With an imposing MPV design, four seats and a massive TV at the back, the Zeekr 009 Grand has been tailored specifically for well-heeled Chinese buyers. But what if you could make it even more perfect? Welcome to the new 009 Grand Collector’s Edition, which adds several gold details to the mix.
Here, gold really does mean gold – the brand and model badges and the self-righting wheel centres are all plated from genuine 24-carat gold. A total of three grams of the stuff are used per car, according to Car News China.
The gilt accents continue in the hand-painted double pinstripes on the shoulder line, as well as the front and rear bumper, side skirt and cant rail trim, C-pillar inlays and the rims of the 20-inch hand-polished forged wheels. Those rollers, by the way, have been given a physical vapour deposition (PVD) treatment, providing it with a dark chrome finish.
Inside, you get gold-hued trim instead of chrome, gold seat belts, the Zeekr monogram on either side of the 43-inch TV and wool carpets made from the hairs of Andean alpacas. The rest of the car is as per the “regular” Grand, meaning that rear passengers still rest on plush business class-style seats with 24-way power adjustment, heating, cooling and massage functions and aniline leather upholstery.
Other features include an eight-inch rear tablet, a leather-trimmed fold-out table, crystal switchgear, an 18 litre hot and cold refrigerator, electrochromic rear side windows, a 31-speaker, 3,000-watt Yamaha sound system with headrest speakers and even a vase next to the TV. There’s also a one-touch privacy mode that darkens the rear glass and raises the electrochromic frosting divider between the front and rear occupants.
The mechanicals have been left unchanged, with dual motors providing all-wheel drive and a towering total output of 789 PS (580 kW) and 810 Nm of torque – rocketing this near-three-tonne MPV from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 230 km/h. Dual-chamber adaptive air suspension attempts to keep body movements in check.
A 108 kWh battery provides a range of 702 km on China’s incredibly lenient CLTC cycle; expect a real-world figure closer to 500 km, given that the larger 116 kWh pack in our less well-appointed 009 has a WLTP range of 582 km. The 009 Grand supports 5C charging (five times the battery capacity), meaning DC fast charging speeds are in excess of 500 kW; it can also provide up to 60 kW of DC vehicle-to-vehicle charging to another EV.
All this extravagance does not come cheap – the 009 Grand Collector’s Edition costs 899,000 yuan (RM542,000), which is 110,000 yuan (RM66,300) more expensive than even the already-opulent Grand. To give you a sense of perspective, even the most expensive six-seater 009 retails at RM359,800 in Malaysia.
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