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Guys, good day. As I expected, Geely's Galaxy line has outsold Geely itself in sales, although just a year ago they were in some fiftieth place in sales, that is, the growth is simply cosmic.

Today we are reviewing their new mid-size hybrid sedan A7. And for their price, they really surprised me. Sit back. Let's figure it out. We are driving a car for $18,000 in the maximum configuration.

And they gave their fashionable hybrid installation TOR here. On paper they write 2.6 liters, but the manager tells me that they can not get 2.6. They have somewhere around 3.2, 3.3, because during the test drive they constantly step on the gas, constantly check the acceleration.

Acceleration here is 7 seconds. The hybrid setup is as follows. A 1.5-liter ICE in front with 110 horsepower and a 240-horsepower electric motor on the front wheel drive with acceleration in 7 seconds. The suspension is MacPherson strut in front, multi-link in the back, and average noise insulation.

So far, I really like everything I see for this money. In terms of interior trim, its competitors are the Corolla and what else is there? Civic, yes, I think, or Integra.

I think it's an Integra in this size, if I'm not mistaken, I'm already confused by the names. So, there are materials, a dashboard, and door cards like the sole of cheap sneakers, you know?

This is inflated foam and such, you know, like they produced it 20 years ago. To this day, they still produce this soft rubber. The interior trim materials here, of course, are not at the level of expensive, premium Chinese cars, but it is at the level of a BMW third series.

That is, not foam, but leatherette looks like leather on the outside. To the touch, yes, tart and unsmooth. There is a line, I think the camera conveys everything. Here is the same material. That is, this is the level of BYD cars CHIN BMW 3 series.

Exactly the same materials and in the X3 BMW, but in terms of equipment here is more expensive than in the third series BMW. In general, of course, it is surprising what is happening. 18,000 dollars. The power plant is more interesting than in the BMW 3, because here the consumption is 3 liters. The most advanced hybrid installation in the world today in terms of thermal efficiency. This is a tor 2. Here acceleration is the same as in the BMW 3, 7 seconds, but the consumption is three. Well, probably there 3 s in winter can be 4 s or so. This is if you drive normally. Further in the front there is massage, ventilation, heating. Massage ventilation heating for 18,000. Nothing in the back. In the BMW 3 only heating. There is a large screen in the front. Well, this wood-like part, you see, looks pretty nice, but it's plastic. Well, at least it's here. I'm sitting in the car, I have a feeling that it can't possibly cost 18,000. No way. Stick a badge on here. No need for a BMW. At least bring me a Volkswagen. And it feels like I'm probably not even in a Passat anymore. Something more expensive than a Passat, I think, by the feel of it. That is, you just change the logo, and the car immediately becomes much more expensive. They stole the idea from Xiaomi. See, two washers. You unscrew them, there are sockets. You can screw either a mount for a gadget or the gadget itself there. And there are already quite a few different options on Amazon, Taobao, AliExpress.

By the way, you can screw a mount on the right here and either an iPad on a magnet or some Android tablet, then it will have a different shape. In general, you can add a tablet here, or cameras, or holders for phones. There are different options. I think it's very interesting. Let's check for creaks. Good. Here, this is good. There's stone on top. Oh, well, this is plastic. Yeah, it was. Here. Well, there's a little bit. The dashboard design. Everything would be perfect. I like everything except for this protruding screen. Well, that's not my thing and that's it. I like the dashboard design. Well, you have to admit, it's not bad. The first floor, the second floor, and even the third. And the speakers are round, and the console is cool, and this plastic that looks like wood. And specifically in the white with white interior, this dark, dark plastic that looks like wood. It looks very good. This one sticks out. And you just have to come to terms with it. Well, I don't like it. I don't like it. I'm already an old fart. I don't like this. The youth is hooked on this. Here they are, they are The youth is growing up, you know? And they absolutely don't give a damn about our opinion, mine, yours. I think it's mostly kids my age who watch me, even older. But young people don't like it. Young people like screens, all that stuff, so that it's big, so that there are all these cartoons, tiktoks, where he's driving and stops, starts plugging in a joystick, starts playing. You see, they don't count on us. We are all done, we are running out. They need to count on new ones, new ones, especially when the car is inexpensive, because young people do not have much money. Their main audience is guys who have recently received their driver's license. These are guys who are 18 years old. They like this. They do it for them. If you remove this, it would be great. I like the dashboard. But I don't like the steering wheel. By the way, I don't like the way they arranged the buttons. The leather seems nice. Everything. Everything is good here too. Well, the buttons somehow, I don't know. By the way, I like the logo. Here is bare plastic. This piece is also covered. Everything is covered here. And bare plastic below. Well, let's not criticize them for this money. Camera. Camera. Good. Everything here is done by hand, right? Both ways. This is air. By the way, there are live buttons here. Let's talk about them. And two cup holders. For lovers of live buttons, this is simply paradise.

