Geely engines

Geely Automobile Holdings Limited is one of the largest Chinese automotive companies based in Hong Kong.

Geely’s production facilities include 11 plants capable of producing a total of 1.95 million vehicles per year. All of them are located in China in the cities of Linghai (300 thousand cars per year), Xiangtan (240 thousand), Ningbo (200 thousand), Baoji (200 thousand), Cixi (180 thousand), Jinzhong (180 thousand cars). ), Liuqiao (150 thousand), Hangzhou (2 plants: 150 thousand and 100 thousand), Guiyang (150 thousand), Changxing (100 thousand).

Modern Geely motors have a two-part index.

In the first part of the index, the name of the line of power units is encrypted:

  • JLY – clones of Toyota ZZ, JLD – clones of Toyota AZ and JLH – clones of Volvo Drive-E.

And in the second part, the technical features of the engines are encrypted:

  • 4G20 is a 4-cylinder, G – gasoline, with a volume of 2.0 liters.
  • This is followed by a suffix with symbols such as T – Turbo and D – Direct Injection.

Engine Geely JLC-4G15

The 1.5-liter Geely JLC-4G15 or 1.5 DVVT engine has been produced by the concern only since 2016 and is installed only on the second generation of the Emgrand 7 sedan or similar models. There is an updated version of this motor with 114 hp under its own index JLC-4G15B. Continue reading Engine Geely JLC-4G15

Engine Geely JLY-4G15

The 1.5-liter Geely JLY-4G15 or JL4G15D engine has been produced in China since 2009 and is installed on Emgrand 7 or Emgrand EC7 sedans, which are quite popular in some markets. This power unit is based on the very famous Toyota ZZ-series gasoline engines. Continue reading Engine Geely JLY-4G15

Engine Geely JLC-4G18

The 1.8-liter Geely JLC-4G18 or 1.8 DVVT engine has been produced in China only since 2016 and so far is installed only on the second generation of the Emgrand X7 crossover, as well as the GS hatchback. This power unit is a modification of the JLY-4G18 motor already with two phase regulators. Continue reading Engine Geely JLC-4G18

Engine Geely JLE-4G18TD

The 1.8-liter Geely JLE-4G18TD engine was produced at the Chinese plant from 2015 to 2019 and was installed on the pre-styling version of the Borui sedan, which was delivered to some markets as the Emgrand GT. This turbo unit is of our own design, but in design it is similar to the VW EA888 engine. Continue reading Engine Geely JLE-4G18TD

Engine Geely JLE-4G18TDB

The 1.8-liter Geely JLE-4G18TDB or 1.8 TGDi engine has been produced by the concern since 2017 and is installed on the Atlas crossover, popular in some markets, and the large Emgrand GT sedan. This turbo engine is considered an in-house developed unit and is very similar to the VW EA888 engine. Continue reading Engine Geely JLE-4G18TDB

Engine Geely JLH-3G15TD

The 1.5-liter 3-cylinder Geely JLH-3G15TD engine has been produced in China since 2018 and is installed on the popular Atlas and Coolray crossovers, as well as their modifications under the Proton brand. This power unit is essentially a clone of the B3154T turbo engine known from the Volvo XC40. Continue reading Engine Geely JLH-3G15TD

Engine Geely MR479Q

The 1.3-liter 4-cylinder Geely MR479Q engine was produced in China from 1998 to 2016 and installed in many local models, but it is known abroad only for the LC Cross hatchback. This unit is a clone of the Toyota 8A-FE engine and was installed on Lifan under the index LF479Q3. Continue reading Engine Geely MR479Q