{"id":546829,"date":"2026-07-27T21:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546829\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:32:10","slug":"zeekr-announces-luxury-ice-driving-experience-in-new-zealand-auto-trader-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546829\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeekr announces luxury ice driving experience in New Zealand\u00a0 \u2013 Auto Trader NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zeekr has announced it will be holding its first electric ice driving experience in New Zealand next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u2018Zeekr on Ice\u2019, the experience will be held at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds in Queenstown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/autotrader.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeekr-7X-97.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118573\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Zeekr-7X-97-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event allows customers to get behind the wheel of a range of Zeekr\u2019s vehicles and slide around on the slippery surfaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vehicles on offer to drive include the Zeekr X, the Zeekr 7X, the Zeekr 7GT, the highly anticipated Zeekr 8X and the flagship Zeekr 9X.<\/p>\n<p>Driving exercises will include:<\/p>\n<p>Vehicle dynamics training on snow<\/p>\n<p>Slalom and grid slalom challenges<\/p>\n<p>Power slides and transitions<\/p>\n<p>Gymkhana circuits<\/p>\n<p>Hot laps with professional drivers<\/p>\n<p>Two experiences will be run, one from 13-15 August, and another from 14-26 August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Packages start from $5,500, which includes the ice experience, two nights at the Millbrook resort, and a helicopter ride off the mountain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/autotrader.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZeekrX2026-5.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124375\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZeekrX2026-5-1024x576.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a spectator package, starting from $1,500, which includes everything except the driving element.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the event, Frank Li, Managing Director at Zeekr Australia, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom everyday commutes to snow and ice-covered proving grounds, Zeekr vehicles are designed to inspire confidence and create meaningful driving experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event offers a rare opportunity to explore the capabilities of our vehicles while gaining an exclusive preview of what\u2019s next for the Zeekr brand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zeekr has announced it will be holding its first electric ice driving experience in New Zealand next month.\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-546829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}