Look, the airflow is powerful here. Here is the temperature control, immediately the maximum, blowing and here the windshield blowing. Here we turn off and turn on the climate control. Well, and it has a washer, it is multifunctional. That is, you choose here, you can hold down, remember, with a button. I do not like to review screens, but here it is very interesting what they gave for this price. Well, here it is clear, they are advertising the car. Listen, well, it is not bad on the outside, you must admit. The entire Galaxy line, it is all so fresh, cute, youthful. Well done. That is what it is. Let me look at 360. Average average picture. Nothing special for this money. I want to look at the map too. Did I miss the mark? Yeah, apparently I missed the mark. Listen, no, it is not mega-fast, but it is immediate, at least it does not slow down. Well, there is 60 Hertz. Pa-pa-bambam. It thinks a little. Not the fastest screen, but it does not freeze. So, I understand. Good. And if I want it like this? Oh, and you can do it like this. Look. Well, a full-size screen for this money. A full-size screen, just like a car. The only thing is that the picture is just average, and this is not the level of more expensive Chinese cars. The screen resolution itself is just average. I'll show you how the puck works. If I hold down, and you don't see it, well, in general, I just told you, there's a check mark here. This means that when I press the puck once, I get to the driving modes menu. Good. Let's exit this menu. I hold it down again. I get, for example, here. And when I press the puck once, I can choose a picture for myself. Listen, I wouldn't say that the picture here is just average. It's better than average. It's visible, yes, I think. I hope it is visible. It's just that some pictures are more juicy and easier to see. Apparently, this picture just doesn't have a very good resolution. That's it. Okay, now we press it once. And this is the ambient backlight, purple. Listen, thinly, carefully then not a garland. So, well, everything is clear with the washer. In principle, a full-fledged screen is large. For this money, it's just a song. An ordinary rag with bulbs. Here are the microphones. And what kind of bulbs? And the touch bulbs are here, here is the sensor itself, the button is alive. Look, there is a sunroof here. The mechanisms are noisy, they work noisily. But there is a sunroof for this price. And there is a curtain for the whole. Cool. And if I open the door, the seats move back. One glass, 16 Flame Sound speakers.

In terms of trim materials, it is identical to the BMW third series, as well as in the BVD Chin L. Here, on top, there is a felt mat, plastic under the tree. The felt mat is bare plastic. In the back, there is also one glass, a door panel, the materials are exactly the same as in the front. Despite the fact that today the Chinese have simply torn the entire world auto industry to shreds in terms of power units, interior trim materials, and interior equipment, there are no miracles if they provide this. And at the same time, the prices are so delicious. In any case, they save somewhere. And now I will show you where the seats are. I can adjust the height, but I cannot raise or lower this part. There is simply no such adjustment here. Further. It is also impossible to adjust the concavity of the back. There is no such adjustment. The glove compartment is not covered with anything inside. The climate control does not have perfumes, which are usually inserted into the system in more expensive cars and give off different smells. To choose from. They saved money here. There is nothing on the right, just a place where you can throw your phone. And on the left there is 50 W with blowing, wireless charging. armrest. Everything inside is plastic. There is a rubber floor. Both the front and back seats are perforated, but the material is the same. Both here and here. This is all crap. Such ordinary quality. Nothing, nothing special. There are speakers in the headrest, but only the driver's. That's good. You can talk on the phone and not disturb anyone. I sat right in front of my knee with my finger. If I lie down, I will have to move closer, then I resist. A person taller than me who wants to lie down will not fit here. I come back, finger, sit up straight and walk back. It's a big car in the back.

