Can Lynk & Co’s first fully electric vehicle make a strong impact?

Lynk & Co's fully electric vehicle has finally arrived. On September 5th, the brand's first fully electric mid-to-large luxury sedan, the Lynk & Co Z10, was officially launched at the Hangzhou E-sports Center. This new model marks Lynk & Co's expansion into the new energy vehicle market. Built on an 800V high-voltage platform and equipped with an all-electric drive system, the Z10 features a sleek fastback design. Additionally, it boasts Flyme integration, advanced intelligent driving, a "Golden Brick" battery, lidar, and more, showcasing Lynk & Co's most cutting-edge smart technologies.

Let's first introduce a unique feature of the Lynk & Co Z10 launch—it's paired with a custom smartphone. Using this custom phone, you can enable the Flyme Link smartphone-to-car connectivity feature in the Z10. This includes functionalities such as:

● Seamless Connection: After the initial manual confirmation to connect your phone to the car system, the phone will automatically connect to the car's system upon entering, making smartphone-to-car connectivity more convenient.

● App Continuity: Mobile apps will automatically transfer to the car's system, eliminating the need to install them separately on the car. You can directly operate mobile apps on the car's interface. With the LYNK Flyme Auto window mode, the interface and operations are consistent with the phone.

● Parallel Window: Mobile apps will adapt to the car's screen, allowing the same app to be split into two windows for left and right-side operations. This dynamic split ratio adjustment enhances the experience, especially for news and video apps, providing a better experience than on a phone.

● App Relay: It supports seamless relay of QQ Music between the phone and the car system. When entering the car, the music playing on the phone will automatically transfer to the car's system. Music information can be seamlessly transferred between the phone and the car, and apps can be displayed and operated directly on the car's system without needing installation or consuming data.

Staying True to Originality, Creating the True "Car of Tomorrow"

In terms of exterior design, the new Lynk & Co Z10 is positioned as a mid-to-large fully electric sedan, drawing inspiration from the design essence of the Lynk & Co 08 and adopting the design philosophy from the "The Next Day" concept car. This design aims to break away from the monotony and mediocrity of urban vehicles. The front of the car features a highly personalized design, distinguishing itself from other Lynk & Co models with a more aggressive style, while also showcasing a refined attention to detail.

The front of the new car features a prominently extended upper lip, seamlessly followed by a full-width light strip. This innovative light strip, making its debut in the industry, is a multi-color interactive light band measuring 3.4 meters and integrated with 414 RGB LED bulbs, capable of displaying 256 colors. Paired with the car's system, it can create dynamic lighting effects. The Z10's headlights, officially called "Dawn Light" daytime running lights, are positioned at the edges of the hood with an H-shaped design, making it instantly recognizable as a Lynk & Co vehicle. The headlights are supplied by Valeo and integrate three functions—position, daytime running, and turn signals—into one unit, offering a sharp and striking appearance. The high beams can reach a brightness of 510LX, while the low beams have a maximum brightness of 365LX, with a projection distance of up to 412 meters and a width of 28.5 meters, covering six lanes in both directions, significantly enhancing nighttime driving safety.

The center of the front adopts a concave contour, while the lower part of the car features a layered surround and a sporty front splitter design. Notably, the new vehicle is equipped with an active air intake grille, which automatically opens and closes based on driving conditions and cooling needs. The front hood is designed with a sloped style, giving it a full and robust contour. Overall, the front fascia presents a well-defined, multi-layered appearance.

On the side, the new Lynk & Co Z10 features a sleek and streamlined design, thanks to its ideal 1.34:1 golden width-to-height ratio, giving it a sharp and aggressive look. Its distinctive design language makes it easily recognizable and allows it to stand out in traffic. In terms of dimensions, the Z10 measures 5028mm in length, 1966mm in width, and 1468mm in height, with a wheelbase of 3005mm, providing ample space for a comfortable ride. Notably, the Z10 boasts a remarkably low drag coefficient of just 0.198Cd, leading the way among mass-produced vehicles. Additionally, the Z10 has a strong low-slung stance with a standard ground clearance of 130mm, which can be further reduced by 30mm in the air suspension version. The minimal gap between the wheel arches and tires, combined with the dynamic overall design, gives the car a sporty character that can rival the Xiaomi SU7.

The Lynk & Co Z10 features a dual-tone roof design, with the option to select contrasting roof colors (except for Extreme Night Black). It also boasts a specially designed panoramic stargazing sunroof, with a seamless, beamless single-piece structure, covering an area of 1.96 square meters. This expansive sunroof effectively blocks 99% of UV rays and 95% of infrared rays, ensuring that the interior stays cool even during the summer, preventing rapid temperature increases inside the car.

