the issue with zeekr in europe is: we get the outdated cars, in china is a new version since april avaible that fixes basicly all your issues and way better charging speed
This for me is enough reason NOT to get a Zeekr, for sure at least till the new 2024 model version is released here in Europe and then MAYBE I might consider it. The software glitches now would drive me crazy.
This is the old version of 001. They trying to sell as that old 001 like we don't have internet and don't know that 001 have new version with 500+ kW charging speed, physical butons on steering wheel (not haptic), snapdragon chipset with instant resposne, lidar, more sound speakers (26) and much more. If u pay now 65-70€ for old 001 u will loose value very fast.
Thnx for your review Bjorn. As a driver of this car in Holland for a year now, I recognize some of the things you mentioned, but certainlly not all. It’s fun to drive. If i had to choose a new car today, without a doubt I’d choose the same one!
OTA Bug Fix Release is underway. Zeekr is ramping up OTA's and has a great Uservoice function which is being managed on a daily basis. Besides their own innovations, Zeekr prioritizes their OTA backlog based on real Zeekr 001 drivers requests through voting.
Thanks for the review Björn! Comfort, ADAS, Design, Charging speed looking good! Zeekr has to solve the last few things like behaviour of the radio and some other small software issues likes the lights in the steering wheen in the next update and they have a great, nice looking car! Much better then the Polestar 4.
The new Zeekr 001 Mod.2025 hat a better steering wheel with physical keys ! Test the new 001 FR with 1265 PS and 280 km/h !!! Holy makaroly, Yes, Yes, Yes !!!!👍👍👍
you are using an old car and running an old software , the current OS is 6.2 updated mine just couple weeks ago , and all the issue you faced were fixed a long ago with 2024 version and the 2025 is already on sell , you want do a proper test , get at least the 2024 car and use the latest update and for your info the OS on that car is not even from Zeekr its from a third-party , and by the way the music thing , someone activated a task manager , there in an app on the car were you can setup the car to do things when you start charging or when you put the the seat into rest mode , lock doors , start massage function , play music , open all windows , turn off the screen , and you can choose to activate that or turn it off , it's not a software issue , it's just someone messed up with a setting and didnt know how to turn it off
I love this car. But it’s not available in my country. Maybe next year. I hope. But the front look start to seem a little old. I hope that this will be updated with 7x or 007 family feeling
Can you test the latest and greatest Zeeker 001 in 2025 when you get back? It has improved charging speed(up to 500kW ± meaning 350 kW at Ionity and 400kW with select latest hyperchargers). It should do it at around 9 hours 10 minutes in summer and 9 hours 30minutes in this temperature instead of 10 hours now.
@@Colt16v maybe now, though I had quite a few bugs. That included sound disappearing on two occasions, and on the second occasion charging limit couldn't be updated. This was fixed by resetting the middle console in the first case and the TCAM module in the second case, but still. The app also has stopped updating the car's position. This is a minor problem, but still. However, the software is to my knowledge developed in Sweden.
@Saddex only issues i had over 25.000km was the sound disappearing, but a normal reboot solved it, and it only occured two times. Mine was a 2023 model, think it got better hardware, not sure though.
Those software things can be so infuriating. Sure, it’s fun on the video and maybe you think not that big of a deal, but when you have to deal with them everyday… And then you think how much you paid for the car. It’s unacceptable.
If only Bjorn had a little bit more patience when pressing stuff....who on earth uses these vehicles this way....not the ones that pay 70K...they are way more relaxed 🤣😇
If you don't lease who is going to service these in 5 to 10 years when everything is obsolete and potentially the manufacturer does not produce these anymore.
Driving it for a year without any real issues. Best thing is that Zeekr has a great Uservoice forum which is taken very seriously by Zeekr. Customers of Zeekr (not journalists) prioritize which bugs to fix first and which new features to add. imho folks that spend 60-70K on this car model, aren't waiting for cart like car (Tesla Model 3), which pulls their passengers head backwards even in the most comfortable mode. I'm glad Zeekr choose the comfort mode to be about comfort like a premium petrol car. The group of drivers that I talk to don't mind the consumption, they love the comfort, space etc..etc..and know it's a big car with higher consumption. On top of that Zeekr's customer service is top notch. Compare that to your Tesla.....need i say more?
the issue with zeekr in europe is:
we get the outdated cars, in china is a new version since april avaible that fixes basicly all your issues and way better charging speed
This for me is enough reason NOT to get a Zeekr, for sure at least till the new 2024 model version is released here in Europe and then MAYBE I might consider it. The software glitches now would drive me crazy.
This is the old version of 001. They trying to sell as that old 001 like we don't have internet and don't know that 001 have new version with 500+ kW charging speed, physical butons on steering wheel (not haptic), snapdragon chipset with instant resposne, lidar, more sound speakers (26) and much more. If u pay now 65-70€ for old 001 u will loose value very fast.
Agree, buying this car seems to be the perfect way to burn money.
the "Start the music when you exit" feature is brilliant. You would always want to exit the car with style.
@Bjorn, pls test in Thailand 001 new version 95 kWh lfp and 100 kWh NMC. That will be very intresting to compare with this older version.
Whaaaaaat?! She's not singing about Starbucks lovers? My world just shattered into pieces. 🙈
Thnx for your review Bjorn. As a driver of this car in Holland for a year now, I recognize some of the things you mentioned, but certainlly not all. It’s fun to drive. If i had to choose a new car today, without a doubt I’d choose the same one!
