Tesla Model S Plaid vs Zeekr 001 FR | Are Chinese EVs Getting Faster? 

This was a Tesla commercial

Why so fake... It really looks like advertising gimmick for Tesla

1. Tesla need to warm up it's battery to win, while Zeeker doesn't need to warm up it's battery to win this biased race. 2. They called the Tesla 'we' instead of just Tesla to show how ridiculously biased this drag race is. 3. They keep making fun of the Zeeker.

A bit disappointing, as you intentionally made fun of zeekr by charging chinese language inside Zeekr. Why didnt you even check how to launch? and you keep saying tesla as 'We'. Are you employed by tesla? get salary? I dont think so. However, Model S was a huge success and the competition was interesting. I hope the US keep working for competition, not hiding behind the tariffs.

It made the plaid look slow with 2.5+ tonne. Chinese car getting unstoppable

The battery for both cars should be at similar temperature, to make it more objective of a test.

This is a Tesla gadget channel I don't expect it to be fair. Seems Biased, you wanted Tesla to win you stated "for the community", no temperature check on Zeekr n why would someone wait for Tesla to reach optimum temperature. Also since you mention you don't know Chinese can't be sure you selected the quickest mode in Zeekr. Also last race zeekr 0-100 in 2.45 doesn't make sense, should be 2.07 but i do expect Tesla gadget channel to be biased.

The Zeekr 001FR is so cool

And clearly these youtube channels are all about tesla

I tried both car, zeekr is much much luxurious inside. Its comparable to Benz GLe at least

"Hey guy you want to drag race that Tesla?" "Ya just give me 30 minutes to warm up my battery."

Lucid Sapphire is quicker than the Plaid. However, it is really expensive.

Strange that you didn't mention anything about the zeekr battery temp. That's biased in favour of the tesla. Both cars were in equal condition in the first drag and the zeekr won. That's the true result.

I never saw a Zeekr before, till I went to Israel. These cars look so good. The interior could compete with many German cars even. Shame we will never see them in the USA.

Zeekr is a Chinese car manufactured that came out of nowhere?? It belongs to Geely Group as a sister brand of Lynk & Co targeting high end electric car while Lynk & Co targeting low to mid end market. So even it is funded in 2021 the brand is announced by Geely and Volvo in 2016 in German.

Zeekr just goes, Tesla needs preconditioning done with third party gadget. Zeekr is a true winner here.

Zeeker seems better

I’d take the one that looks better. The Zeekr is much nicer.

West is always biased for Tesla against Chinese EVs. But anyways Chinese have gone ahead in this race !!

Zeekr 001FR has a 'Raikkonen' drive mode. You have to pay extra to get that. Not sure if this car has it. This mode is developed with F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen. Also, the true advantage of Zeekr 001FR is it's corning speed. There are videos on RU-vid of testing these two cars by Chinese car media. On straight line, they were close. But running on track, Zeekr was much faster.

"Let's warm up the battery"...lol 😂

Did you also pre-heat the Zeekr battery (if the question makes sense)?

The Lucid Air Sapphire defeated the Tesla Model S plaid in a drag race already.

Price - Tesla:RMB 814,900 /Zeeker :RMB 769,000 and actualy for me Zeeker is looking nice

was the plaid not in drag mode in the first race? that will heat up the battery without needing the buttons

It’s a BS drag test. The Zeeker driver even doesn’t know his car. His job is to push accelerator. When S-plane lost the first round, the battery temperature became a point, this means S-Plade has its know weak point while NO ONE IN THE RACE Know how to set best performance of Zeeker. That the BS part! Because it raced between one car set for best performance while No Knowledge about its rival. It’s handy cap races regardless who win, it’s meaningless.

When I saw the stats, I thought there was absolutely no chance the Tesla is losing this. The Plaid is not actually 1020hp. We don't know how Tesla measures their kW power but on dyno, the Tesla reaches up to 1,100hp. So realistically the difference, given that Zeekr provides more reliable numbers, is just over 150hp. That with nearly 300kg difference combined with the fact that the Model S is more aerodynamic means only baad stuff for the Zeekr.

So what was the battery temp of the zeekr?

The Tesla isn’t faster than the Zeekr, the wheels size on the Zeekr is what gives the Tesla an advantage, use the same wheels size and you’ll see the difference

I still love the fact how a nearly 4 year old power train is still the benchmark when there are faster (and more expensive) options out there

Would be nice to be able to try FR. It is clearly super fast and probably have great driving dynamics also and not only fast in drag race.

I want try this Zeeker :)

Zeker is undoubtedly the best, and Chinese cars are gradually rising to the top.

