Proton X90 News in Malaysia

Three weeks after the incident of a Proton X90 catching fire, Proton has completed its investigation into the affected vehicle. Poor grounding connection has been identified as the root cause, and no fault is found with the 48V mild-hybrid battery. “As a safety measure, all Proton X90 owners will be contacted individually by Proton 3S/4S dealers to bring their vehicles for inspection and if required, remedial action will be taken by the service centre to eliminate any thermal risk,” said Proton

Hans

Sep 13, 2023

If you’ve been in the market for a 3-row SUV, the Proton X90 is surely on your shortlist. Ignoring Proton’s latest SUV offering is hard, given its price point and mild hybrid powertrain to boot, making it the perfect family companion. EON will be having the X90 on display during the Carlist.my DRIVE Auto Fair 2023 happening this 1-3 September weekend at the Setia City Convention Centre in Setia Alam. More importantly however, visitors will also be able to take it for a test drive during the fair

Dinesh

Aug 30, 2023

The Proton X90 has just been launched in Brunei, and reception has been great – the first batch of cars have been sold out, with more on the way. Just like it is in Malaysia, there's four variants there. The range starts from the BND 35,000 (~RM 119k) 1.5 TGDi Standard, followed by the 1.5 TGDi Executive at BND 38,000 (~RM 130k), the 1.5 TGDi Premium priced at BND 40,000 (~RM 137k), and the range-topping 1.5 TGDi Flagship which costs BND 42,000 (~RM 140k). Also read: Over 2k Proton X90 sold in 8

Sanjay

Aug 28, 2023

Proton has issued a statement in regards to a recent viral video, in which a Proton X90 caught fire. The particular vehicle is in the company's possession already, as investigation is carried out to determine the cause of the incident. Here is the statement in full: "Proton would like to issue a statement with regards to a video circulating on social media depicting a Proton X90 catching fire. We are fully aware of the incident, and the vehicle is currently under our possession. Our team is cond

Sanjay

Aug 23, 2023

The 2023 Proton X90 is the company’s newest and most sophisticated model ever to be sold. Capitalising on the growing demand for D-Segment 6/7-seater SUVs, the X90 is also the cheapest in a class with established rivals such as the Mazda CX-8 and Hyundai Santa Fe. Our brief, first impressions of the Proton X90 led us to believe that it is a feature-packed SUV that largely meets the brief, but it wasn’t without its flaws. Also read: Review: 2023 Proton X90 in Malaysia; Not the finest hour it coul

Arvind

Aug 21, 2023

July 2023 is another good month for Proton as it saw 13,326 units sold domestically and internationally, a 16.1% improvement over the same month in 2022 (11,477 units). Cumulatively, Proton sold 90,647 units in 2023 so far which is also the earliest P1 has exceeded the 90k-unit barrier since 2012. Even though the Proton X90 has only been on sale for less than 3 months, the third addition to Proton’s SUV range has taken the overall sales lead in the D-segment SUV market. With 886 units sold in Ju

CY Foong

Aug 3, 2023

Such is the granular focus of the engineering team during the creation of the Proton X90. Just like the X50 and X70 that preceded it, many millions of test kilometres were racked up. To be specific, over 1.2 million km of testing were done for the new three-row SUV. "For the development, we started from the mule to the mass production car, so every variant we have tested for the suspension tuning," explained the model's Vehicle Chief Engineer, Zabani Bin Hj. Yaakob. "During the development, the

Sanjay

Jul 28, 2023

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

Sanjay

Jul 27, 2023

At the ongoing media drive event for the Proton X90, Roslan Abdullah, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Proton has clarified that Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration in the brand's models won't be imminent. "To answer on the Android Auto and CarPlay, the simple answer is not too soon. Of course in development we still look into Android Auto and CarPlay. If we say soon, then the next model that's coming...it won't be there yet. But the team is looking into opportunities," he said. "At

Sanjay

Jul 26, 2023

The Proton X90, the Malaysian carmaker’s first mild-hybrid (MHEV) model, is teased to make its export debut outside of Malaysia in the tropical island nation of Mauritius. No further details on which variants are going to be offered there nor a launch date announcement but suffice it to say that the Mauritian-spec X90 will be fully imported (CBU) from Malaysia like the X50 and the X70 which are currently sold there. Back home, the Proton X90 has won over buyers and is Malaysia’s best-selling D-s

CY Foong

Jul 26, 2023