There is no doubt that the auto market in 2024 is always inseparable from the first war, and if you want to say which car company has the most fierce rhythm in the first battle, I believe that in addition to BYD, it is Geely, and the new cars of many brands of its brands have rolled up to a new height in terms of product power and price.
For example, the new Zeekrypton 001 that hit the market last night. Although the all-new ZEEKR 001 is regarded as a "mid-term facelift" model, ZEEKR itself still emphasizes the definition of "new".
Because in addition to the appearance of the shape has not changed much, the parts of the entire product have been changed by more than 50%, especially the 800V high-voltage platform, the new battery pack, the SiC silicon carbide power module, the 8295 chip, the lidar and other hardware are all standard, so that the product power has been improved.
With the improvement of product power, the price can still be reduced, and the price is 2690,000-3290,000 yuan, compared with the old model, the entry version** remains unchanged, and the medium and high configuration** have dropped by 20,000. Of course, the hardware is to raise the bar, and the new Zeekr 001 even comes standard with a 3000W, 28-speaker Yamaha audio.
It is optional on this previous generation model. There are also some interior and equipment upgrades, such as the head-up display upgraded to AR-HUD and the steering wheel added physical buttons. Basically, there are no shortcomings that competitors can "attack".
Because ** is too shocking, it is considered by the outside world that Zeekrypton is targeting Xiaomi cars. Although the response of ZEEKR executives did not target Xiaomi cars, judging from the new models released by Geely in 2024, Geely did not leave a way for Xiaomi cars to live at all, and each model locked 18-300,000 price segments, Galaxy E8, ZEEKR 007 and the new ZEEKR 001 achieved low, medium and high prices to Xiaomi SU7.
However, some consumers, if they are still not satisfied with **, they may wish to wait, maybe the lithium iron phosphate rear-drive version declared before will be released. Because ZEEKR has previously declared this version, but this may also be a product strategy, and the listing must be declared, but the declaration can not be listed.
This version removes the lidar, removes the front motor, and then removes some dispensable configurations, and there is no problem with another 20,000 or 30,000, but this version is not a last resort, and it will definitely not be listed, after all, the new ZEEKR 001 after the price reduction is bound to have an impact on the sales of its ZEEKR 007. Perhaps only Xiaomi su7 has been listed in the naked version, and the new Extreme Krypton 001 will come up with this hole card.
For users who want to place a new ZEEKR 001 recently, my recommendation is to choose the WE version of lithium iron phosphate 95kWh four-wheel drive version is enough, first of all, lithium iron phosphate standard four-wheel drive, 3Although the acceleration and four-wheel drive of the 5S are not used in daily life, they cannot be without.
Secondly, due to the characteristics of the battery, the lithium iron phosphate battery supports full charge and discharge, and the ternary lithium battery is more recommended to be used at 20%-80%, so for users who care about battery life, the capacity of the 40% battery may be wasted. However, all ZEEKR systems have a lifelong three-electric warranty for the first owner, so you don't need to think about it so much.
However, the lithium iron phosphate four-wheel drive version also has a drawback, that is, it is heavy, which is 290kg heavier than the ternary lithium rear-wheel drive version, which is equivalent to the weight of four people. This extra weight will definitely have a certain impact on the range and handling. For the air suspension, I personally think it is dispensable, and the quality of the chassis that comes standard with ZEEKR 001 is already very good.
Overall, the new ZEEKR 001 seems to have set a benchmark for its peers, which means that in the future, cars with 800V, supercharging, lidar, and 8295 chips will not be priced at more than 270,000 yuan if they want to sell well. It is believed that the price and product power of the new ZEEKR 001 have more or less affected the sales of Weilai, Xiaopeng, Xiaomi, and even Tesla.