Look, there's as much space in front of the seats in the back as in a BMW 7 Series. Why did they save as much as possible in the back? And there's nothing here, no screens, nothing, no adjustments, nothing. I can only raise the window. Oh, there's a light bulb. Okay. There's not even a hook. See? Well, they saved on everything here. What kind of seat is this? Well, the seat is not bad and the backrest angle is not bad. It's just that everything is average. This part here is plastic. Here is plastic. Here is plastic. There is soft materials in the back. The same material as in the front. Yes. Well, that's it. There is a built-in video recorder, but no lidar. As you can imagine, the autopilot here is very simplified. It's just smart lane keeping, as primitive as possible. And they saved on this, they didn't sew anything up, there are no gas stops, we lift it manually, but there is soundproofing. Look, it opens a little. Then I have to do it myself. It is not heavy, everything goes easily, but you have to do it yourself. But 535 l, a large trunk. There is no electric motor in the back and a lot of space.

Wait, maybe even more. No, this is a keyless entry organizer. Well, there are no closers here, of course. Camera one, two, three, there are two more. Five, six. And no, seven. On the left in the back there is a 60 l tank, and on the right is a Catal NMC lithium battery with 18 kW. Nineteenth wheels for this money 235 by 45 both in front and in the back. Honestly, 3 years ago I would never have believed that Geely would raise the level of his cars so much. Well, now, how it drives. It is a parallel hybrid, where the internal combustion engine pushes the car when you press the gas pedal deeply. Otherwise, it works as a generator, and you drive on pure electric traction. 7 seconds acceleration. For this price it is a sin to find fault, but I would like six, or better yet five. I think that very soon we will see such figures from the Chinese for this price. Now, probably, the most important moment in such a car for this price segment is fuel consumption. In hybrid mode, according to CLTC, they promise 2.6 liters. In reality, in the summer in the city you add 20%, in winter plus 50. Hybrids do not like high speed and the highway. There the consumption will be like that of a regular gasoline engine. Further, if I compared the interior of the BMW construction, then controllability, of course, cannot be compared here. Both there and here are MacPherson, but the level of tuning is different. No Swedes clearly participated here for this price. BMW 3 even with a long base is steered both more precisely and sharper. In the issue of ride smoothness, this Geely will be a little softer. But for 2K cheaper, a hybrid Corolla is sold with huge discounts. If anyone needs one for 16,000, contact me. This is the price in the city of Guzho. But even though it is cheaper, in comparison with this car, it seems completely uninteresting to me. Okay, fine. And who is its main competitor then? I think BYD Chin L.

It will probably be the main alternative. In general, I must say that BD has a very big problem growing right under its nose. And it is growing very quickly. The new Galaxy line has flown out to fourth place in a year and a half. Despite the fact that its model range is still several times smaller than that of BYD Toyota and Volkswagen. The Chinese really liked these cars. They are fresh, technologically advanced, they have the right, neat design, not too black. Well, and the price Geely can afford to participate in a price war. It is the second-largest corporation in the Chinese auto industry. Further, the lateral support of the front seats is weak. I would definitely make noise from the arches. They are the ones that make the most noise. I don't like the recuperation mode, although it is quite strong. The thing is that it doesn't work right away. I release the gas, and the car starts to brake after about 2 seconds. The battery is 18 k. For this price, no questions. 150 km according to CLTC. In reality, in summer it is -20%, in cold winter -50%. This is all in the city. Ground clearance is 14 cm. Well, that's all, friends. Write your opinion, let's discuss.

I say goodbye to you. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. See you next time...