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Geely Galaxy Xingyao 8
The Geely Galaxy Starshine 8 (Chinese: 吉利银河星耀8; pinyin: Jílì Yínhe Xīngyào 8) is a battery electric and plug-in hybrid executive sedan manufactured by Geely Auto under the Geely Galaxy marque. It is the plug-in hybrid version of the Galaxy E8.
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Overview
The Galaxy Starshine 8 is a plug-in hybrid 4-door executive fastback sedan and is based on the Global Energy Architecture Evo platform. Pre-sales started on April 10, 2025. The Starshine 8 officially launched on May 10, 2025. Features. The Starshine 8 gets a sunroof with an area of 1.36 m2. It also comes with the G-pilot ADAS system which uses a roof-mounted lidar, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 10 cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars. In the interior a 10.2-inch LCD instrument panel and a 15.4-inch touchscreen are present. On some trims a 25.6-inch AR-HUD is available.
Powertrain
=== Battery electric === The battery electric version of the Galaxy Starshine 8 was first unveiled by the MIIT in August of 2025. It uses a 250 kilowatts (340 hp; 340 PS) electric motor on Rear wheels paired with lithium iron phosphate batteries of unknown capacity. Plug-in hybrid. The Starshine 8 uses both the Thor EM-i and the Thor EM-P plug-in hybrid systems. Unlike the Lynk & Co 10 and Galaxy M9, which use an all-wheel-drive layout, the Starshine 8 is only available with a front-wheel-drive layout. The EM-i models get a 1.5 liter naturally aspirated inline 4 engine making 110 horsepower combined with a front motor making 211 horsepower. The EM-P models use a turbocharged inline 4 of the same capacity making 161 horsepower combined with a front motor making 215 horsepower. Two batteries are available, a 8.5 kWh battery and an 18.4 kWh battery. Both batteries are LFP batteries. The 8.5 kWh battery is only available with the EM-i models. Both EM-i and EM-p models get a battery electric range of 130 kilometers, the EM-i also has an option to have a smaller battery with a 60 kilometer electric range. The total range is estimated to be from 1500 to 1600 kilometers.
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Specifications
- name
- Geely Galaxy Starshine 8
- Manufacturer
- Geely Auto
- Production
- 2025–present
- Assembly
- China: Ningbo
- Class
- Executive car (E)
- Body style
- 4-door fastback sedan
- Layout
- Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive (EV), Front-engine, front-motor, front-wheel-drive (PHEV)
- Platform
- Global Energy Architecture Evo
- Related
- Geely Galaxy E8, Geely Galaxy M9, Lynk & Co 10
- Engine
- Petrol plug-in hybrid:, 1.5 L I4
- Battery
- EV:, ? kWh LFP, PHEV:, 8.5 kWh LFP, 18.4 kWh LFP
- Electric range
- 60-130 km
- Wheelbase
- 2928 mm
- Length
- 5018 mm
- Width
- 1918 mm
- Height
- 1490 mm
- Kerb weight
- 2030 kg (EV), 1760-1908 kg (PHEV)
- sp
- us
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133266049CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely_Galaxy_Starshine_8CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371353334 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.