VIDEO: We had a go at the 2025 Geely Galaxy E5 aka the upcoming Proton e-MAS 7 EV SUV at the Proton Test Track - Good specs, equipment levels and tech as well as overall styling. Let's Hope that the e-MAS 7 gives us the same

Yesterday, Monday, the 23rd of September 2024, PROTON, together with their technology partner, Geely, hosted a Driving Impression event for members of the media and other guests of which the 2025 Geely E5 battery EV was the subject matter, at the PROTON Test Track. The event provided an opportunity for us to experience the left-hand drive variant of the very recently launched Geely E5, which is the development sibling of the upcoming right hand drive Proton e.MAS 7. If you are not interested in reading this article, you can watch what we think in the video posted from our YouTube channel below.

Proton e.MAS 7 Tour continues the Geely E5 world tour with a Malaysia wide tour of about 2,000km

Yesterday evening, PROTON, celebrated a significant milestone at its Centre of Excellence (COE) with the official launch of the Proton e.MAS 7 Tour. This journey marks the handover from the e-MAS 7's  base vehicle, the Geely Galaxy E5  EV SUV which has completed over 3,750km travelling from China, through Laos, Thailand and then to Malaysia. This has been a successful part of the E5's Long Test Drive World Tour, and for the Malaysian leg, the baton is passed to the Proton e.MAS 7 to embark on

an exciting new chapter of innovation and exploration across Malaysia.

As the nation’s first EV brand, it is fitting for Proton e.MAS to also be the first to undertake a nationwide tour with an EV on such a large scale, The Proton e.MAS 7 Tour aims to engage Malaysians and provide them with a unique opportunity to experience the vehicle first hand as it covers well over 2,000km across diverse terrains and landscapes ranging from coastal roads to mountainous regions, while showcasing its capabilities. So the best thing for us Malaysians is that the Geely E5's Malaysian leg gets to be handled by the Proton variant of the SUV.

 

VIDEO: First Real World Drive of the new Facelifted 2025 Proton X70 in Sabah - Our initial impressions about Proton's best selling SUV

New video below folks! PROTON invited members of the media, from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak to try out the newly launched, facelifted 2025 Proton X70 1.5TGDi SUV over in Sabah.. This was held in conjunction with the X70's official launch in East Malaysia. Something new and something which we believe is a good move as East Malaysia is now a major local market for Proton. 

Proton X70 facelift officially launched in East Malaysia

The 2025 PROTON X70 has been launched in East Malaysia. This was a unique moment as it was the first time Proton has held a separate launch for the SUV model specific for its customers in Sabah and Sarawak. This event was held yesterday, the 28th of August 2024, following the official launch last 15th of August 2024.

Proton e.Mas to make appearance at this year's Malaysian National Day parade

The Proton e.MAS 7, aka the first ever fully battery electric powered Proton will be making its public appearance at Malaysia’s 67th National Day (if you're unaware, that's this 31st of August 2024). The brand’s first EV model was previewed to the media on 2 August, and will be launched at the end of the year. However, it will appear with a special camouflage motif representing the colours of the Jalur Gemilang, as part of a 25-car contingent featuring various Proton models. So still under some disguise and not showing its true colours yet.

2025 Facelifted Proton X70 SUV launched - Many upgrades with better NVH, Fuel economy and upgraded ADAS with Level 2 are some of the improvements

Many, many moons after its debut on 12 December 2018, Proton’s first SUV has finally been facelifted and upgraded. The popular and now facelifted Proton X70 SUV, a C segment sized SUV, has been unveiled at the Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya. This facelift is about time, and adds a nicely revised exterior, new interior styling bits, new equipment and an upgraded ADAS 2 active safety technology too. But those that want added connectivity to their phone, the X70 is now the first Proton with Apply CarPlay and Android Auto to come with the car.

Video: Preview and Test Drive of the facelifted 2025 Proton X70 SUV - Photos too

 Hello folks! This is the latest preview and test drive together with our thoughts on the upcoming 2025 facelifted Proton X70 SUV. The popular Geely based SUV has finally been facelifted and it has a lot of new stuff inside as well as new looks on the outside. The exterior gets a new bonnet with power bulges, a reworked front end with new bumper and grille as well as new headlights. The rear gets a reworked bumper that makes it look wider.

Proton e-Mas7 - Proton's first fully electric car revealed. To be launched later this year - Some thoughts

The folks at Proton has revealed their first ever fully electric car, the Proton e-MAS7. This is a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) based on Geely's Global Modular Architecture platform which from what we have seen is shared a whole lot with the Geely Galaxy E5 SUV Battery EV. The e-MAS moniker is Proton's brand name for their EVs and as you can see, since it's the e-Mas7, it is actually close to the size of the popular Proton X70 SUV.

Photos of the Facelifted 2024-2025 PROTON X70 and Bookings are now open for this popular SUV!

National carmaker PROTON has announced today that they are now accepting pre-launch bookings for the highly anticipated facelifted 2025 PROTON X70. The latest upgraded version of  PROTON’s first SUV features a significantly refreshed exterior together with enhanced performance boosting both its aesthetic and driving appeal experience. But surprisingly, they have allowed us to show you folks the first official photos of the facelifted SUV, and it looks like a Jaguar SUV from some angles in my opinion. It looks fresh after so many years. 

e.MAS - Proton Cars new EV specific brand unveiled today

PROTON today officially revealed its new, EV specific sub-brand, e.MAS. The Proton e.MAS moniker is to be deployed on future EV (electric vehicle) models and is pronounced as the alphabet "e" combined with the word “mas” and not like the word 'emas' which stands for gold in tge Malay language.

