One month / ~2,000 km with my Zeekr 7GT Long Range RWD – honest owner impressions
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So, I've now had my Zeekr 7GT Long Range RWD for about a month and have put roughly 2,000 km on it. Time for a first proper owner update.
Overall, I'm very happy with the car itself. The hardware is genuinely impressive for the price, but there are definitely some software and ADAS issues that Zeekr needs to address.
For context: EU-spec car, Netherlands, Long Range RWD, 421 hp.
Pros
Consumption / range
Trip 1 hasn't been reset and is currently showing 16.4 kWh/100 km after ~2,000 km.
On relaxed Sunday drives at around 80 km/h on Dutch provincial roads, I've seen as low as 14.4 kWh/100 km.
For summer conditions, I'm very happy with that. I'm curious to see what happens during winter.
At 80% charge, the car currently estimates around 534 km of range, so range anxiety is basically nonexistent for me. Obviously, I don't expect to actually get 534 km in every possible situation, but the efficiency is very good so far.
Comfort
The car is extremely comfortable for daily driving.
The interior feels well finished, the seats are excellent, and the suspension deals very well with speed bumps and poor roads. It's also impressively quiet inside at speed.
This is probably one of the things that surprised me most about the car.
Frunk
The frunk is actually useful.
I can fit the charging cable, a bottle of screenwash and a small funnel in there. It's obviously not the biggest frunk ever, but with the LR you get enough additional storage that you can keep the main boot free for luggage/shopping.
Performance
421 hp is more than enough for Dutch roads.
In Sport mode, going from 50 or 80 km/h to 120 km/h is seriously quick. The 5.3-second 0–100 km/h figure is still properly fast, especially for something this comfortable.
Air conditioning
The AC works extremely well. Both the front and rear cabin cool down quickly, even during hot weather.
The reflective layer in the panoramic roof also seems to be doing something, although I haven't scientifically tested it.
Attention / looks
You definitely don't drive a 13-a-dozen car.
Other drivers and pedestrians noticeably look at the car. It's actually quite funny how often people turn their heads when you drive past.
Software layout
After spending a few days rearranging buttons and settings to my liking, I actually find the interface quite logical.
The quick settings are particularly useful. Being able to swipe down and disable certain warnings is much better than digging through four different menus like I've had to do in some other cars.
Wireless CarPlay has also been excellent so far. Zero issues with it.
Sound system
The Zeekr Premium Sound system sounds genuinely good in Hi-Fi mode.
After making a few EQ adjustments to my preference, I'm very happy with it.
Zeekr Entertainment works also very well, apps like Youtube are working as expected when parked.
Rear seat space
Everyone who's sat in the back has commented positively on the space.
There's plenty of legroom and it's a very comfortable place to sit.
Cons / things Zeekr needs to fix
Software speed / bugs
The system can still feel surprisingly slow at times.
For example, sometimes I have to swipe down two or three times before the quick settings actually respond.
The built-in navigation is another weak point. Entering a destination and waiting for search results can take noticeably longer than it should, and sometimes the results aren't even correct.
The hardware clearly seems capable of much more.
ADAS
I had never really used ACC/LCC before this car, so I don't have much experience to compare it with, but I definitely understand the complaints now.
The car sometimes brakes unnecessarily in relatively wide motorway curves.
LCC also produces warning beeps quite frequently.
At the moment, I still prefer doing most of the driving myself.
Lane departure / warnings
This is probably my biggest annoyance.
On Dutch 60 km/h roads with dashed edge lines, the car can get confused. Even after disabling lane departure assistance, it sometimes seems to enable itself again and will actually steer against me on these roads.
That's not something I want from an assistance system. I'd much rather have the system stay off when I turn it off.
One-pedal driving
Regenerative braking isn't strong enough for my liking.
I frequently have to use the brake pedal, so true one-pedal driving isn't really practical.
It works when I know the road and can anticipate traffic far enough ahead, but in normal traffic I often end up using the brake anyway.
I'd love to see Zeekr improve the pedal mapping/regenerative braking behaviour through an OTA update.
Rear seatbelt issue
I also had a small mechanical issue: the rear seatbelt on the driver's side wouldn't pull out.
I folded the seat forward and found that the belt was caught around the mechanism/support used for moving the rear seat.
I freed it manually and afterwards the belt worked normally again.
Not a major issue, but worth mentioning.
First-world problems / nitpicking
These aren't really serious issues, but since I'm doing a proper owner report:
I still get small warning beeps even though I've disabled basically everything I can find. I eventually figured out these were warnings for speed bumps / road features ("shark teeth").
The navigation map is zoomed in slightly too much for my liking. I'd prefer to see more of the road ahead. As far as I can tell, there's no way to adjust this.
If I enter a destination in the Zeekr app at home and send it to the car, it doesn't automatically appear when I later get into the car.
Digital Key occasionally fails to unlock the car when I walk up to it. I've had to open the app manually a few times. Thankfully, it works correctly most of the time.
My phone still gets quite warm while wireless charging, despite the cooling system.
The black front bar gets dirty incredibly quickly. I'm cleaning it almost every day.
I'd really like to be able to cycle through all driving modes using the steering wheel button. At the moment I've assigned Sport to the button, but I'd much rather have the button cycle through Eco/Comfort/Sport etc.
Overall verdict after one month
Very happy with the car itself.
The comfort, driving performance, efficiency, interior quality and overall hardware are all very good. The car feels considerably more mature mechanically than some people might expect from a relatively new Chinese brand.
Where Zeekr still has work to do is software and ADAS.
The frustrating part is that most of my complaints feel like things that could be fixed with OTA updates: faster software, better navigation, improved ADAS calibration, better regenerative braking and more consistent settings.
So far, I'm definitely happy with my decision to buy the 7GT LR RWD.
Now I'm mainly curious to see how it performs through the Dutch winter, especially consumption, range and charging.
TL;DR: Great hardware, excellent comfort, very good efficiency and plenty of performance. Software and ADAS still need some serious polishing, but after one month I'm still very happy with the car.