Geely Star Wish is indeed a very worthwhile A0-class transportation car, and it is indeed quite competitive in 2024, when BYD starts to raise prices to make money.
However, in today’s new energy era, the automotive industry is more like the Internet, which relies on explosive sales. The chaotic and complicated product lines and unrealistic SKUs are the biggest obstacles hindering the development of new energy by traditional car companies Geely.
The specific problem is that the SKU design is very unreasonable, the two beggar models are seriously castrated, and the safety of the through-side airbag as the top SKU is also very unfavorable.
Overall, the entry-level SKU is too "beggar version" to be competitive with seagulls, but it is still very good for dolphins.
PS: The above comments are based on my personal test drive experience, some model information, and the official pre-sale price. The vehicle has not yet been launched, and some news may not be very certain.
New energy cars, especially A00-class BYD seagulls, occupy an absolute market share. What little ants and waxy corn can only survive, and even the past king of sales, Wuling Hongguang miniEV, can only shiver beside it. Dolphins with ugly designs and poor configuration prices can also sell 15,000 a month.
I don’t know why, but no friend has been able to launch a new energy transportation car that punches seagulls and kicks dolphins to teach BYD how to behave.
PS: In fact, someone should have taken the lead today when battery costs have plummeted.
Recently, my colleague recommended me to learn about Geely’s upcoming new energy transportation car, Geely Star Wish. I passed by the Geely Oil Truck store to inquire about Geely Geometry’s store, which has not yet listed Geely Star Wish for experience and test drive.
When I arrived at the store, I found that geometry and pandas were all crowded into a very small exhibition hall for display. As a new car, Geely Star Wish had no place to display it. It was parked alone in the backyard parking space, but it was okay to take a test drive.
The highlight of Geely Star Wish is the size of the dolphin and the price of selling seagulls for space, coupled with liquid-cooled batteries and independent front and rear suspension (front McPherson rear three links), so as to achieve punching Beihai Kindergarten (seagulls) and kicking Nanshan Nursing Home (dolphins).
In terms of appearance design, although everyone’s aesthetics are different, the general direction is the same. The design of Geely Star Wish is round and cute, so no one should hate it, right?!
The internal space, I thought, is very extreme, but Geely seems to be better at space magic. Except for the huge and spacious
Outside the member space, the front trunk and trunk exceeded expectations, and even dug out a large number of co-pilot "drawers". There were also many small items hollowed out under the rear seat.
The rear seat cushion is slightly shorter, but it is basically the mainstream level of many new power large cars. It is acceptable in an A0-class car. There is plenty of head and knee space, and it can seat three people.
The car is said to be a Flyme system. The test ride time is relatively short and there is no in-depth test, but it shouldn’t be too bad, right?! Although the small and cute crystal gear handle is slightly suspected of copying the ocean, it is also very cute.
The many physical buttons on the door, center console, and steering wheel have made me feel the warmth of traditional car companies, and I hope that new power car companies can learn more.
The so-called urban starlight ambient light, I will not comment, after all, BYD’s over-design is to let people see the ascension, and then look at the auspicious star wishes do not feel violated.
Although Geely Star Wish is equipped with the front McPherson rear three-bar independent suspension, the actual test drive does not feel that there is a very obvious difference in terms of support, filter shock, etc. I don’t know if it is the manufacturer’s deliberate comfort adjustment or not, but in all fairness, Geely Star Wish is still a lightweight, compact and easy to drive small electric car.
PS: It is recommended that you do not expect anything from the manufacturer’s follow-up OTA, because of the well-known hip pull.
Of course, judging from the SKU information currently disclosed by the manufacturer, the low-end configuration is too "beggar version" regardless of function or performance. It is really not worth buying. It is really worth buying the sub-top Star Wish UP 410km exploration version with a guide price of nearly 10W, and the official revealed SKU seems to have only the top configuration with front and rear through side air curtains. It is really uncomfortable to use the security configuration as the SKU.
In addition, the biggest problem hindering the sale of Geely Star Wish is Geely’s complex and chaotic brand and product line. If there are pure electric models, there are sub-brands and car series such as Krypton, Galaxy, Geometry, Panda, Lynk & Co, Ruilan, Polaris, etc., and Geely Star Wish currently does not belong to any of the above sub-brands or car series. The confusion of Geely’s product line is evident.
If the wind is smooth and the water is smooth, it is good to sell directly. Once the early sales are unsatisfactory, it is difficult for grandma to have enough resources to invest in marketing if she does not love the "family brother position" that uncle does not love.
Geely Star Wish is a lightweight and easy-to-drive car with a lot of room for transportation. Even if the pre-sale price is still worth buying, whether it can be sold off depends on whether the price is surprising enough, and also depends on how much resources Geely Baba can invest. After all, Geely Star Wish is a new car series, and now it is the year 2024 when the seagull and dolphin have a solid dominance.
In fact, I think Geely Star Wish should not be sold with the geometric panda. It is better to sell it together with smart, and promote the affordable smart with space magic, which directly rises to a height that seagulls and dolphins cannot reach with their feet crossed.
PS: In fact, Geely itself has been through its own smart marketing star wish, it is better to do it directly.