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

Decked out in gold, this one of a kind 2022 Proton X50 is just about as royal-looking as it's new owner, the Y.A.M. Tengku Laksamana Selangor Tengku Sulaiman Shah. Bearing several special touches, the modifications to his X50 were done by Automotive Conversion Engineering (ACE) Sdn. Bhd., the special division within Proton that specialises in customising vehicles. Proton ACE also works on all the Protons in Tengku Sulaiman's collection. Also read: Proton sold nearly 15k units in June 2022 - X50,

After making waves in Malaysia and entering Brunei shortly after its launch here, the Proton X50 is making Thailand its next stop. Spotted in Songkhla recently, it seems that this is the Flagship variant - note the black spoiler (hinting at the variant-specific dual-tone colourway) and two-tone wheels. This corroborates with our earlier report that at least the base Standard and the range-topping Flagship variants are very likely to make their way there. To recap, the Malaysian-specs X50 comes w

As all Malaysians know, taxes weigh very heavily in pushing car prices up in our country. The government relies on the car industry to fill up over RM 10 billion worth of taxes annually. Free-trade agreements aside, the only way to go around this is to assemble the cars locally, but this only allows a manufacturer to skip the 30 percent import duty. The elephant in the room is excise duty, which ranges between 75 percent to 105 percent depending on engine capacity and body type. Excise duty appl

MINI Malaysia goes all black with a special MINI Countryman Blackheath Edition. This is the first special edition to come for the current F60 Countryman generation. The Countryman Blackheath Edition is limited to 48 units only and comes only in Midnight Black for the price of RM 253,888. The Countryman Blackheath Edition comes only in pure black paired with matte tone brushed aluminium Bonnet Stripes and trimmed in piano black around head and tail lights, front grilles, door handles, and rear em

The Proton X70 is currently Proton’s most sophisticated model on sale right now. We took a closer look at the maintenance costs of the Proton X70, comparing it against one of its closest rivals - the Honda CR-V. Proton X70 costs RM 939.09 more to maintain than the Honda CR-V Over a 5-year/100,000-km period, owners can expect to pay RM 4,897 to maintain the Proton X70, while owners of the Honda CR-V only need to fork out RM 3,958, RM 939.09 less. Wait, what? Yes, the Proton X70 does cost more to