Chinese media report that Lynk & Co’s fully electric Z20 crossover is being road-tested without camouflage in China before it arrives in Europe in late 2024.

It shares the same SEA2 platform as the Zeekr X, the Volvo EX30, and Smart #1 & 3, but with larger overhangs that would be somewhat longer than the smallest of the Zeekr lineup. It features some similarities, like doors, flush handles, side-view mirrors, glass lines, and black pillars.

Going electric with Z10

Lynk & Co, the Swedish-Chinese sister brand to Zeekr, Volvo, and Polestar, announced in June that it would finally go fully electric with the Z10, a five-meter-long luxury sedan with a pure electric range of over 800 km.

Presented in Gothenburg, Sweden, it will debut in China, with pre-orders opening in July. There was no word about a possible European future, as the brand has seven models in China and only one—the 001 PHEV—in the Old Continent.

Hints by Alain Visser

The Belgian founder and former CEO of Lynk & Co, Alain Visser, showed some teaser pictures in May 2023 of an L&Co 02 BEV, which has a strong relationship with the Volvo EX30.

The original Lynk & Co design and the concept that would initially become the brand’s first fully electric car were picked up by Zeekr in the 001 and the Zeekr X, the latter being a twin brother to the Volvo EX30.

Lynk & Co. is a joint venture between Geely Auto and Volvo, while Zeekr is wholly owned by Geely Auto, positioning it as a more luxury brand. Both brands share the same buildings in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Second-generation design language

Inspired by the Lynk & Co ‘The Next Day’ concept car two years ago, the Z10 launched Lynk & Co’s second-generation design language in a sleek aerodynamic sedan with a drag coefficient of 0.198 Cd.

The 02 BEV is now likely restyled as the next of the new Z-series, Z20, and is presumed the most likely candidate for Europe. But no official announcement has been made yet since Alain Visser was unexpectedly forced out in December 2023 and replaced by Nicolas Lopez Appelgren, former Vice-President Retail Operations + Learning & Development at Volvo.