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2023 ZEEKR 001 FR

After announcing the arrival of its flagship sedan ZEEKR 001 on the European market, the Chinese company recently presented a more powerful version of this car, the ZEEKR 001 FR.

The car is equipped with a lightweight body kit that includes a front splitter, sills, rear diffuser, a large rear wing and side mirror housings, a 100 kWh battery that charges from 10 to 80 percent capacity in just 15 minutes, 800V technology, front 420 mm Brembo carbon- ceramic discs with AP Racing ten-pistons, rear 410 mm discs with four-piston calipers.

The ZEEKR 001 FR is powered by four electric motors with a total power of 1,248 hp (918 kW) and 944 lb-ft (1,280 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power for this supercar to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.07 seconds with a top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph). It is mounted on 22-inch alloy wheels with high-performance tires.

The company believes that this car could be a serious competitor to the Tesla Model S Plaid. How realistic it is, it’s hard to say. As a reminder, Model S Plaid is powered by three electric motors with a total power of 1,020 hp (750 kW) and 1,047 lb-ft (1,420 Nm) of torque, with a range of 396 miles. This 2,190 kg heavy car reaches 60 mph in 1.99 seconds with a top speed of 200 mph (322 km / h).

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2023 ZEEKR 001 FR
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ZEEKR 001 is coming to Europe

In 2021, a Chinese premium electric automobile brand, ZEEKR, was founded, whose primary focus was the domestic Chinese market, where it sold over 100,000 cars. Two years later, the company arrives on the European market with its flagship sedan ZEEKR 001.

Coming to the European market is part of the company’s plan for this year. Three months ago, the company’s director for Europe, Spiros Fotinos, said that this company intends to become one of the three largest premium electric brands by the end of the decade. That’s really ambitious, if we consider that their biggest competitors are brands like Tesla, BYD, Volkswagen, GM, and Stellantis.

The first examples of the ZEEKR 001 were loaded onto a ship in the port of Taicang last week, and the first two EU markets where it will be offered are Sweden and the Netherlands. The plan is to reach six markets by the end of the year, and eight by 2025.

The 001 is powered by a 400 kW electric motor which is enough to propel the car to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8 seconds with a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph). Buyers will be able to choose between AWD and RWD, and the car will have a range of 620 km (WLTP).

Model 001 is not the only car from the Chinese company. After two years of existence, ZEEKR also presented ZEEKR X, which is expected to be released on the world market soon.

Source: ZEEKR