Starting from only RMB 69,800, Geely Star is ready to go on the market, officially challenging BYD Seagull!

On October 9, Geely Xingyuan was officially launched. The new car launched a total of 5 models with limited-time prices ranging from 69,800 to 98,800 yuan. Xingyuan is positioned as a pure electric small car, built based on Geely's GEA new energy architecture, using a single motor rear drive, equipped with a Flyme Auto smart cockpit as standard, and has two pure electric ranges of 310 kilometers and 410 kilometers.

Geely Xingyuan adopts a very round design language. The body colors include basil green, iceberry powder, vanilla rice, milk cover white, sea salt blue, truffle gray, and mousse silver. These names are all derived from the flavors of ice cream. They can also be used It can be seen that it focuses on the young market. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4135/1805/1570mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2650mm.

On October 9, Geely Xingyuan was officially launched. The new car launched a total of 5 models with limited-time prices ranging from 69,800 to 98,800 yuan. Xingyuan is positioned as a pure electric small car, built based on Geely's GEA new energy architecture, using a single motor rear drive, equipped with a Flyme Auto smart cockpit as standard, and has two pure electric ranges of 310 kilometers and 410 kilometers.

Geely Xingyuan adopts a very round design language. The body colors include basil green, iceberry powder, vanilla rice, milk cover white, sea salt blue, truffle gray, and mousse silver. These names are all derived from the flavors of ice cream. They can also be used It can be seen that it focuses on the young market. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4135/1805/1570mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2650mm.

In terms of interiors, Geely Xingyuan is equipped with Flyme Auto smart cockpit, which provides car-machine interconnection, 750 version Amap, dual-zone voice dialogue and other functions. At the same time, the car will also provide panoramic images, rear air-conditioning outlets, front seat heating and other configurations.

In terms of intelligent driving, it has ACC adaptive cruise, traffic sign recognition, LDW lane departure warning, AEB automatic emergency braking, etc.

In terms of power, Xingyuan uses a single motor rear drive with maximum power of 79 horsepower and 116 horsepower respectively. It is equipped with Ningde battery cells + liquid cooling temperature control system as standard, provides two cruising ranges of 310km and 410km, and supports the highest charging rate of 1.66C. , the 30-80% fast charging time only takes 24.2 minutes, and the battery life is 120km after 10 minutes of recharging.

With the launch of Geely Xingyuan, we found through comparison that it is basically consistent with BYD Seagull in terms of positioning and pricing. Obviously, this is a gesture that wants to challenge the seagulls. You know, BYD Seagull currently dominates the entire A0-class small car market. According to relevant data, the cumulative sales of Seagull in the past six months have exceeded an astonishing 200,000 units, with the monthly average exceeding 30,000 units. What is even more impressive is that it reached a record of 46,000 units in August, making it the well-deserved sales king.

Therefore, after Geely Star is listed on the market, the two will form a fierce competition. Therefore, we selected these two models for comparison. So, what is the strength of Xingyuan in the competition with Seagull?

This time we have chosen two models for comparison, the Star Wishes 310km Youth Edition and the Seagull 305km Active Edition, because their prices and pure electric range are very close. At the same time, the Seagull 305km Active Edition is also the model that attracts the most attention and has the largest sales volume. .

In terms of appearance, the design styles of the two models are completely different. The design of Geely Xingyuan is more fashionable and cute. The body lines are round and smooth, and it looks very high-end. As for BYD Seagull, the vehicle has sharp lines and sharp edges. The front face adopts a large ventilation grille, and the overall shape is relatively sporty and youthful.

Xingyuan has a larger space, and the power and energy consumption of the two vehicles are similar.

In comparison, the length, width, height and wheelbase of Xingyuan are better than that of Seagull, which shows that the space of Xingyuan is relatively larger and more spacious, and Xingyuan adopts a 5-seater layout, while Seagull only has 4 seats. The most important point is that Xingyuan also has the largest front trunk and trunk in its class, with volumes reaching 70L and 375L respectively.

In terms of power, Xingyuan's motor power is higher than that of Seagull, but Seagull performs better in terms of motor torque and top speed, but the gap between the two is not big and they are basically at the same level.

At the same time, in terms of power consumption, Xingyuan consumes 10.9 kilowatt-hours of electricity per 100 kilometers, which is 1 kilowatt hour higher than that of Seagull. This shows that Seagull's later vehicle cost is relatively lower.

In addition, in terms of the most important price, the Star Wishes Youth Edition and the Seagull Vitality Edition are exactly the same, both priced at 69,800 yuan, and both are exempt from purchase tax.

Xingyuan has a better chassis and a slight lead in battery life.

Let’s take a closer look at the battery and chassis aspects. It is not difficult to see that both models are equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries. The difference is that Xingyuan uses batteries from CATL, while Seagull uses BYD’s own Fudi batteries. .

In addition, Xingyuan's battery capacity is larger and its battery life is longer. It has a pure electric cruising range of 310 kilometers, but Seagull's cruising range is also 305 kilometers, and the gap between the two is only 5 kilometers. The 300-kilometer battery life is just enough for home users who want to buy a pure electric model. It can basically meet the needs of urban transportation and commuting to and from get off work.

In terms of chassis, the front suspension of the two models is the same, both front MacPherson struts. However, the rear suspension of the Xingyuan is a multi-link independent suspension, while the Seagull still has a torsion beam non-independent suspension. At the same time, the Xingyuan has a torsion beam non-independent suspension. It adopts a rear single motor and wider tires, which means that Xingyuan is better than Seagull in terms of driving stability and comfort. Moreover, Xingyuan can also drift and has higher playability.

Smart cabin star is willing to take the lead, and other configurations are comparable

In terms of smart configuration, although the two cars are equipped with the same size central control screen, Xingyuan is equipped with the Flyme Auto car system, which is more flexible and convenient to operate than Seagull's DiLink, and has better fluency. It also has Stronger speech recognition capabilities, supporting dual areas and continuous conversations.

In terms of comfort configuration, the seat materials and air-conditioning types of the two models are the same. The disadvantage is that both cars are equipped with ordinary halogen headlights, which have slightly worse lighting effects. In addition, both vehicles come standard with 4 airbags, but Xingyuan lacks head curtain airbags on the left and right sides and has 2 more front side airbags.

Through comparison, it can be seen that the advantages of Xingyuan lie in its stylish appearance design, spacious space, excellent chassis, and equipped with Flyme Auto smart cockpit, which is basically at the same level in terms of power, battery life, and energy consumption.

write at the end

At present, the market demand for pure electric small cars is increasing. BYD Seagull stands out in this market segment. With the official launch of Geely Xingyuan, it also means that Geely has begun to compete for this market. Xingyuan relies on its strong product strength and super high performance. The price-performance ratio will officially launch a strong challenge to Seagull!