Forget The Volvo EX30, This Is Next Level - Zeekr X

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Published 2023-12-05
A review of the incredibly fashionable Zeekr X.

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Zeekr may sound a little like an insect-born virus, but the only thing going viral will be their cars. Entering Europe in Q4 2023, Zeekr are bringing Gothenburg-designed awesomeness to the European electric car landscape, first with the monster shooting brake that is the 001, and now with this, the incredibly fashionable X. Deceptively compact, the X resurrects the concepts of attention to detail and thoughtfulness in design to great effect, offering a car that is every bit as pleasurable to sit in as it is to look at. It's also built on the brilliant SEA platform that underpins the smart #1 and #3 and the upcoming Volvo EX30. Compact EVs just got very interesting.

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All Comments (21)
  • @jwickerszh
    My dual motor version gets (now in the winter) a bit more than 300km of range, doing mostly "aggressive" city driving. Though i did a highway trip a couple of weeks ago and this got better mileage (30% battery used for 150km). Turns out when you get "overpowered" EV cars, stop and go city driving can be less efficient than high speed highway driving. I've yet to charge it outside of the homecharger so can't comment on fast charging, usually charges it once a week overnight with a 7KW charger that takes about 8 hours for charging 60KWh which fits nicely in the low electricity charge time slot.
  • @MrAlin311
    The attention to details is phenomenal.
  • @janwong3705
    The rate of progress of the Chinese automobile industry is insane. Too bad NZ would probably never see much of these on our shores... the big SUV and pickup-truck craze is far too strong.
  • @ianpolo5673
    Got to say this looks absolutely nice. Is like something fresh and original unlike today's majority offerings of messy lines, unecessary angles and edges and, worse of all, lost. And despite being a small hatchback, I am surprised how luxurious it is equipped.
  • @drevo50
    Look forward to driving it in the UK if it comes here. Tremendous value, good looker.
  • @marknorth7361
    Great! Where have you been….? Missed your weekly reviews and was hoping to get something from guangzhou motor show, hope we are back to the regular reviews.. keep up the good work….
  • @user-gf2km4us2z
    Coming to Europe very soon but unaware if the various series will be all available. Clearly this car shows a very luxurious detailed design inside as outside. It will a tough competition to the very few European brands that will offer similar environments. Think it will be on the premium models at a much higher cost. Well done, once again and thank you very much for the detailed oriented presentation. Great job. Merci!
  • @nalakirkwood4425
    Another great review. Thank you. I also hope it comes to Thailand.
  • @user-ej9ur3pu3c
    Plzzzz we need a full review for the iCar 03.....you are the best
  • @poshtirayu7283
    Beautiful car! Hopefully it comes to Thailandd Can I ask what gimbal do you use to shoot your videos?🙏
  • @830118
    I like the Aion Y (Plus). Very comfortable and spacious.
  • @npimksztsz
    Great video again. However, you slack! :) :) Where is the Farizon SuperVan Part 2 video? :) I would also love to watch videos of the newer models, like Zeekr 007, Avatr 12, Luxeed, etc.
  • @benjaminsmith2287
    It's really Chinese/Swedish. It's designed in Sweden by a team of Europeans and people don't realize that the SEA platform from Geely was chief engineered by a Swedish ex-Saab engineer. A fair amount of Lynk and Co. and Zeekr work is done in Sweden. Yes, it's in the Geely Group and designed for the Chinese market. But it is also more Euro and international-centric in its approach. The platform is flexible so whatever is going with Smart or Volvo may yield similar numbers, but those cars may drive and feel quite different from the Zeekr. Sometimes same platform cars feel similar, sometimes they don't. Zeekr seems to be "softer" in its approach than certainly Volvo and Smart looks like it takes a Mercedes approach except for the interface.
  • @jwickerszh
    The only issue with the suspension is with vertical movements, I've never had it feel leaning side to side but if you ever drive over a section of road sharply going up and then down (like some small bridges) it feels more squishy than other cars I drove. It feels like the car is going down further than it needs to and bounce back up a bit more as well, although it does not keep bouncing after that.
  • @DrinkingStar
    Excellent review. The 4 wheel version of this car and the Xiamo SU7 are the 2 cars I would buy if available in my area of the US. I need front or 4-wheel drive because of snow in my region. Third would be the Vinfast VF3 or VF6. I prefer function and reliability over glitz and acceleration. I also prefer more buttons and less touch screen usage. Charging time, bidirectional charging and driving range are also important considerationa with certain price points. BTW, I own stock in Geely, from which Zeekr was spun off, as well as stock in Xiaomi.