Deepal S07 vs Zeekr 7X

The Deepal wins this cleanly. The S07 is $47,990 driveaway on a run-out offer, as of October 2026, for its single rear-drive spec. The Zeekr 7X lists from $57,900 before on-road costs, about $64,000 driveaway at a Sydney postcode when we checked, so the real like-for-like gap is around $16,000. The Deepal also carries a longer seven-year warranty to the Zeekr's five. The Zeekr's reply is not the sticker but what the extra runs: far faster charging, more power, a bigger boot and a plusher cabin. Read the S07 as the value buy, and the 7X as the car arguing it is worth the step up.

This is the Zeekr's headline advantage. The 7X runs an 800-volt architecture that accepts up to 450kW on DC and claims a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in 13 minutes on a compatible ultra-fast charger, 16 minutes on the bigger-battery grades. The Deepal's DC charging peaks at just 92kW, its best-known weak point, so a fast-charge stop takes far longer. On AC the gap holds, 22kW for the Zeekr against 11kW for the Deepal, which shortens home and destination charging too. Charge mostly at home overnight and the difference matters less; lean on public fast chargers or tour often, and the 7X's hardware is the reason to pay more.

Base for base it is a tie. The Deepal's 79.97kWh battery claims 475km on the WLTP cycle and the base Zeekr 7X RWD claims 480, close enough to call even. The Zeekr's advantage arrives one grade up: the $63,900 Long Range RWD swaps in a 100kWh battery for a claimed 615km, the longest figure in this comparison and well beyond anything the one-spec S07 offers. The Performance AWD sits at a claimed 543km. So if the base car's range is all you need, the two are level; if maximum single-charge distance is the priority, the 7X Long Range is the car that delivers it.

The Zeekr leads comfortably. The base 7X RWD makes 310kW and claims 6.0 seconds to 100km/h, where the Deepal's single rear motor makes 160kW for a claimed 7.9. At the top the 7X Performance AWD's 475kW and 710Nm claim 3.8 seconds, sports-car pace the one-spec S07 cannot match. The Deepal offers no all-wheel-drive option in Australia; the Zeekr does, on the Performance. Both are brisk enough for family duty, so this axis matters most to the enthusiast. The Zeekr is quicker top to bottom and gives a choice of outputs; the Deepal keeps it simple with one adequate rear-drive tune.

The Deepal is the better-equipped base car, and the Zeekr feels the more premium as you climb. The S07 throws its whole kit list at a single spec: a 15.6-inch screen, a head-up display, a 360-degree camera, ventilated and heated front seats, a heat pump and a 14-speaker Sony system, all standard at $47,990 driveaway as of October 2026. The Zeekr opens with a larger 16-inch screen on a newer Qualcomm chip and tri-zone climate, in a cabin reviewers repeatedly compare to Audi; its $63,900 Long Range RWD then adds a head-up display, ventilated and massaging front seats and a 21-speaker system. So the S07 wins the base cabin on standard kit, the 7X the one higher up.

Both wear a five-star ANCAP rating, the Deepal from 2024 testing and the Zeekr from 2025. Neither is the unsafe choice, and both carry seven airbags and the full active-safety suite. The sub-scores trade blows. The Deepal leads adult occupant protection at 95 per cent to the Zeekr's 91. The Zeekr leads safety assist at 78 per cent to the Deepal's 70, the category the S07's early over-eager driver aids dented before a software fix, and edges vulnerable-road-user protection 78 to 74. Child occupant is near-identical, 87 against 86. On the detail it is line-ball, so neither car claims safety outright.

The Zeekr is the bigger load-hauler. Its boot holds 539 litres to the Deepal's 445, and folds to 1,978 litres against 1,385, a useful margin for prams, flat-packs or a large dog. The Deepal's counter is a 125-litre front boot the Zeekr does without, handy for stashing charge cables. Both seat five on near-identical footprints just under 4.8 metres long, and both offer a panoramic roof. Rear-seat space draws particular praise in the Zeekr from Australian reviewers. For a family weighing outright carrying capacity, the 7X takes practicality; the S07 stays roomy enough, with the frunk as its party trick.

Neither sweeps it. The Deepal carries a seven-year warranty to the Zeekr's five, and an eight-year, 240,000km battery warranty against the Zeekr's eight years and 160,000km, so high-distance buyers lean Deepal, though the Zeekr's car warranty has no kilometre cap. The Zeekr services every 24 months or 40,000km to the Deepal's yearly visits, so it sees the workshop half as often, and backs it with five years of roadside assistance against the Deepal's one. Australian press reports put the Zeekr's capped servicing near $2,400 over five years; Deepal's capped program has been called pricey for an EV. Resale is the shared unknown: both brands are young here.

Route it by what you rate most. The Deepal S07 is the pick for the value-first buyer: it opens around $16,000 cheaper driveaway as of October 2026, bundles a head-up display, ventilated seats and a 14-speaker Sony system into its one spec, and holds the longer seven-year warranty, with Inchcape's network behind it. It suits a household that charges at home and wants a simple, well-kitted electric SUV for the least money. The Zeekr 7X earns the step up for charging roughly five times faster on DC, more power, a bigger boot, a 615km Long Range grade and an award-winning cabin. Charge at home and shop on price, the Deepal; fast-charge, tour or want the plusher car, the Zeekr.