Geely has officially launched Xingyue L in its home market. The flagship model, dubbed as the most advanced SUV ever to be launched by Geely, made its bow at an event in Hangzhou, the carmaker’s home city. First unveiled in January as the KX11 before making its debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 in April, Geely has collected close to 30,000 pre-orders for the Xingyue L.
The third model to Geely’s flagship ‘Star’ series after the Xingyue S SUV coupe and Xing Rui/Preface sedan, the Xingyue L is a five-seater SUV built on the Geely-Volvo Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform that also underpins the Volvo XC40, Polestar 2 and various Lynk & Co models.
The big SUV is powered by the group’s 2.0L direct injection turbo engine in two states of tune. The 238 PS/380 Nm version is paired to an Aisin eight-speed automatic gearbox and BorgWarner’s sixth-generation 4WD system with 50:50 front/rear torque distribution. There are five drive modes – Eco, Normal, Sport, Snow, Offroad – and 0-100 km/h is done in 7.7 seconds.
A detuned version of the same engine offers 218 PS and 325 Nm. Just two tenths slower to 100 km/h, this front-wheel-drive version comes with an in-house seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
As part of the Blue Geely Initiative, Star models including the Xingyue L will be the first to offer buyers the option of the Geely Hybrid System (GHS) 2.0 hybrid powertrain in the near future. GHS 2.0 will be fully unveiled in Q4 this year, offering “world-class thermal efficiency of 43.32% and fuel savings exceeding 40%,” the company says.
The Hangzhou carmaker says that its latest model goes beyond Level 2 autonomous drive. Xingyue L comes with Geely’s new 5G-enabled completely unmanned automated valet system. Within a 200m area such as a parking lot, the Xingyue L can drive independently, search for parking spots and park itself. The reverse can also be accomplished by calling the SUV to pick up the user within a 200m area!
This feat is achieved through the integration of 12 ultrasonic radars, five millimetre wave radars, four HD surround view cameras, one monocular camera, one dashcam, and one interior camera. The Xingyue L is also the first Geely to offer HWA Highway Assisted Driving which actively monitors the vehicle’s surroundings, autonomously change lanes, and move away from large vehicles. Drivers can also direct the car to autonomously change lanes by signalling.
The Xingyue L comes with full firmware OTA which allows fundamental aspects of the vehicle, including intelligent safety, infotainment, power, chassis, autonomous drive and connectivity to be upgraded over time.
Geely says that the Xingyue’s interior is a blend of east and west. Custom suede is present throughout for a “low-key hint of luxury” and weaving in the seats incorporate Chinese elements like classical knots. The panoramic integrated cockpit space houses the brand’s latest operating system – Milky Way OS supports seamless linkage of four screens, including two infotainment screens, a digital instrument panel and a 25.6-inch AR HUD.
Lastly, the luxury SUV sports a 10-speaker Bose sound system with engine harmonic noise reduction technology and double layered soundproofing. There’s also a customisable 72 colour “atmospheric lighting scheme” that changes according to the drive mode. What do you think of the handsome Xingyue L?
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Proton X80 sell here below rm140k local price..
lol RM140K? Proton has no incentives to make such cheap price due to protectionist policies making the competition very expensive already. Thus they can mark it up however they want and make good $$$ since it’ll still be cheaper than the tax filled competitor
Lol they can’t do it that cheap because they just can’t? Xinyue L is slated to be up to RM120k and factoring RHD reengineering, parts localisation, plant retooling for CMA platform, VTA testing & type approval, excise duties, etc. How much of a factor is protectionist policy when such policy is long gone? A more realistic pricing should be 155k-165k which is still worth the money for this car is basically a Volvo SUV (both CMA platform).
Xinyue L price from RM91k in china
N u guys believe the RHD cost tons of money LOL
did mers sell car to malaysian 40% more expensive than german without tax ? NO right ?? then what make proton so special have to charge so high ?
DO we sell RHD Saga 30~40% more expensive to RHD country ? WE dont，so what make these geely model so special ?
Proton can sell at RM200k, make bigger margin and still out compete with everyone else. Why bother to sell too many cars at cheaper price?
120 k to 180k in malaysia?
proton pls cbu 1000 unit for us
all this for the price of x70!
This is CMA mate, your getting a Volvo for that price!
This massive car with a tiny 2.0 engine? LOL. My mom’s Honda Pilot has a 3.5 V6 N/A that makes 275 horsepower – N/A V6s are the better engine for this segments and above. This engine is too underpowered for a massive car like this.
If come to Malaysia, better look at future Hyundai Palisade Malaysian launch, they come with proper V6 engine not anemic 4 banger. The catch is that it will be more expensive due to taxes (road tax will be cheaper though because SUVs) though you might prefer it cause I know many people who don’t want to support local Proton/Perodua.
Fren this isn’t USA where cars are generally bigger and trucks are the norm. Engine sizes tend to be bigger for utility purposes and the general huge distances, but inside a suburban soccermom SUV carrying kids and whatnot is basically wasting fuel. At 7.7 secs to 100klicks this car is no slouch either unless your mom loves to burn rubber at every traffic light. With hybrid tech, this car also saves fuel while on the go, something most younger muricans are looking for nowadays.
ya audi q8 rear light + kia hyundai headlight. congrats
Prices in China start from CNY 137,200 (~RM 90k) for the lower output variants, while the more powerful variants are priced from CNY 175,200 (~RM 115k).
This is still alot cheaper than Honda CR-V 1.5T base spec at China.
With the Size/catagory and tech inside the SUV ….. I am WILLING to PAY up to Rm200,000/= for it. BMW, Merc, Volvo , Etc are NOT close to what Xingyue L is providing. And double the Price. (Rm400K)
but Geely marque is no face, chick won’t dig
Is Xingyue L actually 7-seater @ 5-seater SUV? If 7-seater is warmly welcome! Truthfully I dislike Haoyue at all!