On July 10, 2026, at the China Fashion Industry Gala, the Geely China Star Xingrui L PLUS made its global debut. With the twenty-four solar terms as its design throughline, the new car earned two design honors on site: the "Great Beauty China Car" certification and the 2026 MUSE Design Global Platinum Award. Leveraging L-dimension space optimization and PLUS comprehensive product upgrades, the car blends traditional Chinese-style design, mature hybrid technology, and race-tuned chassis calibration, bringing a differentiated product proposition to China's fuel-powered mid-size sedan market.
2026 marks the tenth anniversary of the twenty-four solar terms' UNESCO intangible cultural heritage designation, and Geely has integrated the imagery of the four seasons' sequence into the vehicle's overall design, with the exterior, interior, and paint all corresponding to solar term motifs, forming a unified Chinese-style design language. The vehicle's three-section exterior styling each has its own source: the front fascia draws from the imagery of Awakening of Insects, with 31 vertical slats simulating lake ripples, paired with dual-lens headlights for a soft, expansive visual effect; the body references the gentle breeze of Spring Equinox, with overall dimensions of 4956mm×1915mm×1505mm and a wheelbase of 2845mm, while the 1915mm wide-body proportions and gently flowing lines give it a composed stance; the rear design originates from the long rainbow of Summer Solstice, with a full-width LED taillight bar paired with a ducktail spoiler, balancing recognition and driving stability.
The paint uses multi-layer color coats and a high-hardness clear coat for better weather resistance, and offers seven solar term-themed color schemes, each corresponding to the natural scenery of the four seasons, with warm and distinctive tones. The cabin continues a minimalist Eastern style, with the center console borrowing the lines of a guqin by a mountain stream, paired with piano-key-style air vents; the 256-color ambient lighting can be linked with a 23-speaker audio system, and the crystal gear shifter draws from the imagery of Cold Dew's condensed dewdrops, giving the details a strong sense of quality. The interior offers three color schemes—Zhu Xian Black, Song Yan Ink, and Warm Autumn Beige—with extensive soft-touch upholstery, seats incorporating traditional brocade patterns, and massage functions for both front and rear rows to improve long-distance ride comfort.
The vehicle achieves a space utilization rate of 84.5%, with generous cabin room. Rear passengers get 150mm of knee clearance, ample headroom, and a flat floor that makes three-abreast travel easier. The cabin is equipped with a rear folding tray table, a rear independent armrest, an adjustable front passenger seat, and multiple storage spaces throughout the vehicle, while the 566L power tailgate supports multiple opening methods, adapting to family travel and short-trip needs.
The L and PLUS in the Xingrui L PLUS name represent two dimensions of product optimization. L points to space upgrades, with a longer body, wider body, and extended wheelbase optimizing front and rear passenger space, expanding practical in-cabin features, and improving the space experience of a mid-size sedan. PLUS represents an overall enhancement of the vehicle's comprehensive capabilities, relying on Geely's CMA architecture, i-HEV hybrid technology, and a full-domain intelligent R&D system to complete optimization in five major areas: energy consumption, comfort, safety, intelligence, and handling.
The new car is equipped with LiDAR to improve perception of the driving environment, adapting to urban congestion, nighttime, rain and fog, and other conditions, addressing the shortage of intelligent perception features in traditional fuel vehicles. Inside, it features a 15.4-inch central control screen, a digital instrument cluster, and a W-HUD head-up display, with the three screens synchronized; the all-new Flyme Auto infotainment system supports cloud expansion and is compatible with mainstream smartphone connectivity. The exclusive EVA intelligent interactive robot enables full-car voice control, and together with 50W wireless fast charging, a power tailgate, and other features, it enriches the intelligent experience of a fuel vehicle. Power comes from a new-generation hybrid system that balances smoothness and fuel efficiency, and combined with chassis tuning experience from TCR racing, it balances daily commuting and driving quality.
The two awards received at this gala recognize the model's original design from the perspectives of local aesthetics and international design. The Geely China Star series has maintained stable market performance for years, ranking among the top self-owned fuel sedans in sales for nine consecutive years, with cumulative sales exceeding 580,000 units in the first half of 2026; at the same time, the racing team secured a fourth consecutive TCR World Tour championship, validating chassis and powertrain technology on the international circuit. The performance across the show stage, market, and racetrack fully demonstrates the model's comprehensive capabilities in design, practicality, and performance.
China's mid-size fuel sedan market has long been dominated by joint-venture models, and many consumers believe fuel vehicles have limited intelligent features, homogeneous design, and a lack of local cultural expression. The Xingrui L PLUS differentiates itself in four aspects—original solar term design, high-level intelligent hardware, a spacious and comfortable cabin, and a mature powertrain system—exploring a viable path for the upward development of self-owned brands amid stock competition in the fuel vehicle market.
As electrification accelerates across the industry, many brands are slowing fuel vehicle R&D, while Geely continues to advance fuel vehicle technology iteration, giving the Xingrui L PLUS industry reference significance as well. This car proves that fuel sedans can achieve product upgrades through architecture renewal, broader adoption of intelligent hardware, and empowerment by traditional culture.
On the design level, Geely continues to dig deeper into local cultural symbols such as the twenty-four solar terms, transforming traditional seasonal aesthetics into mass-producible vehicle design, moving beyond overseas design thinking, and building a Chinese-style design system unique to a self-owned brand. In the future, Geely China Star will use the Xingrui L PLUS as the benchmark for mid-size fuel sedans, continuously improving its product lineup and steadily enhancing market competitiveness through mature hybrid technology, intelligent hardware, and original Chinese-style design, launching mid-size sedan products that better fit the needs of ordinary families.
