Geely is betting that the buyers who refuse to plug in still want the fanciest driver assistance hardware on the market. The Xingrui L PLUS is the test case: a non-plug-in hybrid sedan with lidar, urban NOA, and a starting price under 120,000 yuan. Presales opened on September 16, 2026.
The Xingrui L PLUS targets a real and substantial audience: buyers who want the low fuel consumption and intelligence of new energy vehicles but resist charging infrastructure dependence. This review examines Geely’s specification ambitions, and whether the 115,700 yuan starting price is enough to convince hesitant buyers to commit.
Design & First Impressions
The Xingrui L PLUS makes an immediate visual impression through proportions. At 4,956 mm long, 1,915 mm wide, with a 2,845 mm wheelbase, the dimensions constitute a selling point within the sub-120,000 yuan segment. The front adopts Geely’s family design centered on a ripple water grille with 31 vertical chrome bars arranged without excessive ornament, lower fog lamp areas featuring wing shaped metal accents.
The side profile employs fastback proportions paired with mechanical door handles rather than hidden designs, a pragmatic choice avoiding winter freeze complications. The rear features continuous taillight design with centered Geely badging and dual exhaust outlets.
Three colour schemes are offered: cinnabar black with suede wrapping and 256-colour ambient lighting, ink smoke grey, and warm autumn beige. A 15.4-inch 2.5K floating central touchscreen anchors the visual hierarchy, paired with a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster and 16.6-inch windscreen head-up display. The cabin design retains physical buttons below the central display for a more practical alternative to full-touch.
Powertrain & Performance
All four pre-sale configurations employ a 1.5T hybrid system from Geely’s i-HEV intelligent hybrid series. The system pairs a 1.5TD hybrid-dedicated engine with a drive motor: the engine produces 120 kW maximum power and 255 N·m peak torque, while the drive motor delivers 175 kW maximum power and 262 N·m peak torque.
Geely emphasizes electric drive prioritization, stating that electric operation accounts for over 80 percent of WLTC driving. Pure electric operation is available below 66 km/h without external charging requirement.
The 1.5TD hybrid-dedicated engine achieves a thermal efficiency rating of 48.41%, certified by the China Automotive Technology Research Centre, positioning it competitively among global production engines. This translates to a claimed WLTC combined fuel consumption of 3.98 L/100km using 92-octane petrol.
The 0-100 km/h acceleration time reaches 7.7 seconds, placing it in the upper-middle range for the segment. Geely also cites an 80.2 km/h moose test result, indicating operational limit margins.
Spec Sheet
| Specification | Details |
| On sale | Pre-sales opened September 16, 2026 |
| Pre-sale pricing (limited-time incentive) | 115,700–145,700 yuan (four configurations) |
| Powertrain | 1.5T fuel electric hybrid (i-HEV intelligent hybrid) |
| Engine | 1.5TD, 120 kW / 255 N·m |
| Drive motor | 175 kW / 262 N·m |
| WLTC combined fuel consumption | 3.98 L/100km |
| 0-100 km/h | 7.7 seconds |
| 100-0 km/h braking distance | 34.4 metres |
| Suspension | MacPherson front / multi-link rear, CCD continuously variable damper suspension |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | 4,956 × 1,915 × 1,505 mm |
| Boot volume | 566 litres |
| Rivals | BYD Seal 07 DM-i, Lynk & Co 07 EM-P, Mazda EZ-6, Arcfox Alpha S5 |
Driving Dynamics
The Xingrui L PLUS hybrid system prioritises electric drive during acceleration and low-speed operation, with engine engagement intentionally subdued. The 175 kW motor provides adequate reserve for routine demands within the mid-size sedan category.
Suspension employs MacPherson struts front with multi-link independent rear, receiving CCD continuously variable damper technology on higher-spec models. Within this price band, most competitors provide fixed-damper setups.
CCD integration theoretically enables real-time stiffness adjustment based on driving mode or road surface, though actual suspension compliance and comfort versus support balance demands independent evaluation. Geely cites a body torsional rigidity rating of 29,000 N·m/degree, suggesting controlled cornering behaviour for a nearly-five-metre vehicle.
Technology & Infotainment
The technology package establishes two focal points: autonomous driving and cabin intelligence.
