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Welcome to the gorgeous Chinese coastal

city of Dalian, where we've come to

drive the allnew A7. No, not the Audi,

the Galaxy A7, a midsize sedan with a

starting price of less than $14,000

and what might very well be the most

efficient plug-in hybrid powertrain on

the planet.

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The people at Galaxy tell me that this

is going to be a global model, but

they're not specific as to which markets

outside of China it's going to be sold

in. So, we certainly don't know the

price outside of China. Right now, we

know the pre-sale price in the domestic

market, which is about 13,700

to $18,700.

That price and this size puts it in very

direct competition with another vehicle

that debuted last year with some pretty

crazy fuel economy claims, the BYD Chen

L. Now, we took the Chel on a 1,000 plus

kilometer road trip to put those fuel

efficiency claims to the test, and I

recommend you check out that video. The

thing about cars in this mainstream

midsize sedan segment is that they need

to appeal to as many buyers as possible.

And those buyers are looking for things

like practicality, affordability, and

probably not avantguard styling. That's

why you get cars like the Toyota Camry,

the Honda Accord, and the BYD Chenel L,

which are handsome, I suppose, but not

particularly out there when it comes to

their looks. This car is no different,

but I think it's kind of the best you

can hope for. It looks conservative, but

handsome and in the right spec, even a

little bit premium. Speaking of cars

like the Toyota Camry, the man behind

the camera insists that this thing from

this angle looks just like the Toyota.

What do you think? This car's length is

about that much longer than a BYD Chino

and about that much shorter than a

Volkswagen Pat, but its wheelbase at

2.845 meters is longer than both of

them. Wheel options include 17, 18, and

these top-of-the-line 19in units.

It's only appropriate since we're in the

parking lot of a shopping mall to talk

about how many bags you can fit in the

back. Well, the answer is 535 LERs worth

with the seats up. If you fold them

down, they're a 60/40 split. You can get

up to 988 L of your favorite

consumables. The interior styling of the

A7 is just as conservative as the

exterior. The leather is faux but soft

in most of the places where you want it

to be. I will say, however, I wish that

this center armrest was a little bit

more padded, as well as this area here

where I would rest my knee on the

highway, which I did quite a bit today,

and I found it to be not quite as soft

as I would like it to be. The other

materials, well, they're plastic, but

that's kind of what you'd expect at this

price point. The dark material you find

in this interior here on the center

console as well as on the door and the

dashboard is actually quite interesting.

At first, I thought it just looked like

piano black plastic with streaks on it,

like handprints. But then I looked more

closely and it's actually got a very

subtle wood or smoky pattern to it. It's

quite nice when you look more closely at

it. It's not soft or premium, but again,

that's what you can expect at a car this

cheap. Final note, when it comes to

material choices on the dashboard on the

left and right side, you've got these

little hex screw things. These look

exactly like the mounts that Xiaomi puts

in their cars like the Sous7 and the U7.

But in the case of this car, uh it's

merely a decoration. But while this car

might not hold that many surprises when

it comes to material quality, it is very

impressive when it comes to interior

features. For example, the base car has

a 14.6 6 in center screen, but this

topsp spec one has a 15.4 in screen

which runs the Flyme OS. This is the

same operating system we've seen on a

ton of other Jely branded vehicles from

Lincoln Co. as well as Galaxy as well as

J itself. It is smooth. It is quick. It

is good when it comes to the menu logic.

Sorry, there's currently no English

language menu available, so you'll have

to make do with the Chinese one. But I

hope you can understand at least why I

think this thing is pretty attractive

and easy to use. You also have a

instrument cluster screen right here and

an available 16.6 in headsup display

that is available in higher spec cars

like this one. Finally, you have a 16

speakeraker Flyme sound sound system.

That thing costs an extra 8,800 RMBB or

the equivalent of around 1,200 USD if

you want to add it to a higher spec

vehicle, though it is standard on this

highest spec model, I do believe. Now,

that is a lot of money to ask for a

sound system on a car that is this

cheap. It does, however, include a bunch

of speakers. As I said, 16 of them,

including two mounted in the driver's

headrest. The most surprising feature in

my opinion, however, is the seats. They

are heated and cooled. Something I've

seen on other cars at this price point,

but they're also massaging. Something

that's rarer. What I've never seen in a

car at this price point is that both

front row seats have massaging points,

not just on the seat backs, but on the

seat bottoms as well. And they're not

that weak sauce airbag that just goes

like and barely kind of pokes you. These

are real physical kind of motors that

are going up and you can really feel

them. They're quite effective. That was

pretty surprising at this price point.

