The Chinese giant Geely is adding a new premium brand to its portfolio with Zeekr. The brand’s first car is not exactly its own model.
Geely is a Chinese car manufacturer that sells its products across a large number of brands. It not only has Volvo and Lotus in its portfolio, also Lynk & Co, Polestar and Geometry are part of the immense portfolio. Geely expands with Zeekr, a brand that, like Geometry, will only sell electric cars. The firstborn of Zeekr is this 001 and there is something special going on.
Lynk & Co Zero Concept (2020)
The Zeekr 001 is clearly interspersed with design that we know from Lynk & Co. In fact, it’s basically the production version of the Zero Concept that Lynk & Co presented last September. There is no Lynk & Co variant of that slick-lined concept car yet, but it will undoubtedly follow later. Zeekr, whose name is a compound of the words below Zero Electric Evolution Era and kr is a reference to the element krypton, like its conceptual forerunner, uses a new modular platform for EVs called SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture).
On the outside, the 4.95 meter long Zeekr 001 hardly differs from the Lynk & Co Zero Concept, except for the wheels. However, an image is available of a version with copper-colored finish in the wheels, front bumper and around the window frames. The slick-lined EV has a modern interior, complete with an almost 9-inch digital instrumentation and a multimedia screen of over 15-inch. The car will include air suspension and a large head-up display. There are no technical specifications yet, although Geely said earlier that the production version of the Lynk & Co Zero should be able to reach a range of 700 kilometers (NEDC) and that it can buzz to 100 km / h in less than 4 seconds. You certainly do not have to expect Zeekr in the Netherlands.