Hot on the heels of the nostalgic but kind of mediocre Volkswagen ID. Buzz , Zeekr has released details on its similarly-shaped fully electric mini MPV. We saw it earlier this year at the Beijing Auto Show , but details (and first-drive reviews) have flooded the automotive interwebs.
The Zeekr Mix is more than another foreign-market EV that we have a slim-to-none chance of ever getting here in the United States. Underneath the Mix’s three sliding doors and swanky interior lies the first production version of the SEA-M platform, the same platform that underpins the prototype Waymo self-driving EVs on roads right now. Zeekr says the Mix is a “revolutionary capsule-shaped model encapsulating the young marque’s vision of future mobility,” meaning it is explicitly meant for young families and their lifestyles.
It envisions the Mix as a sort of third space where families and others can get together. Its design has been created to facilitate activities that wouldn’t necessarily be doable in a normal car. Do you want to play a game of cards inside the car? Or perhaps, do yoga? The Mix can do that because its front seats can swivel 270 degrees.
It also has a center console that can move out of the way entirely or serve as a central table to do things on. The central infotainment screen even swivels so passengers can get a better view. The Mix's pièce de résistance is the structural B-pillar is integrated into its doors.
Unlike the ID. Buzz, the Mix is pillarless with all.