- Zeekr has added a third model to its European lineup, the 7X electric SUV.
- The 7X is about the same size as a Honda Prologue but it’s built on a more advanced 800-volt platform.
- In Europe, it has a starting price of under €53,000 ($55,650), and if you order one now, it will be delivered in the summer of 2025.
Zeekr was founded in China in, 2021 aimed at both local rival Nio and EV juggernaut Tesla. It was conceived as a global brand, and it’s already present outside China, including in Europe. Now, it’s opened European order books for its third, and largest, model, the Zeekr 7X.
The 7X is built on the same Geely SEA 800-volt platform as many other of the group’s models, but it’s most similar in size and footprint to the Smart #5. That’s not a coincidence because it’s built on the same PMA2+ variation of the platform as the Smart. For American context, it’s about the size of a Honda Prologue. There’s also a sedan equivalent to the 7X, the 007, but it’s unavailable outside China yet.
Photo by: Zeekr
Photo by: Zeekr
Deliveries of the 7X are expected to commence around the middle of 2025. There are four available paint options and optional 20-inch wheels that replace the standard 19s. All cars get a standard Nappa leather interior and a large 16-inch infotainment screen. The latter can be complemented by a 36.2-inch augmented reality head-up display.
The Zeekr 7X can be ordered in Europe with either a 75-kilowatt-hour LFP battery pack, which gives the vehicle a claimed WLTP range of 298 miles (480 kilometers), or a 100-kWh NMC pack that extends the range to 382 miles (615 km). Note that WLTP figures tend to be more optimistic than U.S. EPA numbers. The 7X comes as standard with a single permanent magnet synchronous motor delivering 416 horsepower to the rear wheels, allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 6 seconds.
The optional dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup bumps power to 637 hp, dropping the benchmark sprint time to 3.8 seconds. All variants have the same top speed of 130 mph (210 km/h), and the same 19 cubic feet (539 liters) of trunk space.
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Pricing in Europe for the standard model starts at €52,990 ($55,630 at today’s exchange rates) and goes up to €55,990 ($58,800) if you spec the larger battery. The Performance AWD version is the most expensive, starting at €62,990 ($66,150), and if you tick all of the options boxes it’ll cost around €70,000 ($73,500). It’s considerably cheaper than its Chinese compatriot, the Nio EL7, which is only marginally larger, and has a starting price in Germany of around €74,000 ($77,700).
The other two Zeekr models available in Europe are the €59,940 ($62,950) 001 fastback and the €42,490 ($44,600) X. The latter is Zeekr’s version of the Volvo EX30, sharing its underpinnings, powertrain and battery. Zeekr recently took control of Lynk & Co—another Geely brand—since there was some overlap between the two.
We recently drove a Zeekr 7X in China and we’ll have a review of it here shortly. Spoiler alert: We really liked it.