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On March 30th, Geely officially launched its first model, Xingyue L Raytheon Power Hi X, which uses the gas-electric hybrid technology of Raytheon think-engine Hi X. a total of two new models were launched with a price of 17.17-183700 yuan.

The hybrid version of Xingyue L Raytheon Hi X is a compact SUV based on the Xingyue L fuel version, so it can also be regarded as a current hybrid version of Xingyue L. In terms of appearance, although the new car is based on the Xingyue L fuel version upgrade, the new car has made many changes, such as the new car's suspended array grille, Capricorn headlights, front and rear bumper style and so on.

Specifically, the front face of the new car uses a new style of grille shape, the interior is supplemented by horizontal lattice grille and breathing style LED light source is added on both sides, which makes the whole car look very avant-garde. In addition, the new car bumper has also been redesigned so that the front LOGO can be lit. The side and rear parts of the car are the same as the Xingyue L fuel version, and the side of the body is simply replaced with a set of brand-new semi-enclosed wheels. The rear of the car still uses a penetrating taillight group, and the shape of the bumper echoes with the front face. What has changed is that the rear of the new car is marked with its own hybrid logo, which improves the recognition of the whole car. In terms of body size, the new car is also consistent with the pure fuel version of Xingyue L. the length, width and height of the new car are 4770/1898/1689mm and the wheelbase is 2845mm.

In the interior part, the basic layout of the new car also continues the Xingyue L fuel version design, the new car consists of three large screens, in addition, the new car interior uses a new blue + white color matching, which further enhances the advanced sense of the vehicle.

On the whole, the appearance of the new car is regular, but the power parameters are the biggest highlight of the new car. The new car is Geely's first car that uses Raytheon Smart engine Hi X hybrid technology. According to officials, the maximum mileage of the new car can reach 1300 kilometers. Specifically, the new car is equipped with a hybrid system consisting of a 1.5T three-cylinder engine, with a maximum power of 150Ps and a peak torque of 225N ·m, matched with a three-gear electric drive gearbox (DHT Pro), with a maximum range of 1300km at full fuel, a 100km acceleration of 7.9s and a comprehensive fuel consumption of 4.3L/100km.

According to previous reports from the automotive industry, the Xingyue L fuel version, which was launched on July 20 last year, is the third model to be launched after Xingyue and Xingrui, with a positioning compact SUV based on the CMA platform architecture, with a price range of 13.72-185200 yuan. In terms of power, according to Geely's official information, the general fuel consumption of Xingyue L is 6.8L-7.8L, the acceleration of the car is 7.9s at 100km / h, and the maximum mileage of full fuel can reach 1300 km. And Xingyue L Raytheon Hi X gas-electric hybrid as a hybrid version of Xingyue L, the car is developed by an independent platform, in contrast, the new car has lower fuel consumption and more advantages.

In terms of competitive products, as far as the current domestic market is concerned, the current compact SUV driven by gas-electric hybrid is mainly joint venture brands, such as Honda CR-V sharp hybrid, Toyota RAV4 dual-engine, Hyundai Tusheng L hybrid and so on. Among the independent brands, the DHT size of Wei latte (Wei latte DHT length, width and height is 4668, 1890 and 1730mm respectively, wheelbase 2745 mm) is slightly smaller than Xingyue L Thor hybrid, so from the body size point of view, Wei latte DHT has more advantages. In terms of comprehensive range, the current comprehensive range of Changan iDD, Chery Kunpeng DHT and Great Wall DHT-PHEV is above 1000km, of which Changan iDD is 1100km, Chery Kunpeng is 1000 km, and Geely Xingyue L Raytheon Hi X hybrid version achieves 1300km. From this point of view, the new car has more advantages.

At present, Geely brand models for sale include Jiaji PHEV, colorful PHEV, Borey ePro, Xingyue PHEV and so on, but sales are relatively mediocre, while in the past year, Geely has an annual sales target of 1.53 million vehicles and final sales of 1328029 vehicles. Among them, the relevant data show that the sales of Xingyue L from July to December in 2021 are 6059 vehicles, 10036 vehicles, 10168 vehicles, 4092 vehicles, 11083 vehicles and 12035 vehicles respectively, and the cumulative sales volume since 2021 is 53473 vehicles. For a new SUV, its sales performance is relatively satisfactory. The cumulative sales from January to February this year were 18505, including 11483 in January and 7022 in February. Considering the positioning and parameters of the new car, the hybrid version of Xingyue L Raytheon Hi X has more advantages than Xingyue L, so the arrival of the new car may bring sales performance for Geely.

For this year's sales target, Geely has set a target of 1.65 million vehicles. Geely officially released its latest plan for 2022. According to the official plan, Geely will also launch more than 10 new energy products this year, such as Raytheon hybrid, Raytheon super electric mixer, pure electricity and so on.

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