DESIGN NAME: Geely Galaxy E8
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Electric Vehicle
INSPIRATION: The exterior captures the imagery of a tiger poised to rush, with headlights mimicking its intense gaze. These designs radiate Eastern allure. Designed with users in mind, the interior is roomy and opulent, offering improved user experiences. Geely evolves its super symbol, ripple, into a unique grille named Ripples of Light, and adorns the interior with ripples to evoke an ambience like being surrounded by the West Lake. This visual connection grants the brand with a distinct identity.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Geely Galaxy E8 comes as a pure electric flagship sedan, built on a more integrated Sustainable Experience Architecture with high bandwidth and efficiency. It boasts the global first mass produced luminous front face in one piece, the 8K widescreen at 45 inches, and low drag. It captures the classic, refined aesthetics in Chinese culture, and integrates technological prowess of the brand. Here, high value meets the C segment vehicle.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The smart cockpit stands out with user friendliness and technological prowess. The 8K screen at 45 inches is comparable in height to a mainstream smartphone, offering driving visibility and an intuitive layout. It enables users to quickly adapt their experience from using a smartphone to interacting with a much larger interface, ensuring smoother and safer operation. Further enhanced with AI powered interactive features, the cockpit promises a convenient and immersive experience.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Geely Galaxy E8 was unveiled in China in October 2023, followed by a debut in Saudi Arabia in November. It hit the Chinese market officially in January 2024 and is scheduled for a global release.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The luminous front face features over ten thousand 0.2mm holes, achieved by patented micro hole laser engraving technology. It meets safety and durability standards and ensures an even light distribution without revealing the base color.
The exterior is available in six colors, echoing the beauty of seasonal landscape. Inside, door panels with ripple patterns and various amenities borrow views from cultural landscape. All contribute to a redefined mobility experience with technological elegance.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: product dimensions, 5010 mm x 1920 mm x 1465 mm
TAGS: Smart Pure Electric Flagship Sedan, New Energy Vehicle, C Segment Wide Bodied Vehicle, Mobility Experience with High Value, A Blend of Technology and Culture
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: In the rapidly evolving smart EV market, fuel cars still hold sway in the C segment vehicle sector. Recognizing this gap, Geely Galaxy E8 was designed. It has introduced a smart cockpit that captures the classic, refined Chinese aesthetics and merges technology with culture. Built on the Sustainable Experience Architecture, this sedan boasts a battery safety system that offers comprehensive protection against impacts, and ensures improved maneuverability. In this design, high value meets the C segment new energy vehicle.
CHALLENGE: Addressing the challenge of integrating high value, Geely Galaxy E8 integrates insights into user demands and craftsmanship that balance inheritance with innovation. Inspired by traditional Chinese artistic interpretations of light, its exterior radiates a sleek and refined allure. Further enhanced by 25 aerodynamic improvements, it achieves a low drag coefficient of 0.199. This improves economic and energy efficiency, highlighting a design responsible for users and the environment.
ADDED DATE: 2024-01-11 07:47:50
TEAM MEMBERS (9) : Geely Auto mobile Holding (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Geely Design, Zheng Chen, Zi Ye, Jun Lu, Chuanxi He, Haibo Hu, Rong Ma and Boqing Wu
IMAGE CREDITS: Geely Design, 2023.
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