The Zeekr MIX has been revealed by a government regulator in China and is really quite a different looking car. Chinese media don’t seem to know what to make of it with some referring to it as an SUV and others as an MPV, we’re going to call it an MPV. It will be the fifth production model from the Geely backed all-electric Zeekr brand. What we are wondering is whether MIX is the English word ‘mix’ or is it actually 1009 as in the Roman numerals?
Further details of the Zeekr MIX were revealed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) including pictures and critical specifications. The car seems to be very similar if not the same as the previously spotted CM2E which is based on the M-Vision concept and is probably the private buyer’s version of the Waymo robotaxi.
The dimensions of the car are really quite unusual with a long wheelbase of 3008 mm but a relatively short length of 4688 mm, width and height are 1995 and 1755 mm respectively.
Design language of the MIX is similar to the Zeekr 007. There’s a through type light bar at the front controlled by 75 high-power chips and the headlights have a slender shape. The front is largely fully closed except for some thick black air intakes at the bottom which are very similar to the ones on the 007.
Black pillars and inserts help give the car a floating roof type design. At the moment there is quite a lot of speculation about how the doors are opened with not even hidden door handles visible. This speculation is furthered by the front seatbelts being fixed to the seats rather than the sides of the car. The door handles are a very clear difference from spy shots of the CM2E.
At the back the MIX has a simple design which echoes the front. From the options list we know top spec versions will gain Lidar.
Currently not much is known about the interior other than from spy shots. From these we can see the MIX has the Zeekr family steering wheel and a large center screen. We also know that the center console seems to have different configurations. Fast Technology are claiming that the front row can have a three-seat layout but the MIIT listings clearly state the MIX is a five-seat car and so this seems unlikely.
Power is 310 kW produced by a TZ235XYC01 electric motor which is the same as in the Zeekr 007. Batteries are ternary lithium (NCM) and from CATL but assembled by Geely in Sichuan Province. The car sits on Geely’s SEA-M platform.
We will bring you more information on this car as we get it. A debut is likely at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show and the Zeekr MIX will likely make its way to Europe in 2025.
Source:MIIT, Fast Technology, Autohome
you can see buttons in the bottom of the B pillar
A MIX of old German copies
Zeekr EVs are mostly designed in Sweden. By the way they look way more modern than any German car.For your information German automakers like VW, Audi and Stellantis are buying EV tech and using EV platforms from Chinese EV companies like xpeng, leapmotor and SAIC.
Are there any new cars that are NOT ipad on wheels? I do like how this Volvo looks from the outside, but the gigantic mirror instead of dashboard and cluster is just no go.