Interior ergonomics are pretty nice.

You've got a wireless charging pad right

here. You've also got your cup holders

right behind a set of physical buttons

for your air conditioning controls as

well as a physical volume knob. Always

and forever appreciated. Below all of

that, you have more storage. underneath

the center console. Finally, back here,

you've got a pretty deep

storage compartment, mostly because this

doesn't have a refrigerator.

Finally, I want to talk to you about

something that I've never seen before on

any other car. This is a glove box. I've

seen glove boxes before, don't get me

wrong, but what I haven't seen is this

pretty nifty little fold out hook right

here. So that way you can hang a bag or

maybe something else right here whenever

you want to. And when you don't need

that feature, you just fold it back

away.

The back seat of the A7 is pretty

capacious in certain dimensions such as

leg room. As you can see, I also quite

like the height of the seat with respect

to the floor. As someone who reviews a

lot of pure electric vehicles, I'm used

to floors that are super high, which

means your knees are right about up

here. Not a very comfortable posture.

Speaking of your posture, the angle of

the seatback's pretty acceptable, I

would say. However, I'm not super

impressed with head room. It's not tight

on me. I'm 1.75 m or 5' 9 in tall, but

it could get a little tight for people

who are much taller than me. I think

this was an active compromise that they

made. Making the seat height a little

bit higher means that you have a better

posture because your knees aren't that

far from the seat, but it does mean you

might have a little bit less headroom.

Between the seats is a fold down center

armrest with cup holders. Not a

guarantee in cars at this price point.

And on the back of that center console

are dual USB charging ports, a type- C

and a type A.

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The greatest mission, the number one

priority for vehicles in this class is

of course efficiency in all aspects. And

that's especially true when it comes to

fuel efficiency. This vehicle also makes

some pretty bold claims, as we've

already established, when it comes to

efficiency. Specifically, they say that

its CLTC fuel economy when you've

depleted the battery and it's acting as

a normal hybrid is 2.67 L per 100 km.

That beats the 2.9 L per 100 km that

earned the BYYD Chel such attention

globally. It also beats the combined

range of the BYD Chinel. They say this

car, when you combine gas and electric

range, can go over 2100 km on China's

CLTC cycle. Achieving that level of

efficiency starts with the 1.5 L

naturally aspirated engine, which

they've connected to a one-speed

dedicated hybrid transmission. They say

that engine has what is currently the

world's highest thermal efficiency for a

production engine at 47.26%.

that beats the BYD Chinel L and it beats

the pants off of the latest Toyota

Prius. Most of the motivation from the

car, however, comes from the single

front- mounted electric motor, which

makes 175 kW and 262 new m of torque.

The official 0 to100 km perh time is 7.1

seconds. Yes, it beats the 7.5 seconds

of the BYD Chel. However, it doesn't

match the 6.3 seconds of a Prius. It

gets back to beating the Prius when it

comes to drag coefficient, which is 0.2.

229 versus the 0.27 of the latest Toyota

Prius. That's very important when it

comes to pure electric range. Obviously,

this thing has two available battery

packs, both LFP. The smaller one is 8.5

kwatt hours and has a claimed CLTC range

of 70 km. There is a larger pack that is

18.4 kwatt hours and it has a claimed

range of 150 km.

You can choose to put the car in hybrid

mode or pure electric depending on

whether or not you have enough battery

for that particular task. Alternatively,

you could simply leave the decision up

to the car by putting it into its

intelligent hybrid mode. That would

actually be leaving it up to their Thor

AI, which is going to decide which mode,

pure electric or hybrid, to give you

based on demands like the terrain, your

driving style, and other factors. To put

it in simple terms, Galaxy claims that

this car, if driven properly, would be

cheaper to commute to work in than

simply taking the subway. I want to say,

however, I have not achieved that level

efficiency today. I'm currently sitting

at 6.1 L per 100 km. I think there's a

couple reasons for that. First of all, I

haven't been trying to drive

particularly efficiently. I've got a big

lead foot actually. Um, second of all,

our route was a lot more highway than it

was uh city and those standards like

2.67 67 L per 100 km achieved on the

CLPC standard which in here in China

includes a lot more city stopand go

traffic like I'm in right now. I do

however know media that I know and trust

who have been able to achieve some

pretty impressive fuel efficiency

numbers behind the wheel of this car.

Putting aside fuel efficiency for a

moment, I do think this car is outright

better to drive than the BYD Chinel.

