Geely EX5 vs Volkswagen Transporter

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Geely EX5
Geely EX5

$40,990 - $44,990

2025 price

Volkswagen Transporter
Volkswagen Transporter

$31,999 - $59,990

2021 price

Summary

2025 Geely EX5
2021 Volkswagen Transporter
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Electric

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

7.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

3
Dislikes
  • Inconsistent safety systems
  • Convoluted, unfinished multimedia
  • Aftersales question marks

  • No ANCAP rating
  • Small kerbside mirror
  • Noise levels at highway speeds
2025 Geely EX5 Summary

You’re not alone if you’re struggling to grasp the sheer number of new names from China popping up in the Australian new-car market. There’s more than ten and the list is only growing.

Geely is yet another marque with an ambitious plan to break into Australia's top-10 auto brands. It might have a leg-up on rivals, though, because Geely has been dabbling in international marques for some time.

Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and Zeekr are either majority or entirely owned by Geely, and the father brand — like Volkswagen in its eponymous group — therefore benefits from years of engineering know-how from other brands. Clever.

The first car launching here Australia is the EX5, an electric mid-size SUV pitched at families. Think of it as a direct rival to the Tesla Model Y, Kia EV5 and XPeng G6 but (yet unconfirmed) sharp pricing might see buyers cross-shopping with Toyota RAV4s and Mazda CX-5s.  

Geely even proclaims Australian-tuned suspension, something Ford, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia have used to huge success. But does that mean the 2025 Geely EX5 is top-10 material? A spin in an early production model should give us some answers.

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2021 Volkswagen Transporter Summary

The VW Transporter has been in production for more than 70 years, as its bloodline can be traced back to the original rear-engine split-window ‘Kombi’ launched in 1950. So, during those seven decades, the German manufacturer has no doubt learned a thing or ten about building light commercial vans.

The current T-series of Transporters was launched in 1990, which was the first of six generations culminating in the current T6 range, that comprises not only work-focused vans but also people-mover, campervan and cab-chassis variants.

VW recently released a 6.1 version of vans and people-movers. That decimal point brings significant upgrades of standard safety equipment, headlined by City Emergency Brake (CEB), plus new variants. We recently put a Transporter 6.1 to work for a week and discovered a very capable mid-sized (2.5 to 3.5-tonne GVM) van with few flaws.

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