The Qianli Haohan H5 autonomous driving system employs a 3R11V1L sensor configuration: three millimetre-wave radars, eleven high-definition cameras, and one lidar unit.
This hardware supports dual-scenario navigation encompassing urban and highway operation, covering intersection arbitration, autonomous lane changing, and construction site navigation alongside all-scenario automated parking. Geely describes the installation as among the first batch of domestic fuel-powered sedans integrating lidar.
The Flyme Auto intelligent cabin system pairs with a 15.4-inch 2.5K central display and 16.6-inch windscreen head-up display. The HUD integrates lane navigation, traffic light countdown, overspeed visual feedback, and parking mode lyric display.
Smartphone integration covers Flyme Link, Huawei HiCar, Apple CarPlay, and Apple CarLink, providing mainstream compatibility without proprietary lock-in. An EVA physical robot assistant is also fitted, adding a hardware-based interaction point rather than another screen.
Practicality
Cabin proportions represent a clear strength. The 2,845 mm wheelbase paired with 4,956 mm overall length delivers rear-seat legroom at the upper-mainstream range for mid-size sedans. A flat rear floor improves centre-seat occupancy comfort.
The rear includes air-conditioning vents, charging ports, and armrest-integrated touchpad controls. Higher-spec variants add folding work surfaces and recline functionality, catering to extended occupancy scenarios.
The primary cost advantage eliminates charging infrastructure investment. The i-HEV system charges via engine operation and energy recovery, removing home charger installation concerns and public charging queue dependency. Simply refuel and operate.
The 3.98 L/100km consumption claim translates to substantially lower daily commuting costs versus equivalent traditional fuel-only B-segment vehicles. However, this system lacks external charging capability, meaning buyers forgo new-energy-vehicle green licence plate benefits and purchase tax exemptions (policies vary by city) – a fundamental cost distinction from plug-in hybrid alternatives like the BYD Seal 07 DM-i.
Value & The Competition
At 119,700 to 145,700 yuan, the Xingrui L PLUS positions aggressively within mid-size sedan pricing. Based on proportions-plus-powertrain-plus-autonomous-driving-hardware combination alone, direct price-equivalent competitors prove difficult to locate.
The BYD Seal 07 DM-i represents the most direct rival. The Seal 07 DM-i advantages rest on BYD’s plug-in hybrid market momentum and three-electric system maturity, with more flexible usage scenarios bridging pure-electric and plug-in operation modes.
The Xingrui L PLUS counters with larger proportions (identical wheelbase length despite manufacturer positioning differences), superior autonomous driving hardware specification (lidar absent on some Seal configurations), and i-HEV operation requiring no charging infrastructure.
Lynk & Co 07 EM-P and Xingrui L PLUS both occupy the Geely corporate ecosystem but maintain distinct positioning. The Lynk & Co carries higher entry pricing with youthful-sport brand character, while the Xingrui L PLUS emphasises family-oriented cost performance.
The Mazda EZ-6 represents the traditional fuel-powered sedan alternative at comparable pricing, offering conventional reliability and lower autonomous driving complexity against Geely’s technology-forward approach.
Overall, the Xingrui L PLUS is not a generalist offering competence across all domains. The vehicle functions more as a market probe: exactly how receptive are Chinese consumers to fuel-hybrid-plus-advanced-autonomous-driving bundling?
Editor’s Take
The Xingrui L PLUS reinforces Geely’s product-definition capability. Rather than pursuing pure-electric options blindly or surrendering fuel-vehicle territory to complacency, the company selected a deliberate middle path: hybrid operation addressing fuel anxiety, autonomous driving addressing technological-inferiority anxiety.
Fundamentally, the Xingrui L PLUS represents critical inflection within Geely’s Star series progression. Product iteration tempo accelerates – Xingrui to Xingrui L to Xingrui L PLUS – yet each advancement commits to specification depth: proportions, powertrain capability, autonomous-driving hardware.
Rather than abandoning fuel-vehicle customer foundations despite industry-wide new-energy emphasis, Geely attempts to demonstrate that fuel and hybrid vehicles possess equally intelligent futures. Whether this calculation proves correct will depend on actual sales performance and long-term customer satisfaction data.
Sources: Autohome, Yiche, Geely Automotive Official Newsroom
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