Geely Coolray — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Geely Coolray deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | Petrol |
|---|---|
| Power | 181 (1.5TD) |
| Range | — |
| Battery | — |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.6 |
| Fast charge | — |
| New price US | UNVERIFIED (not sold US) |
| New price EU | UNVERIFIED (not sold EU) |
| New price CN | 75800 (UNVERIFIED current CN) |
| Used price signal | UNVERIFIED |
| Value call | Fun-per-dollar small crossover; buy 2023+ facelift era; refuse RU launch pricing (2.9M rub) |
| Sweet-spot year | 2023 |
| Years to avoid | 2019-2020 |
| Reliability flag | Watch — 7DCT low-speed behavior + fluid-interval running costs; no mechanical epidemic |
| Biggest risk | Neglecting DCT fluid schedule; buying at RU launch pricing; isolated fuel-pump failures |
| Community verdict | Fun-per-dollar with a gearbox you must respect — buy 2023+ |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Gen 1 export (Coolray) · 1.5TD 7DCT (172–177 hp); 1.4T options · Early DCT calibration complaints · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | Binyue Cool (China); Coolray facelift touches (export) · 1.5TD up to 181 hp / 290 Nm · DCT updates improving low-speed behavior · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | Fuel-pump failure reports (isolated); overheating reports · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2024 | Binyue L (China, longer body); export facelift · No new failure pattern · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2025 | Export continues (PH, Russia, LatAm, ME) · Software-matured DCT; rural service complaints persist · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2026 | Binyue L launched Russia as facelifted Coolray (2.9M rub); parallel-import Binyue Super in Russia from 1.5M rub · Too new for data · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
Sweet-spot year: 2023
Years to skip: 2019-2020