Like how the Proton X90 rides? The benchmarking work has got a lot to do with it, as the car was measured directly against the Mazda CX-8 and Hyundai Santa Fe during development. "This is a D-segment car, for our benchmarking we used the Mazda CX-8 and Santa Fe. These two are our main competitors. You can feel the difference between these two cars, and us," explained the X90's Vehicle Chief Engineer, Zabani Bin Hj. Yaakob. These are high aspirations, and the investments were necessary to bring t

The Proton X90 will be Proton's third rebadged model from Geely. Back in 2018, Proton launched the Proton X70, based on the Geely Boyue. 2 years later in 2020, Proton launched the X50, itself based on the smaller Geely Binyue. And the Proton X90, like its smaller siblings, is also based on a Geely model, in this case the Geely Haoyue. Mirroring a similar arrangement with the Proton X50, the Proton X90 skips the imported (CBU) phase, as the X90 will launch as a locally-assembled (CKD) model. Also

Proton X90 to debut as soon as Q2 2023 Touted to be Proton's first-ever hybrid 7-seater and 4 variants to be offered After close to 2 years of spyshots, it appears that the Proton X90 is inching closer to its official launch in the near future. According to various sources, Proton could debut the Proton X90 within this quarter. As reported earlier, the Proton X90 could be Proton’s first-ever hybrid. However, unlike the Toyota Corolla Cross or Honda HR-V and their full-hybrid system, the upcoming

It's no secret that Proton will be introducing its first-ever hybrid system very soon. Set to be a mild-hybrid (MHEV) system, Proton’s first teaser arrived in the form of an engine display at their headquarters. The second teaser dropped recently in a YouTube video. Said video is a brief walkthrough highlighting Proton’s achievement with locally assembling (CKD) the turbocharged 1.5-litre 3-cylinder engine at its Tanjung Malim plant. Also Read: Proton X90 likely to be Proton's first-ever hybrid,

So, another year older, another year marked with interesting (or forgettable) cars, and we'll be doing it all over again next year. SUVs will undoubtedly continue to play a greater focus here, so in this article – part one of three – we'll look at the possible non-luxury, non-EV SUVs that are very likely to launch in Malaysia in 2023. Hang on to your downpayments, we're going straight in... 2023 Chery Omoda 5 We'll start off with a bang, perhaps the most awaited-for model in this list. It's alre

As us Malaysians ride the Proton X50 wave, our friends in the Philippines are gearing up to welcome the Geely Okavango, based on the massive Geely Haoyue. Sojitz G Auto Philippines - official distributors of Geely cars there - confirmed the funkily-named SUV's 2021 introduction to media sources. Bookings for the seven-seater SUV will open on 17-October in the Philippines. The same source also reports that the Okavango will be equipped with a 1.5-litre turbo engine mated to a 7-speed wet-type dua