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If you want to understand the areas where Chinese electric vehicles shine, look no further than the Zeekr 7X. It is designed in Europe and tailored to European tastes, but it’s built in China by one of the world’s largest automakers. It’s good enough that the established players on the continent should be really worried.

The 7X is a midsize SUV with a total length of 190 inches (4.82 meters) and a long 115-inch (2.92-meter) wheelbase, meaning it’s marginally larger than a Tesla Model Y. It looks smaller than it actually is, and Zeekr’s designers, who work out of Gothenburg, Sweden, did a great job masking this car’s actual size under a taut body that appears to have been shrink-wrapped around the key mechanical hardpoints.

It’s only when you step inside the 7X that you realize just how big it is. We had limo levels of rear legroom behind the driver’s seat. Being aboard the 7X is quite a premium experience, with good materials all around and plenty of toys for all the tech-savvy types out there.

And that’s just one reason of many that the 7X is due to put BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Tesla on notice.

Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely Group has some 14 brands under its umbrella, but it’s Zeekr that has the clearest European focus.

Zeekr was founded in 2021, so it’s a new brand even by Chinese standards, and it’s pitched as a premium and tech-packed vehicle with “the power of a giant” (Geely) behind it. Last year, Zeekr also gained a controlling 51% share in another Europe-bound Geely brand, Lynk&Co, essentially taking over the reins, and having its own brand that it controls.

It currently has three models on offer: the X, which is equivalent to the Volvo EX30, with which it’s also mechanically related. The 001 is a Tesla Model 3-rivaling sporty fastback. Then there’s the 7X SUV, which is trying to muscle its way into the competitive performance midsize electric crossover segment.

In China, it also offers a 7X-sized sedan called the 007, which will also gain a more practical wagon body. The 007 will likely be offered in Europe, since all Zeekrs are designed to appeal to Euro buyers, and that’s yet another threat to the established order.

The Zeekr 7X rides on a version of the Geely SEA platform, which means it’s an 800-volt vehicle. Zeekr says it’s the quickest-charging EV currently on sale in Europe, with a peak charging rate of 360 kilowatts that allows it to go from 10 to 80% in just 13 minutes. That’s quicker than other 800-volt vehicles, like the revised Kia EV6, which needs 18 minutes for its 84 kWh battery or the 100 kWh Porsche Macan EV, which does it in over 20 minutes.

Zeekr says both the base LFP and optional NMC batteries have been designed to take up to 420 kW of charging power, which would cut the 10-80% time to just 10 and a half minutes (for 75 kWh) cars.

Driving The Zeekr 7X In Europe Shows Things Will Never Be The Same Again
https://insideevs.com/reviews/757064/zeekr-7x-driven-in-europe/

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00:00 – Introduction
01:00 – Who Is Zeekr?
01:19 – Zeekr’s Software
02:57 – Zeekr 7X Rear Legroom
03:41 – Zeekr 7X Platform
04:22 – Zeekr 7X Battery Size
05:13 – Zeekr 7X Horsepower
05:41 – Zeekr 7X Handling
07:25 – Zeekr 7X Charging Speed
09:30 – Zeekr 7X Safety Features
10:00 – Zeekr 7X Interior Features
11:00 – Zeekr 7X Automatic Doors
12:00 – Zeekr 7X AR Heads Up Display
12:30 – Zeekr 7X Price

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