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Zeekr has announced the Australian prices of its first electric SUV, the Zeekr X, and they come in under the price guidance it provided last month in Sydney.
The Zeekr X comes in two variants, with prices starting at $56,900 for the single-motor RWD version. The dual-motor AWD version bumps that up to $64,900 before on-road costs.
At the launch event last month, Zeekr mentioned that the new X will start just below $60,000 for the base variant and below $70,000 for the dual-motor AWD variant. The announced prices today come under the guidance, offering quite a bit of value in this technology-focused SUV.
Zeekr is a Geely Holding Group’s premium EV brand and the Zeekr X is one of its small SUV offerings. On the other end of the scale, the brand also plans to launch a luxury people mover in the local market in the coming months.
Both versions of the Zeekr X are powered by the same 66 kWh nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery pack, delivering up to 540 km of range in the RWD variant while offering 470 km in the AWD version.
Both versions of the Zeekr X can be fast-charged at speeds of up to 150 kW at the right DC charger. This will mean that a charging session of 30 minutes will fill the Zeekr X from 10-80% state of charge.
Things are a little bit different when it comes to AC charging with RWD having 7 kW of AC on-board charger while the AWD version is equipped with a 11 kW AC charger.
This means that the AC charging times on the AWD version drop to 7.5 hours when charging from 0-100% compared to 11.5 hours for the RWD variant.
Both variants also offer vehicle-to-load (V2L) capabilities, allowing owners to power other equipment from the car’s battery.
The 66 kWh battery pack powers a single motor in the RWD version, with a peak power of 200 kW and 343 Nm of torque. This helps propel this variant from 0-100 km/h in 5.6 seconds.
On the AWD version, a boost of 115 kW is available thanks to the front motor, helping this variant get 315 kW of power and 543 Nm of torque which can get the SUV to sprint up to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.
When it comes to efficiency, the Zeekr X consumption is rated at 16.4-17.3 kWh/100km when tested on the combined cycle.
The Zeekr X is built on the company’s Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform which helps with the car’s dynamics and technology packed into the SUV.
Speaking of the technology, 5G-enabled technology is on offer in what Zeekr calls its digital cockpit which includes:
On the safety front, there Zeekr X has:
Back in June, the compact SUV received EuroNCAP’s 5-star safety rating which is likely to be carried over to Australian-delivered vehicles.
Looking at the options on offer, the RWD variant can be delivered with a Convenience Package for $4,000. It’s standard on the AWD variant and includes:
There is also an Interior Colour Package for $500 that adds Midnight Blue & Polar White and the Mulberry & Rose interiors instead of the standard Charcoal Black & Stone Grey interior.
On the outside, the Zeekr X is available in 5 colours which are all either standard or no-cost options on the car, including:
To help early adopters of the brand with charging, the company is offering a 12-month unlimited charging subscription with a charging partner as well as a 7 kW home charger. This is available to customers who place an expression of interest by 31st October 2024.
The Zeekr X comes with a 5-year unlimited km warranty for the car while the battery is covered with an 8-year/160,000 km warranty.
More details on the dealer network will be announced in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, interested customers can pre-order the Zeekr X on the company’s local website.
It’s exciting to see innovative new brands like Zeekr enter the Australian market, offering variety, technology an overall different experience than many of the traditional car brands.
Having driven the Zeekr X on a trip to China earlier this year, I was impressed by the driving dynamics of this SUV and the responsiveness of the steering under track conditions.
RANGE OVERVIEW
KEY FEATURE SUMMARY
Zeekr X RWD
Zeekr X AWD adds (in addition to entry RWD):
SPECIFICATION OVERVIEW
Zeekr X RWD
Zeekr X AWD
SAFETY
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
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Specs sound better than expected but still too expensive. Convenience package is good for those wanting features and best range. Not keen on Li-ion or on 19/20" wheels.
LFP safety is my priority - for sound sleep @100% SOC.
Sounds like a lot of bells and whistles for the money. The conversation will be changing to "when are comparable ICE vehicles going to reach price parity with BEVs".
Lets make the Nissan X Trail E note for example. Or a midspec RAV 4 hybrid.
Nup. This looks like a size down from those. More like a Nissan Qashqai or Corolla Cross. Boot capacity is only 362l/1182l, even the Qashqai and Cross offer > 400l. Perhaps closer to a raised MG4.
FYI.....I happen to drive a Nissan X Trail E.
Have been for 12 months now, and done over 40,000Kms.
It's a great car to drive, and performs really well.
Only $4K plus-on-roads between the Convenience-equipped RWD and an AWD - that’s awfully tempting almost to the point of being a no-brainer.
Legacy Auto will be extremly worried .
The range of 540km in the article is wrong, the Zeekr EU website has the WLTP range 449km fie the long range variant.
Please update the article and never use CLTC estimates again..
..........and it's got those desirable STALKS and other beautiful clutter.
Yes, just like the EX30.
Virtually the same car as the Volvo EX30, same powertrain more or less same battery and styling also very similar.
For those interested, dimensions as follows: 4,432mm long, 1,836mm wide, 1,566mm high and with a 2,750mm wheelbase
I recently noticed the stated weight of a road vehicle as 1.5t.
I'd try to always park that at the top of a hill. Can you roll start an EV?
why do they always say 10-80 on a dc charge but 0-100 on an ac charge?
It's because DC charging speed really tails off after around 80% so it's generally not recommended to do it unless you have to. AC charging only tails off slightly very close to 100%
No LFP - no deal.