At the rear, the new Lynk & Co Z10 showcases a layered design and is equipped with an electric spoiler, giving it a more aggressive and sporty look. When the car reaches speeds over 70 km/h, the active, hidden spoiler automatically deploys at a 15° angle, while it retracts when speeds drop below 30 km/h. The spoiler can also be manually controlled via the in-car display, enhancing the car’s aerodynamics while adding a sporty touch. The taillights maintain Lynk & Co's signature style with a dot-matrix design, and the lower rear section features a well-defined, layered structure with additional grooves, contributing to its dynamic aesthetic.

Technology Buffs Fully Loaded: Crafting an Intelligent Cockpit

The interior of the Lynk & Co Z10 is equally innovative, with a clean and bright design that creates a visually spacious and comfortable environment. It offers two interior themes, "Dawn" and "Morning," continuing the design language of "The Next Day" concept, ensuring harmony between the interior and exterior for a futuristic vibe. The door and dashboard designs are seamlessly integrated, enhancing the sense of unity. The door armrests feature a floating design with added storage compartments, combining aesthetics with practicality for convenient item placement.

In terms of functionality, the Lynk & Co Z10 is equipped with an ultra-slim, narrow 12.3:1 panoramic display, designed to show only essential information, creating a clean, intuitive interface. It also supports AG anti-glare, AR anti-reflection, and AF anti-fingerprint functions. Additionally, there's a 15.4-inch central control screen featuring an 8mm ultra-thin bezel design with 2.5K resolution, offering a 1500:1 contrast ratio, 85% NTSC wide color gamut, and a brightness of 800 nits.

The vehicle's infotainment system is powered by the ECARX Makalu computing platform, which provides multiple layers of computing redundancy, ensuring a smooth and seamless user experience. It's also the first car in its class to feature a desktop-level high-performance X86 architecture and the world's first vehicle to be equipped with the AMD V2000A SoC. The CPU's computing power is 1.8 times that of the 8295 chip, enabling enhanced 3D visual effects, significantly boosting visual impact and realism.

The steering wheel features a two-tone design paired with an oval-shaped decoration in the center, giving it a highly futuristic look. Inside, the car is also equipped with a HUD (Head-Up Display), projecting a 25.6-inch image at a distance of 4 meters. This display, combined with a semi-transparent sunshade and the instrument cluster, creates an optimal visual experience for displaying vehicle and road information, enhancing driving safety and convenience.

Additionally, the interior is equipped with mood-responsive RGB ambient lighting. Each LED combines R/G/B colors with an independent control chip, allowing precise adjustments of both color and brightness. The 59 LED lights enhance the cockpit, working in sync with the multi-screen display's various lighting effects to create a mesmerizing, aurora-like atmosphere, making the driving experience feel more immersive and dynamic.

The central armrest area has been officially named the "Starship Bridge Secondary Console." It features a hollowed-out design at the bottom, combined with crystal buttons. This area integrates several practical functions, including 50W wireless charging, cup holders, and armrests, balancing a futuristic aesthetic with practicality.

Dynamic Design with Spacious Comfort

Thanks to its over 3-meter wheelbase and fastback design, the Lynk & Co Z10 offers exceptional interior space, surpassing that of mainstream luxury mid-size sedans. In addition to the generous seating space, the Z10 also features multiple storage compartments, greatly enhancing convenience for daily use by providing ideal spots to store various items within the car, ensuring a clutter-free and comfortable environment for both driver and passengers.

In terms of comfort, the new Lynk & Co Z10 features zero-pressure support seats made entirely from Nappa antibacterial leather. The front driver and passenger seats are equipped with cloud-like, extended leg rests, and the seat angles can be freely adjusted from 87° to 159°, elevating comfort to a new level. A standout feature, beyond the standard, is that starting from the second-lowest trim, the Z10 includes full heating, ventilation, and massage functions for both front and rear seats. Most other fully electric sedans under 300,000 RMB, such as the Zeekr 001, 007, and Xiaomi SU7, typically only offer heated rear seats. The Z10's rear seats provide passengers with a seating experience that surpasses its class.

Additionally, the spacious center armrest area spans 1700 cm² and is equipped with a smart touchscreen, allowing easy control of seat functions for added convenience and comfort.

The Lynk & Co Z10 is equipped with the highly acclaimed Harman Kardon sound system from the Lynk & Co 08 EM-P. This 7.1.4 multi-channel system includes 23 speakers throughout the vehicle. Lynk & Co collaborated with Harman Kardon to specifically fine-tune the audio for the sedan’s cabin, creating a top-tier soundstage that can be enjoyed by all passengers. Additionally, the Z10 incorporates WANOS panoramic sound, a technology on par with Dolby and one of only two companies globally—and the only one in China—to offer a panoramic sound solution. Combined with high-quality panoramic sound sources, the Lynk & Co Z10 delivers a new three-dimensional, immersive auditory experience for its users.