Funny that they keep mentioning zeekr is Chinese while most of the development is done in Sweden as far as I know.

I like the Zeekr, but it's unlikely to come to the U.S. anytime soon. I'd stick with the tested/proven Model S Plaid if I had the money to drop. But for now, I'd probably go for the new Model 3 Performance. I've sat in the seats and they are super comfortable and supportive and I love the look of the Highland refresh. It's a lot for the money. Now if the S3XY buttons worked a bit better in my older Model 3, I'd REALLY like that. I programmed one to do a brief horn honk and it has a frightening lag (+>1 second, which sounds like not much but it's usually far past the time I need it). And then there is the door presenter option. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not. And sometimes when I just walk by the car (several feet away) in a parking lot or if am sitting close to it at a restaurant, then it pops open when I don't want it to. I have to circle back or get up from my table and close the door again.

😂😂😂 muito bom ver um chinês desbancar um Tesla... Além de ser muito mais bonito. A vida segue e o trono já mudou de dono.... Faz tempo.

Are you sure you're in zeekr Kimi Raikkonen mode? Or enter track mode, which requires waiting for the battery and motor to enter the best condition

Is Elon musk paying yall for this Tesla advertisement?

You should at least make 3 races to be precise.

What was the Zeekers quarter mile time in the first run? Lol😂

The interior of the zeekr is more expensive than that of Tesla

This is why I like Carwow, they do 2-3 races with the cars they have, if one car wins twice consecutively, that car wins at only 2 races, if the car wins the first race and loses the second, there’s a third one as the decider. There’s none of that here, I may love Tesla, but please be fair in preparing these drag races, I like having any of my favorite brands win on level playing fields, if the Plaid gets a preconditioned battery, the Zeekr gets its battery preconditioned. Do your research with the cars you work with and test them with their selected drivers before putting them head to head.

Congratulations ! This video is 🔥! 👏🏻👏🏻

Os carros chineses são muito melhores, a construção dos carros chineses são melhores.

How come you didn't warm up the battery on the zeeker. And why no best of 3 race ?

2525 - 2265 = 260 kg, NOT 150! 🤦🙄

The "out of no where" Chinese company owns "Volvo" and "Lotus"🤣

The driver of Zeekr drives this car the first time and he can beat Tesla Plaid. Conclusion can be made already.

Why preheat the battery and not just use the built in cheta stance launch mode in the model S Plaid?

How cold was the battery in the Zeekr

Looks like each got 1 win. Have you tried getting the China battery up to temp the same way or was it just supposed to go unnoticed you gave the Tesla an advantage after it lost straight up.

So in normal conditions the zeekr was faster. Speaking of that battery prewarming, was that done for the zeekr also? And shouldn’t it be 2 or 3? Or zeekr won that also ahaha

Both cars are insanely fast. I’ll keep my model 3 RW and not buy as many tires.

heyo this is shot in bulgaria! where are you guys??? i would love to test this zeekr

To clear things up 2019-21 model 3 standard range plus cars have a 0-60 of 5.1-5.3 seconds with a 1/4 mile of 13.1-13.3 2022-23 Model 3 RWD (previously known as standard range plus) has a 0-60 of 5.8-6.2 seconds with a 1/4 mile of 13.9-14.3 2024 Model 3 RWD has the same specifications as the 2022-23 RWD with a 5.8-6.2 0-60 with a 13.9-14.3 1/4 mile. Now for extra information, all model 3 rwd's are limited by 50 HP however tesla does not offer the acceleration boost, so for anyone wondering about the true horsepower of a standard range plus model 3, including an RWD model 3, it is 333hp since that's the amount it would have after a 50 horsepower boost option. However since the cars are speed limited from 0-45 mph by 50 hp, that's the reason why the HP remains 283, and also the reason why you may notice that they feel quicker on a roll than off the line. If tesla gave the boost option, the 2019-21 standard plus cars would do a 4.6 0-60, and the 2022-23 RWD cars including the 2024 RWD highland would do 5.3 0-60. Hope this helps!

Imagine driving a chinese made car at 150mph. It was designed last week and went into production this week. Good luck people.

