Geely's 5th-Gen Emgrand i-HEV Hybrid Debuts at Beijing Auto Show, Sets Guinness World Record with 2.22L/100km Fuel Consumption

Geely’s 5th-generation Emgrand i-HEV Intelligent Hybrid made its global debut at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show. Built on Geely’s next-generation BMA Evo global modular architecture, the vehicle is equipped with the i-HEV Intelligent Hybrid system and achieved a remarkable combined fuel consumption of just 2.22 L/100 km during real-world testing on Hainan’s island-circling expressway—setting a new Guinness World Record for the lowest fuel consumption among mass-produced vehicles and becoming the world’s most fuel-efficient HEV in its class, outperforming the Toyota Prius by over 12% under comparable test conditions. In terms of powertrain, the new model features a P1+P3 dual-motor decoupled design and integrates an 11-in-1 hybrid electric drive unit. Its drive motor delivers a peak output of 230 kW—1.72 times that of mainstream Japanese hybrid systems. The dedicated engine, certified by China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC), achieves a thermal efficiency of 48.41%, currently the highest among all mass-produced engines globally. Under WLTC driving conditions, the electric drive dominates more than 80% of operating scenarios, reducing engine runtime by over 27% compared to conventional hybrids. The vehicle can operate in pure-electric mode at speeds up to 66 km/h, accelerates from 0–30 km/h in just 1.84 seconds, and boasts a dynamic response time of only 10 milliseconds. Regarding NVH performance, the application of EOC (Engine Order Cancellation) active control for engine-order noise and intelligent stop-position prediction technology reduces start-up vibration by 32.7%. Overall cabin noise is merely 1 dB higher than that of a pure electric vehicle. On the intelligence front, the system leverages Geely’s full-domain AI 2.0 technology and debuts the Galaxy AI Cloud Power 2.0 large model, which continuously monitors environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, and altitude to dynamically optimize energy management strategies, delivering over 10% additional energy savings. Based on the GEEA 3.0 dedicated electronic/electrical architecture, the vehicle enables seamless data sharing and coordinated control across domains including intelligent driving, cockpit, chassis, and powertrain. For safety, the car adopts a native oil-electric integrated safety architecture, featuring independent, dedicated channels for fuel lines, electrical circuits, coolant lines, and exhaust systems. It uses a flat-plate liquid-cooled hybrid-specific battery pack equipped with Geely’s “Shield” Battery Safety System, achieving an IP68 dust- and water-resistance rating—offering protection capabilities 48 times higher than national standards. The powertrain incorporates redundant design: the engine, P1 motor, and P3 motor are fully decoupled, allowing the remaining components to continue operating independently even if one fails. In reliability validation, the system has completed 15,000 hours of bench durability testing—equivalent to approximately 4.8 million kilometers of real-world driving, exceeding traditional hybrid benchmarks by over 20%. It has also passed extreme-environment sequential testing involving temperature swings of nearly 100°C and altitudes ranging from 4,650 meters down to 1,200 meters, earning China Automotive Engineering Research Institute’s “Ironman Seven Endurance Certifications” for hybrid system reliability. Exterior-wise, the vehicle retains the overall styling of the current gasoline-powered version, featuring a polygonal front grille, vertical-slat mesh, triple-segment LED daytime running lights, chrome-accented side air intakes on the front bumper, and a trapezoidal lower air intake. The combustion-engine variant built on the same platform achieves a torsional rigidity of 26,000 N·m/deg, with high-strength steel accounting for 70% of the body structure. The i-HEV Intelligent Hybrid technology enters mass production immediately upon launch and will be first deployed starting in 2026 on key models within Geely’s “Galaxy Series,” including the Xingrui, Xingyue L, fourth-generation Boyue L, and fifth-generation Emgrand. Among them, the Xingyue L i-HEV and Xingrui i-HEV officially opened pre-sales on April 19. Going forward, this technology will be comprehensively rolled out across the entire Galaxy Series lineup and simultaneously introduced to overseas markets.