On February 23rd, Geely released a new new energy strategy at the main venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and simultaneously launched a new mid-to-high-end new energy series – Geely Galaxy, Galaxy L7 as the first model of Geely Galaxy’s intelligent electric hybrid series made its global debut and opened reservations. We have already experienced this new model first. Based on the e-CMA architecture, Galaxy L7 focuses on 200,000-level home users, taking into account intelligence, space, comfort, economy and good power performance. Bring more affordable all-round models to mainstream home users.
What is "Milky Way"?
"Galaxy Series" is a new mid-to-high-end new energy series launched by Geely brand, using a new brand logo. The subsequent Galaxy series will launch "Galaxy Intelligent Electric Hybrid L Series" and "Galaxy Intelligent Pure Electric E Series", a total of 7 products, covering sedans and SUVs.
Galaxy L7 is the first mass-produced model launched by the Galaxy series. It is positioned in the 200,000-class A-class intelligent electric hybrid SUV and targets mainstream household users. Geely aims to create a smart new energy model that combines power, economy, space, cockpit intelligence and intelligent driving, and is priced within 300,000 yuan to meet the choices of more mainstream household users.
Galaxy L7 will be equipped with three smart electric technology technologies: "Aegis Battery Safety System, Raytheon Electric Hybrid 8848, and New Galaxy NOS" for the first time. The new car was launched globally and started small orders, and deliveries began in the first half of the year.
Galaxy ripple aesthetic design
Galaxy L7 is a new A-class intelligent electric hybrid SUV based on the e-CMA architecture, which adopts the Galaxy Ripple aesthetic design concept. Ripple is a very distinctive brand symbol of Geely. In recent years, a number of classic models with different styles of Ripple features have left a deep impression on consumers. The new digital Ripple of Galaxy L7 shows a strong sense of technological beauty in an orderly manner.
The electrified front face of the new car has a simple and clean design. As a plug-in hybrid model, the new car adopts a fully enclosed grille that is closer to the pure electric model. The new car hybrid system adopts the most compact 3DHT design, and the axial length is 354mm, which is the shortest in the same class. The compact power system can leave enough space for arranging windshields and high-power intake fans. While meeting the intake effect, the intake area is reduced from 99,000 to 69,000 square millimeters, saving 30% of the intake area.
At the same time, the engine cooling system on the Galaxy L7 adopts three-layer water cooling technology, which effectively solves the heat dissipation safety problem caused by the closure of the front cabin. It is the innovation of the power system that reduces the constraints on the design of the new car.
The design of the new car’s daytime running lights is inspired by the traditional "flying eaves bucket arch" shape of Chinese classical architecture. The bucket arch supports the roof above and is connected to the columns below, which plays a dominant role in ancient architecture. This design makes the front face of the new car more stable, tense, and recognizable.
The sharp lines on the side of the Galaxy L7 body create a good light and shadow effect, which is very three-dimensional. The side shape of the Fuhu pose and the short back design ensure that there is a large space for the head in the rear row, while the side lines are smooth, lowering the visual center and presenting the feeling of being ready to go. The roof is also treated with the more popular blackening treatment nowadays, and with the downward pressing roof line, it creates a dynamic posture.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of the Galaxy L7 body are 4700/1905/1685mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2785mm. Compared with the BYD Song PLUS DM-i and Honda CR-V new energy, the wheelbase is longer, which has certain advantages in the same class of models. And the shorter front and rear overhang design will be more beneficial to the interior space.
The rear ripple taillight adopts a through rear taillight design, and the dynamic effect is like water dripping into the lake and slowly blooming. The lighting effect is indeed dazzling, and the recognition at night is also good. In terms of details, the center of the taillight is the English letters of the Geely brand, which look more textured when lit in the blackened through trim.
In terms of color scheme, the new car offers six body colors: Dawn White, Midnight Black, Dawn Grey, Clear Sky Blue, Twilight Mountain Purple, and Galaxy Colorful White. Among them, Galaxy Colorful White Car Paint is the most distinctive, and the car paint depicts the colorful appearance of the Galaxy. It is the first mass-produced colorful white car paint in the world. It is taken from natural environmentally friendly materials, and the nano-scale process brings a silk-like luster and texture. The quality of the car paint is comparable to that of top luxury cars.
Nano-colorful white is also the first time in the world to capture the application of TiO2 mass-produced car paint. It adopts a nano-scale double-layer paint spraying process, one layer is the whitest white on earth – TiO2 paint layer, and then sprayed a layer of film formed by mixing TiO2 and SiO2 to form a nano-scale grating structure. The multiple reflections of light restore the brilliance of the galaxy.
