Geely Cars

**ice15** · February 17th, 2022 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Egan101

Yun ang trend sa Europe. Geely bought Volvo. BMW and Ford have also started using 3-cylinder 1.5L turbo engines.

Nothing wrong with 3 cylinders. Much like how some thought that 4 cylinders were not good back in the 80s.

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the 500cc per cylinder theory, I can't find the article, pero below video is similar...

**Egan101** · February 17th, 2022 11:37 AM

The current 1.5L 3-cylinder turbo engine of the Coolray is more than enough for its size and price. Even better than the powerplant of vehicles within the same price range.

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**17Sphynx17** · February 17th, 2022 01:55 PM

Am honestly curious why from the trend of majority of manufacturers using 3 cylinder turbos, the new gen engine became a 4 cylinder. Is it because they want it to be more "balanced" while also improving the output?

Is there a big cost difference in making a 3 cylinder vs 4 cylinder engine? or is turboing a standard 1.5L 4 cylinder NA engine be more "cost efficient" for a vehicle manufacturer as they can use it on various platforms, with or without turbo?

The NA 1.5L on the expected PH Geely Emgrand , is it a 3 cylinder NA non turbo engine?

Trying to understand the rationale.

**ice15** · February 17th, 2022 03:41 PM

Why do most Chinese vehicles have sub-1500cc engines for PH? | Autoindustriya

**AG4** · February 17th, 2022 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by 17Sphynx17

Am honestly curious why from the trend of majority of manufacturers using 3 cylinder turbos, the new gen engine became a 4 cylinder. Is it because they want it to be more "balanced" while also improving the output?

This trend is with Chinese brands/ Chinese-market vehicles. I read that consumers there view less cylinders (3 vs 4) as something lower. Its an image thing, nothing performance related.

Modern 3-cylinder turbocharged engines use either a balance shaft or "intentionally unbalanced” flywheel and crank pulley to offset vibrations. 3-cylinder engines have the advantage of having less parts, lighter weight, and reduced frictional loss. This also means improved efficiency.

**hardwang** · February 17th, 2022 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by AG4

This trend is with Chinese brands/ Chinese-market vehicles. I read that consumers there view less cylinders (3 vs 4) as something lower. Its an image thing, nothing performance related.

Modern 3-cylinder turbocharged engines use either a balance shaft or "intentionally unbalanced” flywheel and crank pulley to offset vibrations. 3-cylinder engines have the advantage of having less parts, lighter weight, and reduced frictional loss. This also means improved efficiency.

Hmmm... Suspicious...

**17Sphynx17** · February 27th, 2022 10:39 AM

Well, it appears on the recent article from AI that Geely Ph recognizes that they need to improve parts and after sales with their explosive growth on their fledgling local dealer network.

Hopefully it is not just lip service. It was bound to happen and at least their current president is aware of it is taking steps to (supposedly) address it before it gets worse.

**jalba777** · March 13th, 2022 06:00 AM

Does anybody know the wheel lug nut size of Geely Azkarra? Diameter, pitch, length.

**ice15** · March 18th, 2022 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by jalba777

Does anybody know the wheel lug nut size of Geely Azkarra? Diameter, pitch, length.

I would recommend that you post this question on their FB Group page. I don't think we have that many active members who drive an Azkarra

**ice15** · March 18th, 2022 10:15 AM

3-cyl engines a flop in China, 2022 Binyue switching to 4-cyl, what about Proton X50? | WapCar

The main reason why Geely decided to axe the 3-cylinder engine is because of poor response from Chinese buyers, as they typically avoid 3-cylinder cars.

The simple reason is that the Chinese car market is extremely competitive, and consumers have plenty of choices. The benefits of 3-cylinder engines have been explained many times, namely lighter weight and lower fuel consumption, as well as ease of electrification.

Still, Chinese consumers see these benefits as too intangible, plus there are plenty of 4-cylinder options on the market and these cars aren't any poorer.