The Proton X50 is a

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produced by the Malaysian car maker

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. Marketed as a

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, the vehicle was revealed on 15 September 2020 and was launched on 27 October 2020. The model is the second SUV from the brand after the

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. The vehicle is a rebadged

Geely Binyue The Geely Binyue ( zh, c=吉利缤越, hp=Jílì Bīnyuè) is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Chinese auto manufacturer Geely since 22 August 2018. It is sold in international markets as the Geely Coolray. First generation The first gen ...

with several changes, including the

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conversion and several mechanical adjustments.

Overview

Following the purchase of Proton by

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in 2017, Proton has secured the intellectual properties to the design, development, manufacture, sale, marketing and distribution of the Geely Binyue alongside the

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(X70) and Jiaji. Camouflaged prototypes were seen being tested on public roads in Malaysia since February 2019. As the Geely Binyue, the car is underpinned with the same BMA platform jointly developed by Geely and

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. The exterior design development of the Binyue was led by Jamie Barrett. Proton's head designer and Geely claimed that the design of the vehicle was inspired by a fighter jet. As opposed to the X70 which was initially imported from China, the X50 is built in Proton plant in

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from day one with a local content of 40 percent and contains 406 parts specific to the X50. The first unit rolled off the assembly line on 15 September 2020. At launch, the X50 was available in four trims, which are Standard, Executive, Premium, and Flagship. File:2020 Proton X50 1.5 TGDi Flagship (rear view) 02.png, Rear view File:2021 Proton X50 1.5 Premium 7AT orange interior view in Brunei.jpg, Interior File:2021 Proton X50 1.5 Flagship 7AT red engine view in Brunei.jpg, Engine

Powertrain

The X50 is offered with two engine options in Malaysia, both are 1.5-litre three-cylinder unit with turbocharger coded ''JLH-3G15TD'' jointly co-developed by Geely and Volvo. The port-injection engine variant is available as standard, and the direct-injection engine for the Flagship variant.

Safety

The X50 is equipped with four airbags, vehicle stability control, hill start assist, hill descent control and rear ISOFIX child seat anchors as standard. Upper trims would receive six airbags and a tire pressure monitoring system, while the Flagship trim gained the Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) safety suite which includes

adaptive cruise control Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an available cruise control Advanced driver-assistance systems, advanced driver-assistance system for road vehicles that automatically adjusts the vehicle speed to maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead. As ...

with stop and go function, lane centring assist,

autonomous emergency braking A collision avoidance system (CAS), also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system, or collision mitigation system, is an advanced driver-assistance system designed to prevent or reduce the severity of a collision. In its ...

with pedestrian detection, lane keeping assist, blind spot monitoring and automatic high beam.

Export

Mauritius

The X50 is sold in Mauritius since February 2022 after an announcement was made in November 2021 with pre-orders in December 2021.

South Africa

On May 31, 2022, Proton has shipped some X50 units to South Africa alongside the

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and

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Sales

References

External links

Official website
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