The Zeekr 009 Flagship is everything a luxury MPV should be 

Note: This review was first published on 28 July 2025.

Electric vehicles lend themselves well to certain types of cars. MPVs are one of them. I’ll list some reasons why. Electric powertrains are incredibly quiet and smooth – qualities that are important for any car that seeks to prioritise comfort. The way they deliver maximum torque so quickly and effortlessly is also helpful because MPVs are big and heavy – and get heavier still when fully loaded with passengers. It’s for these reasons that I’m most keen to experience the Zeekr 009, which, on paper, seems to have all the qualities to make it the perfect MPV.

If the name Zeekr is unfamiliar to you, it’s probably because the brand only launched in Singapore last year. The origins of the name are pretty interesting, and I’ll leave it to you to go to the company’s website to find out for yourself, but the thing to know is that Zeekr was very recently fully acquired by Geely, one of China’s largest automakers, which also happens to own Volvo and Lotus.

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The 009 is a humongous 3-row MPV. It’s over 5.2 metres long and over 2 metres wide. And at over 1.8 metres tall, most people can’t see it over. Needless to say, it cuts an imposing figure on the road. Naturally, parking spaces will be tight. But thanks to its army of sensors and cameras, it’s unlikely you’ll be hitting anything.

The styling is interesting, particularly in front. Zeekr calls it an “intelligent front grille”, and I suppose it is because the headlights are cleverly integrated into an elaborate arrangement of slants and grills. There’s a slight whiff of Rolls-Royce Cullinan about it. Though the headlamps look inadequate, I can confirm they are nuclear. I had to use the high-beam once to caution a wayward car ahead of me one night, and I must have momentarily turned night into day.

Excess is a theme that runs throughout the car. I’ll get to the passenger seats later, but as the driver, you sit high up as if you were in a large SUV. The driving position is impervious, and because the 009 is so large, you can easily see over most other cars.

The driving environment is not unlike most other modern EVs, which is to say it’s dominated by two large screens and devoid of any physical buttons. The main display is a 15-inch OLED touchscreen, and it houses your infotainment system and HVAC controls. I’m not a fan of such an arrangement, but at least Zeekr OS is a little more intuitive and easier to use than some of its rivals. It’s also wonderfully fluid and responsive, so it feels like you are operating a very powerful tablet. The 10.25-inch instrument cluster is a tad small, but thankfully, you’ll spend more time looking at the heads-up display because it’s fantastically large and informative.

But the magic happens in the back. Because this is the Flagship version, the second row passenger seats are captain chairs that are plush, fully electric, and packed with lots of features. They are highly adjustable, ventilated, and even come with massage functions. And as part of the car’s Yamaha 30-speaker sound system, the seats even have speakers built into them. If you can’t get comfortable in them, you might want to consider making an appointment to see an orthopedist.

But luxury is more than just comfort; the 009 also has loads of toys to titillate. Up in the ceiling is a 17-inch OLED display that drops (see video) down and can be used to watch videos or connect to external devices like a laptop or a gaming console. Tray tables can be deployed from the captain’s chairs, making it easy to work and eat. And speaking of food, there’s even a fridge hidden behind the centre console that I’m told gets chilly enough for gelato.

Unlike some lesser MPVs, the third row passenger seats of the Zeekr 009 are genuinely usable. Depending on how far back passengers in the second row have positioned their seats, the third row can even accommodate adults. Children and young teens will have no problems even if the second row passengers move their seats all the way to the back. What’s more, they are clad in high-quality nappa leather, like the captain chairs up front, so everything feels soft and expensive.

Like many luxury cruisers, the 009 rides on air suspension. Apart from having the neat trick of being able to lower the car when it is parked to ease ingress and egress, it’s also fantastically adept at soaking up bumps and creases in the road. Though the ride is never harsh or unpleasant, the amount of body movement can be a tad unnerving and can feel like it needs an extra moment to settle. Happily, we can mitigate this by setting the suspension to its sporty setting. NVH (noise, vibrations, and harshness) levels are low, so the cabin is a very serene place to be in.

If you’ve read this far and think the appointments are excessive, wait till you find out how powerful and fast it is. In Flagship trim, the 009 has dual motors delivering a whopping 603hp and nearly 700nm. That’s not a typo – this car has as much grunt as a 911 Turbo. The way it picks up its skirt and goes when you floor the accelerator is eye-opening and frightening. It will leave sports cars in the dust, never mind its peers. I have never seen a car that weighs nearly 3 tons perform overtaking manoeuvres so effortlessly. That said, it is quite reluctant to change directions, so go easy on the throttle and only pin it when the steering wheel is straight.

Unsurprisingly, the 009 has a huge battery. Battery capacity is 116kWh. Zeekr claims an average power consumption figure of around 22kWh/100km (based on WLTP testing), which also means a claimed range of about 582km. In my tests, these figures seem reasonable. Over a weekend, I covered 355.4km while consuming 90.7kWh of energy. This was with a mix of city and highway driving, as well as a 30-minute session of sitting in the back watching videos and with the air-con at close to full power (July was intensely warm). This means an average consumption of 25.2kWh/100km, which isn’t too far off from Zeekr’s claims. Driven sensibly, owners should easily get 450km of range on a full charge.

As tested, the Zeekr 009 in Flagship trim starts at S$399,999. And because of its prodigious power output, road tax will be high (S$6,526 a year). It’s pricey, but it’s also immensely spacious, supremely comfortable, highly practical, packed full of features, and even offers a dose of performance. My only real complaint is that its handling is somewhat compromised, which is forgivable, seeing that it’s a massive 6-seater. If you judge a vehicle based on the number of boxes it ticks, this is arguably the MPV to have.

Availability and pricing

The Zeekr 009 is available now in three variants: Deluxe, Premium, Flagship. The Flagship variant, which is the one tested here, is a six-seater, whereas the Premium variant is a seven-seater. The difference lies in the third row seats. The Flagship and Premium have the same 605hp powertrain. The Deluxe variant is a seven-seater like the Premium variant, but has a less powerful single-motor powertrain that puts out 335hp and 373nm of torque. Pricing are as follows: