Geely has inaugurated its Turpan High Temperature Test Base, a facility designed for vehicle testing under extreme conditions. Covering an area of 1.3 million square meters, the Chinese base includes a 5km dynamic testing road and a 6km special testing road.
The facility will support various vehicle types, including oil-fuel, pure-electric, hybrid and methanol-powered vehicles. It is equipped with supercharging facilities that meet Chinese, European and American standards.
Thirteen high-temperature testing scenarios can be handled at the base, including urban square roads, serpentine square roads, highways and NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) special pavements.
The scenarios aim to provide a detailed assessment of vehicle performance in extreme heat, focusing on aspects such as steering, braking, air-conditioning, heat management, body stability, thermal aging and sealing performance.
The testing protocols include more than 1,600 functional test cases, covering extensive distances and challenging conditions. Specific tests have been designed to simulate conditions unique to specific environmental settings, such as desert sand erosion in the Middle East.
Geely has also introduced dust tests to evaluate overall vehicle sealing, and established strict protocols to ensure the reliability of hardware and software under extreme conditions.
At the inauguration ceremony, Li Chuanhai, VP of Geely Auto Group, said, “We plan to establish 16 global testing bases domestically and internationally to achieve Geely’s global strategic deployment. The Turpan Testing Base, as one of the core bases of Geely’s global testing network, will facilitate the development of Geely’s global models. In the future, more Geely brand models will undergo extensive testing here.”
