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The safe choice in this class wears a Tesla badge. The interesting one landed in August 2025, from a brand most Australians were still learning to pronounce. Zeekr's 7X arrived with a simple offer to Aussie buyers: a mid-size electric SUV from $57,900 before on-road costs, a cabin comparable to Audi's, and 800-volt hardware good for some of the fastest charging claims in the country. By February 2026 it had won its category at Drive Car of the Year. It's not without its critics, and we will get to the flaws. The value, though, is startling.
August 2025
Deliveries from October 2025
Category winner
Best Medium SUV Under $60K
5 stars
Tested 2025
480–615km
Range310–475kW
Power539L
Boot space8years
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Zeekr sells the 7X in Australia in three grades, and the prices here are current as of August 2026. The $57,900 RWD runs a 75kWh battery for 480km of claimed WLTP range. The $63,900 Long Range RWD steps up to a 100kWh pack and 615km. The $72,900 Performance AWD keeps the big battery, adds a second motor for 475kW and 710Nm, and covers 0 to 100km/h in a claimed 3.8 seconds. All three use 800-volt hardware claiming a 10 to 80 per cent DC charge in 13 to 16 minutes on the right charger. All three figures are list prices; on-road costs at a Sydney postcode add about $6,143 to the base car on Zeekr's own configurator.
The cabin is where the money looks best spent. Every grade gets a 16-inch 3.5K central screen running Qualcomm's 8295 chip, a 13.02-inch instrument display, tri-zone climate control, a powered tailgate, heated seats front and rear, and a panoramic glass roof with a power sunshade. The Long Range adds a 36.21-inch head-up display, ventilated and massaging front seats, a 14-way passenger seat and a 21-speaker sound system to the base car's 10. The Performance goes further again with Nappa leather, air suspension and powered doors. Drivers keep reaching for the same European comparison, and none of them means it as faint praise.
Charging is the party trick. The 7X's 800-volt electrical architecture supports DC charging at up to 450kW on the base car and 420kW on the two 100kWh grades, which Zeekr claims is good for a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in 13 minutes on the RWD and 16 minutes on the others, on a compatible ultra-fast charger. The onboard AC charger is rated at 22kW, and a 3.3kW vehicle-to-load function turns the car into a mobile powerpoint. Two battery chemistries do the storing: lithium iron phosphate in the base car, nickel manganese cobalt in the bigger pair.
The honest counterweight comes from the road testers. The recurring criticisms are a ride which can turn unsettled on country roads, software calibrations which still need finessing, and an air suspension on the flagship which does not always get it right. Ownership cover is solid rather than segment-leading: five years with unlimited kilometres for private buyers, eight years or 160,000km on the battery, and five years of roadside assistance. Zeekr publishes no servicing prices on its Australian site; Australian press reports agree the required interval is 24 months or 40,000km, with optional annual health checks at 20,000km, and capped-price servicing lands around $2,400 over five years if you take every visit. That is the trade in full: polish still coming, ownership cover which holds up, and a price case the flaws have to work hard against.
1,206
Out-delivered the ID.4, bZ4X and Ioniq 5 in 2025, by CarExpert's count.
Three grades, one body, a short options list. The walk from base to flagship is really two decisions: how much battery you want, and whether you need the second motor.
From $57,900
The $57,900 anchor: 75kWh battery, 480km of claimed range, 310kW to the rear wheels and the fastest claimed 10 to 80 per cent charge of the range at 13 minutes. The equipment floor is high: 16-inch screen, heated seats front and rear, powered tailgate, panoramic roof, full driver-assist suite and a 10-speaker stereo on 19-inch wheels.
From $63,900
$6,000 more buys the 100kWh nickel manganese cobalt battery and 615km of claimed range, plus the 36.21-inch head-up display, ventilated and massaging front seats, a 14-way passenger seat and the 21-speaker stereo. Same 310kW motor, 16-minute claimed 10 to 80 per cent charge.
From $72,900
$9,000 over the Long Range adds a front motor for 475kW and 710Nm, a claimed 3.8-second sprint, air suspension with adaptive damping, Nappa leather, powered doors, power rear side-glass sunshades and 21-inch wheels. Range dips to a claimed 543km.
List price (MSRP) · priced Aug 2026. Excludes on-road costs. Details →
ANCAP · Tested 2025
This vehicle achieved the highest possible ANCAP safety rating, with strong results across occupant protection, pedestrian safety and safety-assist technology.
We'd pick the Long Range RWD if the budget stretches to its August 2026 list price of $63,900, because the extra 135km of range, the head-up display and the seat upgrades matter more day to day than the base car's saving, and the Performance's pace is a want rather than a need. Cross-shopping? The Tesla Model Y counters with a quicker base car, and it took Drive's under-$60K electric vehicle award over this one; the Zeekr answers with equipment and charging hardware. Resale for a brand this new is unproven, so negotiate like it. Drive one on a rough back road before you commit, and decide whether the ride and the software quirks are flaws you can live with.
Past generations. Context, not the car on sale today.
The 7X is a first-generation nameplate with no predecessors: it launched in Australia on 7 August 2025 as the third Zeekr model line here, joining the X small SUV and the 009 people mover, with customer deliveries from October 2025.
Australian launch across three grades; deliveries began in October and reached 1,206 cars by year's end.
A limited-run Black Special Edition appeared at $75,900, an appearance package on the Performance AWD. It was offered for a limited time and is absent from Zeekr's configurator today.
By Yuri Cartland, Editor