivered in the summertime of 2025.
Zeekr was based in China in, 2021 geared toward each native rival Nio and EV juggernaut Tesla. It was conceived as a worldwide model, and it’s already current exterior China, together with in Europe. Now, it is opened European order books for its third, and largest, mannequin, the Zeekr 7X.
The 7X is constructed on the identical Geely SEA 800-volt platform as many different of the group’s fashions, nevertheless it’s most related in dimension and footprint to the Sensible #5. That’s not a coincidence as a result of it’s constructed on the identical PMA2+ variation of the platform because the Sensible. For American context, it is concerning the dimension of a Honda Prologue. There’s additionally a sedan equal to the 7X, the 007, nevertheless it’s unavailable exterior China but.
Picture by: Zeekr
Picture by: Zeekr
Deliveries of the 7X are anticipated to begin across the center of 2025. There are 4 out there paint choices and optionally available 20-inch wheels that substitute the usual 19s. All automobiles get a regular Nappa leather-based inside and a big 16-inch infotainment display screen. The latter may be complemented by a 36.2-inch augmented actuality head-up show.
The Zeekr 7X may be ordered in Europe with both a 75-kilowatt-hour LFP battery pack, which provides the car a claimed WLTP vary of 298 miles (480 kilometers), or a 100-kWh NMC pack that extends the vary to 382 miles (615 km). Be aware that WLTP figures are typically extra optimistic than U.S. EPA numbers. The 7X comes as commonplace with a single everlasting magnet synchronous motor delivering 416 horsepower to the rear wheels, permitting it to speed up from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 6 seconds.
The optionally available dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup bumps energy to 637 hp, dropping the benchmark dash time to three.8 seconds. All variants have the identical prime pace of 130 mph (210 km/h), and the identical 19 cubic ft (539 liters) of trunk area.
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Pricing in Europe for the usual mannequin begins at €52,990 ($55,630 at at the moment’s change charges) and goes as much as €55,990 ($58,800) for those who spec the bigger battery. The Efficiency AWD model is the costliest, beginning at €62,990 ($66,150), and for those who tick the entire choices containers it’s going to value round €70,000 ($73,500). It’s significantly cheaper than its Chinese language compatriot, the Nio EL7, which is just marginally bigger, and has a beginning value in Germany of round €74,000 ($77,700).
The opposite two Zeekr fashions out there in Europe are the €59,940 ($62,950) 001 fastback and the €42,490 ($44,600) X. The latter is Zeekr’s model of the Volvo EX30, sharing its underpinnings, powertrain and battery. Zeekr not too long ago took management of Lynk & Co—one other Geely model—since there was some overlap between the 2.
We not too long ago drove a Zeekr 7X in China and we’ll have a evaluate of it right here shortly. Spoiler alert: We actually appreciated it.
