- Engine
- 1,477 cc
- Power
- 177 hp
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Seats
- 5
GeelySUVIcon2020–2025
A design statement on dependable bones — fascinating in China, essentially theoretical elsewhere.
- 🇨🇳 China
- Engine
- 1,477 cc
- Power
- 177 hp
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Seats
- 5
Overview
What this generation is, and who it suits.
The Icon is one of Geely's most distinctive designs — a compact SUV launched in China in 2020 that carried its concept-car styling almost unchanged into production, all rounded rectangles and layered surfaces inside and out. Under the show-car skin sits Geely's familiar BMA platform with 1.5-litre turbo power, often in mild-hybrid form, shared with the Binyue/Coolray family.
It remained largely a China-market product with limited exports, and it has no Sri Lankan presence, though its Coolray relatives are better travelled. The Icon's ownership proposition is therefore conventional Geely mechanics in avant-garde clothing: proven powertrains, competitive equipment, and styling that buyers either love or find baffling. It stands as a reminder that Chinese domestic-market design took creative risks well before most export lines did.
Pros & cons
What's good
- Genuinely bold, concept-faithful design
- Proven BMA-platform mechanicals shared with the Coolray
- Well equipped for its price in China
What to watch
- Polarising styling limits mainstream appeal
- Minimal export availability and support
- Rear visibility compromised by the design
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Trims & specs
One card per trim, with the spec spread across every year it was sold.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Icon mechanically related to other Geelys?
Yes — it shares the BMA platform and 1.5 turbo powertrains with the widely exported Coolray/Binyue family. That relationship keeps mechanical parts common even though the Icon's own body and trim are unique.
Why wasn't the Icon exported widely?
Geely prioritised more conventional models like the Coolray for export channels, judging the Icon's styling too niche for most markets. It remained principally a Chinese domestic offering as a result.
