Geely has confirmed that its B-segment crossover,
codenamed SX11, will be called the Bin Yue – continuing the naming convention
set by both the larger Boyue and the Bin Rui sedan. The news was revealed by a
post on Facebook, in which the Chinese carmaker also announced a competition to
name the new model for international markets, with the winner headed to China
for a “VIP Bin Yue Experience Tour.”
The car has already been revealed last week, wearing
a sportier, more angular design than on previous Geely models. At the front,
the brand’s signature concentric “expanding cosmos” grille and sweptback
headlights remain, but there’s a new chrome grille surround that also goes
around the headlights. Beneath these sit a trio of aggressive air intakes.
Along the sides, there’s a prominent front fender
bulge – another of Geely’s styling cues – that bleeds into the scalloped
flanks, while blacked-out D-pillars and a C-pillar kink, similar in design to
the Boyue, give it a “floating roof” look. The rear sports trapezoidal tail
lights with sweeping light guides, broad chrome trim that joins the lamp units
together, a large slotted spoiler and twin integrated exhaust exits.
The interior ditches Geely’s usual gently-curving
dashboard design for something that’s again a little more angular. The
horizontal dashboard features rectangular air vents and a freestanding
widescreen display, while a passenger grab handle sweeps around the climate
controls. There’s also a digital instrument display like on the Boyue, plus a
flat-bottomed steering wheel and a stubby electronic gearlever.
The Bin Yue will ride on Geely’s new B-segment
Modular Architecture (BMA), and autohome.com.cn previously reported that the
car will measure 4,330 mm long, 1,800 mm wide and 1,609 mm tall, with a
wheelbase of 2,600 mm. That puts it between the Vision X3 and Vision SUV
models, and makes it a full size smaller than the C-segment Boyue.
Geely has confirmed that the Bin Yue will be powered
by a 1.5 litre turbocharged and direct-injected three-cylinder petrol engine,
developed in partnership with Volvo and producing 161 hp and 255 Nm of torque.
It’s expected to get a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission also jointly
developed with the Swedish carmaker, and is quoted to go from zero to 100 km/h
in 7.9 seconds.