That one's great for eating up highway

miles. It has a very decent soft ride,

but this feels more athletic,

particularly on the front end. It feels

lighter, more tossable, and the steering

feels like it has better feedback and

more direct connection to what's

happening to the wheels. So, of the two

cars, and granted, this is a pretty low

bar, I think this is the um one with

more driving pleasure involved. Even the

very cheapest version of this car, the

one that starts at less than $14,000,

comes with adaptive cruise control as

standard. But more expensive versions

like this one, the very top spec, they

come with a much more comprehensive

sensor suite which includes more cameras

as well as ultrasonic and millimeter

wave radar and an upgraded chipset,

specifically a Horizon Journey J6M with

128 tops. That means that they're

capable of highway NOA.

As for the performance of that highway

NOA, I would say it's pretty much in

line with every other GE product that

I've ever used in that uh it's not

particularly great. I would put it

firmly in midpack along with brands like

BYD. There are better performing systems

in this at this price point,

particularly the Xpong Mona M03. In

terms of what it does wrong, well, what

it does right is a lot of stuff. It's

perfectly fine for when you're trying to

go on an empty highway with not a lot of

other cars, but as soon as you get into

very heavy traffic situations, it's

hesitant to pass trucks. It's phantom

braking. It also allows for too great of

a distance between you and the car in

front of it. It's just not particularly

conducive to use.

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These days, it seems like Jile's

strategy is to take whatever BYD is

doing in any given segment and do the

same thing, only slightly better. That's

certainly the case with this car in the

BYD Chin L. It's slightly more

efficient, slightly higher performance.

Heck, it's even got a 10 km per hour

faster top speed than the BYD. This is

of course what every automaker should

do. try to outperform their rivals and

frankly it seems to be working for J and

their brands. They've got a string of

highly successful models over the last

couple of years. If history is anything

to go by, I think this might be their

very next successful model and one that

is going to give a lot of trouble to

that BYDL. All right, thank you so much

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/ B2	adjective - Beautiful; very attractive.
efficient /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ B2	adjective - Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
mainstream /ˈmeɪnstriːm/ B2	adjective - Belonging to a widely accepted set of ideas or products.
practicality /ˌpræktɪˈkæləti/ C1	noun - The quality of being suited for a particular purpose.
affordability /əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti/ C1	noun - The ability to be bought by people with limited financial resources.
conservative /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/ B2	adjective - Traditional in style or manner; avoiding excess.
premium /ˈpriːmiəm/ B2	adjective - Of superior quality.
consumables /kənˈsuːməblz/ C1	noun - Goods that are used up as they are used.
ergonomics /ˌɜːrɡəˈnɑːmɪks/ C2	noun - The study of people's efficiency in their working environment.
capacious /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ C2	adjective - Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
compromise /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/ B2	noun - An agreement reached by each side making concessions.
aspirated /ˈæspəreɪtɪd/ C2	adjective - Referring to an engine that draws in air without turbocharging.
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn/ B2	noun - The reason or driving force behind an action.
athletic /æθˈletɪk/ B2	adjective - Physically strong, fit, or agile.
conducive /kənˈduːsɪv/ C2	adjective - Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

Key Grammar Structures

• Where we've come to drive the all-new A7.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used "have come" to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past with a connection to the present.

• What might very well be the most efficient plug-in hybrid powertrain on the planet.

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility (might) + Superlative adjective

  ➔ "Might" indicates a strong possibility, and "the most efficient" is the superlative form comparing it to all others.

• Those buyers are looking for things like practicality, affordability, and probably not avant-garde styling.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "Are looking" describes a trend or an ongoing attitude of a specific group of buyers.

• I wish that this center armrest was a little bit more padded.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'wish' (Past Simple form)

  ➔ We use "was" (past simple) after "wish" to express a desire for a change in the current situation.

• I haven't achieved that level of efficiency today.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (Negative)

  ➔ "Haven't achieved" shows an action that hasn't happened yet within the time frame of today.

• This is a car that is capable of highway NOA.

  ➔ Relative clause (Defining)

  ➔ "That is capable of..." defines which type of car it is, providing essential information.

• It doesn't match the 6.3 seconds of a Prius.

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (Negative)

  ➔ "Doesn't match" is used to state a fact about the car's performance compared to another.

• I'm used to floors that are super high.

  ➔ Be used to + Noun/Gerund

  ➔ "Be used to" refers to something that is familiar or has become a habit for the speaker.