Zeekr 7X electric SUV with 780km range debuts at Chengdu Auto Show

The Zeekr 7X debuted on cue at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 30. Deliveries in the Chinese market will begin by the end of September, and deliveries overseas will begin within a year.

Zeekr has made it clear that the 7X (see specs) has been designed very much with global markets in mind. The brand’s first midsize electric SUV measures 4825, 1930, and 2925 mm (l/w/h). Using an 800V architecture version of Geely’s Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform, the car has a wheelbase of 2925 mm. It should be noted that the 7X is relatively heavy, with curb weights in the 2298 – 2475 kg range.

The 7X uses Zeekr’s Hidden Energy design language. Flowing across the front of the car is the Zeekr Stargate interactive LCD display, which can project messages and images. At the rear, the car uses a through-type tail light. Buyers have a choice of four colors: Arctic White, Dawn Brown, Nightfall Gray, and Polar Night Black. Supporting the SUV are 19 or 20-inch wheels.

A midsize SUV, it is a five-seater and is aimed at families. Given the car’s dimensions, it should be quite roomy inside. There are 32 storage compartments, conveniently storing items from sunglasses to lipstick. The trunk space is 616 liters, which Zeekr says is enough for camping.

The interior has the fairly standard two-screen layout. For the Zeekr 7X, this means a large floating infotainment screen and an LCD instrument panel, which is fully integrated into the dashboard. Powering the car’s entertainment system is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip. The 7X has a four-spoke steering wheel where both the top and the bottom are flattened with the bottom flattened more than the top. Mounted on the steering wheel are two scroll wheels and some buttons. Unlike with previous Zeekr models the drive selector is now situated on a steering wheel column-mounted stalk rather than on the center console.

Second-row passengers benefit from airline-style tray tables that fold from the backs of the front seats. The highest spec models appear also to get rear entertainment screens. Rear passengers also gain heated and ventilated seats on higher spec versions controlled via a touch screen on the fold-down armrest. There is a non-opening panoramic roof complete with an electric blind.

Available in single-motor and dual-motor versions, all Zeekr 7X cars use a 310 kW silicon carbide electric motor on the rear axle. In dual-motor versions, a 165 kW motor is also added to the front axle, giving the car a 0- 100 km/h acceleration time of 3.8 seconds.

All versions of the SUV have 800V architecture and 75 and 100 kWh battery packs are available. The smaller 75 kWh pack uses Zeekr’s self-developed Golden Brick battery produced by Geely subsidiary VREMT. It is the same second-generation version of the battery that recently debuted in the 2025 model year Zeekr 007, and it’s a lithium and phosphate battery. Zeekr claims it is the world’s fastest charging and can go from 10 – 80% SOC in 10.5 minutes; the battery has 5.5C charging. The battery gives the 7X a range of 605 km using the CLTC measurement cycle. The 100 kWh battery pack uses a CATL-supplied Qilin battery, which is a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery optimized for super-fast 5C charging. This gives the Zeekr 7X up to 780 km CLTC range. It should be noted that the battery options are exactly the same as those offered in the 2025 model year Zeekr 007 (see specs).

Equipped with a suite of sensors, including Lidar and using dual Nvidia Orin X chips providing 508 TOPS of computing power, the 7X should come with the same Haohan intelligent driving 2.0 system as in the Zeekr 001 and 007. Over the next few months, various upgrades will arrive, culminating in a door-to-door capability for the system in quarter one of 2025.

Source: Zeekr