Having managed to stay away from the pseudo-hardcore 4×4 market currently dominated by Chinese brands, Geely has finally decided to wade into battle with the appropriately-named Geely Galaxy Battleship 700. The car, previewed by the Galaxy Cruiser concept at Auto Shanghai last year, is set to debut at Auto China in Beijing at the end of next month. If these initial images are anything to be believed, then the boxy design – clearly inspired by the likes of the Land Rover Defender and Ford Bronco – has translated very well from show car to production. The upright glasshouse, wraparound windscreen look, kinked window line, broad shoulders and blistered squared-off wheel arches have all been retained, as has the full-width rectangular grille housing circular headlights, a horizontal light strip and an illuminated Geely Galaxy logo. Also carried over are the beefy silver front bumper with orange recovery hook-like elements, chunky pull-type door handles and even the bonnet scoop. In fact, the only styling cues not to have made the cut are the clamshell bonnet and the driving lamps (replaced by circular…plastic pieces?), which aren’t huge losses. An external spare tyre can also be seen in some images. We also get a glimpse of the interior with its enormous aeroplane throttle-like gear selector, flanked by toggles that presumably control the drive and off-road modes. Below these are a row of physical buttons for the variety of off-road features, such as a locking rear differential, low-range gearing and even a tank turn function similar to the GWM Tank 300 and 500, among many others. The Battleship 700 is expected to utilise the same hugely-powerful plug-in hybrid powertrain as the Lotus Eletre X Hybrid and Zeekr 9X. The latter is available in dual- and triple-motor guises producing 897 PS and a whopping 1,400 PS respectively, with a 279 PS 2.0 litre turbo petrol engine helping to juice the 55 kWh or 70 kWh NMC battery. The car is also claimed to use AI technology to determine the right power source (petrol, electric or both) for a given terrain. GALLERY: Geely Galaxy Cruiser concept at Auto Shanghai 2025 Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Atome, Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater. Use the promo code 'PAULTAN' when you checkout for 10% discount!