Zeekr 7X vs Audi Q4 e-tron in Germany, France and the Netherlands: How the Offer Changes From Market to Market

Man, buying an Audi is hard. I originally wanted to compare the base Zeekr 7X with the base Audi Q4 e-tron for the European market as a whole. Once I saw how much the Q4 changes from one country to the next, I had to dig deeper, and given how complicated Audi’s way of selling its models is, I stopped after three countries: Germany, France and the Netherlands. In each one I went through the local configurator, price list and data sheet line by line to compare the prices and the equipment Audi and Zeekr give buyers. Zeekr sells the same car with the same equipment and warranty across continental Europe, while the base Q4 changes both in what its price includes and in its standard equipment. That’s why I’d use Audi’s configurator carefully. It’s easy to leave out a feature that matters to you, or even to pay for something you don’t want at all.

From what I saw, the Netherlands is the easiest place to buy an Audi, because the Q4 comes in three fixed trims. Germany is close to chaotic. Almost everything is optional there, and some functions a buyer might want are locked inside packages, which can make the car considerably more expensive. Rear seat heating and a heated steering wheel, for example, come in the €1,050 Climate package Winter, which Audi Germany only sells together with one of its Tech packages, starting at €1,950. That’s also why I didn’t go beyond the base Audi. With almost everything optional, especially in Germany, the number of possible combinations is too hard to follow.

Zeekr is the premium electric brand of Geely, the Chinese carmaker that also owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and Lynk & Co, and half of smart together with Mercedes-Benz. Its cars are designed at Zeekr’s studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, and built in China, and its European headquarters is in Amsterdam. I’ve covered every Zeekr you can buy in Europe separately.

Built on the same Geely platform as the Polestar 4 and smart #5, the 7X is 4,800 mm long with a 2,900 mm wheelbase. That’s almost 20 cm longer than the Q4, with 135 mm more between the axles. Zeekr’s entry version is the Core RWD with a 75 kWh LFP battery, and you’ll find the other versions on my Zeekr 7X model page. In Germany it’s sold as the Business Edition RWD, but Zeekr’s German data sheet lists exactly the same specifications and equipment. Zeekr has confirmed a larger 85 kWh entry battery for the 2027 model year in China, but hasn’t said whether it’s coming to Europe. On the Audi side, every market’s base car uses the 150 kW rear motor and the 63 kWh battery.

If you’re buying in one of these countries, the Audi will cost you between €7,000 and €7,490 less than the Zeekr, depending on the market. The Zeekr makes up for it with a far longer standard equipment list, including a panoramic roof, powered front seats, a heat pump, adaptive cruise control and 360-degree cameras. Audi’s Tech package, which adds adaptive cruise control and a reversing camera, is a free option in France but costs €1,950 in Germany and €1,990 in the Netherlands. The Dutch Q4 is the most different of the three. Its price includes the Dutch registration tax and delivery, and the car comes with five years of servicing, but it loses vehicle-to-home charging.

All prices are list prices checked in November 2026, before any government incentive. Boot figures come from ADAC, Germany’s largest motoring club, and charging times are manufacturer figures. I’ve started with the market-by-market differences, then the differences between the two cars that apply everywhere. The detailed side-by-side comparison follows after that.

How the Offer Changes Between Germany, France and the Netherlands

Audi Q4 e-tron

Zeekr 7X

Zeekr’s offer barely moves. The only real change is the price, which is €2,000 higher in Germany than in France and the Netherlands, before delivery fees of €1,100 in Germany and €1,000 in the Netherlands. Even the 7X’s tyre sizes and seat adjustment are the same in every data sheet.

Audi’s base car is where you see the local decisions. Germany gets the most expensive Q4 of the three, at €47,500, while France and the Netherlands share a €45,990 list price that means two different things. In France that figure leaves out registration, while in the Netherlands it includes the BPM and Audi’s €1,565 delivery charge. The Dutch car also gives up vehicle-to-home charging, but gets an alarm and five years of free servicing.

Germany: The Highest Prices for Both Cars

Zeekr only started delivering cars in Germany in January 2026, and it charges German buyers the most. On Zeekr’s German website, the Business Edition RWD costs €54,990, and Zeekr adds a €1,100 delivery fee, which brings the 7X to €56,090 before registration. Audi’s Grundmodell costs €47,500 including 19% VAT in the German Q4 configurator, which doesn’t state delivery costs.

The German Q4 shares its standard equipment with the French car. It includes pre-conditioning, the Audi connect remote app, over-the-air updates for up to 10 years and vehicle-to-home charging of up to 10 kW through a compatible bidirectional DC wallbox. What it doesn’t include are adaptive cruise control and a reversing camera, which come in the €1,950 Tech package. Audi Germany’s configurator lists sports seats as standard but says they can only be ordered with an interior package, so I’d ask the dealer which front seats the Grundmodell actually gets.

