Zeekr launched the 8X in China on April 17 at a starting price of 329,800 yuan (around 45,800 US dollars), setting a four-variant lineup that tops out with a tri-motor hybrid rated at 1,030 kW (1,380 hp). The 8X is the brand's second plug-in hybrid SUV, sitting under the 9X flagship and squaring up directly at Li Auto, Aito, and Denza in the upper end of China's family-size PHEV segment.
Launch pricing undercuts the original pre-sale by 47,000 yuan, which is either a show of confidence in order volume or a polite admission that the first number was optimistic. Geely CEO Gan Jiayue said the 8X and its bigger 9X sibling are on track for overseas rollout starting Q3 2026, which puts the 8X on ships before it has finished its first three months of Chinese retail.
900V Haohan-S and a 2.96-Second Tri-Motor
The headline variant runs Zeekr's Haohan-S 900V super-hybrid architecture with three permanent-magnet motors and a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine working as generator and direct drive. Combined output is 1,030 kW, and 0-100 km/h is quoted at 2.96 seconds. The dual-motor version produces 660 kW and does the same sprint in 3.7 seconds, which for a 5.1-meter three-row SUV is less "quick" and more "absurd."
All versions share a 70 kWh battery, CLTC electric range up to 410 km, and a combined range quoted at 1,416 km. DC charging runs at 6C: 20 to 80 percent takes roughly nine minutes on a compatible station. That number puts the 8X alongside the refreshed BYD Han and the XPeng GX on the 2026 China fast-charging leaderboard.
Two Nvidia Thor-U Chips, 1,400 TOPS, LiDAR Standard
Adaptive air suspension comes standard, paired with continuous damping and variable ride height. The ADAS stack runs two Nvidia Drive Thor-U processors totaling 1,400 TOPS, with LiDAR and multi-sensor fusion for highway navigation and valet parking. That is serious compute for a 46,000-dollar vehicle, and it reinforces what has become the house rule at Geely brands: lead with silicon, let the software catch up in OTA.
Dimensions land at 5,100 mm long, 1,998 mm wide, 1,780 mm tall, on a 3,069 mm wheelbase. Seats-folded cargo volume is quoted at 2,200 liters. All four variants offer three-row seating, with powered aviation-style second-row captain's chairs on the top trim.
Pricing Sorts the Fight
The four-variant lineup runs as follows:
- 8X Max: 329,800 yuan ($45,800)
- 8X Ultra: 349,800 yuan ($48,580)
- 8X Ultra+: 399,800 yuan ($55,530)
- 8X Yao Ying: 473,800 yuan ($65,800)
Only the Yao Ying gets the tri-motor. The other three are dual-motor. Against the 9X flagship, which starts above 500,000 yuan, the 8X is priced for volume rather than halo. Zeekr clearly wanted a "premium family" segment play after the 9X proved that Chinese buyers would accept a six-figure jump if the product backed it up. The 9X climbed from 686 deliveries in September 2025 to 10,060 in March 2026, a trajectory any brand reads as green light.
Whether the 8X runs that same curve depends on whether Li Auto and Aito let it. Both have segment-defining products in showrooms and answers ready for anything Zeekr puts on a spec sheet. The overseas rollout Gan mentioned targets Q3, with the 8X and 9X heading out together. First export shipments begin in July, and the first full month of Chinese delivery numbers will hit before that.