Geely-owned electrical car (EV) model Zeekr has revealed an up to date model of its 009, although it solely began constructing the folks mover lower than two years in the past.
The replace coincides with the introduction of a right-hand drive model, which has been locked in for Australia.
The Zeekr model is ready to launch in Australia early within the fourth quarter of 2024.
At this stage Zeekr hasn’t confirmed what the native 009 vary will appear like. It’s obtainable in six- and seven-seat configurations in common guise, in addition to an ultra-luxurious four-seat configuration within the 009 Grand.
Zeekr claims the 009 is on the market in a variety of electrical powertrain and battery configurations. The “prime tier” variant has a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup with 580kW of energy and 810Nm of torque.
The earlier flagship Zeekr 009 supplied 400kW and 686Nm, which is 180kW and 124Nm much less.
This up to date flagship variant is claimed to have the ability to do the 0-100km/h dash in 3.9 seconds, up from 4.5 seconds, and has a prime pace of 230km/h.
The 2 electrical motors are fed by an 140kWh battery pack which permits for a claimed 900km of vary in response to CLTC testing.
The electrical folks mover’s chassis is claimed to have been “totally upgraded” with this replace. All variants now come normal with dual-chamber air suspension with repeatedly managed damping (CCD) dampers.
Contained in the Zeekr 009 now comes with a bigger 15.05-inch OLED touchscreen with 2.5k decision within the entrance, in addition to a bigger 17-inch OLED display with 3k decision and a 90Hz refresh charge within the rear.
There’s additionally a 30-speaker Yamaha surround-sound system, up from the pre-update mannequin’s 20-speaker Yamaha sound system.
Globally, Zeekr gives the 001 liftback, 007 sedan, 009 and Combine folks movers, in addition to the X and not too long ago revealed 7X crossovers.
Solely the 009 and X have been confirmed for our market up to now, with the latter now authorized on the market. Examples of the Zeekr X have already arrived in Australia.
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