Geely Galaxy A7

• Proton eMas 5 to launch in 2025, smaller but cheaper; more eMas models coming soon too, CKD in Tg Malim

  In Cars, Electric Cars in Malaysia, Local News, Proton / By Jonathan Lee / 3 July 2025 1:37 pm / 11 comments

  

  During the launch of new exterior and interior colours for the eMas 7 yesterday, Proton reiterated that the eMas 5 will be launched this year, taking the fight to the also-upcoming Perodua EV tipped to be called the QV-E. According to Pro-Net CEO Zhang Qiang, the car will be smaller but “still offer space, comfort and smart features.”

  That much we know, because Proton already showcased the eMas 5 at the Malaysia Autoshow in May. Essentially a twin of the Geely Xingyuan/Star Wish, it’s a hatchback designed to compete with the BYD Dolphin and is thus dwarfed by its SUV sibling.

  We also already knew that the eMas 5 is set to be more affordable than the eMas 7, something Zhang Qiang reiterated. Given that the latter is already close to the RM100,000 floor price for CBU fully-imported EVs – and that the Tanjong Malim EV plant set to open later this year is expected to assemble the eMas 7 first – the CBU hatch will have to rely on a bridging price approved by the government.

  

  As previously reported, the eMas 5 is expected to share its mechanicals with the Star Wish, including 79 PS/130 Nm and 116 PS/150 Nm rear motors mated to 30.12 kWh (for a range of just 310 km even on China’s lenient CLTC cycle) and 40.16 kWh (for a range of 410 km) lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery packs respectively. Proton would do well to install larger battery packs – perhaps from the eMas 7 – to increase the range and make the car better suited to Malaysian use cases.

  The eMas 7 and 5 will be just the start of a full-scale electrified offensive, with Proton teasing three new models set to debut over the coming years. The carmaker has not released any details but we do know it has already trademarked the eMas 7 PHEV name, meaning that it will almost certainly bring the Galaxy Starship 7 (known as the Starray EM-i globally) here.

  This model shares the eMas 7’s basic body structure and much of its interior but adds Geely’s efficiency-biased EM-i plug-in hybrid powertrain. This consists of a 111 PS/136 Nm 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine and a 218 PS/262 Nm electric motor integrated into the electrified dedicated hybrid transmission (E-DHT).

  

  Zero to 100 km/h is achieved in 7.5 seconds, and with the largest 19.09 kWh Aegis short blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, you get a pure electric range of 120 km on the CLTC cycle. Total range is 1,420 km.

  Another model that’s possible for the Malaysian market is the Galaxy A7, an “affordable” PHEV D-segment sedan. This uses an updated EM-i AI Hybrid system that incorporates a tweaked engine with a record-breaking 47.26% thermal efficiency, as well as an AI-powered energy management system for a fuel consumption of just 2.67 litres per 100 km, 150 km of electric range and a total range of over 2,100 km. Geely calls this car a “global” model, which is usually a good indicator of a car coming here.

  

  The identity of the third car has yet to be defined, so we’ll probably have to wait and see which future Geely Galaxy model will be a candidate for Proton. Of course, it could very well just be that the eMas 5 is one of the three models coming soon.

  These cars will eventually be produced at the aforementioned EV plant, which as we said is planed to be operational by the end of the year. Zhang Qiang said the facility is “coming up fast,” supporting the eMas lineup’s move from CBU to CKD.

  GALLERY: Proton eMas 5 at Malaysia Autoshow 2025

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  
  GALLERY: Geely Galaxy Starship 7 at Auto Shanghai 2025

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  
  GALLERY: Geely Galaxy A7

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• Geely Galaxy A7 detailed: “global” PHEV sedan with AI hybrid system, 2.67 L/100 km, Proton version coming?

  In Cars, Geely, International News / By Jonathan Lee / 20 June 2025 5:13 pm / 11 comments

  

  Revealed earlier this month, the Geely Galaxy A7 has been given a proper debut in China, described as a “global family sedan.” With the event came some official details about the plug-in hybrid powertrain, which has been upgraded over the one in the Galaxy Starship 7 SUV.

  While ostensibly being the same efficiency-focused EM-i system, the A7 utilises a new EM-i AI Hybrid setup, still with a 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine but with the world’s highest thermal efficiency of 47.26% (46.6% in the Starship 7). This improvement is thanks to several friction-reducing technologies, as well as a variable-displacement oil pump and optimised thermal management.

  According to Autohome, the engine makes the same 111 PS and 136 Nm of torque and is mated to an 11-to-1 electrified dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT). The P3 drive motor is reportedly 20 PS powerful than the Starship 7’s, producing 238 PS and 262 Nm – enabling this D-segment sedan to get from zero to 100 km/h in 7.1 seconds.

