Recently, Yang Xueliang, Senior Vice President of Geely, revealed on social media that the Geely Galaxy E5 will be officially launched on August 3rd. The Geely Galaxy E5, previously, began pre-sales earlier this month with a price range of 123,000 to 157,000 yuan (17,000 – 22,000 USD).
Geely’s Galaxy brand was first launched early last year and is positioned as an independent brand with its marketing, website, and dealerships. The brand currently offers Galaxy E8 coupe, Galaxy L6 sedan, Galaxy L7 SUV, and soon the new Galaxy E5 compact SUV. It will comprise of a total of seven models by 2025.
More on the Geely Galaxy E5
The Geely Galaxy E5 is built on the Geely’s new Geely Electric Architecture (GEA), which is derived from Geely’s Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA). Geely states GEA can be utilized for EV, EREV, PHEV, and green methanol powertrains. Positioned as a compact SUV, car measures 4615/1901/1670 mm in length, width, and height, with a wheelbase of 2750 mm.
The Geely Galaxy E5 contains design elements from the Geely Galaxy E8, most notably the front featuring slender LED headlights and matrix light closed grille. The side profile of the SUV is simple, equipped with hidden door handles and semi-closed aluminum alloy wheels. The rear is fitted with a through-type LED taillights.
In terms of interior, the car adopts a new layout style, without using the integrated widescreen of the Galaxy E8. The Geely Galaxy E5 offers HUD heads-up display, floating LCD instrument panel, flat-bottom steering wheel, and a floating central control screen.
Galaxy E5 Powertrain
The Geely Galaxy E5 uses a front single motor drive, equipped with the Galaxy 11-in-1 intelligent drive system that integrates 11 major components such as the motor, electronic controls, and reducer. It weighs only 79.8 kg and has a volume of 72 liters, supporting a 400-volt platform. The electric motor has a maximum power of 160 kW and a peak torque of 320 Nm, with an acceleration time of 0-100 km/h in 6.8 seconds.
Additionally, the car adopts the CTB battery body integration technology, achieving 50:50 front-to-rear axle load ratio, resulting both a weight reduction and a lower center of gravity.
The Galaxy E5 will also be the first car to use the Geely’s latest Aegis short blade lithium iron phosphate batteries, offering battery capacities of 49.52 kWh and 60.22 kWh. This translates to around 440 km and 530 km respectively of pure electric range, according to CLTC tests.
Fierce competition
Based on its dimensions and the initially revealed price range, the Geely Galaxy E5’s potential competitors in China are expected to be the BYD Yuan Plus (BYD Atto 3), Aion Y, Chery iCar 03, and other compact pure electric SUVs.
The car is expected to have strong export ambitions as the model was first revealed via official images of road tests in Europe. Moreover, it is rumored the Geely-backed Proton will launch a Galaxy E5 based EV in Malaysia in 2025, under the new Proton eMas brand. The car will likely be a challenger to the widely exported BYD Yuan Plus (BYD Atto 3) both home and aboard. Domestic deliveries are expected to start later this year, with exports starting the first half of next year.
This car looks very elegant at the front 🙂
Isnt the Atto 3 much smaller than this..