Geely EX2 review

You’ll not want for space inside the EX2. Not only is it comically roomy in both rows of seats, there’s more stowage than you’ll have possessions to carry. Take the glovebox. It’s a ten-litre slide-out drawer so massive you can actually fit the car’s whole coiled-up charging cable inside. Flip down the back seats and it offers a massive 1,320-litre load bay.

Then there’s more stowage and charging sockets under the centre console ‘bridge’, big door bins, a locker under the rear seat, while tall windows make it feel airier than sporty-looking competitors. Which is also good for visibility.

We also like how the bonnet is openable from the key – no fumbling around in the footwell for a lever to open the 70-litre froot/frunk.

What about the design?

We know the Nineties is back in vogue, but surely not melty old Pontiac and Mercury interiors? There are many droopy ovoid shapes in the EX2, and it’s all a bit glossy and nondescript. The twin cockpit structure appears to ape the Ferrari Purosangue’s cabin – that’s very much the only thing it has in common with a Geely EX2.

Is the touchscreen user-friendly?

Yes, if you’re sitting still. Unfortunately it lives in a car which inconveniently means you’ll have to tear your gaze away from the 14.6-inch display to look out of the windscreen occasionally.

It’s very Tesla-esque – large, quick to respond, but simple operations like activating heated seats or zeroing the trip computer are buried in sub menu screens. Geely has provided a handful of buttons for some (but not all) heater functions, but it’s not an intuitive set-up.

The steering wheel switchgear is also unclear and the driver’s narrow 8.8in info screen is too busy. If this is spiritually the new Honda Jazz, then the target market is going to need a magnifying glass to see how fast they’re going.