The Proton SUV is set to be launched in October this year, and we’re slowly getting more information about what to expect with the brand’s first-ever SUV. In these photos posted in the Proton Boyue X7 Community (Malaysia) Facebook group, we can see an uncovered unit in the company of prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as well as Datuk Mohd Radzaif Bin Mohamed, deputy CEO of Proton.
Despite the low-quality photos, we can clearly see the Proton SUV’s unique grille design that differs from the Boyue’s “expanding cosmos” one. The final design looks to be a triple-slat approach with the latest Proton logo, encased within a chrome frame that features a slight notch at the bottom.
Meanwhile, the interior looks like a carbon copy of the Boyue’s, as evident by the shape of the steering wheel, air-con vent shape, instrument binnacle overhead, door cards and even the grab handles on the centre console.
Of course, we’ve been told that the Proton SUV was developed with Malaysian design flavours in mind, so there could be elements that aren’t on show just yet. What’s certain is the infotainment system and its accompanying voice control function have been localised, as demonstrated by Tun Mahathir earlier this month.
Proton’s upoming SUV will be based on the facelifted Geely Boyue, and will initially arrive in CBU imported form, before local assembly starts, which is slated for next year. The as-yet-unnamed SUV will be powered by a 1.8 litre turbocharged petrol engine with 181 hp and 285 Nm of torque, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.
Based on preliminary sightings, the equipment list appears to include 18-inch wheels, brown leather upholstery, panoramic sunroof, 360-degree camera and an eight-inch infotainment touchscreen. The presence of a camera on the windscreen and radar panel on the lower bumper also confirms that autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control will be offered, although all these features might be reserved for range-topping variants (likely the one we’ve seen previously).
As the pieces of the puzzle come together, one important one remains: how much will buyers have to pay for the Proton SUV? Care to put in your guesses?
GALLERY: Geely Boyue facelift
This is the car that is going to save Proton. Proton sales now 50,000 per year. They say by 2020, that is 1 year 5 months more, sales will jump to 200,000
I hope this is true because if this car is priced at RM90k to RM100k…..not many Malaysians can afford it.
So, how are sales going to jump from 50k to 200,000?
The answer is in the new NAP. More protectionism means international brand’s prices getting kaw kaw so no other choice than to buy P1
Wait and see all-new P2 SUV first.
Will be outdated, underspec, underpowered & unsafe.
cannot be true becaus ePerodua sales is nearly 5X the sales of Proton.
The rakyat don’t lie. If rakyat has chosen Perodua over Proton, then I believe 30 million rakyat than 1 cybertrooper
Both DRB and Geely is so afraid that Tun will announce something to their detriment… Quickly send car to appease him … Most Malaysians would have seen through this .. budaya Ampu budaya Bodek
Proton close sunroof ….Proton off radio…. Proton close shop
How long NAP and NEP going around. More than 60 years still want tongkat. Disgraceful
https://paultan.org/2018/02/08/proton-looking-to-sell-400000-cars-per-year-by-2027-aiming-for-30-market-share-in-malaysia-10-in-asean/
Proton has been saying this since 20 years ago. Every car they say Game Changer and every car they say sales will melambung. This has been going on since 20 years now
All we see is Game OVer
20 years? The year of that announcement was in 2018. Sure kah, now is 2038?
of course they do. their cars have teh tarik hook, 6 USB ports, 12 cup holders, 18 speakers, 10 yrs warranty, 8 years free servicing, 30% discounts.
and best of all… that superb lotus ride and handling that makes ferrari driver very scared.
Export it to Bangladesh CKD. Gerenti 1 million unit sales.
No lah… maby like Myvi 50,000 a week
Then more than a billion a year
I hope this SUV saves Proton because Rakyat have sacrifised so much the past 30 years to keep Proton alive.
Malaysians have sacrificed enough for Proton and its protectionism. Because of Proton, all car prices have gone up 700% since 1985.
For example, Toyota Corolla in 1985 was RM20k. Today, in 2018, the Toyota Corolla is RM139k
The same Toyota Corolla in Japan has only risen 50% from 1985 to 2018.
Car prices actually have gone down over 30 years all over the world due to automation, robotics and economies of scale despite inflation.
