Since my country’s Geely Automobile acquired Malaysia’s Proton, it has successively introduced two new models to be produced in Malaysia, namely the Proton X70 based on Boyue and the Proton X50 based on Binyue, both of which are popular in China. It is also popular in Malaysia. It is reported that Proton X50 will soon achieve the goal of zero exports.
Brunei, adjacent to Malaysia, has become the first export market for Proton X50! Brunei’s Proton general agent just announced that it will accept X50 new car reservations, confirming that the X50 will be officially launched in the country, which also means that Brunei will become the first right-hand drive version of the Proton X50 outside of Malaysia. Export market.
Proton’s general agent in Brunei did not disclose too many details, but only described this B-Segment SUV with “stunning appearance, intelligent networking system and leading performance in the same level”. Based on the X70's past experience, the Brunei market's X50 is expected to be the same as Malaysia's in terms of specifications and equipment. There are four levels of
X50 in the Malaysian market. They are 1.5 Standard, which is the most entry level, followed by Executive, Premium, and Flagship, which is the highest specification. The price ranges from RM79,200 to RM103,300.
X50 has accumulated more than 27,000 orders since the opening of booking on September 16 this year, making the delivery efficiency of the X50 very tight at the beginning of its release. Proton's production line in Tanjung Malim is constantly rushing to produce as many X50s as possible. Deliver the car to the customer.
Brunei is located on the north coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Together with Sarawak and Sabah in Malaysia, it is known as the three states of Northern Territory, with a population of 459,500 (2019). Among them, Malays accounted for 65.8% and Chinese accounted for 10.2%.
It is equipped with a 1.5T three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine with a maximum horsepower of 150 horsepower and a maximum torque of 226Nm. The matched gearbox is a wet seven-speed dual-clutch (DCT). The entire vehicle system has only front-wheel drive configuration. . In the Flagship high-end models, the engine also has more technical blessings of direct injection in the cylinder, allowing it to reach 177 horsepower and maximum torque to 255Nm.
