The Geely Borui, marketed as the Geely Borui GE ( zh, c=吉利博瑞GE, hp=Jílì Bóruì GE) until 2020, is a mid-sized sedan that was produced by the Chinese automaker

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from 2018 to 2021. Mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid forms were also provided. The model was unveiled in March 2018, and went on sale on May 28 the same year.

Naming

The "GE" in Borui GE possibly stands for ''grand evolution'', ''genius efficient'' or ''Geely elite''.

Overview

In late 2017 Geely unveiled a flagship hybrid fastback car 'K Model' (later renamed ''

Geely Borui The Geely Borui ( zh, c=吉利博瑞, hp=Jílì Bóruì) is a large family car/mid-size car (D-segment in Europe) produced by the Chinese automaker Geely Auto since April 2015. History At the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, Volvo unveiled the Conce ...

GT'') based on the Geely Borui. It was later renamed as the "Geely Borui GE". On 10 March 2018, the Chinese automaker Geely organized an activity of design interpretation and static shot of the new Borui GE in Suzhou, Jiangsu. it was the first shown of Geely Borui GE. In 2018

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, a month and a half after the event in Suzhou, the Borui GE featured in the important areas of the booths. The Geely Borui GE multimedia system provides touchscreen and has the ability to activate and control all systems in the car. The main screen takes some ideas from a cellphone. In plug-in models, there's also a key which infers users the electric vehicle settings. The Borui GE featured a full LED light system and a 7-speed

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co-developed by Geely and

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with an electronic gearknob. The liquid crystal dashboard, electronic handbrake, automatic parking, ACC system, seat heating and ventilation, electric boost, knee airbag and remote start are available in most models.

Technical specifications

Plug-in hybrid version

The PHEV version featured an ternary lithium battery provided by Ningde Century which supports power from charging piles outputs 6.6 kW or 3.3 kW and 220V household. When using 6.6 kW charging piles, the model needs only 1.5 hours to finish charging and would able to cruise or more without petrol. The battery uses "T segment" and a Geely "P2.5 system". The transmission carries a 1.5TD petrol engine and a 7-speed DCT gearbox. The peak torque of plug in version reaches . File:Geely Borui GE.jpg, Geeely Borui GE PHEV

Geely P2.5 Hybrid Drive System

Most European automakers use a hybrid system called P2, which means the electric power lies between the

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and the

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. However, Geely Borui GE puts its electric power on its

. The e-machine is connected with one of the two clutches by an input shaft. The defect is that the clutch of even numbers would carry more mechanical abrasion.

Mild hybrid version

Borui GE MHEV uses a 1.5T L3 petrol engine and carries a Geely P0 electric motor. The Borui GE P0 electric motor only provides a small battery and does not support pure electric drive. In fact the battery is only helping the three cylinder engine and the

dual clutch transmission A dual-clutch transmission (DCT) (sometimes referred to as a twin-clutch transmission) is a type of multi-speed vehicle transmission system, that uses two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets. The design is often similar to two separa ...

for fuel saving. Fuel economy numbers are rated at and power outputs for the MHEV are and of torque. File:Geely Borui GE in a Underground Parking Lot.jpg , Geely Borui GE MHEV

Promotion event

Geely Auto had organised a driving activity on 10 May 2018, about three weeks before going on sale. The activity's main focus was the low of fuel consumption of Borui GE. The

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journey began on the morning and ended at midnight. This showed that each car used only a tank of petrol. The route was about , passing 44 cities. According to the

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, the average fuel consumption was , and the lowest consumption was , breaking the record low of hybrid B-segment car fuel consumption.

Facelift (2020)

The Borui received a facelift in August 2020 with the GE name dropped. The facelift features a 1.8-litre turbo engine mated to a 7-speed DCT. The front end sports a redesigned front bumper and the new vertical grilles and black trims, and all chrome trims are now blacked out on the facelift model. File:Geely Borui 001.jpg, 2020 Geely Borui File:Geely Borui 002.jpg, Rear view File:Geely Borui ePro IMG001.jpg, Geely Borui ePro

Sales

As the Geely Borui GE went on sale, about 2,000 units of car was sold in the first hour. In 2018, 44,299 units were sold.

References

External links

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