Geely make the
crossover pickup a reality, again! This odd-looking truck belongs to Farizon
Auto (a Geely-owned brand) and it is called the FX. Chinese media Auto Sina say
it is based on the Geely Boyue Pro SUV, and will arrive in Chinese dealerships
sometime later this year.
The FX and the Boyue Pro are nearly
identical up to their D-pillars, when the former takes a completely different
shape in an attempt to be more utilitarian – although that truck bed is kind of
small. This isn’t Geely’s first rodeo when it comes to passenger cars being
converted into pickup trucks. Back in the early 2000s, they built a series of
small trucks based on the Haoqing hatchback, but the Farizon FX is a little
more mature of a product, thankfully.
The FX is 361 mm longer than
the Boyue Pro, measuring 4,905 mm in length, 1,831 mm in width and 1,713 mm in height, with a wheelbase of
2,670 mm. The size of the bed meanwhile is 1,125 mm by 1,230 mm by 460 mm, which of course is
far from what we’d call generous.
As for powertrains, there’s only one
available unit in the Boyue Pro’s 1.8-liter turbocharged gasoline engine, rated
at 184 HP. In the FX, it allows for a top speed of 150 km/h, as per
Auto163. While the Farizon FX is not exactly a “looker”, we wouldn’t be
surprised if some people found it useful for carrying out 2 in 1 types of jobs.
