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On November 4, the Galaxy Starship 7, a brand new model of Geely Galaxy, was officially unveiled. It is understood that Galaxy Starship 7 positioning compact SUV, equipped with Geely's latest Raytheon EM-i super hybrid technology, equipped with 1.5L naturally aspirated engine composed of plug-in hybrid system, the new car will start pre-sale on November 8, and will be put on the market this year.

In terms of appearance, Galaxy Starship 7 is still the continuation of the Galaxy series family simple and full of scientific and technological design style, the front of the car uses a large area closed panel, LED daytime driving lights use left and right through design, both sides also have intermittent array lines, single module LED far and near light is set under the daylight, black trim together with the next grille to form X-shaped visual effects, the overall visual feeling of the vehicle is more full.

On the side of the car body, the overall shape of Galaxy Starship 7 is relatively simple, with the waistline rising below the door, making the whole vehicle more dynamic. The new car does not use the popular hidden doorknob, but uses the conventional doorknob. Compared to the Galaxy L7, the Galaxy Starship 7's D-pillar is painted with the same color as the body, without a floating roof. In the rear part, Galaxy Starship 7 uses a wide penetrating LED taillight group and decoration, the internal light source is horizontal lines, and the middle is connected by a black panel. Under the lamp group is the "GEELY" brand logo, on the left is "Geely Galaxy", and on the right is "Starship 7".

In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4740mm/1905mm/1685mm, wheelbase 2755mm, positioning compact SUV. Compared with the Galaxy L7, the Starship 7 driver is ahead of the 40mm, has a short wheelbase 30mm, and has the same width and height as the Galaxy L7. In horizontal comparison, Galaxy Starship 7 is similar in size to BYD PLUS DM-i (4775/1890/1670mm, wheelbase 2765mm).

In terms of interior decoration, Galaxy Starship 7 continues the family design style of Geely Galaxy, using the classic T-shaped layout, the car uses a large number of straight lines and streamline modeling to combine, with fabric, wood grain and chrome plating elements, further enhance the overall texture. The new car is equipped with a double-spoke multi-function steering wheel, a suspended liquid crystal instrument screen, a large central control screen, a surround atmosphere lamp extending to the door position, and a "three pools reflecting the moon" suspension sound system. the position of the sub-dashboard has two mobile phone storage boxes and wireless charging. The sub-dashboard location provides a wealth of physical buttons, including air conditioning air volume / temperature / internal circulation, front windshield fog removal, multimedia system control knobs, etc.

In terms of power, Galaxy Starship 7 uses the latest Raytheon EM-i super hybrid technology, equipped with a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine model BHE15-BFN, with a maximum power of 82 kilowatts. In terms of batteries, the new car matches lithium iron phosphate batteries from Honeycomb Energy or Xinwanda. The pure electric mileage of 19.09kWh and 28.94kWh battery packs are 101km and 150km respectively, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100km of power is 4.85L and 4.88L (MIIT reported data).

Judging from the size and positioning information, Galaxy Starship 7 will be higher than Galaxy L7, but as a compact SUV, it is expected to continue to compete with BYD PLUS DM, Changan UNI-Z PHEV, Dongfeng Fengshen L7 PHEV and other products. Data show that BYD Song PLUS New Energy sold 294800 vehicles in the first three quarters of 2024, ranking first in SUV. The new BYD Song PLUS DM-i officially went on sale in July with a price range of 13.58-175800 yuan and equipped with BYD DM 5.0 plug-in system.

Galaxy, which belongs to the Geely brand, was launched in February 2023, focusing on the middle and high-end new energy market of less than 200000 yuan. At present, Geely Galaxy has four models on sale, with Galaxy L7 at the top of the list, with cumulative sales of 55800 vehicles in the first three quarters and 46800 Galaxy L6 vehicles. Galaxy E5 sales, which have just been listed, are still in the climbing stage. Monthly sales are stable at more than 10,000 vehicles, with sales of 26500 in August and September.

It is understood that Geely's sales target is 2 million vehicles in 2024, with cumulative sales of 1.7164 million vehicles in the first 10 months, an increase of 32% over the same period last year, of which Geely Galaxy series sales were 349800, up 66% from the same period last year. It is understood that in October, Geely Galaxy sold 63500 vehicles, up 83% from the same period last year and 119% from the previous month. The reason for the sharp increase in sales compared with the previous month was that Geely Geometry was incorporated into Geely Galaxy and became a series of smart boutique cars under Geely Galaxy.

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