The Zeekr brand, which belongs to the Chinese group Geely, already includes the Zeekr 001 station wagon in its range, as well as the Zeekr X compact crossover. The Chinese manufacturer has recently been present in Europe, and will soon come in France in 2024.

Here is a new model that may well be exported to our regions: the Zikr 007A 100% electric mid-size sedan that takes on the Tesla Model 3. It’s already available for order in China.

Zeekr 007: 100% electric sedan

The Zeekr 007 is 4.87 meters long, 1.90 meters wide and 1.45 meters high, all for a 2.93 meter wheelbase and a boot volume of 462 litres. The aluminum body shows particularly clean lines, so much so that the car doesn’t even have one there are no door handles ! The front part is distinguished by projectors Zikr Star Gateequipped with no less than 1711 LEDs and fully customizable.

Inside, the atmosphere is also sophisticated and emphasizes technology, with a huge 15-inch touch screen placed in the center of the dashboard, which allows interaction with the on-board multimedia system equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 architecture, and connects to a rich audio system with 21 speakers.

There is also a digital instrument panel, complete with an augmented reality projection display. The Nvidia Drive Orin chip allows you to control autonomous driving functionsthanks to the help of LiDAR, 12 HD cameras, five millimeter wave radars, as well as 12 ultrasonic radars.

Up to 870 km of autonomy

Technically, Zeekr 007 is based on PMA2+ platform, developed by Geely and its subsidiary Volvo, which is derived from the SEA platform previously used by Zeekr or Volvo models. her 800 volt architecture allows you to charge it quickly and it only takes 15 minutes to go from 10 to 80% battery capacity.

At the initial level, the engine from 422 horsepower connected to the rear gearbox and allows acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds. A more powerful version 646 horsepower in combination with four-wheel drive, and swallows Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.84 seconds. Two battery capacities are offered, which allows autonomy from 688 to 870 kilometersin line with China’s rather ambitious CLTC cycle.

Pre-sale of Zeekr 007 has already started in China starting at 229,900 yuan, which is equivalent toabout 29,300 euros. The first deliveries are expected in January 2024. Even if no information has been officially confirmed yet, we should see this news very soon. Zeekr 007 in Europe.

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