The Geely Borui GE is a fastback car produced by Geely Automobile, providing two hybrid driving mode of mild hybrid and plug in hybrid. The model made its appearance in March 2018, and went on sale on May 28 in the same year. In late 2017 Geely unveiled a flagship hybrid fastback car 'K Model' based on the Geely Borui. It had renamed "Geely Borui GE" later. On March 10, 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 Beijing Auto Show, which was a month and a half after the event in Suzhou, the Borui GE was taking an important place in the booths.
Technology
The Geely Borui GE multimedia system provides touchable screen and is able to activate and control all systems in the car. The main screen takes some ideas from cell phone. In plug in models, there's also a key which infers users the electric vehicle settings. Borui GE carries a full LED light system, which can be inferred from the word "GEELY FULL-LED TECHNOLOGY" in its headlight. Borui GE carries a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox co-developed by Geely and Volvo 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.
Borui GE PHEV carries an 11.5 kW/h 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, Borui GE needs only 1.5 hours to finish charging and would able to cruise 60 km or more without petrol. 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 425Nm.
Most European aytomakers use a hybrid system called P2, which means the electric power lies between the engine and the gearbox. However, Geely Borui GE puts its electric power on its dual-clutch gearbox. 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 for fuel saving. Fuel economy numbers are rated at 5.8l/100Nm and power outputs for the MHEV are 190 hp and 300Nm of torque.
Naming
The "GE" in Borui GE might stand for grand evolution, genius efficient or Geely elite.
Sales and Production
As the Geely Borui GE went on sale on May 28, about 2000 units of car was sold in the first hour. In 2018, 44299 units were sold.
Promotion Event
Geely Auto had organized a driving activity on May 10, 2018, about three weeks before going on sale. The activity was mainly about the low of fuel consumption of Borui GE. The Beijing-Shanghai journey began on the morning of May 10 and ended at midnight. The highlight for this event was that each car used only a tank of petrol. The route was about 1200 km, passing 44 cities. According to the driving computer, the average fuel consumption was 4.3 liter per 100 km, and the lowest consumption was 3.7 liter per 100 km, breaking the record low of hybrid B-segment car fuel consumption.
