This is the Geely Binyue PHEV, a plug-in hybrid version of the B-segment SUV that launched late last yr in China.
According to Chinese media, the Binyue PHEV is anticipated to debut within the domestic market by the tip of this month or early June, in accordance with Paultan.org, a preferred news website covering the Malaysian and ASEAN automotive scene.
These photos show the Binyue connected to a charger, the charging port of which is situated on the front fender. Apart from the additional hatch and the PHEV emblem on the tailgate, the Binyue PHEV looks just like a automotive powered by an internal combustion engine. The black floating roof and 18-inch fan blade-style wheels may also be fitted to the regular Binyue.
Inside, the elegant-looking cockpit has been carried over unchanged, but there’s a further knob on the middle console that the driving force can use to pick pure electric or hybrid mode. There can be a “Save” button for the battery, which should offer high regeneration.
The Binyue PHEV’s powertrain is rumored to mix a 1.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine with an electrical motor, battery and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. With a complete power of 255 HP and 415 Nm of torque, this compact SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds. The PHEV is alleged to have an electric-only range of 60 km.
Built on the BMA modular platform developed jointly with Volvo, the Binyue in its regular ICE form is obtainable with two turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engines – a 1.5-litre with a DCT automatic transmission (just like the PHEV, it produces 174 PS/255 Nm by itself) and a 1. 0 l with six-speed manual gearbox (134 HP/205 Nm). It is 4,330 mm long, 1,800 mm wide and 1,609 mm high, and has a wheelbase of two,600 mm – in regards to the same because the Honda HR-V.
Of course, the Binyue is being prepared for our market, and test mules presupposed to be the “Proton X50” are already doing the rounds in Malaysia.
With the PHEV version available, will we also get the ‘Proton X50 PHEV’ sooner or later?
This may very well be the first-ever Proton hybrid if it reaches our shores – what do you’re thinking that?
Source: Paultan.org
