On January 5, 2024, Geely Automobile's first pure electric medium and large sedan based on the vast architecture of the Sea, the Galaxy E8, was officially launched, with a total of 5 models and a price range of 1758-22.880,000 yuan. The new car is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, a built-in Galaxy N OS - unbounded version of the car machine system, equipped with an 8K high-definition 45-inch large screen, supports 800V fast charging technology, the longest range is 665km, and the acceleration from 0 to 100km h only takes 349 seconds. The launch of the Galaxy E8 has undoubtedly brought a strong storm to the domestic new energy vehicle market, and also demonstrated Geely Automobile's leading strength and innovation capabilities in electrification, intelligence, networking, and sharing.
The Galaxy E8 is Geely Automobile's first mass-produced model on the Sea's vast architecture, and it is also the world's first mass-produced model with an integrated illuminated front face. The exterior design style of the car is very technological and futuristic, the body lines are smooth, with AGS active grille, large inclination windshield, pneumatic wheels, etc., the car's drag coefficient is only 0199cd, which definitely belongs to the first echelon among production models. The length, width and height of the car are 5010 1920 1465mm, the wheelbase is 2925mm, and the body size is also very good in the same class of models, providing sufficient guarantee for the riding space.
The interior design of the Galaxy E8 is also full of a sense of technology and luxury, the most eye-catching is the 8K high-definition 45-inch large screen on the center console, which is spliced by three displays, covering the instrument panel, the central control screen and the co-pilot area, which can realize a variety of display modes and interaction methods, providing drivers and passengers with rich information and entertainment content. The screen has a built-in Galaxy N OS - Unbounded version of the car machine system, which is based on Android 12 development, supports OTA upgrades, integrates map, voice, AI and other functions, and can also be seamlessly connected with mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices to achieve cross-screen interaction.
The speed and smoothness of the system are also very impressive, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip on which the car is carried, which is the strongest chip created by Qualcomm for the automotive field, using a 5nm process, with 8 core CPUs, Adreno 660 GPUs, Hexagon 780 DSP, etc., and its performance exceeds any on-board chip currently on the market. The power performance of the Galaxy E8 should not be underestimated, the car is available in rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions, the rear-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 200kW and a maximum torque of 400N·m, the four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 475kW and a maximum torque of 880N·m, and the rear-wheel drive version has a 0-100km h acceleration time of 49 seconds, 0-100kmh acceleration time for the all-wheel drive version is 349 seconds, such a figure is also leading in its class.
The car also supports 800V fast charging technology, which can be fully charged to 80% in 15 minutes at the earliest, and has a maximum range of 665km, which meets the needs of users for daily use. In addition, the car is also equipped with L2+ level automatic driving assistance system, including ACC adaptive cruise, APA automatic parking, AEB automatic braking, LDW lane departure warning, LKA lane keeping assist, TSR traffic sign recognition and other functions, providing a strong guarantee for driving safety. The launch of the Galaxy E8 marks a major breakthrough for Geely Automobile in the field of new energy vehicles, and also brings a cost-effective, high-tech and high-quality pure electric medium and large sedan to the domestic automobile market.
Galaxy E8 positioning is "intelligent Internet car", its target users are young consumers who have higher requirements for technology, quality and performance, the listing of the car will undoubtedly have a certain impact on competitors at the same level, especially Han EV, Song L and other models, these models have a greater degree of overlap with Galaxy E8 in terms of **, configuration, performance, etc., and Galaxy E8 is better in some details and highlights, such as 45-inch large screen, 8295 chip, 800V fast charging, etc., These are the unique advantages in the current market, and they are also the core competitiveness of Galaxy E8. Of course, the Galaxy E8 is not flawless, the car's after-sales service, charging network, brand influence and other aspects need to be improved, these are important factors that affect the user's purchase decision, Geely Automobile also needs to increase investment and improvement in these aspects, in order to make the Galaxy E8 truly a popular model.
In short, the Galaxy E8 is an innovative spirit and strength of the model, it shows Geely Automobile's ambition and strength in the field of new energy vehicles, but also provides consumers with a cost-effective, high-tech, high-quality choice, I believe that the Galaxy E8 can achieve certain results in the domestic automobile market, but also for the future development of Geely Automobile has laid a solid foundation.