France: The Free Tech Package Narrows the Gap

Zeekr opened orders in France in April 2026 and sells through independent authorised dealers, who set the final price. Zeekr France lists the Core RWD at €52,990, excluding delivery and registration. In Audi’s French configurator, the Q4 e-tron costs €45,990 excluding registration, so the gap is €7,000.

On every item in my tables, the French Q4 matches the German car, and Audi France offers its Pack Tech as a €0 option. Ticking it adds adaptive cruise control with a predictive function, a reversing camera and power-folding, auto-dimming door mirrors at no extra cost, so I’d always select it when ordering. Without it, the car at €45,990 has neither.

I’d keep two French details in mind before signing. Zeekr’s French model page adds a footnote saying use of its driver assistance and smart services pack “peut faire l’objet de frais supplémentaires” (may carry extra fees), without saying which functions or how much. I didn’t find the same note on Zeekr’s German or Dutch pages. Audi France lists many items as standard without any description, so for the screens, audio, USB ports, rear seat split and over-the-air updates I’ve relied on Audi Germany’s descriptions for the same car.

The Netherlands: A Fixed Trim With Servicing Included

Audi Netherlands sells the Q4 in three fixed trims called edition, Advanced edition and S edition. In the Dutch Q4 configurator, the entry edition e-tron 150 kW costs €45,990, and that price includes VAT, BPM and Audi’s €1,565 delivery charge, so it’s close to what you’ll actually pay. Zeekr Netherlands lists the Core RWD at €52,990 including €687 of BPM, and its Dutch configurator ends at €53,990. The extra €1,000 doesn’t appear as a line on the page, but the configurator’s price data shows it’s a delivery fee: €861.90 for making the car ready to drive, €75 in recycling contributions for the car and its battery, and €63.10 for registration. With both cars ready to drive, the gap is €8,000. Zeekr also has leasing and financing offers in the Netherlands that change the monthly picture.

Every Audi e-tron in the Netherlands comes with Audi e-care, which covers the factory-prescribed maintenance and the APK (the Dutch MOT) for five years. The base car also gets an alarm with interior monitoring and a tilt sensor. In exchange, the Dutch car loses vehicle-to-home charging. The online navigation and infotainment services run for 24 months from delivery, with one free 12-month extension.

Two smaller points stand out in the Dutch configurator. Towing capacity is listed at 1,000 kg, without the 1,200 kg figure Germany and France give for an 8% gradient. The configurator also starts every build in Tambora Grey metallic at €1,110, and you have to switch to a free colour manually, so keep an eye on that detail.

Key Differences That Apply in All Three Markets

What the Zeekr 7X Core RWD Has and the Audi Q4 Doesn’t

The charging gap is the one I’d look at first. The 7X runs on an 800 V system, and Zeekr’s figure of 10.5 minutes from 10 to 80% compares with 27 minutes for the Q4 on a 400 V system. My guide to 800-volt EVs you can buy in Europe explains why the voltage matters at a fast charger. The Zeekr’s LFP battery and the Audi’s NMC battery also age and charge differently, which I’ve covered in my explainer on LFP vs NMC batteries.

What the Audi Q4 Has and the Zeekr 7X Core RWD Doesn’t

Zeekr 7X Core RWD vs Audi Q4 e-tron 150 kW in Detail

Sources: Zeekr 7X data sheets for Germany (Technische Daten), France (Informations produit) and the Netherlands (Productspecificaties), all dated October 2026, plus zeekr.eu and Zeekr’s national configurators (prices checked 4 and 5 November 2026). Audi: the audi.de, audi.fr and audi.nl configurators with their standard equipment and technical data tabs (German price list dated 7 May 2026, Dutch prices dated 12 May 2026, French prices checked 4 November 2026), and Audi’s Q4 e-tron dimensions sheet (04/26). Audi Netherlands doesn’t list the battery capacity in kWh, and Audi France doesn’t list the net capacity or turning circle, so those figures come from Audi Germany. Both columns show standard equipment only. “Not included” means the item isn’t part of the base car; “Not stated” means the manufacturer doesn’t give the figure. Where the Audi differs between markets, the cell says so.

Price, Drivetrain and Battery

The power figures explain most of the performance gap. If kW and Nm don’t mean much to you yet, I’ve gone through them in a separate guide to EV motors.

