- Zeekr’s second electrical taking pictures brake mannequin seems nice, has spectacular specs and is coming to Europe.
- The mannequin shall be known as the Zeekr 7GT when it arrives in Europe within the second quarter of 2025.
- Pricing hasn’t been introduced, however it is going to certainly price greater than its $30,000 price ticket in China.
Although crossovers appear to be the physique fashion of selection for brand spanking new automobile consumers, wagons are nonetheless fairly standard in Europe. So we’re fairly positive the smooth Zeekr 007 GT taking pictures brake may have no bother discovering followers. It’s set to debut in Europe within the second quarter of 2025, and whereas it might promote on seems alone, its vary and charging efficiency put it on the prime of its class.
The identify will change for Europe, the place it is going to be often known as the Zeekr 7GT and certain be bought alongside the 007 sedan. We assume the corporate could not get the trademark on the “007” identify, due to a sure British spy. From the entrance, the 2 physique kinds look equivalent, however from the aspect, the 7GT’s longer roof units it other than the sedan, and the slanted, fastback-style rear glass retains it wanting sporty.
The 007 was the primary Zeekr automobile to maneuver away from the now acquainted Lynk&Co design language, and it is a sportier-looking automobile. It is nonetheless a fairly understated design, nearly devoid of superfluous particulars—like a smaller Lucid Air from China. Nevertheless, you may get it with actual carbon fiber trim working throughout its entrance fascia and onto its entrance fenders for some further wow issue.
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Zeekr gave the 7GT a floating roof design with a blacked-out half on the C-pillar that makes the roof seem as if it’s disconnected from the remainder of the physique. There are additionally aero parts on the highest of the hatch, and a small Gurney-flap-like spoiler on the sting of the trunk lid for added visible curiosity. It additionally seems like it really works along with the higher aero factor to push the rear of the automobile down at velocity.
That is positively a looker, with a sleeker and sportier look than its essential European rival, the Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer. It might additionally take consumers away from the dearer Audi A6 E-Tron Avant. Curiously, within the official pictures supplied by Zeekr, the 7GT is positioned in distinctly European-looking scenes, making the producer’s intentions to promote it on the continent clear.
Like the remainder of the Zeekr lineup, the 7GT is constructed on the Geely Sustainable Electrical Structure (SEA), which makes this an 800-volt EV. Mix this high-voltage electrical structure with the brand new Golden Battery, and also you get a peak DC quick charging velocity of 500 kilowatts, which might add 311 miles (500 km) of vary in simply quarter-hour. Zeekr says it is the quickest charging battery on the planet, going from 10 to 80% in underneath 11 minutes.
The Golden Battery is the world’s first 800-volt battery with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry and was designed in-house by Geely for Zeekr. It boasts the next quantity utilization charge (i.e., the proportion of the bodily quantity of the battery pack occupied by the energetic battery cells) than batteries from different firms, together with CATL.
The 007 sedan has both a single-motor rear-wheel-drive powertrain with 416 horsepower or a dual-motor setup with 637 hp. The wagon will doubtless have the identical choices with equivalent energy outputs. Two battery packs are provided in China: 75.6 kWh and 100 kWh, with the latter providing as much as 540 miles (870 km) of vary on the Chinese language take a look at cycle, which tends to be optimistic.
The bigger Zeekr 001 (the corporate’s first taking pictures brake mannequin) with the 100 kWh battery is already out there in Europe. It has a beginning value in Germany of €59,900 or $62,400 and a WLTP vary ranking of 385 miles (620 km). In China, the Zeekr 007 sedan prices slightly below $30,000, and pricing for the wagon hasn’t been introduced. Tariffs and markup will push its value up significantly when it goes on sale in Europe.