Lucid Sapphire is already proven to be the fastest mass produced EV in the world. I’m glad your channel specified that the Zeekr had 4 motors and the Tesla had 3 👍

Remove the top speed limiter on the Model S plaid . I'll be happy with 200mph GPS

I just like how the guy in the zeeker talks....sounds like a villain in a nuclear related movie...just hilarious

The zeeker is almost 300kg heavier than Tesla... And the driver don't even read chinese😂

put all your money in zeekr and Xiaomi ! they're eating tesla's breakfast lunch and dinner

Damn, this Zeekr 001FR is so sexy, I love this Chinese car

Thanks for the acceleration test. As a complete package including comfort. production quality. Design. Driving range and more. If I go deeper, it will turn out that ZEEKR's battery type is better than Tesla.. I choose ZEEKR 001RF. I wonder if you will soon test both vehicles on a race track to test their stability in turns. I'm sure the Zeker would have been bought in good numbers in the US because of its impressive design compared to the Tesla S

They didn't warm up the zeekr battery right?

Good to see competition for Tesla, although I still don’t know who needs 0-60 in 2s, or why anyone would use it other than to show off to friends. Love my M3 RWD. But I love your products, so big supporter of you and your channel.

Taycan Turbo GT. How long does Plaid need to be ready for launch? I heard something like 15 minutes. The Taycan Turbo GT is ready for launch instantly.

ZeekR has option mode call Sport mode

You guys didn't even swap tracks and drivers.

That Zeekr looks hot!

Do you know rimac nevera?

I love the way that Zeekr looks, almost like a Dodge Charger but not really.

You guys absolutely rock in general. Best 3rd party Tesla product company I’ve come across so far. If anyone is on the fence about getting Enhance’ sexy buttons or knob, just go for it. You won’t regret it. Hell, the navigator unit that is the brains behind it, justifies the cost on its own with everything it lets you customize. FWIW, I have a ‘24 M3 RWD. I use Navigator for presenting driver’s door (when I’m away from home), and the continuous autopilot, which is really nice. I use 6 buttons. 4 of which I stuck under the center armrest. 1 dedicated to the glovebox (this one is on the globebox), 1 for folding and unfolding the mirrors, 1 for presenting the passenger door or either of the rear doors (single click, double click, and long press), 1 for turning on all interior dome lights, 1 for flicking on and off the brights, and 1 for turning on seat cooling, seat heating, or steering wheel heating. I use a number of these daily.

The zeeker is good around a track too, lotus helped them a bit

The S3XY buttons are so useful for heating up the battery no matter where you are. I got my 2024 Model 3 Performance to do a 10.75 @ 127 mph 1/4 mile by preheating the battery for 7 minutes. It would have been closer to 10.95 without heating the battery. I really love using the S3XY buttons to control the turn signals too. The new buttons on the Highland Model 3 make no sense at all. I just use the S3XY buttons now.

Is it a Tesla advertising????

The battle of electric speed!

You guys should compare the interior between two cars, zeekr is much nicer

whats the battery preconditions bs. For start up get up and go Zeekr wins

Es ist absolut uninteressant, wie die Autos geradeaus fahren. Da kommt es nicht auf die Zehntelsekunde an!!! Wichtiger ist, wie sich die Autos auf der Rennstrecke oder kurvigen Straßen bewegen lassen.

I’ve driven a model 3 for 4 years now. I’m picking up my Zeekr 001 performance on the 1st of August; my Tesla feels like a piece of plastic garbage compared to the Zeekr. The quality and ride are on a completely different level.

Always put the camera at the end of the race. To see the finish.

What is really impressive on the zeekr is the battery. Plaid is battery limited, motors are good for a lot more than 1200hp. New model 3 performance is battery limited as well. Tesla need better batteries.

At least Zeekr has a normal steering wheel, and not a stump like Tesla’s.😊

Thank you 🙏🏻

I don't deny Model S impact but Zeekr deserves more respect as a new company trying to aim big.

Тесланын жарнамасы эле экен... Чынына келсек Zeekr жон эле женет Tesla ны

Some Tesla ad?

let's to not forget about nio ep9 , rimac nevera and mcfatury 🙋🏻

Can the sexy buttons make a long range model y have something similar to track mode ?

Zeeker is a quarter the price. so it already won.

The Zeeker also has 4 engines. Put 4 in the Tesla or a Sapphire....then race.

Thx for looking down on China cars 😂

We don't want the size of the tire in wheel size, we want the width and side wall size in mm.

under 6s to 100 in petrol cars is great performance figure. It's already faster than most Japanese vehicles. EV acceleration just starts in different level

Cool !

Zeekr 001 FR launch mod with track mod NOT only Sport mod different power track with 1300hp not 1265hp

When meeting challenger on the road. Wait the minute... not yet... not now...

2:55 Stupid?... Eventhough A is greater than B, B is lower than A... Great statement... Dafuq?

Tesla never claimed the Plaid could accelerate from 0-100 kph in less than 2 seconds.

It's something like you need to wear things during special moment until that you fear that you will loose control