Battery size: 75 - 100 kWh
E-Rating™: B
Max charge rate: 360 kW
Range: 298 - 382 miles 
Zeekr 7X - Introduction
Shall we start with an introduction to Zeekr? Yes, let's do that. Right - back in 2021, Chinese mega car-maker, Geely (which also owns Smart, Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, and those electric black cabs you see all over London) decided to try and put a stop to Tesla selling so many of its cars in China by coming up with a direct rival.
Zeekr was born in 2021, and along came a couple of cars. Then, in 2024 it unveiled plans to win over European buyers with three new models. Confusingly, this puts it in direct competition with Geely’s other electric brands like Volvo and Smart, although a bit of sibling rivalry hasn’t done brands like Kia and Hyundai, or Volkswagen and Skoda any harm.
Anyway, that’s where Zeekr is at, and this is the 7X model. It’s a posh, all-electric SUV already on sale in the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway - and it's heading over to UK buyers in 2027. It’s based on the same 'SEA' platform that underpins the Smart #5 and Polestar 4. While UK specifications are yet to be confirmed, it's likely be offered with 71- or 94 kWh batteries, and a WLTP range of 298 miles for the rear-wheel drive, smaller battery 7X Core model, while the big battery is offered with 382- or 337 miles of range depending on whether you're happy to go with the moderately savage rear-wheel drive model, or if you want the full-on, rabid all-wheel drive performance version. I'll tell you all about that performance and why you might not want to bother with the fastest Zeekr 7X, further down the review.
Styling and Dimensions
Looks wise, I rather like the Zeekr 7X. Maybe it’s a bit generic, but it’s smart, modern and inoffensive. At 4.8 metres long and 2.1 metres wide (including the wing mirrors), the 7X is a very similar size to the Model Y that it’s targeting. What Geely has been very clever at doing is combining its know-how at building electric cars with the design skills that exist in some of those brands it's bought. It’s been designed in Europe at Zeekr’s Global Design Centre, in Sweden, where Nicki went to have a good look around this new electric family SUV.
I think the European roots do come through. The 7X looks sleek and quite sculpted, with Matrix LED headlights and that full-length rear light cluster making it quite eye-catching (although everything has a rear light bar, these days, doesn’t it?).
Do you like it? It looks quite different to the sleek, new Tesla Model Y, so that’s got to be a good thing for those of us who like a bit of variety.
Interior
The Zeekr is pretty excellent inside, although I’d caveat that with the fact that the car that we drove is a top-spec Zeekr 7X Privilege. It’s really spacious, and feels impressively luxurious; classier than the Tesla, to be honest, even after the Model Y's 2025 updates (which have made it feel pretty good inside, to be fair). But the Zeekr gets sumptuous lashings of soft-touch materials, and some posh ambient-lit trim inserts that makes it feel quite similar to an Audi or BMW, in a lot of ways - even if I'd stop short of saying that the Zeekr has quite that level of perceived quality.
You'll have to forgive the image of the interior below being a bit poor quality - I took it when i was out driving the Zeekr 7X in Denmark for a European Car of the Year test drive, so it was a bit rushed. Thought you'd still like to see what it looks like in the harsh light of reality rather than the shiny studio shots (although you can check those out in the gallery above for much nicer shots of the big Zeekr).
On the top-spec car you get heated and cooled front massage seats, and a 16-inch ultra-slim touchscreen with a Snapdragon chip. No, I don’t really know what that is, either, but it makes for extra-fast screen responses. Predictably, there aren’t really any buttons, and the whole thing is controlled through the screen, but you do get a digital readout behind the steering wheel, and you can add a huge 36-inch head-up display.
You won’t struggle for rear passenger space, either; there’s tons of head- and legroom, as well as two sets of Isofix fittings, and the seats slide for-and-aft so that you can prioritise people or luggage. The Zeekr 7X got a five star Euro NCAP rating in crash tests, so there’s nothing to worry about on the safety front.
