The price war in the automotive industry is still going on and is in full swing. Recently, Geely Automobile announced the official launch of the Galaxy E8 Longteng Edition, which launched two new versions of the E8 "550km 400V two-wheel drive Longteng Edition" and "620km 800V four-wheel drive Longteng Edition", with prices of 165,800 yuan and 215,800 yuan respectively. Geely Galaxy E8 620km 800V four-wheel drive Longteng Edition is currently the only model in the 210,000-level equipped with a full-stack 800V ultra-high voltage platform and electric four-wheel drive. In addition to the affordable price, how does the new car perform? Let's take a look!
In terms of exterior design, the first impression of the new car is fashion and elegance, with three new car colors: West Blue, Smoke Gray and Dawn Black, which integrate traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern design and enrich the configuration options. The front part of the face presents the visual effect of lying low and diving, continuing the visual language of "ripple aesthetics", that is, when the lights of the vehicle are turned on, it will show a sparkling light and shadow effect like West Lake. In addition, the closed design, coupled with the embellishment of sharp and narrow light clusters and brand LOGO, visually widens the width and recognition of the new car.
The view comes to the side and rear of the body, and as a mid-to-large sedan, it has a coupe-like design. The sleek and slender lines and the overall shape are simple and elegant, with multi-spoke wheels and frameless doors for a sporty coupe feel. It is worth mentioning that the Galaxy E8 has an ultra-low drag coefficient of 0.199Cd. The rear of the car adopts a fastback styling design, and the design of through-type taillights and thick bumpers is more technological.
In terms of interior, the new car continues to be full of intelligent and simple design style, and the design of the 45-inch large screen and Yoke yoke steering wheel in the car is particularly eye-catching. In addition, the interior materials and seat configuration perform well, and the driving experience is not inferior to the Mercedes-Benz E-class. It should be noted that some of the configurations of the Dragon Edition have been reduced, and the cost performance may be higher. Compared with the 2024 550km PRO model, the 550km 400V two-wheel drive Longteng version mainly reduces some active safety configurations, such as canceling the wide-temperature heat pump air conditioning, intelligent driving assistance system, 3 millimeter-wave radars, etc., and the 620km 800V four-wheel drive Longteng version cancels the front seat massage compared with the 2024 620km Starship Performance Edition, and the electric adjustment of the co-pilot seat is reduced from 6 to 4 ways.
In terms of power, the new model has the same parameters as the current model. The new car is available in two voltage platforms, 400V and 800V. The 620km800V Longteng has a power of 475kW and 710Nm, and accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 3.49 seconds, with a top speed of 210km/h and a range of 620km.
In terms of market competition, Geely Galaxy E8 620km 800V four-wheel drive Dragon Edition is currently the only model equipped with a full-stack 800V ultra-high voltage platform and electric four-wheel drive in the 210,000-level class, which will have a great impact on the competition pattern of the same level market, and its competitors have Xiaomi SU7 and BYD Han with strong market performance, looking forward to the follow-up market performance. In addition, it is worth mentioning that in order to allow users to easily own Geely Galaxy E8, the official has formulated a series of preferential rights and interests, including, from now on to the end of April, all models of Galaxy E8 can enjoy limited-time rights and interests 2000 to 7000 expansion gifts, 6000 yuan worth of upgrade gifts, etc., in line with the current mainstream price strategy trend.
Editor/Yiran