Geely MK

Geely MK: which version to buy

If the question is which Geely MK to buy, the data leave three named versions, all Sedan, all Gasoline, all Manual, all 5-speed, all FWD, all without boost: 1.5 MT (94 hp) from 1 generation, 1.6 MT (107 hp) from 1 generation, and 1.5 MT (94 hp) from 1 generation, restyling.

If the question is which Geely MK to buy, the data leave three named versions, all Sedan, all Gasoline, all Manual, all 5-speed, all FWD, all without boost: 1.5 MT (94 hp) from 1 generation, 1.6 MT (107 hp) from 1 generation, and 1.5 MT (94 hp) from 1 generation, restyling. The 1.6 MT is the only version that is 13 hp and 9 Nm stronger and 4 seconds quicker to 100 km/h at the same 1040 kg kerb weight. The restyled 1.5 MT keeps the same 94 hp and the same 18 s / 165 km/h figures as the earlier 1.5 MT, but kerb weight rises from 1040 kg to 1160 kg. There is no price field in the data, so “what the extra money buys” is read as what the extra displacement, power, and mass buy in measured figures.

Geely MK generations: what changed between 1 generation and the restyling

The catalogue lists two named periods of one generation, not two separate generations.

1 generation (2006-01-01 to 2012-12-31), Sedan, 2 versions: 1.5 MT and 1.6 MT. Both sit at 1040 kg kerb / 1460 kg gross, 150 mm ground clearance, 45 L tank. Wheel sizes are not measured. Front suspension Independent, spring; rear Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. Front brakes Disc, rear Drum. Engine layout Front, transverse; cylinders 4, Inline; 4 valves per cylinder; Distributed injection (multi-point); fuel 92; boost No.

1 generation, restyling (2013-01-01 to 2015-06-30), Sedan, 1 version: 1.5 MT only. The 1.6 MT is not listed after the restyling. The restyled 1.5 MT is the same 1498 cm³, 94 hp / 69 kW at 6000 rpm, 128 Nm at 3400 rpm, 18 s to 100 km/h, 165 km/h, 7.8 / 6.3 / 6.8 L/100 km as the earlier 1.5 MT. What the restyling changes in the numbers: compression 9.8 versus 9.6; kerb 1160 kg versus 1040 kg (+120 kg); gross 1510 kg versus 1460 kg (+50 kg). Bore × stroke on the restyled 1.5 MT is not measured (the earlier 1.5 MT lists 78.7 × 77). Eco class and CO2 on the restyled 1.5 MT are not measured.

The modification date windows in the data for both 1 generation engines run 2008-06-01 to 2015-06-30; the restyling generation window is 2013-01-01 to 2015-06-30. Searches for Geely MK 2010 and Geely MK 2011 fall inside 1 generation, when both 1.5 MT and 1.6 MT are listed.

Geely MK engine and specs: 1.5 MT versus 1.6 MT

1.6 MT versus 1.5 MT (1 generation): +89 cm³, +13 hp, +10 kW (79 versus 69), +9 Nm. Peak power on 1.6 MT is 5100–6000 rpm versus 6000 rpm on 1.5 MT. Peak torque on 1.6 MT is at 5200 rpm versus 3400 rpm on 1.5 MT. Compression is 9.6 on both 1 generation engines; restyled 1.5 MT is 9.8. Power per litre: 94 / 1.498 ≈ 62.8 hp/L on both 1.5 MT versions; 107 / 1.587 ≈ 67.4 hp/L on 1.6 MT. Bore × stroke is 78.7 × 77 on 1 generation 1.5 MT and not measured on 1.6 MT and on restyled 1.5 MT.

People searching Geely MK 1.5 engine / Geely MK 1.5 / Geely MK motor are looking at the 94 hp 1.5 MT in either period. People searching Geely MK 1.5 GT will not find a version named 1.5 GT in this data.

