Most new electric cars arrive as another SUV. The Zeekr 7 GT does not, and that is the first thing worth saying about it. Electrifying drove the car on its international launch in Spain and came away convinced this sleek electric estate is the model that will get British buyers paying attention to Zeekr, a brand many people in the UK still have not heard of. The headline numbers are large. The range-topping all-wheel-drive Privilege version produces 646 horsepower and, according to the video, covers 0 to 62 mph in 3.3 seconds, which the host points out is roughly McLaren F1 territory in a car with five seats and a boot. It rides on an 800V electrical system built for very fast charging, and in China it is sold as the 07 GT, with the double zero quietly dropped for Europe. The host's read after a few hours behind the wheel is simple: she would happily drive it home to the UK tomorrow.
Some context the video only touches on. Zeekr is part of China's Geely group, the same parent company behind Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and Smart, which is why the 7 GT was styled at a design studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, and engineered with European roads in mind. The car has already gone on sale in markets such as Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, where the entry Core lists from around 45,990 euros, the Long Range from about 50,990 euros and the Privilege all-wheel drive from roughly 57,490 euros. Converted loosely, that is in the region of 40,000, 44,000 and 50,000 pounds. UK pricing is not confirmed, and the host stresses it is too early to quote a firm figure, but those European prices undercut a comparable Audi A6 e-tron Avant and sit below a Volkswagen ID7 Tourer. Its natural rivals also include the Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake. For an estate buyer weighing German badges, that price gap, paired with charging tech the established players cannot match, is the real story.
On the road, the host says the 7 GT nails the brief for a calm, refined electric estate. The front uses a double wishbone setup and the rear a five-link arrangement, with active air suspension that can lower the car at motorway speeds. She found the steering too light in its softer modes and settled on Sport, while noting a slightly fidgety rear if you get greedy with the throttle out of a corner. The smaller 75 kWh pack is an LFP battery Zeekr calls its golden battery, which the video says is built to work with the 800V architecture and can take a 10 to 80 percent charge in around 13 minutes. There are three versions in total: Core and Long Range rear-wheel drive with a quoted 421 horsepower, and the dual-motor Privilege. Boot space is 456 litres, expanding to 1,390 with the seats down, plus a frunk. The Privilege is rated at 346 miles, and the test returned about 2.8 miles per kilowatt hour. The host also praises a large augmented-reality head-up display that projects speed, surrounding traffic and navigation onto the road, ISOFIX points including the front passenger seat, and a panoramic roof as standard.
Bottom line: This is the Chinese EV that should make the German establishment nervous, and not because of the McLaren-rivalling acceleration nobody actually needs. It is the combination of a fast-charging 800V platform, a genuinely handsome estate body and pricing that looks set to land below the obvious rivals. The caveats are real: UK prices are unconfirmed, the brand has no service or resale history here, and you cannot yet buy one. The host also admits the head-up display felt distracting at first before she warmed to it. If the numbers hold when it arrives in late 2026 or early 2027, premium estate shoppers owe it a test drive before signing for anything German.
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