The Zeekr X is fitted with 19-inch or 20-inch alloys, depending on the trim level. There is also the option of electric front doors which open or close at the push of a button, and back doors that unlatch, but don’t fully open, the same way, which are a $2000 addition.

Both trims also get heated and cooled front seats, and heating in the rear window seats, and the AWD version also adds a massage function for front seat riders. 

There’s also wireless charging, a 13-speaker Yamaha sound system, and — very cool, literally — is the little drinks fridge between the front seats in the AWD variant.

Tech is handled by a 14.6-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and there’s a head-up display for the driver, too.

The cabin of the Zeekr X reveals a seriously well-equipped and polished-feeling small SUV, and — unlike some of the newcomer brands to Australia — it all feels very high quality and well put together and that includes the material choices. It’s a nice and high-quality feeling space.

The big news in the updated Zeekr X is a more powerful rear motor – meaning you get more grunt whether you opt for the rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive version.

In rear-drive form, that boosts your outputs from 200kW to 250kW. In AWD guise, your new outputs are 365kW (up from 315kW) and 573Nm.

The Zeekr X is a five-seat small SUV that, despite its relatively diminuitive dimensions, serves up enough back seat room for at least two adult riders.

In rear-drive Zeekr X form, the sprint to 100km/h takes 5.6 seconds. In AWD guise, that number falls to 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 190km/h.

The rear-drive Zeekr X is fitted with a 61kWh LFP battery, which can accept up to 230kW DC fast charging, taking you from 10 to 80 per cent charged in just 18 minutes. Total claimed range is 405km.

The flagship AWD, though, charges more slowly. It gets a 66kWh NMN battery and it can only be charged at 150kW, meaning the same charge takes 30 minutes. Zeekr is promising a 415km driving range between charges.