50% vs 700% – a big huge difference Malaysians have to pay.
According to statistics, Malaysians have overpaid by RM350 billion for cars from 1985 if one were to compare if Proton was NEVER born.
So, I really hope this SUV works out for Proton. We have really spent a lot of money to save and rebuild Proton. Many Malaysians have suffered paying high 9 year car loans just to keep Proton alive
Don’t just compare the ancient price between the past,there is a lot reason that cause the price increased dramatically,even the proton.
DRB selling off Alam Flora to sister co Malakoff,profiting Rm 750 juta.So this amount is to pay debts and rejuvenate capital,since they r bleeding at least half a billion RM.
Now with no more fresh bailout funds,they r selling assets.But to depend on just Boyue to be profitable is like a Hollywood movie only.
Maybe,they should hire Tom Cruise to do MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
IRIZ,PREVE were supposed to be game changers.Now,it is game over.,unless Protong acts fast.
Protong is running a 100m race with a time of 30 secs.Usain Bolt would have won 3 races already.
Wah…Sungguh bangga dengan hasil kerja sendiri…rebadge logo pun jadi lar macam Perodua.
30 tahun dalam bizness, kami hanya tahu rebadge sahaja
I hope Proton prices this SUV well. Because according to Proton’s own CEO, 78% of all Proton sales are from Persona and Saga. Cars which cost below RM50k.
Proton buyers have always been in the region of RM50k and below. This is why Perdana cannot sell.
So, I hope Proton prices this reasonably for Malaysians to afford
We must thank China and Geely for saving Proton. If not for Geely, Proton would have lingkup by now.
Lucky Geely not only has saved Proton, but it is also injecting fresh new brains into the company and a new culture of hard working and diligence in Proton’s workers
Proton lingkup is just a matter of time. How you know Proton already saved by Geely? They had many game changer models plus collaborations with Suzuki and mighty Honda also cannot save Proton.
P1 lingkup? Hahaha! More likely Toyota lingkup once Bapak raises non-national car prices. U asked for it, u geddit.
you said in many postings all non national cars will go up 300%.
All we see is fake news. Car prices went down
And even with SST, car prices cannot go to 300% higher.
Kindly stop spreading false news
https://paultan.org/2018/07/30/govt-may-impose-new-conditions-on-imports-to-restrict-tin-milo-cars-promote-local-brands-tun-m/
Hahahahaha!
John didnt say that but u did above there; “…Car prices actually have gone down over 30 years all over the world due to automation, robotics and economies of scale despite inflation.
50% vs 700% – a big huge difference Malaysians have to pay…]
KANTOI!!!
Like it or not, Geely is the real owner of Proton. They r the one calling the shots & even the CEO is appointed by them & he is from China. This is not a collaboration but a joint venture with Geely calling the shots. This is the real reason why Dr M is pissed off & wanted to start another national car project. Geely is no longer just a Chinese brand. They’ve bought over Volvo & a number of other European brands. The latest models from Geely were designed with the help of Volvo’s top engineers. These r enuf reasons for the China’s Proton CEO to be so confident that he can turnaround Proton in the next few years. He has announced that Proton will be getting all the latest models & when Geely launches a new model in future, Proton will also get it at the same time. U can see that this is not like the previous collaborations with Mitsu, Honda & Suzuki, where Proton had to settle for older models.
Tun m, you happy with this new proton ? Don’t start another new one ok, thanks
With Tun going headstrong with his ambition on another local automobile project, it re-ignite my old anger & disappointment with Proton that wreaked Malaysia Automobile Industry and skewed car prices that has burdened Malaysian for decades. Anger that has died down a lot previously since Geely taken over and promised change.
So Proton/Geely Management, associating Tun with your new product might not be as wise as you think. It might be prove to be the opposite.
and also influenced neighbouring countries to increase car price to be at malaysia level as well. thailand and indonesia used to sell corolla altis at about 70-80k ringgit. the Soluna (previos gen before vios) was selling at 50k range. go search altis price in the 2 countries and they are matching umw price, making it difficult to make comparison. well, not only toyotas.. other car makers too. i am not sure whether the distributors are the one who increase the price, or external factors like government tax (like custom duties, which is loophole to AFTA). vietnam of course are the most expensive place, perhaps close to singapore.
