In the end, the Zeekr Combine has been launched in China, having made its public debut at Auto China in Beijing in April. This revolutionary mini-MPV of types solely seats 5 however makes use of its ample inside house and distinctive sliding doorways to as an alternative present quite a lot of seat layouts to go well with totally different wants.
Measuring 4,688 mm lengthy, the Combine is round 100 mm shorter than a C28 Nissan Serena however has an enormous 3,008 mm wheelbase; it’s additionally a beneficiant 1,995 mm large and 1,775 mm tall. The automobile is the primary manufacturing mannequin to be constructed on the SEA-M variant of Geely’s Sustainable Expertise Structure (SEA), earmarked for MPVs, robotaxis (akin to the one being developed with Waymo) and logistics automobiles.
The Combine definitely seems like nothing else on the street, its futuristic, pebble-smooth design incorporating Zeekr’s trademark Stargate entrance gentle bar with over 1,960 LEDs, letting drivers customise their lighting signatures and even show messages to different street customers. There’s additionally a gently-curving contrasting black roof and the same old full-width taillight strip.
It’s once you attain for the flush door handles that the Combine reveals its myriad of social gathering methods, together with the world’s first double sliding doorways on the passenger aspect (the motive force’s door opens usually). Giant cantilever hinges eradicate the necessity for the sliding door tracks seen on many MPVs of this sort.
You’ll additionally discover a full lack of B-pillars, aiding entry and egress and likewise enabling the multi-use inside we’ll focus on later. As an alternative, the twin pillars on both sides, made out of 2,000 mPa hot-formed metal and strengthened by a novel thickening course of, are built-in into the doorways.
Step inside and the hijinks solely proceed. The Combine options an asymmetrical dashboard that frees up extra legroom for the entrance passenger, because of a top-mounted glovebox and a roof-mounted airbag. The driving force sits behind a 13-inch curved instrument show subsequent to a floating 15-inch infotainment touchscreen, which may swivel 12 levels in direction of the motive force and 47 levels in direction of the passenger.
Between the entrance occupants sits an oblong console field with an armrest and a fridge for these on the again. It might probably slide 790 mm forwards or backwards and comes with a number of mounts to suit tables, cupholders and even an inflatable mattress (the entrance seats fold flat to suit).
The rear passengers, however, delight in limo-like consolation, with powered, heated, ventilated and massaging seats, ottomans and a footrest that folds out from the entrance passenger seat again. Regardless of this, you continue to get a big 568 litre boot, expandable to over 2,000 litres with the rear seats folded.
However by far probably the most spectacular a part of the inside are the entrance seats, which may rotate 180 levels to face the rear passengers, or 90 levels to look out the aspect doorways – permitting, for instance, these seated on the entrance pews to fish from the consolation of their automobile, mentioned Zeekr. Alternatively, they are often pushed all the best way ahead to unlock flooring house for an impromptu yoga session.
All Combine fashions are powered by a single rear motor that by itself produces a formidable 421 PS (310 KW) and 440 Nm of torque, enabling the automobile to dash from zero to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds. The dearth of a entrance motor, a space-optimised suspension design and a revised damper construction permits for an elevated steering angle, slashing the turning circle to only underneath 5 metres.
Battery choices embody a 76 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pack or a 102 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) unit, offering a CLTC vary of 550 and 702 km respectively. An 800-volt electrical structure allows the Combine to supply “5.5C” DC quick charging, that means that the charging enter is 5.5 occasions the scale of the battery, so round 420 kW.
As such, topping up the battery from 10 to 80% takes simply 10.5 minutes for the smaller battery and quarter-hour for the bigger pack. The Combine can even present as much as 60 kW of DC energy to cost different automobiles, though its vehicle-to-load (V2L) operate is slightly anaemic at 3.3 kW.
The Combine additionally comes with a lidar sensor on the high of the windscreen as commonplace, which along with the twin Nvidia Drive Orin-X processors allows the automobile’s numerous driver help techniques. These embody the elective Navigation Zeekr Pilot (NZP) that enables for hands-free driving on highways and in a while, on metropolis streets, the latter by way of an over-the-air replace.
Pricing for the Combine begins at 279,900 yuan (RM171,200) with the smaller battery, rising as much as 299,900 yuan (RM183,800) for the long-range mannequin. With Zeekr set to enter the Malaysian market quickly, would you wish to see the Combine being supplied on our shores? Pontificate within the feedback after the leap.
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