In foreign markets, a parquet with a spectacular design is still available with only one engine, whereas at home the range is wider.
In China, sales of this Geely crossover started last fall, where it bears the name Boyue L, and is considered the second generation of the model, which we now have under the name Atlas Pro, and in other markets is known as Azkarra. Now, Elka is starting an export career: the SUV is available for order in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. That’s just abroad, such a suv is positioned as a completely new separate model with the name Starray.
Meanwhile, at the beginning of this year, Jili registered the trade name Starray in Russia, but local media then for some reason suggested that it would go to the export version of the Preface sedan (Chinese name – Xingrui). The four–door was never brought to us, but in mid-September, a certificate for a certain Geely model with the factory index FX11 appeared in the Rosstandart database – and it was under this designation that the company initially promoted the Boyue L/Starray at home. Alas, the OTTS of fresh cars in free access in the Russian Federation are no longer laid out. But if you add up the registered name and the FX11 index, then it turns out that the chances of a new crossover appearing in Russia are very high, as well as the fact that it will also turn out to be a separate model here. However, let’s return to the Middle Eastern Geely Starray.
The suv is based on the CMA (Compact Modular Architecture) platform, created by the Chinese together with Volvo (the Swedish brand belongs to Geely). By the way, Geely Monjaro and Tugella crossovers are based on the same “cart”. The length of the Boyue L/Starray is 4670 mm, the width is 1900 mm, the height is 1705 mm, the distance between the axes is 2777 mm. For comparison, the dimensions of the current Russian Atlas Pro: 4544/1831/1713 mm, wheelbase – 2670 mm.
In terms of design, the export suv repeated the version for China. The exterior features of Geely Starray are compact headlights merged with the radiator grille, fanged running lights (in addition, they are combined with glowing “strokes”), aggressive bumpers and boomerang lights. The parquet floor has 18-, 19- or 20-inch wheels.
The main feature inside is a vertical multimedia system tablet (13.2 inches), and in the Middle East it is already in the database, as well as a virtual appliance (10.25 inches). The list of equipment of the cheapest Starray also includes single-zone climate control, rear parking sensors, keyless entry system and engine start button, cruise control. Curiously, in Saudi Arabia, the basic cross also has a rear-view camera, but in Kuwait it does not. In the “average” configuration, there are front parking sensors, dual-zone “climate”, wireless charging for a smartphone, panoramic sunroof, all-round cameras, adaptive “cruise”, auto-braking and marking tracking systems. The top-end Geely Starray is also the ventilation of the front seats, a projection display and an electric luggage door.
The Middle Eastern crossover is still available with a single engine – a 2.0 petrol turbo with a capacity of 218 hp (350 Nm), which is combined with a seven-speed robotic gearbox with two clutches. Front-wheel drive only. It is stated that Geely Starray will score the first “hundred” in 8.2 seconds. In China, the SUV is offered with the same engine, in addition, there you can buy a model with a 1.5 turbo (181 hp, 290 Nm), as well as in the form of a hybrid with an installation based on a one-and-a-half liter turbo. But there is no all-wheel drive at home either.
Translated into our money at the current exchange rate in Kuwait, the price of the Geely Starray starts at about 2,270,000 rubles, in Saudi Arabia the crossover costs somewhere from 2,500,000 rubles. Probably, later the new SUV will appear in other countries of the Middle East, as well as in Latin America. As for Russia, Starray is unlikely to be brought to us this year.
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