OTA Bug Fix Release is underway. Zeekr is ramping up OTA's and has a great Uservoice function which is being managed on a daily basis. Besides their own innovations, Zeekr prioritizes their OTA backlog based on real Zeekr 001 drivers requests through voting.
Can't wait for part 2 !
Thanks for the review Björn! Comfort, ADAS, Design, Charging speed looking good! Zeekr has to solve the last few things like behaviour of the radio and some other small software issues likes the lights in the steering wheen in the next update and they have a great, nice looking car! Much better then the Polestar 4.
Thank you Bjørn, I really appreciate this review. I thought this was a competitor to the Tesla. The software is putting me off. Best regards Martin
We have a new motto for Zeekr: Play that funky music!
The feature with the music kill me 😂
The Zekr Mix looks really interesting
The high hopes I had for this car is sadly starting to fade.
same
Same here. A year ago they promised to fix the software bugs. It is still a mess.
Trusting anything chinese? Jokes on you 😂
The new Zeekr 001 Mod.2025 hat a better steering wheel with physical keys !
Test the new 001 FR with 1265 PS and 280 km/h !!! Holy makaroly, Yes, Yes, Yes !!!!👍👍👍
16:08 the car wanted to say that nothings gonna change it’s love for you…
Are you planning to test the a6 etron sportback the coming weeks?
you are using an old car and running an old software , the current OS is 6.2 updated mine just couple weeks ago , and all the issue you faced were fixed a long ago with 2024 version and the 2025 is already on sell , you want do a proper test , get at least the 2024 car and use the latest update and for your info the OS on that car is not even from Zeekr its from a third-party , and by the way the music thing , someone activated a task manager , there in an app on the car were you can setup the car to do things when you start charging or when you put the the seat into rest mode , lock doors , start massage function , play music , open all windows , turn off the screen , and you can choose to activate that or turn it off , it's not a software issue , it's just someone messed up with a setting and didnt know how to turn it off
이게정답인듯 기능설정할수있는문제로보임 그리고 중국전기차SW 기능다양성을 숙지도못하고 기존레거시업체기능도없는 SW 비교하느것자체가 웃김
I love this car. But it’s not available in my country. Maybe next year. I hope. But the front look start to seem a little old. I hope that this will be updated with 7x or 007 family feeling
Can you test the latest and greatest Zeeker 001 in 2025 when you get back? It has improved charging speed(up to 500kW ± meaning 350 kW at Ionity and 400kW with select latest hyperchargers). It should do it at around 9 hours 10 minutes in summer and 9 hours 30minutes in this temperature instead of 10 hours now.
What is the software version of the zeekr 001 you've tested?
Cybex is here as well at 1:45 😎
Beware of it deciding itself to drive away on its own !
FYI Bjørn, your Stormberg discount code doesn't work
The side profile looks very much like an EV6. Or is it just me?
Ionity, like all the others, rips us off in the UK.
Wind noise seems high
Name one Chinese car brand
whose software actually works😅
Tesla model 3 from Shanghai 😊
@@ew897I forgot to type car brand, my bad😅
Polestar 2 got excellent software.
@@Colt16v maybe now, though I had quite a few bugs. That included sound disappearing on two occasions, and on the second occasion charging limit couldn't be updated. This was fixed by resetting the middle console in the first case and the TCAM module in the second case, but still.
The app also has stopped updating the car's position. This is a minor problem, but still.
However, the software is to my knowledge developed in Sweden.
@Saddex only issues i had over 25.000km was the sound disappearing, but a normal reboot solved it, and it only occured two times. Mine was a 2023 model, think it got better hardware, not sure though.
It’s almost as if the whole system needs a reboot.
4:51 that moment when you don’t have a face anymore…
The Software on the middle Display looks a bit like the MG software
Bjørn is that camera handheld wile driving
Those software things can be so infuriating. Sure, it’s fun on the video and maybe you think not that big of a deal, but when you have to deal with them everyday… And then you think how much you paid for the car. It’s unacceptable.
A car that behaves like this, I would bring back to the dealer. How can you trust putting yourself in it driving on the streets?
last one for the year 😭
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So why would a company build such a nice car and give it such a crappy software is a mystery to me.
17:50 😂
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If only Bjorn had a little bit more patience when pressing stuff....who on earth uses these vehicles this way....not the ones that pay 70K...they are way more relaxed 🤣😇
If you don't lease who is going to service these in 5 to 10 years when everything is obsolete and potentially the manufacturer does not produce these anymore.
Maybe VOLKSWAGEN / ŠKODA should take a look at the ZEEKR menu design and their patents ...
So, the Chinese can do Software, huh? 🤣🤣
It’s very snake like
The software is rubbish, avoid driving this car for your safety..how come and it was approved for sale in Europe ???
Driving it for a year without any real issues. Best thing is that Zeekr has a great Uservoice forum which is taken very seriously by Zeekr. Customers of Zeekr (not journalists) prioritize which bugs to fix first and which new features to add.
imho folks that spend 60-70K on this car model, aren't waiting for cart like car (Tesla Model 3), which pulls their passengers head backwards even in the most comfortable mode. I'm glad Zeekr choose the comfort mode to be about comfort like a premium petrol car.
The group of drivers that I talk to don't mind the consumption, they love the comfort, space etc..etc..and know it's a big car with higher consumption.
On top of that Zeekr's customer service is top notch. Compare that to your Tesla.....need i say more?
Would never buy a chinese car. EV or petrol. Never...
Why
What a terrible car ... no-one should buy it ...
junk
JOA Junk on arrival
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