ZEEKR 001 Breaks Two Guinness World Records

Premium electric mobility brand ZEEKR has announced its luxury all-electric 001 vehicles have broken two Guinness World Records.

Less than a year since the brand started delivering vehicles to customers in China, ZEEKR has made its mark on the global stage by claiming the titles for the fastest drift achieved by an electric car and the fastest electric car slalom.

The records have fully verified the three core strengths that underpin the 001. It is “fast, accurate and stable.”

The fastest electric vehicle drift requires the vehicle to achieve greater than 160km/h, and the 001 gained a maximum speed of 207.996km/h. Using the 001’s high-performance twin electric drive system, the front and rear could achieve instantaneous torque output up to 7,680Nm and an acceleration time up to 100km/h in only 3.8s.

This power and acceleration, combined with the 001’s high-performance chassis suspension system, maximizes body stability and allows the driver to maintain consistent and precise drifting and the car to dance right on the edge of the limit.

ZEEKR’s 001 also set a new benchmark for the fastest ever all-electric car slalom. The vehicle weaved between 50 cones equally spaced and completed the course without touching or knocking any down in 49.05 seconds.

001’s intelligent electric four-wheel drive system boosted acceleration off the line and enabled excellent vehicle handling on the fast and dynamic course. The quality of power distribution and the balance between the front and rear wheels between the cones allowed the 001 to glide through the cones with minimal disruption from the chassis or tyres, maintaining excellent and stable braking at the end. The firm grip also allowed the vehicle to have better cornering ability throughout.

World Record Technology for Users

This same driving control technology is in all ZEEKR 001 cars and not only brings users a fun and dynamic driving experience but also provides safety through more robust controllability and stability. 001 already meets the five-star safety standards and lays the foundation for solid performance control.

Not only does 001 respond to driver operations in milliseconds, but it also responds to multiple emergency scenarios autonomously. In addition, the newly developed intelligent anti-skid dTCS (distributed traction control system) operates at a processing rate ten times faster than the mainstream TCS traction control systems. 001 users also meet the outstanding stability performance showcased in China’s slalom record on the road.

Adhering to the concept of “don’t be a boring electric car” to develop a pure electric high-performance experience, the 001 also has an excellent driving comfort experience under the mighty power and extreme control fun.

Breaking these two world records, ZEEKR has adhered to its philosophy of not being “a boring electric car”. 001 users can enjoy an excellent driving comfort experience under world record achieving power and finesse. The perfect integration of smart and electric technology in the 001 will bring users more enjoyment in their travel.

The records were broken in August under an adjudicator from Guinness World Records at the CATARC proving ground in China.

 ZEEKR Business Update

ZEEKR continues to prioritize and fulfil local market customer orders ahead of a planned European roll-out from 2023, where it will ramp up capacity at the ZEEKR Intelligent Factory – one of the world’s most advanced vehicles facilities – to deal with unprecedented demand for the 001.

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