Geely does not build many cars like the Geely Emgrand: a 4-door sedan / 5-door hatchback (2009–2018) with 1.3 L 4G13 I4, built from 2009 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
How it came about
The Geely Emgrand (Chinese: 吉利帝豪; pinyin: Jílì Dìháo), originally the Emgrand EC7, is a car produced by Chinese automaker Geely Auto. After the discontinuation of the Emgrand brand, the EC7 was renamed to the Geely Emgrand in 2014.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1.3 L 4G13 I4; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1258 -. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual / (1.3 variants only) / 5-speed manual / (2009–present) / CVT / (2014–present). The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2650 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Geely's history is not in doubt: the Geely Yuanjing S1 (hatchback) followed it; it was built at Ningbo, Zhejiang. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Lexus LFA, the Nissan 370Z. Its Geely stablemates include the Geely GE and the Geely Yuanjing X6.
Geely Emgrand EC7 
Geely Emgrand GSe