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

Roughly 11 months after making its global debut, Lexus Malaysia has debuted the all-new 2023 Lexus RX here. For the Malaysian market, only one variant of the Lexus RX will be offered – the RX 350. This sole variant is priced from RM 468,888 (on-the-road, without insurance) and the model is imported (CBU) from Japan. Power for the 2023 Lexus RX comes from a turbocharged 2.4-litre T24A-FTS 4-cylinder petrol engine that does 279 PS and 430 Nm. The engine is mated to an 8-speed Direct Shift-8AT auto

When spyshots of the Proton X90 were circulating on social media over the past couple of months, it appeared that some units of the test mules had a torsion beam rear suspension, while other units appeared to have a multi-link rear suspension. Now that Proton has formally previewed the X90, we can now confirm that the new 6-/7-seater, D-segment SUV will get a multi-link rear suspension. Also Read: CKD Proton X90 to have at least 45% local content - 500 local parts, 2 years to localize According

Proton recorded its best sales month of 2022 with 14,787 units (domestic and export combined) registered in June. The total represents a 51% growth over the previous month and boosts total sales for the first half of the year (H1) to 60,124 units, an increase of 3.9% over the same period in 2021. Overall, Proton retains second place in the automotive sales table with an estimated market share of 22.6%. Meanwhile, market share for the year stands at 18.2%, a decrease of 5.1% compared to the first

Since the Proton-Geely partnership in 2017, we have witnessed two popular SUVs bearing the Proton badge - the Proton X70 and Proton X50. A third Geely-based model is due for 2021, and it is most likely the Proton X90, based on the Geely Haoyue, a 7-seater SUV. We’ve talked about the Proton V70/Geely Jiaji as a viable candidate previously, but the agreement to purchase the Jiaji will lapse by 31-Dec 2020 and the MPV segment is a diminishing one. With images of the Geely Haoyue at hand, we took th

Geely has officially launched its largest SUV yet, the Geely Haoyue. At launch, the Haoyue is offered as a 7-seater while a 5-seater configuration will be available in the future. Visually, the Haoyue takes after the Geely ICON’s boxy silhouette. Familiar cues include the expanding cosmos grille, Geely inscription across the tailgate, and slim LED taillamps. Note that the rear quarter glass is fairly big to give the 3rd-row passengers an airy impression inside. The Haoyue aims squarely against t