Geely has released the first images of its new, supposedly premium electric sedan called the Galaxy TT. The name, which will surely raise more than a few eyebrows in Ingolstadt, was selected as part of a global naming competition and apparently means “Trend and Technology” and “Time Tourist” – the latter sounding suspiciously like the motorcycle Tourist Trophy that lent the Audi TT its name.
Dubious naming aside, the Galaxy TT appears to essentially be a reskinned version of the Galaxy E8, being slightly shorter (4,999 mm) but almost as wide (1,919 mm), taller (1,479 mm) and with an almost identical wheelbase (2,920 mm). It also appears to have taken some styling inspiration from the Xiaomi SU7 at the front with its rounded, sweptback headlights.
The rest of the sleek fastback design has been smoothened out, sporting prominent Porsche-like bulges atop the front fenders, rounded shoulders, mechanical pull-type door handles, a full-width taillight bar and a rising rear deck with an active spoiler. Intricate 19-inch wheels hide some abnormally large yellow brake callipers (we’ll assume these are fake covers, as per the MG4 XPower).
No word on whether the TT will retain the E8’s futuristic interior or its massive 45-inch display, but we do know it’ll come with slightly less power, according to Autohome. A filing with China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) notes that the car will be offered in 333 PS (245 kW) rear-wheel-drive and 578 PS (425 kW) all-wheel-drive forms, versus 340 PS (250 kW) and 646 PS (475 kW) respectively for the E8.
Three battery sizes will be made available, all reportedly sourced from CATL – a 52.4 kWh battery with a claimed range of 540 km, 63.8 kWh battery with 640 km of range and a 75.2 kWh battery shared with the E8, delivering 725 km with RWD and 650 km with AWD. These figures are of course on China’s lax CLTC cycle; expect WLTP range numbers closer to 440 km, 520 km, 590 km and 530 km respectively.
The fact that the naming contest was global suggests that the TT could be offered overseas, although funnily enough, the threat of a lawsuit from Audi ironically means that the moniker almost certainly won’t be used outside the Middle Kingdom. The likelihood of this car coming to Malaysia as a Proton eMas (a Perdana Plus, anyone?), on the other hand, seems very low – but hey, it would be cool, wouldn’t it?
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The Chinese really don’t have any idea and can’t decide what to name their cars.
Try growing up in a country ruled by a tyrannical regime, any ounce of creativity that you might have at a young age gets wiped away by their public schools/indoctrination camps.
do you mean growing up in a country ruled by a tyrannical BN regime for 50 years, any ounce of creativity that you might have at a young age gets wiped away by their public schools/indoctrination camps, resulting in their lokal jaguh kampung perodua and proton forever rebadging other country cars.
another Wannabe China luxury EV. will go bankrupt in 1 year. BS talks about Tesla. not even close
This looks very modern and nice, but also elevated the sophistication of Xiaomi SU7 design.
Galaxy TT comes with volvo safety, mercedes benz premium and luxury, lotus proton ride and handling,
if proton rebadge then will be at least RM200k becos need to feed the corrupt crony tongkat by MITI
You gotta be specific which race of Malaysian as we all know one race always mess up the whole industry and also the laziest of all. Please be specific.
Not sure who is more bullshit! they are currently feeding Proton baby too….. lets see if they really bankrupt in 1 year like some TINY bean brain comment here