{"id":2066731,"date":"2026-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066731"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:00:00","slug":"the-2-9-tonne-885bhp-zeekr-9x-super-hybrid-is-coming-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066731","title":{"rendered":"The 2.9-tonne, 885bhp Zeekr 9X Super Hybrid is coming to Europe\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the Zeekr 9X Super Hybrid. It is not a large, premium SUV that rivals other large, premium SUVs. It is a ginormous<\/em> premium SUV that\u2019s as long as a long wheelbase Range Rover<\/a> and as heavy as a small moon.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been on sale in China since 2025 and today, Zeekr has revealed this 9X Super Hybrid is heading to Europe. And as befits a luxury Chinese car, there\u2019s a lot stuffed into those vast, chunky flanks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Like a complex powertrain that\u2019s\u2026 a little diluted compared to the tri-motor rocket they get in China. Europe will only be treated to a twin electric motor setup \u2013 one motor on the front, one on the back \u2013 along with a 55.1kWh battery, 900V architecture and a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine.<\/p>\n

Sounds like it\u2019ll be an e-focused hybrid, with that engine pulled into service to act as a generator or to assist the electricity if you\u2019re doing proper distance. Zeekr quotes a measly electric-only range of 111 miles (!), but a combined range of 458 miles, and the ability to charge the thing up from 10-80 per cent in 9.5 minutes (depending on the charger).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Naturally how far you can travel depends largely on how many of its many horsepowers you deploy \u2013 it\u2019s got 885 of them, along with 690lb ft, can accelerate from 0-62mph in 4.1s and top out just shy of 150mph. Now. That\u2019s slower than the 9X they get in China, which is absurdly, obscenely fast: their tri-motor version can crack the 0-62mph sprint in 3.1s. In something weighing 2.9-tonnes (!) that\u2019s\u2026 alarmingly fast.<\/p>\n

Despite this haste \u2013 885bhp is still massive power \u2013 Zeekr highlights the car\u2019s luxury aspirations. You get adaptive air suspension offering many modes, a six-seat layout, massaging\/ventilated\/heated\/reclining chairs that turn the interior \u201cinto a private lounge\u201d, active noise cancellation, \u201cluxury materials\u201d like posh leather, wood and even \u201cjewellery-grade faceting\u201d, and All The Tech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zeekr claims the 9X gets a \u201c47in head-up display projecting navigation, speed, blind spot camera feed and information directly into the driver\u2019s line of sight\u201d. That\u2019s\u2026 a big line of sight. Elsewhere you\u2019ll see a pair of massive OLED screens in the middle, a smattering of buttons, and- oh, you want more<\/em> screen? There\u2019s a 17in OLED in the ceiling that \u2018glides\u2019 into view to act as a cinema.<\/p>\n

That goes hand in hand with the 32-speaker Naim audio system, so it\u2019s like what BMW did with the i7 back in 2022<\/a>. There\u2019s even a fridge.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, there\u2019s a big, upright grille, sharp headlights, and a blocky, imposing silhouette. \u201cDespite its commanding size, this car is extroverted and elegant simultaneously,\u201d said Zeekr Europe boss Lothar Schupet.<\/p>\n

Zeekr\u2019s long made noises about entering the UK \u2013 can this \u201ccommanding\u201d hybrid SUV with pace to spare out Range Rover the Range Rover and its Euro rivals?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the Zeekr 9X Super Hybrid. It is not a large, premium SUV that rivals other large, premium SUVs. It is a ginormous premium SUV that\u2019s as long as a long wheelbase Range Rover and as heavy as a small moon. It\u2019s been on sale in China since 2025 and today, Zeekr has revealed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2066731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2066731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2066731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2066731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2066731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}