China got a 1381-hp monster. Europe gets “just” 897. Feeling short-changed? Don’t be. Even in its detuned form, the Zeekr 9X arrives in Europe as the brand’s most powerful car yet — and from 29 July the six-seat Ultra AWD is officially open for orders. There is one catch: nobody will tell you the price. Country price lists are still being finalised, and Zeekr openly flags every quoted figure as preliminary and not yet homologated.
This is Zeekr’s fifth model in Europe in three years — and the first one with a fuel tank. The Super Hybrid is not a conventional plug-in: the 2.0-litre turbo engine never drives the wheels, it works as a generator feeding two electric motors, one per axle. The architecture runs at 900 volts. Zeekr itself classifies the European 9X as an EREV, an extended-range electric vehicle. In plain words, it is an EV whose charge never runs out. And it wasn’t drawn in China: the exterior came from Stefan Sielaff’s team in Gothenburg.
Now the numbers everyone came for. 660 kW, or 897 hp, and 935 Nm. Zero to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds — with 2900 kg on the scales. Top speed 240 km/h. Charging from 10 to 80% takes 9.5 to 11 minutes depending on the version, because the 900-volt bus swallows up to 330 kW. That is quicker than most pure EVs on sale.
The range figures need a closer look. Zeekr’s press release quotes up to 223 km on electricity alone and up to 767 km combined — but those are ceiling numbers for the whole line-up. The Ultra AWD that just opened for orders carries a 55 kWh buffer battery, and the official European configurator lists roughly 179 km on the WLTP cycle and 737 km combined. Preliminary consumption stands at 8.9 l/100 km with the battery depleted, 28.5 kWh/100 km and 77 g/km of CO2 on the weighted cycle. The final measurement cycle isn’t named in the release, so these numbers may still move.
The cabin is the reason anyone shops this class at all. Six seats in a 2+2+2 layout, with two individual second-row chairs offering leg rests, adjustment, heating, ventilation and massage. A 17-inch OLED screen descends from the headliner — and it doesn’t merely fold down, it glides 88 centimetres towards the passengers. The Naim system counts 32 speakers, 40 amplifier channels, two subwoofers and 3868 watts. Between the chairs sits a compartment that both chills and heats, from -6 to +50 degrees. The driver gets a 47-inch augmented-reality head-up display, a 16-inch 3.5K OLED in the centre and a roof-mounted lidar paired with Nvidia Drive Thor chips.
The practical side holds up too. The boot swallows 677 litres, or 2148 litres with the rear rows folded. Towing capacity reaches 2000 kg. Suspension is dual-chamber air with dual-valve adaptive dampers, and the wheels measure 22 inches. The body stretches 5239 mm on a 3169 mm wheelbase. Launch colours are Crystal White, Lava Grey and Onyx Black, with a Black Pack reserved for the black car.
Which leaves the big question — how much. Zeekr is still silent, yet its German arm has already named a delivery window: December 2026 through the first quarter of 2027. Only when the price appears will we know whether the 9X really plays in the same league as the Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X7 — or merely parks next to them. Next checkpoints: price lists, completed homologation and the first cars in customer hands.
