It is not James Bond’s car, even if the name – 007 \u2013 may have misled some. It is much more: it is the first large sedan from Zeekr, the dynamic Gothenburg-based offshoot of the Chinese group Geely, and it is also the first car of the brand to bear the signature of Stefan Sielaff, vice president for global design. Unlike the Zeekr 001 sportwagon and the Zeekr X urban SUV, both intended primarily for the European market, the Zeekr 007 is intended for the moment only for the Chinese market, like the large SUV Zeekr 009.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\nHowever it represents the beginning of a new cycle and of a new design philosophy – it’s called Hidden Energy – which at a rapid pace will introduce on world markets an entire family of electric cars produced in China but designed in the new imposing design centre created not far from Volvo, which in turn is already owned by Geely. \u201cAbove all \u2013 says Sielaff \u2013 it represents the emancipation in a premium key from Lynk & Co’s design: now each brand has its own philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nThis new language has been given a name: Hidden Energy. \u201cIt is the energy developed by the ying-yang contrast, the negative and positive of existence, which among other things appears in our logo,\u201d he explains: \u201cIn our case the contrast is between human centric necessities – a quiet, flowing and muscular design – and those of technology, here represented in the interiors by the HMI and on the exterior by Stargate.\u201d Stargate is the imposing wrap-around strip of front lights, 228 centimetres long and made up of 1711 LEDs, which not only illuminate but can also give all kinds of signals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n\u201cIt’s a classic sedan, surprisingly very spacious, a feeling accentuated by the glass roof,\u201d he adds: \u201cThe exterior language is very clean, organic, muscular, not overdecorated, a language that reflects a precise and controlled way of doing things, with a fantastic tension of the surfaces, without protruding handles, without rubber seals or door frames, elements that express quality like a great and simple wine, made possible by the great production precision in the Ningbo plant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>