Boot Space
The Zeekr 7X gets a very decent 537-litres of boot space, which is almost as much as you get in the Skoda Enyaq – still one of the most practical EVs you can buy, a perennial favourite for all of us at Electrifying. It’s hard to compare boot space with the Tesla, as the American brand gives boot capacity up to the roof rather than the load-bay cover, which is really annoying. Looking around the Zeekr, I reckon it’s roughly on a par with the Tesla for sheer space back there. There’s also a big, 62-litre ‘frunk’ in the rear-wheel drive models, or that drops to 42-litres in the Privilege AWD model, which is ideal for keeping your cables safely out of the way.
Battery, Charging and Efficiency
The 75kWh Zeekr 7X Core RWD is the cheapest model in the range, and gets a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery with 71kWh usable capacity (75kWh total) for a WLTP range of 298 miles. The Long Range RWD gets the lithium-ion NMC battery with 94kWh usable capacity (100kWh total) for a range of 382 miles, while the Privilege AWD gets the same battery but has a huge 631bhp for a 0-62mph time of 3.8 seconds.
Unlike the Tesla Model Y, the Zeekr gets an 800V charging system for charging speeds of up to 360kW, making this one of the fastest-charging electric cars in the world - short of more cars like the new Porsche Cayenne with its 400kW charging speeds. The 7X is capable of a 10-80% charge in just 16 minutes, even with the big battery on board. Vehicle-to-load (V2L) is standard, too, and will power your devices at up to 3.3kW.
Motors, Performance and Handling
It's a bit of a sleeper, the Zeekr 7X. It doesn't look like a performance car, but the rear-wheel-drive cars get an impressive 421hp (regardless of battery size), which will power the 7X from 0-62mph in 6.0 seconds. The dual-motor, all-wheel drive version comes with an astonishing 630hp, however, so the 0-62mph sprint time drops to a comical 3.8 seconds. That's not far off the Tesla Model Y Performance's 3.5 seconds.
Possibly more surprising is that the Zeekr handles that power just fine. The dual motor Zeekr 7X Privilege that I drove swings nicely into corners and there's lots of grip. It's confident, yet brutally fast car. Is it a sports SUV in the way that the Porsche Macan is? No, not at all. In fact, the Zeekr has plentiful body-lean from its soft suspension, quite numb throttle response and generally feels like a car that wants to be driven gently despite its incongruous power output.
Which is precisely why - even though I haven't driven one, yet - I'd settle for the lower powered, rear-wheel drive 7X models. Mind you, I do wish that Zeekr would offer a more modest all-wheel drive version in Europe and the UK, as a lot of buyers over here like four-wheel drive for a bit of all-weather peace of mind yet don't want the crazy performance. Just a suggestion, there, Zeekr... After all, the huge performance in the 7X that I drove is just plain unnecessary, especially when it's being driven on roads that were designed a few thousand years ago for a horse and cart. And possibly haven't been re-surfaced all that often, since then.
As for the brake regen', the Zeekr has got a more moderate default setting that's very easy to get along with, or there's a one-pedal mode that - annoyingly - you have to access through the touchscreen. It works well, though. Nothing too grabby or jerky! Overall, the Zeekr 7X is a quiet and confident drive, and I rather like it. It'll also tow a 2,000kg braked trailer, which makes it one of the best in class, although options like the Audi Q6 e-tron and Polestar 3 will tow even bigger loads.
Price and Equipment
Prices for the Zeekr 7X haven't been confirmed, but if pricing in European markets is any guide, the RWD Core model will start the range of from around £45,000, while the RWD Long Range comes in at £47,000 and the top-spec Privilege AWD will be more like £53,000. That sounds expensive at first, but it’s actually seriously cheap compared with a lot of rivals, and even undercuts the Skoda Enyaq.
We can't comment much further on running costs for the Zeekr 7X, as insurance groups, warranty details, dealer support network details and more are all yet to be confirmed. Watch this space, though, as Zeekr's overlord, Geely, moves quickly and we fully expect to see the Zeekr 7X on sale in the UK in the near future.
Verdict
I really like the Zeekr 7X. Sure, if it cost the same, or more, as a Tesla or any of its premium rivals, it might struggle to justify itself given that it feels like such an unknown quantity to buyers – even though we do know that Geely builds great cars. But if Zeekr can really bring the 7X to the UK at these sort of estimated prices, it could be a big hit because this is a lot of car for the money.
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