Geely Okavango

The Okavango adopts what Geely calls, “Expansive Aesthetic” concept which accounts for the numerous exterior details while maintaining its SUV-like silhouette. Another Geely design statement found on the Okavango’s is its signature expanding cosmos grille with sleek LED headlamps on either side with LED daytime running lights. It also has LED rear combination lamps, as well as auto headlamp controls for the Urban variant.

Other exterior features include a panoramic sunroof, power side mirrors with heating for the Comfort variant, auto fold with heating for the Urban model, and roof rails for the top spec variant.

2022 Geely Okavango

Dimensions

• Length – 4,835 mm
• Width – 1,900 mm
• Height – 1,780 mm
• Wheelbase – 2,815 mm
• Ground Clearance – 194 mm

The Geely Okavango comes in the following exterior colors, Storm Grey, Porcelain White, Luna Silver and Marble Black.

Geely has put much effort into maximizing the Okavango’s interior space with a 69% space utilization rate. It has a total of 19-seat configurations and can come either as a five or seven seater that also folds flat. When fully folded, the Okavango’s interior space measures in at 2.2 meters. Cooling the occupants is courtesy of a three-zone air conditioning system with independent AC controls in the driver, front passenger, and rear passenger seats.

Safety

Following Geely’s “Healthy Car” Program, the Okavango comes with a host of standard safety features such as, ABS with EBD, driver and front passenger airbags, rear parking sensors, a reverse camera, hill descent control. hill start assists control, immobilizer, and tire pressure monitoring system. For the Urban variant, it comes with side airbags and curtain airbags, as well as a 360-degree camera. In addition, it also comes standard with 3-point seatbelts for all occupants as well as ISOFIX tethers for the second row.

Technology

The Geely Okavango comes with a 10.25-inch infotainment system with QDLink, USB, and Bluetooth connectivity and front and rear speakers. For the Urban variant, it comes with a 360-degree camera, while its Comfort variant only comes with a reverse camera.

The Geely Okavango is powered by a 1.5-liter, turbocharged, 3-cylinder engine. It produces 190hp and 300 Nm of torque and is assisted by a 48-volt hybrid system. The motor is mated to a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission which sends power to the front wheels.

2022 Geely Okavango

Powertrain

• Engine - 1.5-liter, turbocharged, 3-cylinder engine
• Power – 190 hp
• Torque – 130 Nm
• Transmission – 7-Speed Automatic

Chassis and Platform

The Geely Okavango utilizes the Geely NL Platform and is adopts a front-engine, front-wheel drive drivetrain layout. The Front suspension of the Okavango uses MacPherson struts with a multi-link rear suspension. The brake system consists of ventilated front discs and solid rear discs with ABS and EBD. The Okavango rolls on 18-inch alloy wheels with 225/55R18 tires.

2022 Geely Okavango

Chassis

• Class – MPV
• Platform – Geely NL Platform
• Layout - Front Engine, Front-Wheel Drive

What’s great about the Geely Okavango is that it has successfully combined all the positive traits of an SUV and all the practical features of an MPV. The result is an ideal sized carrier that’s not too big or small, but just right enough to enable it to carry five to seven people. What’s more, every inch of cabin space on the Okavango is utilized with 19-seat configurations and 42 different storage compartments found all over the cabin. Overall, the Okavango presents a good alternative over the rest of the competition based on what it has to offer and its hybrid powerplant.