Geely FE Series – it makes us really want a Geely.

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Geely have come a long way since their early days of pirate Daihatsu Charades, and the FE series is clear that Geely do have the ability to design, and engineer a car that appeals to the Western, as well as Eastern eye.

 

Geely may well be going international with these offerings, as they plan to offer both gasoline, and diesel models. Diesel models would be an exellent plan, especially for European expansion where a large percentage of drivers prefer diesel models to gasoline. The engines will be Geely self developed models, such as the JL4G18N (1.8l – 175nm/3400－3600rpm – 102kw/6000rpm) and the 4G20 (2.0l engine – 188nm/4000～4200rpm – 108kw/6000rpm), both engines are D-CVVT technology. The diesel engine is also a 2.0l, and produces 286nm at 1800～2750rpm (100kw/4000rpm), in addition its turbo assisted.

The size of the car in the photographs indicates that it may actually look like a small hatchback, but the car actually measures a portly 4635mm (L)×1789mm(W)×1470mm(H), and has a wheelbase of 2650mm.

The platform is Geely’s own designed GBC platform, and can use an engine as small as 1.5l, or as large as 2.4l.

The Ningbo Geely factory has already been prepared for production, and production of the FE series should begin in April.