Geely GL

Geely

MarqueGeely
Production2016–present
Engine1.3 L Mitsubishi Orion engine / 4G13 Turbocharger / turbo Straight-four engine / I4 / 1.4 L JLB-4G14TB I4 / 1.5 L Volvo Engine Architecture / JLH-3G15TD turbo Straight-three engine

Geely does not build many cars like the Geely GL with 1.3 L Mitsubishi Orion engine, built from 2016 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.

The story

The Geely Emgrand L and the previous Geely Emgrand GL are small family cars produced by Chinese auto brand Geely Auto under the Emgrand product series. The Emgrand GL was produced from 2016 and the Emgrand L was produced from 2022 as an heavily updated version.

What is underneath

Under the skin sits 1.3 L Mitsubishi Orion engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual / 7-speed DCT. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2700 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

Where it sits in Geely's history is not in doubt: the Geely Emgrand (fifth generation) followed it; it was built at Linhai. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Chevrolet Bolt, the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ferrari 488. Nearby in the Geely catalogue sit the Geely GE and the Geely Yuanjing X6.

Specifications

Transmission6-speed manual / 7-speed DCT
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Wheelbase2700 mm
Length4,725 mm
AssemblyChina: Linhai; Jinzhong
Designermodel_code = FE-5
SuccessorGeely Emgrand (fifth generation)
Catalogue IDQ50135318
SourceWikipedia