2026 Geely Galaxy Starship 7 in Guangzhou – 200 km EV vary, upgrades coming to Proton eMas 7 PHEV?

It’s been barely a yr because the Geely Galaxy Starship 7 – offered globally as both the Starray EM-i or the EX5 EM-i – went on sale in China, however the plug-in hybrid SUV is already in for its first mid-cycle refresh, debuting on the ongoing Auto Guangzhou present. This replace is important as a result of a bigger battery helps the automobile ship an much more spectacular vary purely on electrical energy alone.

Geely’s efficiency-biased EM-i powertrain is basically the identical, however the 1.5 litre BHE15PFI naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine has been upgraded to the model discovered within the A7 and the Starshine 6reaching the world’s highest thermal effectivity of 47.26%. Outputs are nonetheless an identical at 111 PS and 136 Nm of torque, though the P3 electrical motor built-in into the 11-in-1 single-speed devoted hybrid transmission (DHT) now produces 238 PS and 262 Nm – 20 PS up on the earlier mannequin.

Presumably, this up to date motor can be extra environment friendly, as a result of whereas the 19.09 kWh Aegis brief blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery stays the identical, the automobile delivers barely extra electrical vary at 130 km on China’s extra lenient CLTC cycle (135 km with aero wheels and an energetic grille shutter). That is now the usual model, so no extra 55 km 8.5 kWh base battery for 2026.

Even greater information is the elective 29.8 kWh Golden Brick pack that permits the Starship 7 to journey as much as 200 km on a single cost, contributing to a complete vary of 1,575 km – a rise of 155 km from earlier than. This battery additionally permits quicker DC charging, taking 5 minutes much less to cost from 30 to 80% (quarter-hour).

Past that, the Starship 7 positive aspects a brand new Starry Blue exterior paint choice – which is darker than the earlier Glacier Blue – and a Starship Gray inside; there’s additionally a bigger 15.4-inch infotainment show (up from 14.6 inches), nonetheless working on the Flyme Auto infotainment system. Additionally new is the G-Pilot H3 suite of driver assists, enabling highly-automated freeway and metropolis driving and distant parking help. A brand new blue mild within the door mirrors signifies when the automobile is being pushed autonomously.

By the way, the updates are coming to the Starship 7 instantly after spyshots of its Malaysian twin, the Proton eMas 7 PHEVstarted circulating on social media. This raises the query about whether or not our model will obtain the identical tweaks – in spite of everything, the eMas 5 acquired the minor design adjustments of the 2026 Xingyuansimply days after the latter was launched in China.

Nevertheless, whereas Malaysia was the primary nation outdoors China to obtain the eMas 5/Xingyuan/EX5, issues will probably be completely different this time round, as Proton is late to the get together. The Starray EM-i has already been launched in Indonesia and Australia – with the smaller battery and a detuned model of the outdated engine, no much less – so it’s possible we’ll obtain the worldwide spec as a substitute. However hey, we are able to however dream, proper?

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