Having solely offered electrified fashions in Indonesia up to now, Geely is venturing into pure petrol automobiles with the Coolray, its first ICE automobile. Other than being motivated by dinosaur juice, this B-segment SUV can be distinctive within the lineup in that it’s the model’s first fully-imported mannequin – and no, not from China.
The Coolray is definitely in-built Malaysia alongside its twin, the Proton X50, based on Otodriver; certainly, photos of the automobile from its check drive occasion on the Mandalika Worldwide Circuit in Lombok over the weekend have surfaced on social media displaying a Proton VIN plate. This provides the archipelago to the record of our nationwide carmaker’s export markets for Geely-badged automobiles.
Similar to the South African mannequin we confirmed you final month, the Indonesian-market Coolray is a curious mixture of previous and new X50 (by the way, this means that as suspected, the South African Coolray can be CKD regionally assembled in Malaysia). The automobile has but to obtain the complete facelift that was launched on the Chinese language-market Binyue in 2024 and utilized to the X50 the next 12 months.
As such, the Indonesian Coolray retains the taller head- and taillights and tailgate-mounted rear quantity plate recess of the unique X50, though it does get the big Batmobile-style rear spoiler that was solely added to the Proton with the facelift.
Added to which might be the bits from the Binyue’s first facelift from 2021, akin to an X-shaped entrance bumper (right here paired to a more moderen waterfall grille) and a extra aggressive rear diffuser. Unusually, whereas the latter has cutouts for the X50’s quad tailpipes, they’re sealed off on this mannequin.
To high all of it off, the 18-inch wheels are from the newest facelift, right here completed in gloss black along with the grille, window trim and tailgate strip. Among the many color choices supplied is a darkish bluish-green shade that appears suspiciously just like Proton’s Teal Bayou Inexperienced.
The obvious indicator of this Coolray’s Malaysian origins is on the within, the place it adopts the virtually all-new black and pink inside from the newest X50 that Proton claims was designed in-house. Which means the Indonesian mannequin will get the identical minimalist dashboard with a bridge-style centre console, 8.88-inch digital instrument show and 14.6-inch infotainment touchscreen. Even the distinctive “looping” ambient mild motif on the sprint has been carried over.
Geely says the Indonesian Coolray will likely be obtainable with a six-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, a panoramic sunroof, a Qi wi-fi charger, a 360-degree digital camera setup with a transparency operate, autonomous emergency braking and adaptive cruise management – all options already supplied on the X50.
The engine can be shared with the brand new X50, though that is additionally the case elsewhere on the earth. That will be the 1.5 litre BHE15-EFZ turbo four-cylinder producing 181 PS and 290 Nm of torque, paired with a seven-speed moist dual-clutch transmission and front-wheel drive. Geely claims a zero-to-100 km/h acceleration time of seven.6 seconds, a high pace of 200 km/h and mixed gas consumption of 6.5 litres per 100 km.
The Coolray will likely be launched on the Gaikindo Indonesia Worldwide Auto Present (GIIAS), which opens to the media on July 29. Pricing will likely be essential to its success within the nation, as Malaysian-built fashions just like the Daihatsu Sirion (identified to you and me because the Perodua Myvi) haven’t been very aggressive on this space. The automobile may have a tall order competing in opposition to vehicles likec the Honda HR-V, which is assembled in Indonesia.
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