Proton X70 gets 5 star ASEAN NCAP crash safety rating; new SUV to make public debut at KLIMS 2018

Proton X70 gets 5 star ASEAN NCAP crash safety rating; new SUV to make public debut at KLIMS 2018

The Proton X70 has been awarded the full five star rating by ASEAN NCAP in the latest crash safety test. What’s more impressive is that the C-segment SUV – a MY2018 Executive example – sits near the top of its segment for occupant safety.

Proton credits this achievement to its Hot Press Forming (HPF) technology for body structures, which provides a high level of protection for passengers. The combination of six airbags (standard for all variants), Isofix child mounts and seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters help the X70 achieve a perfect score for the side impact and head protection tests.

Also, the X70 was tested based on the latest 2017-2020 testing protocol, which takes into account the vehicle’s safety assist technology and carries a scoring weightage of 25%. As you would know by now, the Geely Boyue-based SUV is the first Proton model to be offered with autonomous emergency braking (AEB), forward collision warning, lane departure warning and blind spot information system. Click here for the full list of specs of the X70.

To compare, the X70 scored a total of 35.27 points in the adult occupant protection, ahead of the 2017 Honda CR-V 2.4 (34.02) and 2018 Toyota Rush (31.14). Both the X70 and CR-V scored the full 16 points for side impact protection, but the Proton fared better than the Honda in the frontal impact (15.27 points vs 14.76) and head protection (4.00 vs 3.26) tests. You may find the full crash test report of the X70 below.

Proton X70 gets 5 star ASEAN NCAP crash safety rating; new SUV to make public debut at KLIMS 2018

Conversely, among the three, the X70 scored the lowest in the overall child occupant protection, with a score of 40.78. The 2018 Toyota Rush scored 41.81, and the CR-V was awarded a score of 44.76.

Proton Edar’s CEO, Abdul Rashid Musa said: “Thanks to the diligent effort of Proton’s designers and engineers, the company has managed to extend its reputation for building cars capable of protecting their occupants in the event of an accident.” Other Proton models to be awarded five stars by ASEAN NCAP are the Iriz, Persona, Preve and Suprima S.

“Aside from the advanced driver assistance system that is making its debut on a Proton model, the Proton X70 is also fitted with various convenience features such as voice command, adaptive cruise control, intelligent high beam control and a 360 camera for safe manoeuvring in tight spaces,” he added.

Moving on, the X70 will be making its first ever public debut at the upcoming Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS 2018), which is set to kick off next week from November 23 to December 2. Five units of the SUV will be displayed at Proton’s booth (Level 1, Hall 1), so be sure to go up close and personal with Proton’s latest and greatest.

“Proton is now ready for our SUV to meet the Malaysian public, Visitors to KLIMS will be given full access to our show cars and we encourage everyone to explore the various design, technology, safety and performance aspects of the Proton X70 by spending some time at our interactive areas to get to know it better,” Abdul Rashid said.

“There are a lot of technological and specification firsts for Proton with this model, so we want to make sure all our customers are able to fully appreciate what we hope will be a game changer for the company.”

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Comments

  • John Minum Teh 8X Penipu on Nov 16, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    wow, the world’s best selling car has got even better. This car comes to Malaysia will sell like hot cakes. No wonder our regular Toyota bashers here, john and Mario and Bros are hiding today.

    They don’t know where to hide their face. Toyota is still No 1 in the world for a reason….quality

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    • irizz on Nov 16, 2018 at 4:49 pm

      Syabass & gudluck Proton! X70 price ?

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      • Hope No Cheating This Time on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:39 pm

        I hope Proton don’t cheat this time. Last time they kantoi and got caught for sending NCAP a higher spec car then what was sold to the public

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      • Jangan BS on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:44 pm

        Proton credits this achievement to its Hot Press Forming (HPF) technology ????!!! … This Geely is made in China … What has it gotta do with Proton 6 year old technology first used on the Preve 2013 ? If wanna tell a white lie … Do some homework Lichun of Geely

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      • Wahid Omar on Nov 16, 2018 at 7:10 pm

        ketawakan China, akhirnya China selamatkan malaysia

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      • LameDuck on Nov 16, 2018 at 7:31 pm

        Why tested on a LHD, how is it a Proton ?

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      • Tangisan John Kuat on Nov 18, 2018 at 5:11 pm

        I hope Proton dont kelentong ANCAP again. Already got caught with pants down before, I hope they are honest this time.

        Typical people

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      • Khairul Annuar on Nov 18, 2018 at 5:35 pm

        Preve also 5 star but when light accident, car hangus become scrap metal.

        So, how to percaya?

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      • Yusri on Nov 18, 2018 at 6:04 pm

        Syabas China. You give Malaysians so many safety features and so many airbags.

        Even our own Proton for 30 years never gave us this kind of safety features before.

        And Proton is a Malaysian company. It goes to show, China company cares for Malaysians

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      • Lan Ren on Nov 19, 2018 at 9:10 am

        This Lichun don’t even dare tell the truth to Malaysians why x70 has no price approval from Miti… A CEO that takes the glory but not the shame

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    • John Minum Teh 8X on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:14 pm

      Lucky China and Geely have given us a good car finally that will be able to sell

      This car sure to do well. Thanks to the brains of Li Chunrong. Li Chunrong, in 6 months, have turned Proton around for the better. Our local CEOs could not turn around Proton the past 20 years.

      I am confident the Proton X70 will sell very well. Thank you China for saving Proton. We are grateful to you.

      We hope more CEOs like Li Chunrong come to Malaysia and run our GLCs especially. Productivity will tenfold and all our GLCs will become Fortune 500 companies

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    • Dah sesat kau ni. This is article about P1 X70 lah. The Corolla one is after this. LOL copy paste fail big time!

