{"id":240187,"date":"2023-09-29T13:19:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240187"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:19:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:19:33","slug":"zeekr-001-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/zeekr-001-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeekr 001 review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zeekr and its electric executive hatchback, the 001, are coming to the UK very soon. Will they make an impact?<\/h2>\n


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    If you take one thing away from a drive in the Zeekr 001, it\u2019s that this is a brand that the UK\u2019s established premium car manufacturers need to be taking seriously. The product is competitive on quality, design and technology. Some of that tech feels gimmicky, some of the safety systems are a tad intrusive and, despite the cruising comfort and prodigious pace, the driving experience is undermined by the bouncy ride, but generally, the 001 is very convincing. That Zeekr sells this roomy, rapid, electric hatch at prices that seriously undercut the competition should be focusing minds in boardrooms across Europe.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Zeekr is heading to the UK. It\u2019s taking a slightly roundabout route from home market China, via Latin America, the Middle East and the left-hand drive markets of Europe, but it will arrive on these shores in around 2025 or 2026. And it will be bringing this car, the Zeekr 001.<\/p>\n

    Zeekr is a car brand that could not be accused of procrastination. It sprang into existence as recently as 2021, emerging from under the wing of parent company Geely, and has already launched three models in China, selling 150,000 examples of them. Now expansion is the name of the game and the 001 is central to plans for world domination – of the premium electric car market at least.<\/p>\n

    The 001 is billed as a shooting brake estate, but it\u2019s more of large executive hatchback without the extended loadspace you\u2019d be looking for in an estate car. It\u2019s based on the Geely group\u2019s SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture) platform that also underpins the similarly sized Polestar 4 and smaller models within the group from the Volvo EX30 and Smart #3. 45mm shy of 5 metres long, the 001 looks a little bit like a chubby Porsche Panamera. And the Porsche comparisons don\u2019t end there, because you can spec the Zeekr with a powertrain that will match a Porsche Taycan 4S from 0 to 62mph.<\/p>\n

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