The Geely Galaxy Cruiser The off-road SUV has been confirmed for the UK market, opening the door for right-hand drive production and a possible launch in Australia.
The automaker was first revealed as a concept at the 2025 Shanghai Motor Show, but has not yet made a formal announcement about UK sales of the Galaxy Cruiser Autocar Said Yan Tianxiao, head of marketing at Geely UK: “We will definitely launch this car in the UK.”
A boxy, rugged-looking competitor to the Toyota LandCruiser Prado and Ford Everest, the Galaxy Cruiser is based on Geely’s off-road “SEA-R” architecture, which also underpins the Zeekr 9X large SUV – a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) that the Geely-owned brand is considering for launch in Australia.
Like the Zeekr, it is expected to be offered as a PHEV and may share powertrain technology with other Geely-owned brands such as Volvo or Lotus, although no technical specifications have been officially confirmed.
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Geely owns Zeekr, Polestar, Lotus and Volvo, among others, but only introduced Geely-branded vehicles in Australia in early 2025. The brand opened its first UK retailer in November last year.
Geely Auto Australia has not confirmed the Galaxy Cruiser for local showrooms, although the company’s UK rollout largely reflects its Australian launch strategy, including the availability of factory-built right-hand drive vehicles.
The EX5 midsize electric SUV was Geely’s first model in both countries, while it was followed in Australia last year by the Starray EM-I PHEV, a model confirmed to be launched in the UK this year.
The Geely EX2 electric city hatch was also announced for both markets in 2026.
The Galaxy Cruiser will mark Geely’s first foray into the off-road segment and unashamedly adopts a boxy design similar to rivals such as the Prado as well as China’s BYD’s Denza B5 and B8.
This is what Geely design director Flavien Dachet said Autocar: “It’s always the same recipe: whether you look at the (Land Rover) Defender, the (Mercedes-Benz) G-Wagen or the (Ford) Bronco, the codes are the same. It’s about how we interpret them in a way that is recognizable.”
While it’s not designed to be a hardcore off-roader along the lines of the Land Rover Defender, Geely claims that off-road capabilities will include water depth of up to 800mm, which matches the Ford Everest and beats the LandCruiser Prado by 100mm.
The Galaxy Cruiser is also expected to offer features such as active suspension and brake-by-wire technology as part of its adventure-focused toolkit.
Based on powertrain configurations used in other plug-in hybrid models from Zeekr and Lotus, the Galaxy Cruiser is expected to combine a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with up to three electric motors, a battery pack of up to 70 kWh and all-wheel drive.
On other models with similar systems, this setup is said to enable up to 354 km of purely electric driving on the milder CLTC cycle.
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