FIRST DRIVE: Zeekr 7X - Tesla’s worst nightmare?

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- Zeeker is a brand-new Chinese brand, but this car is made and designed in Europe for the European market.
- The reviewer suggests that its design sat "in the middle" of Tesla and Lotus.
- Size-wise, it's almost identical to the Tesla Model Y.
- Its styling includes a full visor front going past the wheel arches.
- The Matrix LED Headlights are standard, even in the base spec.
- The mirrors are taken from the Polestar.
- Cameras and sensors are all over the car.
- A party trick is that the door open when the user walks or dances up to it. This function only exists in the Privilege trim.
- Due to these doors, a dramatic door slam cannot be performed.
- It has a light bar in the back similar to the Lotus Eletre.
- The only logo is what's in the rear windscreen.
- The black roof is only in the privilege trim.
- There is no rear wiper.
- There is 539 liters of boot space, with 66 liters of front trunk for the rear-wheel drive model.
- The front trunk falls to 42 liters in the all-wheel-drive model.
- There is an insane amount of tech inside the car. It is basically a driving computer.
- It has a screen by the steering wheel in addition to the larger screen in the center console, which the Model Y does not.
- It includes an optional head-up display.
- Nearly everything is controllable via the center screen. The ride height and rear-heated seats are only in the Privilege edition.
- There are rear-heated seats, and massaging seats for the front.
- It has a pet mode and a camping mode which closes the rear blinds and sunroof.
- There are basically no knobs and buttons, just ones for the drive modes.
- The reviewer notes the navigation is augmented reality, and recognizes people, dogs, trees, and cars.
- There are speakers in the headrest which is nice because it allows the information to come only to the driver.
- The car can drive itself in a multi-story car park, stopping for people and barriers. Then finds a charging spot and parks there and connects itself.
- It does 0-62 in 3.8 seconds.
- The smaller battery has 415 horsepower.
- Charging reaches 480 kilowatts and the reviewer reports it will go from 10% to 80% in 13 minutes.
- It has 22kW AC home charging.
- The base model starts at $44,000.
- This model feels quite luxury.
- It drives well, is powerful, has good cornering, and is also reasonably quiet.
- If one wants to "look" special, choose Lotus, if you want to "feel" special, choose this Zeker.
- The reviewer puts "money on this brand doing pretty well" and credits it to building and designing for Europe by Europeans.
- A downside is it just seems like another electric SUV.
- All in all, though, the reviewer really liked it and can't wait to see it on the UK roads.

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