Dimensions, Weight and Practicality

Boot sources: ADAC Autokatalog, Zeekr 7X Long Range (build period 01/26 to 10/26, manufacturer data; same body as the Core RWD); ADAC Autotest of the Audi Q4 40 e-tron advanced (150 kW, 63/59 kWh, first registered 16 April 2025, same drivetrain and body as today’s base Q4). Audi France and Audi Netherlands list the boot at 515 l, and Audi Netherlands gives 1,487 l with the rear seats folded. The Zeekr figure is the manufacturer’s, so it should be compared with Audi’s declared figure, not with ADAC’s measured 445 l.

Lights and Exterior

Interior and Comfort

All three Audi configurators list both manual front seats and sports seats as standard, and the adjustment above comes from the sports-seat description. Audi Germany’s version of that entry adds that the sports seats can only be ordered with an interior package.

Infotainment and Connectivity

Driver Assistance and Safety

Warranty and Servicing

Audi’s roadside assistance works the same way in all three countries. It starts on delivery and keeps renewing as long as the car is serviced in Audi’s network, so it can outlast Zeekr’s three years, but only if you stay with Audi dealers for servicing.

Warranty sources: Zeekr’s national data sheets and zeekr.eu model and care pages; Audi’s warranty pages for Germany, France and the Netherlands; Audi’s roadside assistance pages for Germany, France and the Netherlands; Audi France’s and Audi Netherlands’ battery articles and the Audi e-care page (all checked 4 and 5 November 2026). I’ve set Zeekr’s warranty against other brands’ in my piece on which EV brand offers the longest warranty in Europe.

Where the Audi Makes the Strongest Case

France is where the base Q4 looks best next to the 7X. The free Pack Tech gives it adaptive cruise control and a reversing camera at €45,990, which leaves the Zeekr’s €7,000 premium paying for the heat pump, the 360-degree cameras, the powered seats and much faster charging. In the Netherlands the Audi’s price is closer to a final figure, and five years of included servicing will matter to anyone who keeps a car for that long. I’d still ask Zeekr what servicing costs before comparing the two on a monthly basis.

Germany is the least favourable market for both brands, with the highest list prices and Zeekr’s largest delivery fee. If I were buying in any of the three countries and the budget stretched to the Zeekr, I’d go for the 7X, mainly for the heat pump and the charging speed on long trips. If it didn’t, I’d make sure a French Q4 has the free Pack Tech ticked, and in Germany or the Netherlands I’d budget around €2,000 for the Tech package.

FAQ

Is the Zeekr 7X the same car in Germany, France and the Netherlands?

Yes. Zeekr’s German, French and Dutch data sheets from October 2026 list identical specifications, standard equipment and warranty for the entry 7X. The only differences are the price and the name, as Germany sells the Core RWD as the Business Edition RWD.

In which country is the base Audi Q4 e-tron cheapest?

France and the Netherlands share the lowest list price, €45,990, against €47,500 in Germany. The Dutch price is the more complete figure, because it includes BPM (the Dutch registration tax) and Audi’s €1,565 delivery charge, while the French price leaves out registration.

How much more does the Zeekr 7X cost than the Audi Q4 e-tron?

The base 7X costs €7,000 more than the base Q4 in France and the Netherlands and €7,490 more in Germany, comparing list prices checked in November 2026. Including Zeekr’s delivery fees, the German gap grows to €8,590 before Audi’s delivery costs, and the Dutch gap is €8,000 with both cars ready to drive.

Does the base Audi Q4 e-tron come with adaptive cruise control?

No, adaptive cruise control and a reversing camera come with Audi’s Tech package in all three countries. Audi France offers it as a €0 option, while it costs €1,950 in Germany and €1,990 in the Netherlands, where it also adds a digital key.

Which car charges faster, the Zeekr 7X or the Audi Q4 e-tron?

The Zeekr 7X charges much faster on paper. Zeekr quotes 10.5 minutes from 10 to 80% on its 800 V system at up to 450 kW, while Audi quotes 27 minutes at up to 160 kW. Both are manufacturer figures.

Which car has the longer warranty?

The Zeekr 7X does, with 5 years or 100,000 km on the vehicle, extendable by another 5 years or 100,000 km with Zeekr servicing, and 8 years or 200,000 km on the battery. Audi gives 2 years on the vehicle and 8 years or 160,000 km on the battery in all three markets. In the Netherlands, Audi also includes five years of maintenance and APK through Audi e-care.

Does the Dutch Audi Q4 e-tron have vehicle-to-home charging?

No, the Dutch edition e-tron 150 kW doesn’t include vehicle-to-home charging, according to audi.nl in November 2026. The German and French base cars include it, while the Dutch car adds an alarm and five years of servicing instead.