Looks like the Kingdom of Brunei will be the first country to fully import (CBU) a right-hand drive Geely Binyue/ 2020 Proton X50 as Pad Motors Proton Brunei has opened bookings for the B-segment SUV.

Yet again Brunei is the first country to import a Proton SUV as the country is the first to CBU the updated Proton X70 in September 2020. The Proton X70 is one of Brunei’s best-selling SUVs, so it would be interesting to see how the Proton X50 will do in the Kingdom.

To recap, the Proton X50 was launched in October 2020 and is offered in 4 variants with 2 engine options. The base Standard variant gets 4 airbags, rear air-conditioning and an 8-inch infotainment system while a full ADAS suite is offered only in the range-topping Flagship variant.

The Flagship variant is powered by a 3-cylinder 1.5-litre turbocharged TGDI engine that produces 177 PS and 255 Nm. The other 3 variants come powered by a 1.5-litre MPI turbocharged engine that crunches 150 PS and 226 Nm.