- Zeekr’s second electrical taking pictures brake mannequin seems nice, has spectacular specs and is coming to Europe.
- The mannequin will likely be known as the Zeekr 7GT when it arrives in Europe within the second quarter of 2025.
- Pricing hasn’t been introduced, however it should absolutely price greater than its $30,000 price ticket in China.
Regardless that crossovers appear to be the physique type of selection for brand new automotive consumers, wagons are nonetheless fairly fashionable in Europe. So we’re fairly positive the modern Zeekr 007 GT taking pictures brake could 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 high of its class.
The identify will change for Europe, the place it will likely be often known as the Zeekr 7GT and certain be offered 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 types look an identical, however from the facet, the 7GT’s longer roof units it aside from 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 reasonably understated design, nearly devoid of superfluous particulars—like a smaller Lucid Air from China. Nonetheless, you may get it with actual carbon fiber trim working throughout its entrance fascia and onto its entrance fenders for some additional 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 components 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 automotive down at pace.
That is positively a looker, with a sleeker and sportier look than its principal European rival, the Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer. It might additionally take consumers away from the costlier Audi A6 E-Tron Avant. Apparently, within the official images offered 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 pace of 500 kilowatts, which may 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 below 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 a better quantity utilization fee (i.e., the proportion of the bodily quantity of the battery pack occupied by the lively 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 seemingly have the identical choices with an identical energy outputs. Two battery packs are supplied 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 obtainable in Europe. It has a beginning worth in Germany of €59,900 or $62,400 and a WLTP vary score of 385 miles (620 km). In China, the Zeekr 007 sedan prices just below $30,000, and pricing for the wagon hasn’t been introduced. Tariffs and markup will push its worth up significantly when it goes on sale in Europe.