  

  But the most defining change is the energy management, which are said to include AI technology and cloud computing via Geely’s Xingrui Intelligent Computing Center 2.0, the latter having 23.5E FLOPs of computing power. This is claimed to have allowed the company to boost power while minimising fuel consumption, leading to some impressive efficiency figures.

  For instance, the A7 is able to deliver a fuel consumption figure of just 2.67 litres per 100 km on the China’s (admittedly lenient) CLTC cycle even with a low battery state of charge, with tests by Chinese media attaining as little as 2.49 litres per 100 km. With a claimed electric range of 150 km, the car is capable of a total range of over 2,100 km.

  Car News China reports that the aforementioned 150 km figure for EV range is for the largest 18.99 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, although there are also 8.5 kWh and 18.4 kWh options that are capable of 55 km and 70 km of EV range respectively. Charging from 30 to 80% takes 18 minutes using a DC fast charger at up to 37 kW, and there’s also a 3.3 kW vehicle-to-load (V2L) function.

  

  Smaller and more obviously built to a price than the higher-end Starshine 8, the A7 sports a more conventional three-box profile and six-window glasshouse compared to its sibling’s sleeker Porsche Taycan-esque fastback shape. Full-width light bars at the front and back and conventional pull-type door handles mirror those found on the flagship M9 SUV, as do the 19-inch machined multi-spoke alloy wheels.

  Inside, the greater simplicity continues with larger, physically-adjustable air vents, sitting amidst a tall centre console, a Proton eMas 7-style two-spoke steering wheel and physical control knob and a pair of freestanding displays – an 8.8-inch digital instrument display and a 15.4-inch infotainment touchscreen.

  Geely’s labelling of the A7 as a “global” model is interesting because it affixed the same descriptor on the Galaxy E5/EX5, which eventually arrived here as the Proton eMas 7. Could we see this car being sold here as a larger PHEV eMas?

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

   

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• Geely Galaxy A7 revealed – D-segment PHEV sedan, 2L/100 km, over 2,100 km range; next Proton Perdana?

  In Cars, Geely, International News / By Jonathan Lee / 3 June 2025 5:12 pm / 10 comments

  

  Not long after Geely showed its Galaxy M9 flagship, the company released the first images of a car at the other end of the spectrum, the Geely Galaxy A7 – the Chinese carmaker is seemingly taking its model names from old Samsung phones. The new plug-in hybrid sedan is set to be one of the more affordable models in the Galaxy new energy lineup, and its most efficient to boot (pun not intended).

  Geely is touting some seriously impressive numbers here – fuel consumption in the 2.0 litres per 100 km range even with the battery low and an astounding total range of over 2,100 km (!). No technical details have been released just yet, but the car should be powered by the company’s efficiency-biased EM-i powertrain, the same one found in the Galaxy Starship 7 (set to become the Proton eMas 7 PHEV).

  This pairs a 111 PS/136 Nm 1.5 litre four-cylinder engine with a 11-to-1 electrified dedicated hybrid transmission (E-DHT), the latter incorporating an electric motor producing 218 PS (160 kW) and 262 Nm. Two lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery options are generally offered – 8.5 and 18.4 kWh packs delivering a pure electric range of 60 and 130 km respectively (on China’s lenient CLTC cycle) in the Galaxy Starshine 8.

  

  It may slot below the Starshine 8, but the A7 is not small – according to Autohome, the car’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) filing lists a length of 4,918 mm long and a wheelbase of 2,845 mm, both deep in D-segment category. As such, the car is neatly positioned between its more premium sibling and the resolutely C-segment Galaxy L6, which uses the same powertrain.

  This positioning is reflected in the car’s design, with a more conventional three-box profile and six-window glasshouse compared to the Starshine 8’s sleeker Porsche Taycan-esque fastback shape. Full-width light bars at the front and back and conventional pull-type door handles mirror those found on the aforementioned M9, as do the machined multi-spoke alloy wheels.

  

  Inside, the greater simplicity continues with larger, physically-adjustable air vents, sitting amidst a tall centre console, a Proton eMas 7-style two-spoke steering wheel and freestanding displays. No details on these screens yet, but the centre infotainment panel is much smaller than the M9’s massive 30-inch widescreen unit (shared with the front passenger), so expect it to be the same 14.8-inch display as the eMas 7.

  Could the A7 come to Malaysia as a Proton? It’s certainly within the realm of possibility, especially since the national carmaker has already teased a sedan eMas model – the third after the eMas 7 and the upcoming eMas 5. Perhaps we could see the rebirth of the much-loved Perdana moniker?

   

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