Geely Coolray 1.5T: Hot three-pot performer

Geely Coolray 1.5T: Hot three-pot performer

Effectively if not officially re-launched under a new official importer in recent months, Geely's compact Coolray was unveiled last week in Jordan as a follow-up to last year's well-received mid-size Azkarra. 

The second of a revitalised crossover model range to arrive, the Coolray is a testament to just how far Geely has come since it first launched in Jordan, and since its 2010 acquisition of veteran Swedish automaker, Volvo. Launched globally in 2020, the Coolray first debuted under the Bin Yue nameplate in 2018 in its domestic Chinese market.

Sporting style

Pitched overtly to a younger clientele as a car that "understands youth“, it is difficult to fault Geely's assertion, given the Coolray's sharp and assertive design, bold colour palettes and punchy power, bordering on the junior "performance“ crossover category. Developed in collaboration with Volvo to some extent, the Coolray's closest Swedish relation seems to be the Volvo XC40 in terms of size and drive-line. With a certain aesthetic relation also evident, the Coolray, however, carves its own distinct Geely design sensibility with a sportier swept back style and sharper surfacing details.

Assertive yet tastefully executed in its pouncing demeanour and chiselled details, the Coolray features plenty of ridges and contrasting convex and concave