Zeekr 003: Swedish-Chinese EV shows up again

The huge Chinese concern Geely is preparing for the launch of a new brand in Europe. The parent company of Volvo, Polestar and Lynk & Co is expanding with Zeekr, a brand that is already active in its home country of China. It seems that the Zeekr 003 is making the crossing to our continent together with the Zeekr 001. At least, cross over, this 003 seems a bit more European than the 001. Recently, the brand already showed the 003 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and now it is known that it was also designed there. It therefore seems to be a car that has been developed mainly with the European consumer in mind.

Where the Zeekr 003 was previously shown with a camouflage print on it, Zeekr now presents some shadowy teaser photos of the real thing. Unfortunately, we don’t see much more on it, although it becomes clear again that the Zeekr has somewhat Lynk & Co-like lines at the front, but otherwise has a pretty unique design. Although the 003 has somewhat Volkswagen ID3-like proportions, it seems to be a bit more robust. This was evident from the photo in which the Zeekr 003 is parked behind an Audi RS E-Tron GT. Zeekr now announces that the car is on the modular SEA platform, which we already know from the Smart #1 and in a larger form from the Polestar 4.

Zeek 003.

The initial performance data looks somewhat familiar. Zeekr speaks of a 0-100 km/h sprint that is completed ‘within four seconds’. The Smart #1 also succeeds, as an extra strong Brabus. The Zeekr 003 seems a bit bigger than the Smart and the power of the fastest Zeekr 003 may exceed the 428 hp that the Smart #1 Brabus produces. Count on battery packs with at least 66 kWh capacity and a driving range of more than 400 km. We will undoubtedly get more clarity soon, because as you can see, Zeekr’s teaser campaign is already running at full speed.