Geely has released photos of its forthcoming
B-segment crossover, without any accompanying text to go along with them.
Codenamed SX11, the new model will go on sale in China in the fourth quarter of
the year, and is expected wear the Xing Yue name, according to Chinese
automotive portal Gasgoo.
The car is as we’ve seen in leaks earlier,
with 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 larger 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.
Also shown is the interior, which 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 SX11 will ride on Geely’s new B-segment Modular
Architecture (BMA), and autohome.com.cn previously reported that the SX11 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 SX11 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.
