First revealed last month, the Geely Icon has finally broken cover, the B-segment SUV making its first appearance at a design seminar in Beijing and revealing a far sharper-looking offering than that suggested by the studio shots.
Based on the Concept Icon that was shown last year at the Beijing Auto Show, the series production Icon is the second SUV to utilise the company’s B-Segment Modular Architecture (BMA) platform after the Binyue. Design-wise, it retains much of the cues seen on the study, including the distinct, blocky silhouette.
The striking front end features a reinterpreted “expanding cosmos” grille, which runs across the entire width of the fascia to the vertical-oriented infinity loop headlights, and the uppers section houses slim LED daytime running lights.
Other styling elements include blacked-out pillars, flush pop-out door handles and side mirrors with integrated turn signals, while at the back, the infinity loop motif is to be found again on the rectangular rear lamps, along with a linear rectangular expanding cosmos pattern motif on the section that forms the number plate recess.
The interior, meanwhile, features a layered, multi-tiered dashboard with air-conditioning vents shaped like the infinity symbol. Two big screen displays are to be found, one for the instruments and the other for the central infotainment panel. These provide interaction with the vehicle and connect to the rest of the world through the use of the GKUI Geely Smart Ecosystem.
There are still no technical details about the car – suggestions of its dimensions have the SUV measuring in at 4,350 mm long, 1,810 mm wide and 1,615 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,640 mm, which would make it slightly larger than the Binyue.
As for powertrains, only one engine is said to be confirmed at the moment, a 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine offering 174 hp and 255 Nm of torque, paired with a seven-speed dual clutch transmission.
The automaker says the Icon, which had its exterior initially conceived by Geely’s Barcelona studio and its interior penned by its California-based outfit, is very much a global model aimed at opening a new era of smart mobility for a fresh generation of users demanding high-tech, inspiring vehicles. What do you think of the Icon? Would it make for a good Proton model?
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Woi budak Utusan, hormat bangsa lain lah!
Cerminkanlah diri dulu budak Kominis.
Adabkatmane..malukan bangsa & keluarga
Dont buy proton lah, go bug jepunis car, take usual 9 year 90% loan balik kampung show off also can one
Tu lah Norlia sis. Bangsa Kominis mana ada adab. Keluarga pun malu mau ngaku mereka.
why so disrespectful one? oh anak tidak sah taraf no wonder…
We should get this instead of outdated stock clearance X50 b segment suv.
We been stock clearing oudated junk Japanese throwaways for 2.5 decades, why stop now when China is throwing better things to us?
How is X50 an “outdated stock clearance”? It was just launched Nov 2018 in China .
https://paultan.org/2018/11/08/geely-bin-yue-launched-in-china/
toyota has both alphard and vellfire to suit different taste groups, and maybe geely is attempting to do the same with having both the icon and binyue on the market at the same time.
The binyue’s more extroverted and aggressive design maybe suited more to asian market compared to the muted design of the icon
The Icon’s use of interior material also suggest that it is a more upscale offering, or more suited to europe and UK markets.
Will proton sell the icon? Last time hyundai sold both the i40 sedan and sonata
maybe proton might sell them both if there is plenty of takers
Can someone explain the rationality of having same product under same segment?
Raize=C-HR, Icon=Binyue, Passo=Yaris, Jazz=City Hatchback etc.
Explanation: Smartphone industry
fuyoh, this is damn hot!
Range Rover Evoque standard at Honda CR-V 2.0 NA price, maybe?
Going to sell like hot cakes
That is a very avantgarde design from geely. And it looks very good, with aesthetics of Scandinavian modernist architecture. Of course plenty of inspiration from land rover, volvo and even some hint of mitsubishi on the headlight design, but overall the execution is very cohesive. Congrats geely, and hopefully the design language can be seen on more geely cars in the future.
What a Range Rover knock off wannabe. Commies at their best. Steal steal copy copy hahaha
Typically, everything from China will be labelled as “wannabe”.. even if the whole thing doesn’t have any obvious similarities with the ones that being compared to.