"Pamper the co-pilot" Luxury enjoyment
The most eye-catching feature in the car is the large screen. The Galaxy L7 is equipped with a 10.25-inch instrument + 13.2-inch central control screen + 16.2-inch co-pilot screen, and a 25.6-inch AR HUD is also added to the high-end model (this real model is not equipped). Four-screen intelligent interaction meets the intelligent experience of the whole car.
The new car adopts the Galaxy free cockpit, and the gear shifting mechanism adopts the pocket block design, which is more convenient to operate. At the same time, it also allows the central control part to have more space to arrange more functions. Dual mobile phone placement slots are arranged under the central control screen, with 50w wireless charging capability.
The door panel does not have the conventional door handle of the car. The hidden door handle shape is not only more beautiful, but also takes into account the storage capacity. The 190mm long storage compartment can be placed horizontally on most mobile phones on the market. The top of the door opening list is located at the front of the armrest, and the window lift is designed into a dial-like shape, which is more textured.
The Jingyao star ring light curtain ambient light extending along the edge of the three large screens to the side door of the car forms an encircling effect, the range adopts 3D texture paving board, the industry first adopts three-dimensional relief two-color injection molding process, the visual effect is more transparent, and at the same time, 60 viewing angles are selected in the car to calculate and simulate the 200 million light points to achieve a sense of immersion and wrapping atmosphere. The new car provides three colors of interior color scheme: black, light brown and sky white.
The new car seat gave people a pleasant feeling. It was officially called the cotton candy comfortable seat, which was soft in texture and had excellent comfort. At the same time, it did not feel like it was collapsing, taking into account a good sense of wrapping and support.
Of course, the most outstanding is the "pet co-pilot". The Galaxy L7 adopts a unique asymmetrical design of the main and co-pilot door panel armrests, and the co-pilot door panel armrests are higher to meet the more comfortable hand-holding posture of the co-pilot when riding. The co-pilot has the largest co-pilot legroom of 630mm in the same class, and the zero-gravity comfortable experience filled with memory sponges. In terms of configuration, the queen co-pilot seat with electric leg rest, heating, ventilation, massage, physiotherapy, memory and other functions.
The 16.2-inch co-pilot screen has a large number of built-in sub-screen application ecosystems, creating an exclusive entertainment space for the co-pilot, whether it is to brush Douyin, watch movies, listen to music, or play games. It is also equipped with an independent Bluetooth channel to support external Bluetooth headsets and other devices.
At the same time, the co-pilot supports one-click restoration of the best viewing position, the seat is reclined to 125 degrees, the user can get a vertical field of view of 9.6 degrees, and the distance between the eye and the screen is 860mm, forming a golden viewing position. With electric leg drags, infinity audio, seat massage physiotherapy, etc., it brings users the ultimate audio and video entertainment experience.
The Galaxy L7 also has an independent sound zone for the main and co-pilot. The co-pilot can enjoy an immersive experience wearing a Bluetooth headset, and the main driver can enjoy the sound of the vehicle and headrest. Users can also play the sound of the co-pilot screen through the car stereo, and the main driver can play navigation, driving warning sounds, etc. through the headrest stereo without interfering with each other. However, when passengers are resting, the main driver can also listen to music/navigation through the headrest stereo to ensure that the whole car is silent to avoid disturbing passengers’ rest.
After being equipped with an oversized co-pilot display screen, Galaxy L7 innovatively designed an oversized overhead airbag for the co-pilot. Through its original folding and arrangement, the airbag first pops up in the direction of the windshield and quickly spreads down when it explodes, and shortens the traditional airbag’s 0.06-second ejection time to 0.04 seconds. At a speed of 120km/h, this 0.02 second can strive for a safe space of 0.5 meters for the user. That is, it can reduce the impact force between people and airbags, and can also form a protective net from top to bottom in front of the face to avoid secondary damage from glass fragments, items, etc.
It is worth mentioning that the Galaxy L7 is the first to use the 8155 chip + Galaxy N OS, of which the 8155 mass-produced flagship cockpit chip, as the computing core of the entire smart cockpit, has a 7nm process, 128G storage memory, and super computing power, bringing a fast and smooth interactive experience to the new Galaxy N OS. The system start-up speed, application opening speed, and Keyword Spotting speed are all the fastest in the same class. Keyword Spotting speed has accelerated from "second response" to only 0.5 seconds, the fastest in the world.
At the same time, the Galaxy L7 also has the strongest voice interaction capability at the same level. Through full-screen scanning, it supports multi-tone area recognition, and can also achieve continuous multi-round topic voice communication, as well as the powerful ability of continuous recognition of multiple instructions. It can be said that the whole scene can be seen.
Galaxy NOS is Geely’s full-stack self-developed distributed operating system, which perfectly conforms to the mobile phone operation mode that users have long been accustomed to, and the learning cost is lower. The official introduction of its applications and components is fully atomized, desktop cards and applications can be dragged and added independently, and everyone can freely create their own scene mode.