2024 PROTON X50 launched today - More refinement, better inforainment performance and more for the same price

The newly upgraded Proton X50 has been launched but if you look at the photos here, you'd not notice it. This isn't a facelift folks, but more of a real upgrade underneath. It has more sound proofing, so better NVH (less noise, vibration and harshness), the larger infotainment screen is shared on all models, a more powerful CPU and more RAM for the infotainment system, better response on the dual clutch transmission and the two top models get the auto tailgate (previously only the highest Flagship variant). So while nothing has changed in terms of looks, and pricing as it actually comes in like previously, you get a better can and with the current early bird promotions, a lot of your money's worth for what is PROTON's best selling B segment SUV.

PROTON displays their new S70 race car made for the upcoming S1K race in Sepang

PROTON has unveiled the Proton S70 R3 racing car developed by  its motorsport arm, R3 Motorsports at the ongoing 2024 Malaysia Autoshow, in MAEPS, Serdang (till the 26th of May 2024). The Proton S70 R3 marks Proton R3's first all-new racing car since the Proton Saga R3 back in 2019. This is brand's return to the S1K endurance race since 2019, as if you remember, by the next year or so, we had a pandemic and so on. With five wins under its belt, more than any other team to date, Proton R3 achieved a remarkable feat by securing victory for three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019. 

PROTON have a new 2024 Hari Raya tearjerker short film out featuring the Proton S70 and an appearance by the Proton Edar CEO inside it - PROTON X Little Joe 2024 Syurgaku

PROTON premiered their latest Hari Raya short film at a buka puasa event with the media yesterday. The tearjerker of a short film was produced in collaboration with Elite Definition Sdn Bhd, the exclusive distributor for Little Joe Air Freshener in Malaysia. This year’s PROTON Hari Raya short film - PROTON X Little Joe is titled Syurgaku, or My Heaven. It showcases the new Proton S70 C-segment sedan, as well as Proton's 3S/4S outlets.. With a run time of nearly 22 minutes, it features popular Malaysian actors Shaheizy Sam, Sharifah Amani and Fauziah Ahmad Daud under the direction of local actor and director, Pekin Ibrahim. 

PROTON starts in-house tinting services at their Tanjung Malim plant

Recently PROTON announced the opening of the Exclusive PROTON Accessories Tint Centre, located at its production plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak. This allows in-house tinting for Proton cars and it is capable to fit tinting on up to 5,000 vehicles per month.

PROTON expands by exploring options within the automotive industry - Everything from the Proton Cafes at dealerships, R3 engine oil to R3 Branded merchandise

PROTON continues its current business expansion trajectory, the national automotive brand has started diversifying its operations and revenue stream by exploring different angles within the automotive ecosystem and more. This new push for other business sources comes with the creation of Proton Global Services (PGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Proton Edar, which is now a key contributor to PROTON’s business network.

PROTON Launches the new Proton S70 1.5T Sedan - Prices and details, Brochure and Photos too. - Link to our video review also.

 PROTON has finally launched the S70 sedan earlier this evening. If you've been following the blog you would have known that I have already driven Proton's newest C segment sedan and you can view all four parts of my initial drive over here in the previous article covering that preview drive. Now, Proton has finally revealed the prices for the four variants that will be offered here and I must say that the packages at launch as well as the prices are actually very tempting. 

VIDEO - Preview of the upcoming PROTON S70 1.5T sedan - Our thoughts and Opinions after test driving it at the PROTON Test Track in Shah Alam

Sometime in early November 2023 we were invited by PROTON to try out their new C segment sedan, the 2024 Proton S70 1.5T sedan. This is their first all-new sedan since Geely came into the picture. Based on their BMA platform, this B/C segment car is based on the Geely Emgrand but we now think of this as a full C segment sedan as the car is actually nothing like a B segment sized car. It is as wide, and as long as a C segment sedan (think Toyota Corolla size – Corolla has an overall length of 4,630mm while the S70 is 4,638mm on a slightly shorter wheelbase).

Anyway, this video presentation is divided into four videos - Parts 1 to 4

The upcoming Proton S70 is now open for booking - Production of the new B/C segment sized 1.5 turbocharged sedan is up and running over in Tanjung Malim

On 31st October 2023,  PROTON officially unveiled its upcoming model, the Proton S70, at a line-off ceremony presided over by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry, (MITI), Dato’ Hairil Yahri Yaacob. Rolling off the company’s Tanjong Malim production line, the Proton S70 is the first all-new addition to its sedan line-up since the launch of the Proton Persona in August2016.

Proton officially announces the pricing of the X50 R3 20th Anniversary Edition Accessories Package - Limited to 200 packages at RM12,000 including fitting BUT only for the Jet Grey X50

PROTON has now confirmed the price for the limited to 200 packages only R3 20th Anniversary Edition accessories package for the Proton X50 at the X50 Carnival at the Proton Centre of Excellence today. This announcement basically took awhile. It comes following its unveiling at the MARii Autoshow 2023 in May of this year. I wonder why it took Proton some many months to get this into production. 

PROTON to launch its new sedan in two months time - Expect it to be the new Persona if it's based on the Geely Emgrand

At the presentation of Malaysia cultural handicraft to national athletes for them to present to the Asian Games Museum in Hangzou, China during the upcoming 19th Asian Games, the CEO of Proton, Dr Li Chunrong, had announced that the company will be launching a new sedan within the next couple of months as well as  announcing that their Electric Vehicle will also be launched soon after that. Fingers crossed it happens as scheduled!

The news is indeed quite a juicy bit for those who want a Proton but want a sedan rather than a SUV. As for the EV, that folks, is the upcoming smart #1, which should be launched a few weeks after that and that has been blogged about here.