After over 30 years in the market and tens of billions spent to bail the company out, Proton has become a rebadger.
Such achievement. So much effort put into the company, so much sacrifice Malaysians have made with overpriced non national cars, all we can show now is that we are a rebadger.
Chill dude. Even the mighty Lamborghini, audi and porsche are rebadging Volkswagen car. Proton need money for it’s rnd. Even automobile giant like Mitsubishi, suzuki all went bankrupt.
Lamborghini Golf? 5 door hatchback, seriously?
The front grille seems to mimic the wau design that was previously on Gen2 (pre-FL).
That Boyue red color tone oso more menacing than Mazda Soul Red.
after looked the geely bin rui and sx11, the boyue show it age.
Wait for sx11… lg cun
Don’t ask price lah.
M’sian want cheap cheap, good good. Better still kasi free.
Drove this SUV once, impressed with the handling and pickup reminds me of a VW suv that’s very popular in China, if this car can be priced 65K OTR with insurance (in ringgit), that’s the new era for all of us. Thank you China.
If this SUV sell for 65k OTR, It will kill off many car company. I will order one myself without hesitation bcos I believe they sell over a million in China is not a mistake.
Keep teaser with pictures too much…people not excited anymore…
Rm100k? Sorry..
100k-110k given the specs/ gadgets provided. Plus it is a c seg suv
1st Those who will be blame the most to this issue of geely bought over proton is malaysian… why? Because malaysian dont buy proton. You talk about nasional car malaysian car but u dont buy them. So who will support malaysian product if malysian not support their own product.
2nd Proton Team (worker)… why? After so many years goverment giving special treatment to proton… they still cant manage to make proton as a choice of car to be buy by malaysian.
I’ve own a Wira for a good 12 years simply bcoz its parts are cheap & reliable not to mention the air-con is super cool.
My Foreman told me the Wira is good bcoz its a Mitsubishi & the engine is a proven bullet proof engine. Just too bad the cooperation with MMC did not work out.
yea, looks ugly and cheap.
BMW launches its X5 etc without any fanfare.
Now launch this bloody thing already before it becomes outdated completely!!
Also, should be priced below RM50k for the top spec.
Idk why on earth is everyone so salty? You pay for Proton? I pay my tax for hospitality, school, facilities, road construction, gov services.
change the front grill to flat one is call design…please la..the original design is much better…
That proton emblem is photoshopped la bodo
even proton engineer drive honda lol
Huh? Even microsoft sotfware engineer using mac
Yup. Even Bill Gates uses Android pong and not his Windows pong.
RM99,999 for top spec
RM79,999 for low spec
Safety features should be standard for all spec
Omg… that’s the ugliest SUV I have ever seen… proton need to sell this 1.8T model below RM90k otherwise proton will be truly gone… how to compete with the more supreme HRV even?
Could P2 SUV be based on Daihatsu Terios?
cheap thing no good, good thing no cheap
Don’t be too hasty to write this car off as another “Proton game-changer failure”. This best selling SUV in China is better than the Tiguan which is more than double the selling price there, according to some very convincing reviews. Proton won’t be selling many of them, but certainly it will be the best selling SUV in Malaysia, I am pretty sure. I hope Geely will put in the Volvo-developed hybrid drive-train for this SUV.
And if Geely brings in the Binrui, which is based on the BMA platform, it will definitely pose a huge challenge to the current king of lower-end models, Perodua.
What is going to be more interesting to me is the Perdana-class replacement, the Borui GE or PHEV. Check it out.
Price it 50k sudahlah Tun don’t mahal-mahal sangat, focus on volume. Other brands cannot buy already because of your incoming NAP.
I ‘ll sure to book one if priced below RM75k (including insurance )even for low specs.
The Proton SUV owned by GEELY should do quite well in Malaysia with the right price.
dulu masa P1 under malaysian fully, semua kutuk2 juga. sekarang P1 under DRB n Geely, pun kutuk2 juga. otak lembu betul la malaysian nih. smpi bila nk agungkan product bangsa lain. dugong btul lah
Buy 1 baseline Proton SUV got 1 free Saga
Buy 1 top of the range Proton SUV got 1 free Persona/Iriz
Sure can sell one, proton also can clear old stock