At the same time, it can achieve seamless multi-terminal flow, breaking down the barriers between hardware and hardware. Based on the latest version of the in-car Autonavi 610 navigation, the mobile phone/car is under the same navigation account. When the WeChat positioning on the mobile phone is opened through the mobile phone Autonavi, the car side can open the Autonavi navigation and automatically transfer the mobile phone navigation positioning to the car side. Some functions of the trial car of this real shot have not been fully released. We will also conduct more comprehensive tests of the Galaxy N OS in the future.
A new generation of Raytheon hybrid
The Galaxy L7 is equipped with a new generation of Raytheon hybrid, composed of a new generation of Raytheon hybrid engine and a new generation of Raytheon electric drive. Among them, the new generation of Raytheon hybrid engine B-Plus with the highest thermal efficiency of 44.26% in the world adopts Geely’s self-developed combustion control technology. The strong typhoon-type rolling flow movement in the cylinder, the mixed air flow speed in the cylinder reaches the subsonic level of 300m/s, helping the Galaxy L7 to achieve the same level of ultra-low power loss fuel consumption of 5.23L, and the CLTC comprehensive battery life of 1370 kilometers.
The new generation of Raytheon electric drive’s original "global three-speed" 3DHT not only has a compact structure and is conducive to layout, but also has a transmission efficiency of 97.5%. It also realizes an intelligent electric drive driven by P1 + P2 dual motors overclocking, which can assist in driving when deeply stepping on the accelerator, and can also achieve ejection start and release more kinetic energy reserves. The electric drive system’s extremely fast power response can generate a sense of thrust in 0.11s, and the maximum torque of the electric drive can be output in 0.26 seconds, allowing users to obtain a more extreme electric driving experience. Its 100-kilometer acceleration reaches 6.9s.
The new car is based on the e-CMA intelligent electro-hybrid architecture, inheriting the safety genes of Geely’s architecture. It adopts a super-high-strength cage body structure, an integrated thermoformed boron steel door ring, a 7-series aluminum alloy anti-collision beam, a clover collapse unloading structure, and a four-horizontal and four-vertical floor structure, among other patented designs, to build a safe fortress for travel in passive safety.
In terms of battery hardware safety, the new car battery pack uses 17 fixed connection points to firmly connect with the body. At the same time, the internal beam of the battery pack is also connected to the body floor beam through 4 high-strength bolts, and the shear resistance exceeds the industry’s common bolts by more than 58%. The bottom is equipped with a 1.2mm thick ultra-high front steel lower guard plate, with a tensile strength of 1200Mpa. At the same time, the front sub-frame has added a battery scratch-proof beam, which is 10mm lower than the battery pack. This is also a unique design in the industry, which can shield most of the damage to the battery pack when the chassis scrapes the bottom and supports the bottom. The new car battery has passed 42 rigorous experimental tests, including the series test of various working conditions, which is also easy to pass. Many of the test conditions are far higher than the national standard.
In terms of battery software safety, based on the powerful cloud computing power of Geely Star Smart Computing Center 8.10 billion billion times per second, the AI computing power support and cloud real-time security protection are given. Geely Galaxy’s "BMS3.0 Battery Doctor", through the "multi-dimensional fusion AI decision algorithm", can protect more than 200 electronic control items in real time, warn more than 50 types of faults, and can accurately predict protection for thermal runaway, battery life, battery cell status, etc., which can improve battery life by 20%. The SHIELD battery protection system realizes intelligent temperature control management of battery packs. In an environment of -30 degrees Celsius, through high-frequency pulse self-heating technology, the battery temperature can be quickly adjusted to about 10 degrees, ensuring that the battery life rate in low temperature climate is more than 90%.
In addition, whether it is charging piles at home or public charging piles in Geely’s charging map (including most mainstream brands), Galaxy L7 can accurately adjust the charging rate status of each battery cell, detect battery health in real time, ensure charging safety, prolong battery life, and provide timely warning of abnormal situations. In the event of a car accident, Galaxy L7 can cut off high voltage power within 0.05s after the collision to ensure the safety of the battery and the personnel on board.
Conclusion
The Galaxy L7 has indeed achieved a quite excellent level in the pursuit of comprehensive performance. The intelligent performance of the configuration is eye-catching, and it has a quite good spatial performance for home users. The power system installed during the same period has shown a bright feature that combines performance and economy in terms of parameters. We will also test it and bring you the first report in the future. Please look forward to it. Geely Galaxy’s first smart electric hybrid SUV "Galaxy L7" was launched globally on February 23 and opened for booking. Delivery will start in the first half of this year. We look forward to the official giving a surprising price.