Zeekr 009 Is a Swanky Electric Minivan from Volvo’s Parent Company

• The Zeekr 009 is a brand new electrical minivan constructed by means of Geely, which additionally owns Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus.
• The 009 packs both a 116.0- or 140.0-kWh battery, and the dual-motor setup produces 536 horsepower and 505 pound-feet of torque.
• The internal includes a 15.6-inch display screen for the second-row captain’s chairs and a 20-speaker Yamaha encompass sound machine.

Whilst Volvo’s trail into the technology of electrical vehicles is being led by means of a slew of SUVs—from the XC40 and C40 Recharge to the impending full-size EX90—every other logo owned by means of Volvo’s guardian corporate Geely is taking a special method. Zeekr, offered solely within the China marketplace, began manufacturing of its first EV final yr, with the 001 taking the type of a slinky station wagon. Now Zeekr has printed its moment electrical automobile, the 009, which arrives wearing a block minivan frame with brutalist styling.

The 009 rides at the identical platform because the 001, which additionally underpins the Sensible #1. Two variations of the electrical minivan are to be had. One packs a 116.0-kWh battery that gives 436 miles of vary, and upgrading to an enormous 140.0-kWh battery nets 511 miles of vary on China’s take a look at cycle, which in most cases produces extra constructive effects than the take a look at run by means of the EPA. Zeekr claims the 116.0-kWh battery can recharge from 10 to 80 % in 28 mins. The 009 additionally stocks the dual-motor powertrain discovered within the 001, giving the all-wheel-drive minivan 536 horsepower and 505 pound-feet of torque. That is sufficient shove to scoot this brick to 62 mph in 4.5 seconds.

Together with spectacular efficiency figures, the 009 sticks out because of its unorthodox design. The blocky entrance grille includes a collection of vertical LED mild strips and a glittery chrome end, and whilst the entrance lighting fixtures are a easy upside-down U-shape, the hind lights function dozens of intricate LED gadgets. Regardless of the chunky styling, Zeekr claims a drag coefficient of 0.27 for the 009. The 20-inch wheels are supported by means of an unequal-length keep watch over arm suspension up entrance and a multi-link design within the rear and air suspension throughout.

With the 009 stretching 205 inches lengthy, its internal is cavernous and opulent, with house for 6 and leather-wrapped, massaging captain’s chairs in the second one row. The dashboard facilities round a fifteen.4-inch touchscreen, with a ten.25-inch display screen instead of a gauge cluster, whilst the second one row is handled to a fifteen.6-inch ceiling-mounted display screen. There may be additionally a 20-speaker Yamaha encompass sound machine. The 009 is dripping in futuristic tech, with voice and face popularity, an artificial-intelligence digital assistant, and 30 complex driver-assistance methods running by means of a dozen cameras and 13 radar sensors.

The 116.0-kWh model will get started on the similar of $68,450 at present change charges, whilst the 140.0-kWh 009 will value $80,660. Deliveries are to begin in January, and whilst the 009 will possibly by no means achieve U.S. shores, we are hoping that the outside-the-box considering migrates to Geely’s different manufacturers: Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus.