Geely Galaxy L6 was born in the third quarter of 2023, and it was once priced to 150,000-200,000 before it was listed, from the perspective of Geely Galaxy sequence itself positioning and product strength, it is understandable to do so, but the final pricing range fell at 115,800-149,800 yuan, which shows that its pricing made certain concessions to the market situation at that time.
In 2024, the price war that started from BYD has allowed many car companies to put terminal discounts on the table, and the Galaxy L6 Dragon Edition was born in this context, streamlining the number of model SKUs, and most of the configurations have become standard configurations, with the two main sales models being 103,800 and 115,800 respectively, which shows that sales to the market have become the main task of this car at the moment.
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Last year, I had a lot of special experiences on this car at the IDIADA test site in Zhaoyuan, Shandong, and I was deeply impressed. Dare to talk to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi about the handling/chassis fighting? Geely Galaxy L6 dynamic first test. This time, I came to the Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit, which has not yet been fully completed, to experience the extreme handling quality of the Geely Galaxy L6 Dragon Edition in the track.
Geely Galaxy L6 was born in the e-CMA electric hybrid architecture, its positioning is slightly higher than the Geely brand BMA model, and the CMA architecture is jointly developed by Geely and Volvo, the model gene under this architecture will have an obvious "European flavor", but as a model focusing on the domestic market, Geely's engineers often make localized improvements to them, and the overall will be more comfortable at home, more in line with our domestic users.
The powertrain of Geely Galaxy L6 is the four-cylinder engine Thor Hybrid 8848 hybrid system, the core of which is the 3-speed DHT Pro inverter electric drive, this 3-speed hybrid system has a delicate structure, and the power performance and top speed in the full speed range are the advantages of this hybrid system.
The hybrid system has a total of two electric motors, the P1 motor can help the engine start and stop without feeling and can help the engine at the moment of starting, and the P2 motor can achieve pure electric drive and parallel drive with the engine, this motor has a maximum power of 107kW and a maximum torque of 338Nm. The official 0-100km/h acceleration time of the vehicle is 6.5s, the top speed is 247km/h, and the fuel consumption is 4.55L/100km.
Starting from the Galaxy series model, the working logic of this hybrid system has also been significantly improved, and the sense of gear shift has been weakened to the extent that it can only be perceived, and the frustration caused by gear change can hardly be experienced. However, from the time of stationary and rapid acceleration, we will find that it has a "plateau period" of power, that is, the initial power is slightly incoherent before the engine power intervenes, and the initial acceleration is not expected to be as rapid as that of models with similar acceleration capabilities, which is also one of the characteristics of this system.
The steering system of the Geely Galaxy L6 adopts DP-EPS electronic control assistance, which has better performance in steering response and steering wheel vibration suppression than the C-EPS commonly used in models of the same price range. The steering system of this car is very homely, the center area retains a reasonable dead zone at a certain angle, and the steering response is more comfortable than that of a sports car.
As the steering angle increases, the hand force feedback increases linearly, the body responds realistically, in line with the driver's expectations, and the sense of communication with people is very reasonable. However, the overall steering force is a bit light, which can be a bit blurry on the track when the driver needs more accurate steering feedback.
In addition, the ESP calibration of the Galaxy L6 is relatively aggressive, which will allow us to make more out-of-the-ordinary movements, and its intervention threshold is adjusted relatively high, which reflects the engineers' calibration of the relatively sporty attributes of this sedan. On the other hand, it also reflects the confidence of the engineers in the quality of the chassis of this car.
You must know that E-Electric Park has previously found that the ESP calibration of some Chinese brand models is extremely conservative in the track test, and even if the ESP is turned off in the corresponding mode, it will intervene rudely under slightly extreme working conditions. From this point, it can also be seen that the Galaxy L6 has relatively mature chassis tuning skills.
【· Written at the end ·] Geely Galaxy L6 has a relatively high platform standard, and has made quite gratifying price concessions under the fierce market competition. It has a relatively high-cost 3-speed DHT hybrid system, 115,800 has a pure electric range of 125km, standard 17-inch wheels and an 8155 chip car machine system. The high-strength body-in-white, the torsional rigidity of the body with advantages at the same price and the mature chassis tuning also make manufacturers dare to pull it to the track for activities. In short, among the current 100,000-level models, the Galaxy L6 Dragon Edition is undoubtedly a very cost-effective existence.