The cat’s finally out of the bag – Proton has dropped the initial round of information surrounding its upcoming model, the Proton X90. The new model is set to be a D-segment SUV, positioned above the Proton X70. Four variants will be offered – Standard, Executive, Premium, and Flagship. The Flagship variant is the only variant that gets captain seats on the second row, effectively making it a 6-seater SUV. Every other variant is a 7-seater model. For the first time ever in Proton’s history, a pe

A spokesman told Automotive News Europe that BMW will be producing electric hatchbacks and a small SUV in China through its partnership with Great Wall Motor. As such, the company will cease production of electric versions of MINI hatchbacks in the UK. In 2019, Great Wall Motor and the BMW Group announced the launch of their joint venture, Spotlight Automotive Limited to build a plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province. BMW said that it would start making electric MINIs at the new plant starting

Yema may not be a brand that is familiar with most Malaysians, but this brand is notorious for cloning a number of foreign marques, including Audi and BMW. But that’s not all – Yema has even resorted to cloning the Geely Boyue (sold here as the Proton X70), resulting in this, the Yema Bojun (博骏). So much so that its name clearly takes a leaf out of Geely’s book with the Boyue (博越). In terms of design, the Yema is clearly inspired by the Boyue / X70. If it wasn’t for the vertical grille slats and

Okay, settle down everyone. The all-new 2020 Proton X50 is finally here and though there are still some naysayers who wished for Proton to stop rebadging existing products, we have to admit that the car looks set to be another runaway success for Proton. It is based on the Geely Binyue (or Coolray as it is known in the Philippines) and while some might think that, “Oh, it’s just a rebadged Chinese crossover with a few bits of Proton badging” or even more optimistically, “It’s a Volvo with a Prot

We've compared the driving performance, ride comfort, quality and features, space and practicality, and fuel consumption of the Proton X70, Honda CR-V, and Mazda CX-5. Here's a quick recap and summary for all the comparisons. Driving Performance Driving Performances Breakdown Proton X70 Honda CR-V Mazda CX-5 Engine Acceleration 3 / 5 3.5 / 5 5 / 5 In-gear Acceleration 3 / 5 3.5 / 5 4 / 5 Throttle Response 3 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 Transmission Shift Logic 2 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 3 Smoothness 3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 S

A little more than a week ago, MINI organized a track event at Sepang Circuit. All John Cooper Works (JCW) models were lined up, from the 3-door Hatch to the Countryman, which I was in the pilot seat for the evening. It was actually the first time I’ve ever driven on the track. Having my track cherry popped in a MINI isn’t too shabby I suppose. Being a first timer, I went all the way to the back of the line and into the 306 PS MINI JCW Countryman. 2 reasons for this – so that I won’t hold up any