Geely Boyue

Geely does not build many cars like the Geely Boyue: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2016 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.

The background

The Geely Boyue (Chinese: 吉利博越; pinyin: Jílì Bóyuè) is a compact SUV produced by the Chinese automaker Geely Auto. The first generation model (sold as the Geely Atlas overseas) was launched in 2016 and rebadged as the Proton X70 for Malaysia. In 2019, the second generation marketed as Boyue Pro in 2019 for the domestic market (as the Geely Azkarra overseas) was launched. The Boyue Pro later spawned a pickup variant called the Farizon FX in 2020. An addition sports appearance update replaced the Boyue Pro in 2021 and was called the Boyue X.

The Boyue received a facelift in 2022 and was sold alongside the Boyue X. In October 2022, the third generation Boyue called Boyue L was launched using the CMA platform. It is exported as the Geely Starray and Geely Atlas. Another smaller version was introduced as the Geely Boyue Cool, which is built on BMA platform, later renamed to simply Geely Boyue. In May 2025, the fourth generation was launched, upgraded with GEEA 3.0 electronic/electrical architecture and new infotainment system.

The engineering

Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1565-1690 kg. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual / 6-speed automatic / 7-speed dual-clutch. The wheelbase is 2670 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

Where it sits in Geely's history is not in doubt: it was built at Baoji, Shaanxi. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Chevrolet Bolt, the Chevrolet Camaro, the Tesla Model 3. Its Geely stablemates include the Geely GE and the Geely Yuanjing X6.