2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42
What global manufacturers do now to appease the client! However, only the Chinese could come up with an idea with a strange combination of a crossover and an urban hatchback. A few years ago, a completely new car debuted in the Celestial Empire, which cannot be attributed to either crossovers or hatchbacks. The name of this "creature" is "Geely MK Cross".
Design
Of course, in order to create such an extraordinary combination of two completely different cars, you need to work hard. The development of a new model lasted for months, until in 2010 the company's engineers proposed the final version of their, so to speak, "crossover". The appearance of Geely MK Cross really resembles a crossover, but in reality its dimensions are smaller than all existing cars. It is so low and short that it is simply impossible to confuse it with a hatchback. And if you classify the new Geely MK Cross as a crossover, you just haven't seen it live.
In the photo -a real SUV, with high ground clearance, impressive headlights, alloy wheels and a swift body. However, as soon as such a miracle appears next to a real crossover at a traffic light, everything becomes clear what's what and how.
To be objective, the Geely MK Cross design is really great. Any person until the last will not understand that this is a reduced size passenger car until they see it with their own eyes.
Specifications
Geely MK Cross has only one unit in its engine lineup. Moreover, this situation is not only in the Russian, but also in the world market as a whole. The Chinese did not have time (or simply do not want to) expand their line of engines, as the Germans from the Volkswagen concern do. If only there were a couple more engines in addition - and there would be no end to customers from abroad. Now Geely MK Cross is equipped with a 94-horsepower 1.5-liter gasoline engine. The technical data is clearly adjusted to the passenger car, therefore, with its completely uncharacteristic (as for a jeep) curb weight of 1100 kilograms, the “Chinese” accelerates to 165 kilometers per hour of maximum speed. There is also no choice of transmissions. The buyer is given nothing but to choose a mechanical "five-step".
Worth buying?
Given that Geely MK Cross is not a rare phenomenon in Russia, you can hear from plenty of useful information and feedback from motorists. Having exploited the Chinese pseudo-crossover, manycame to the conclusion that the best option for 389 thousand rubles is simply not to be found on the market now. Even the same "Priora" and "Grant" remain out of competition. And the build quality in China is much better than now in Togliatti. Therefore, motorists do not make serious claims regarding reliability. The only thing is that during long-term operation on Russian roads, the front pillar often starts to knock, and this is not an isolated case. The suspension for our roads is not quite adapted, the "Chinese" behaves harshly in the pits. However, given that, in addition, ABS, EBD, hydraulic booster and other devices are included for 389 thousand, absolutely everything can be forgiven for the Chinese MK Cross.
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