Either way, Geely is looking to expand the top end of its range after recently announcing there will be a new small SUV with plug-in hybrid and pure-electric power in 2027, along with a large plug-in hybrid SUV in 2028. Then there’s China’s biggest-selling car, the EX2, which will go on sale here in the summer, likely starting from around £20,000. If you don’t want to wait until then for an all-electric Geely – the EX5 is already on sale on the Auto Express Buy A Car service with an average saving of almost £1,000 to be had.
Despite the Galaxy E8’s size, it has a drag coefficient of just 0.19 – below the Mercedes EQS, which has the lowest drag of any EV on sale currently in the UK, at 0.20.
The Galaxy E8 in China gets a 62kWh LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery pack to provide a CLTC-rated 341 miles of range in dual-motor guise or up to 434 miles with a single motor. Then there’s a larger 76kWh LFP unit with a maximum of 385 miles due to only coming in dual-motor form. Up to 636bhp is available from the dual-motor, enough for a 0-62mph time of just 3.5 seconds, according to Geely.
Inside the Galaxy E8 there’s a massive screen that dwarfs even Mercedes’ ‘Hyperscreen’. Measuring a colossal 45-inches, the display in effect replaces the entire dash and stretches the whole width of the cabin.
Pricing of the Galaxy E8 in China starts at 188,000 yuan which equates to around £20,000. Given that’s the proposed starting price of the EX2, we suspect the Galaxy E8 ‘halo’ car will see its price rise dramatically when it reaches the UK market – which could be as soon as next year.
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