The Chinese ministry of industry and information technology has unveiled details of the Geely Galaxy Starship 7, which has been disclosed to feature a plug-in hybrid powertrain. This will be powered by a 1.5 litre BHE15-BHF engine that outputs 110 hp and a single electric drive motor, powered by a lithium-iron phosphate battery pack that will be supplied by either Svolt or Sunwoda Electronic, according to Car News China.
The Galaxy Starship 7 will measure 4,740 mm long, 1,905 mm wide and 1,685 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,755 mm, and the PHEV may be specified with a choice of 18- or 19-inch wheels; approach and departure angles are 18 and 20 degrees, respectively. Specifications of the Galaxy Starship 7 as disclosed by the Chinese government filing show that the crossover can be optioned with a panoramic sunroof, roof cargo rails, rear windscreen wiper, side skirt trim, rear-facing radar and external cameras.
Geely rolled out the Galaxy Starship
Concept at Auto China 2024 in Beijing earlier this year, previewing a flagship
SUV model that serves as a showcase for a suite of artificial intelligence
technologies. and the model is built on the manufacturer’s Global Intelligent
New Energy Architecture (GEA).
While the productionised Galaxy Starship 7
is a five-seater, the Galaxy Starship Concept gets a 2-1-2 three-row seating
layout that features a single centre seat in the second row and a bench seat in
the third row. The Galaxy Starship Concept is said to feature next-generation
NordThor PHEV powertrains that is claimed to offer a total range of over 2,000
km.
According to Tycho de Feijter on
X/Twitter, the Galaxy Starship 7 will be positioned above the Galaxy E5, and
will be launched in the Chinese market in the fourth quarter of this year.
