Let’s Go Racing With The Geely Binrui Cool In China
The new Geely Binrui Cool has arrived at Geely shops throughout China, set to launch on the Chinese car market later this month. The Binrui Cool is a racy variant of the Binrui F-Sport, which is a sporty variant of the Binrui. The more variants the better. The Binrui Cool looks ready for the track, with a hefty body kit and 17-inch black alloy wheels.
This is the Geely Binrui F-Sport, which looks only slightly less speedy than the Binrui Cool. The F-Sport is powered by a not-too powerful 1.4 turbo with 141 hp, mated to a CVT sending horses to the front wheels. Price starts at 87.800 yuan (13.820 USD).
This is the base model Binrui, a fine looking car, solid without any excitement. It has exactly the same engine as the F-Sport, in this case mated to a CVT or a 6-speed manual. Price starts at 79.800 yuan (12.560 USD).
Back to the new Geely Binrui Cool. The body kit includes a front lip, side skirts, and winglets around the rear wheels.
The lights have darkened visors and there is a big wing on the boot lid. The rear bumper has a diffuser-style shape flanked by two large oval-shaped exhaust pipe tips.
The dashboard is all-new for the Binrui Cool (compare). It has a 10.25-inch LCD instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch central infotainment screen. The center tunnel is new too, with a narrow panel on the left for the gear selector and parking brake. The perforated pedals are sporty. The seats seem a bit flat for such a racy car but the leather-alcantara combination is nice.
Red seat belts are the ultimate expression of pure speed in a middle class car, or so we all know. So how fast is the Geely Binrui Cool? Well, at least it has a new engine: a 1.5 turbo with 181 hp and 265 Nm, mated to a 7-speed DCT. This engine is also used in several other Geely and Lynk & Co cars.
The front looks almost dangerous with a large black beak with red lining on the sides and below. Note the red F badge on the grille, same as on the F-Sport.
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