Speaking of 15-200,000 level family pure electric cars, BYD Han EV has become an option that many people can't avoid when buying a car with its preconceived advantages, but with the technical development of independent brands in the field of new energy vehicles, Han EV's recent market position has been shaken, so today we will talk about a good spoiler in the market - Geely Galaxy E8, to see how it performs, and whether it can become a better choice after BYD Han EV?
Geely Galaxy E8 currently has a total of 5 models on sale, and the model analyzed in this issue is the 2024 550km Pro, with an official guide price of 17580,000 yuan, because the new car has just been launched, so there is no discount for the terminal.
First from the exterior design, this Galaxy E8 highly restored the Shanghai Auto Show unveiled "Galaxy Light" concept car design, the front face of the whole car looks very low, the closed front face depresses the body posture, the sharp LED headlight groups on both sides are distributed on both sides, with a symmetrical C-shaped air duct decoration, making it look a bit avant-garde sci-fi taste. The side of the body adopts the popular fastback roof design, the body lines are simple and smooth, and the front door exterior adds a "carved line" design, which enriches the streamlined beauty of the body. In addition, a closer look will show that the car not only uses a hidden door handle design, but also is equipped with a chic two-tone low-drag rim, combined with the tail profile design of the wide-body shoulders, it is also very eye-catching in its class.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of the Galaxy E8 are 5010 1920 1465 mm, and the wheelbase is 2925 mm, compared with the BYD Han EV, the body length is 15 mm longer, the width of the car is 10 mm more, the wheelbase is 5 mm more, and the height of the car is 30 mm. As a mid-to-large car, the Galaxy E8 doesn't have a big size advantage, but the low coupe body design and smooth body proportions can win it more heads. After all, the Galaxy E8 is a pure electric vehicle, and if the chassis is stuffed with a battery pack, the body height is still so low, it is hard to believe how good its headroom is.
Let's answer this question through the actual experience in the car. Look at the design of the rear of the car, because the new car comes from the sea vast architecture, so on this body, we can see a lot of some design elements of the Krypton brand, LED through-type taillights also use a wide-side design, the tail box cover adopts a conventional design, in order to reflect the precision and coordination of the design, the front end of the tail box cover also adds a curved glass area, the rear surround adopts an imitation diffuser decorative layout, the overall visual effect is simple and full, in line with the design aesthetics of a medium and large pure electric car.
This car is not traditional in terms of interior styling, although we focus on low-profile models, but the manufacturer is not ambiguous in the interior color scheme and materials, and the entry is given to the "Lake Mirror Gray" double color interior. The entire interior design is simple and luxurious, and the "Galaxy Light" that was unveiled at the auto show has achieved about 80% restoration. The main difference is that the mass-produced Galaxy E8 does not adopt a front-row through-type layout, but retains the ** channel to meet the ergonomic design required for normal driving. Such as through-type air conditioning outlets, double-spoke flat-bottomed steering wheel, door panel seat quilting process, suspended audio, **channel imitation wood grain trim, metallic texture multi**knobs and other designs are not in the focus of this attention, after all, compared with the main and co-pilot sun visors integrated with the integrated "sunglasses function", and the 45-inch integrated screen, although they are all designs of luxury cars, they are all accustomed to it, but the latter two configurations catch people off guard, but I didn't expect it to be standard.
What's more, at a time when opponents are still using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip as a high-end configuration, the Galaxy E8 is the first to be equipped with a Snapdragon 8295 chip as standard. Do you know how much performance is worse between the 8295 and the 8155? Converted into chip computing power, 8295 is 8 times the performance of 8155, which means that when dealing with some work that requires screen processing and multi-threaded application running, 8295 can easily do it, and even take into account the needs of voice control and background ** installation at the same time. However, at present, there is no hard car machine problem with the Galaxy N OS system using 8295, but it is not ruled out that there may be bugs in software and hardware adaptation in the future, so I still hope that other friends can also put down the shelf and follow up the car machine configuration, so that the competition in the new energy vehicle market will become more intense.
In terms of space, to be honest, the wheelbase size of the Galaxy E8 is not outstanding, at least in the segment of medium and large cars, it is not the opponent of BBA E56. Judging from my actual experience of 1.82 meters tall, after adjusting the front seat to a normal driving position, entering the second row of seats, there is not much legroom left, only about 2 fists, and the headroom is also good, thanks to the design of the seat backrest that lies down, coupled with the design of the panoramic canopy, so I don't feel a cramped sense of space. However, it is worth noting that the rear ** platform has a bulge, as a sedan built on a pure electric platform, it is really difficult to understand, in addition, the rear seat cushion is not too long, long-distance riding may accelerate the generation of fatigue, the good thing is that the seat padding is very thick.
In terms of power, the Galaxy E8 entry-level version of the 550km Pro that we focused on this experience has a power output of 272 horsepower, and the vehicle is equipped with a rear motor with an output of 200kW, a peak torque of 343N·m, and an official 000 acceleration score of 5The acceleration of 95 seconds and 6 seconds is really amazing. The reason for this achievement is that on the one hand, it comes from the abundant power performance of the motor, and on the other hand, it may come from as low as 0199cd drag coefficient, as well as a curb weight of 1905kg. In terms of power tuning style, after stepping on the accelerator, you can feel the power gathering quickly to the rear wheels, the process of power release is rapid, and there is a gradual push back feeling during the acceleration process, which has not yet reached the feeling of dizziness, but for users who need to take care of their family's riding experience, it is recommended to turn on the energy-saving mode.
Conclusion
Through my introduction, I believe everyone has been attracted by the Geely Galaxy E8's chic design and good performance, plus this car is not very expensive in terms of price, so this car has been in the forefront of market attention in the past month, second only to Xiaomi Su7. So, for such a medium and large car, if you were asked to rate it, how many points would you give?