Geely may have outdone themselves when it comes to the Emgrand. While it’s no secret that their sub-compact sedan scores high in the value quotient, little did anyone know its attention to detail goes to the little things like its air conditioning system (read our full review of the Emgrand Premium
here
).
The Emgrand is fitted with what Geely calls an Intelligent Air Conditioning system. By glancing at their brochure or press release, it may be simple to dismiss this as a simple marketing spiel to talk about the digital fan speed/temperature control setup. In actually, it’s much more than that.
Now, mind you, the Emgrand doesn’t have a full climate control system. There’s no way for you to set the temperature to target a certain Celsius or whatever. Instead, the blower speed and temperature are set via a menu on the 8-inch infotainment screen.
Despite the lack of an automatic climate control, Geely actually made the air conditioning system interact with the car’s various other electronics. This enables the Emgrand to switch between fresh and recirculate modes, adjust its fan speed, and turn the air conditioning on and off automatically in certain circumstances.
For example, the Emgrand automatically switches its air conditioning system to recirculate mode when the driver activates the windshield sprayer, or to fresh air mode when the sunroof is opened (and vice-versa). It even reduces the fan speed automatically when the driver accepts a phone call via Bluetooth.
Perfect for the Philippines’ tropical weather, the Emgrand automatically activates the blower and switches to fresh mode when it’s left parked for an extended period of time to cool down the cabin. Heck, the steering wheel has a “constant temperature” coating for its leather too, so it’s never hot to the touch. And when its rainy and damp, the air conditioner switches to a self-drying mode when turned off to prevent the growth of molds in the AC system.
It’s great to see that Geely’s not just concentrating their time and effort on technologies and convenience features that grab attention. By coming up with features such as the Emgrand’s Intelligent Air Conditioning system, they prove that they’re taking the passengers’ needs front and center.
Now, if you could only give us better smartphone mirroring options like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto…
Keyword: The Geely Emgrand May Have The Smartest AC System In The Sub-Compact Sedan Class