Australian-market Geely EX5 EV benchmarked against Tesla Model 3, BYD Atto 3 in testing for ride, handling

Geely has conducted Australian-market testing for the EX5 electric SUV over one year ago, and benchmarked it against key EV competitors, the Tesla Model 3 and the BYD Atto 3, reported Car Expert.

“Over 12 months ago, we had a third party come in and assess the vehicle on roads, mainly in Victoria, and doing some testing in terms of the advanced safety systems. We’ve been working very hard to make sure this car is built for Australian roads, [and] we’ve also conducted some benchmarking for ride and handling and steering,” a Geely Auto Australia spokesperson told the publication.

Testing for the Australian market saw the EX5 benchmarked against the Tesla and the BYD despite neither of the two having received suspension tuning localised to Australian roads, Geely executives revealed to Car Expert.

The brand revealed pricing for the EX5 this week, and the two-variant range starts from AUD40,990 (about RM114k) before on-road costs for the base variant, named Complete, up to AUD44,990 (RM125k) before on-road costs for the Inspire.

Powertrain specifications for both variants in Australia mirror those of its Proton-branded twin, the eMas 7, which is a 218 PS/320 Nm front-mounted drive motor that enables a 0-100 km/h time of 6.9 seconds for the Complete variant, and 7.1 seconds for the Inspire.

The battery for both Geely EX5 variants in Australia is a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) pack with a capacity of 60.22 kWh, and this can receive up to 11 kW AC charging, or up to 100 kW DC charging, the latter enabling a 30-80% recharge in 20 minutes. This yields up to 430 km of range for the Complete, and up to 410 km for the Inspire; both figures are for the WLTP testing standard.

Both variants in Australia get adaptive cruise control, front and rear autonomous emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, driver status monitoring, evasive manoeuvre assist, lane keep assist, multi-collision braking, occupant detection alert, safe exit warning, a surround view camera, traffic sign recognition and seven airbags (front, side, curtain, front-centre), while the top Inspire variant adds front parking sensors.

Equipment upgrades applied to the top Inspire variant include 19-inch wheels, a panoramic sunroof with power sunshade, a powered tailgate, a 13.4-inch head-up display, ventilation and massage functions for the front seats, a powered leg rest for the front passenger, a 16-speaker, 1,000-watt sound system and ambient lighting with 256 colours.

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