Conti luxury or Asian practical and financial prudence ? Ix3 vs RAV4 vs Zeekr 7x

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ST today has two suv style cars on review which were a fairly big contrast 




In one corner, the bastion of conti premium luxury is represented by the impress ix3 standing tall at more than 350k and a long feature list plus a highly impressive on paper range of 800km - 580km in reality apparently

credit to BMW for developing their own drivetrain and battery system though 

then the bastion of old school Japanese reliability and economy is represented by the RAV 4 at close to 250k with a fc of 5.4l per 100km allowing it to go beyond 1000km easily 


but it fall short on the feature list and glaringly has no 360camera 

The article then throws in a left curve :

The elephant not in the room is the zeekr 7 which is priced closer to the RAV but has a similar performance and feature list that won’t feel inferior to the BMW at probably a 100 grand less 

for those who have deep pockets and can drop three hundred plus large ones without batting an eyelid, the premium euro marque offers the luxury handbag feel and carries the right badges that allow you to perhaps park in the driveway of the Westin or Hilton and garner a few extra looks or envious comments from other forum members 

on the hand, one of the main reasons why the Chinese EV is swarming our market is because the savvy buyer who disregards the badge and scrutinizes the specs will find that he can drive away a car with comparable performance and luxury plus pay for a decade of electricity charging and service plus parts with change if he chooses the Chinese zeekr. Then still get pats from his mates for choosing a reliable steed with good speed. 

Choices and as our government loves to say, choose wisely …


on the other hand, for 208k now you can also score a Subaru soltera which can come close in performance albeit with a shorter range and a less luxurious setup and feature list so as always YMMV ya

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