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

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

Three-row SUVs don’t often receive plenty of fanfare in Malaysia but when it has the Thundercat roundel badge, all eyes are certainly on it. After all, the 2023 Proton X90 will represent many firsts for Malaysia’s first carmaker. Following the Proton X70 and the Proton X50, the X90 will be the third Proton SUV model and it is also the third rebadged Geely model ever since the Chinese automaker took over some ownership of the Malaysian carmaker. Still, there are some Malaysians who simply felt a

At Proton’s opening of their new engine assembly line in Tanjung Malim earlier this week, it’s made clear that only the direct-injected 1.5-litre three-cylinder mill (TGDi) is assembled here, while the multi-point injection (MPI) variant is imported from China. Speaking at the press conference, Muhammad Hasbullah, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Powertrains, said that while “the plant is designed to produce a few more variants of the [1.5-litre three-cylinder engine], at the moment the focus i

Despite only being on sale for about a year plus, Geely will be giving its XXXL-sized SUV a nip-and-tuck soon, as photos depicting the revised Haoyue have surfaced from China. Perhaps the most prominent change is the new vertical slats in the front grille, which replaces the current model’s ‘Expanding Cosmos’ grille. A new chrome surround for the front fog lights is also part of the package. Also Read: Geely Haoyue debuts, 7-seater SUV with 1.5T & 1.8T, should this be the ‘Proton X90’? This new

Geely is on a roll with introducing SUVs recently. Over the past couple of months, the company introduced a slew of SUVs, ranging from the Xingyue, Binyue Pro, Icon, and Haoyue. And the Zhejiang-based company isn’t slowing down one bit. Seen here is the upcoming Geely KX11, a model that is said to be positioned above the already-XXXL-sized Geely Haoyue. We recently rendered the Haoyue as a Proton X90, which sources say is a more viable model for Proton than the Geely Jiaji/Proton V70. If the lar