Performance and economy: which Geely MK is quicker, which uses less fuel

0–100 km/h: 1.6 MT 14 s; both 1.5 MT versions 18 s. The 1.6 MT is 4 s faster. Top speed is 165 km/h on all three.

kg per hp (kerb / hp): 1 generation 1.5 MT 1040 / 94 ≈ 11.06 kg/hp; 1.6 MT 1040 / 107 ≈ 9.72 kg/hp; restyled 1.5 MT 1160 / 94 ≈ 12.34 kg/hp. The restyled 1.5 MT is the heaviest per horsepower.

Fuel (city / highway / mixed, L/100 km): both 1.5 MT 7.8 / 6.3 / 6.8; 1.6 MT 8 / 6.5 / 7. The 1.6 MT uses +0.2 / +0.2 / +0.2 L/100 km. Tank 45 L on all three. CO2 is not measured on all three. Eco class is Euro 4 on 1.6 MT and not measured on both 1.5 MT versions.

Nm per litre: 128 / 1.498 ≈ 85.4 Nm/L on 1.5 MT; 137 / 1.587 ≈ 86.3 Nm/L on 1.6 MT.

Dimensions and weight: Geely MK restyling mass versus 1 generation

Wheel sizes are not measured on all versions. Ground clearance 150 mm on all. Tank 45 L on all.

Kerb: 1040 kg (1.5 MT and 1.6 MT, 1 generation) versus 1160 kg (1.5 MT, restyling). Gross: 1460 kg versus 1510 kg. The restyling adds 120 kg kerb and 50 kg gross while keeping 94 hp, 18 s, and 165 km/h. Payload implied by gross minus kerb: 1460 − 1040 = 420 kg on both 1 generation versions; 1510 − 1160 = 350 kg on restyled 1.5 MT (70 kg less payload in that subtraction).

Which Geely MK version to choose

Choose 1.6 MT (1 generation, 107 hp) if the comparison is speed and specific output at the same 1040 kg. It is the only version with 14 s to 100 km/h, 107 hp, 137 Nm, 1587 cm³, Euro 4, and 9.72 kg/hp. The cost in the measured economy figures is 0.2 L/100 km more in city, highway, and mixed. Top speed does not rise (165 km/h). Gearbox, drive, boost, cylinder count, and layout do not change.

Choose 1.5 MT (1 generation, 94 hp) if the comparison is fuel and the same kerb as the 1.6 MT. It matches the restyled 1.5 MT on 94 hp, 128 Nm, 18 s, 165 km/h, and 7.8 / 6.3 / 6.8, but is 120 kg lighter than the restyled 1.5 MT and shares 1040 kg with the 1.6 MT. Bore × stroke 78.7 × 77 is listed only here. Eco class is not measured.

Choose 1.5 MT (1 generation, restyling, 94 hp) only if the period 2013-01-01 to 2015-06-30 is the constraint. It is the sole restyling version. It does not add power, torque, or top speed versus the earlier 1.5 MT. It raises compression from 9.6 to 9.8 and kerb from 1040 to 1160 kg, which is the worst kg/hp of the three (12.34). The 1.6 MT is not listed in the restyling.

There are not two different 1.5 MT power ratings: both 1.5 MT entries are 94 hp. Distinguish them by period and mass: 1 generation 1.5 MT at 1040 kg versus restyling 1.5 MT at 1160 kg. Searches for Geely MK2 / Geely MK Cross / Geely MK Australia / Geely MK price / Geely MK for sale are not answered by this dataset: no second generation, no Cross body, no market, no price.

Reliability / problems: not measured in the data. Review wording in search does not add a measured score here.

Short ranking from the numbers only: 1.6 MT for the 4 s gap and 13 hp; 1 generation 1.5 MT for the same 1040 kg as the 1.6 MT with 0.2 L/100 km less; restyled 1.5 MT last on power-to-weight because mass went up 120 kg at 94 hp.