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    • Tangisan John Kuat on Nov 18, 2018 at 5:09 pm

      I better buy the new Toyota Vios. At least I go kenduri, I can park my car right infront of the kenduri house.

      If I use X70, I got to park my car far far away from the kenduri house.

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      • Driving a Vios and park right infront of the kenduri house will make one look like an idiot. Porsche Cayenne maybe ok.

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  • John Minum Teh 8X Penipu on Nov 16, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    wow, the world’s best selling car has got even better. This car comes to Malaysia will sell like hot cakes. No wonder our regular Proton bashers here, John Minum Teh 8X are hiding today.

    They don’t know where to hide their face. Proton is still No 1 in the world for a reason….quality

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    • John Minum Teh 8X on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:16 pm

      Pity China had to save Proton. Proton have come out with 5 star cars like Preve and Iriz but both also have failed badly.

      But you see the X70, it will sell very well. This could only mean one thing, China Geely is clever at doing business and giving the buyer what he wants. Something the Proton of the past did not know how to do

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    • P1, Geely, Mesidis, VolvoCar, VolvoTrucks, Lotus > all

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    • Tangisan John Kuat on Nov 18, 2018 at 5:12 pm

      Dream on thinking Proton is No 1 in the world. Syiok sendiri. This is why you lost badly

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      • Nobody said that but u lor. Dun shiok sendri, u lost badly time and time again.

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  • benzs on Nov 16, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    End of story line for SUV under Japan in M’sia. X70 is safer. Still not sure quality and reliability yet. Lets see new user of X70 drive for 3 months first and we will decide. New stuff always imperfect. No matter which brand.

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    • But Malaysian used other method able to know the reliability of the new car.

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    • spongewai on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:36 pm

      tunggu jela Proton X50 1.5t & ron95 subsidi …

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    • Euro NCAP vs Asean NCAP on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:46 pm

      We all know Asean NCAP is run by abang abang who are susceptible to dedak

      Many Proton cars get 5 star Asean NCAP but when go to Europe fail big time. All car magazines in UK, including Jeremy Clarkson have given Preve the name as the most dangerous car in the world. This despite ASEAN NCAP giving it 5 stars

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    • Tangisan John Kuat on Nov 18, 2018 at 5:13 pm

      China product is good. I trust China car more than Proton. So don’t worry. China is not lazy like Proton. They work hard to give us good car

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  • Ruslan Bahari on Nov 16, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    And still no price. Makes you wonder if they are unsure about the pricing strategy. I for one won’t pay more than RM120k for the top spec. Reading the reviews and blogs, the car seems very competent. Let’s hope!

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    • Azman on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:35 pm

      Proton staff are incompetent. Their marketing team all failed so much in the past. Become like the Iriz ……hype so much for months about having the best Global Small Car (GSC) but when launch time, sales went kaput

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    • Geely very smart on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:45 pm

      Tipu Miti … So price frozen by Govt.

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  • P1, the benchmark in safer cars. Kudos!

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    • safety 1st on Nov 16, 2018 at 5:40 pm

      Kudos! safer P1 cars konpem laku keras

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    • Hope No Cheating This Time on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:40 pm

      Pls Proton, pls sell the same car you send to NCAP. Don’t kena caught again yea

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      • U mean like the time Biza fail ASEANNCAP test and P2 needed to scramble 1 “approved” car for a retest?

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  • Interesting they mention ASAT is standard or optional. Meaning for lower specs, can still addon ASAT? Wow, P1 X70 can be an even safer car than it comes standard equipped.

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    • Hayenadeblue on Nov 17, 2018 at 12:26 am

      What is ASAT?

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      • Advanced Safety Assist Technologies. ie all those advanced safety system in luxury cars.

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    • kzm (Member) on Nov 17, 2018 at 9:20 am

      No, u can’t add-on after buy

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      • No meaning theres possibility for lower specs can still addon ASAT when booking the car. It be factory fitted like top specs.

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  • Kipas angin on Nov 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    Bila mau jual daaa

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  • Impresive results there. It could be the best selling SUV in Malaysia if priced correctly, but the fanboys here are making the X70 look like a demonic spawn from the depths of hell coming to destroy other car brands. No hate but what are the desginers done for this CBU model? I hope this would look more diffrent for the CKD version.

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    • Yup. Haters gonna hate. But destiny still arrives. This UV will be the hottest thing in 2018.

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    • Hayenadeblue on Nov 17, 2018 at 12:23 am

      Yeah, me too! At least the ride and handling. Hopefully the transmission tweak too but only if the DSI trans is available for tweak. Just to slightly reduce the 0 to 100 sprint.

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    • mig29ria on Nov 18, 2018 at 8:53 am

      X70 price will be at RM X70K

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  • Ah beng Level 2 on Nov 16, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    Wow u meant last time the Geely version no HotPressForming and unsafe? Suddenly udr P1 got HPF and 5 star Ncap?? Suspicious why P1 models always get maksimum bintang la…soli but Stars and HPF dunt really sell cars as proven my the Ultimate Ah Beng LalaMoi mesin, the Mivi

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  • ccy7218 on Nov 16, 2018 at 5:41 pm

    When launch and what official price ??? Seems too long sneak preview, people are losing mood already lah!!!

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  • proton existing customer on Nov 16, 2018 at 5:50 pm

    i will definitely consider x70…good car,and handsome as well but…

    truly this is Bayoue ….i dont think Proton’s Engineer deserve any credit… what ever tech inside is not from them… what ever safety features is from Geely… so they deserve no right to claim anything lor

    Proton is now effectively Right Hand Drive Geely…which is not bad… but it is purely a rebadge company + engineering of mirroring the left to right… design wise it is still looked like Geely..In fact i think the design dept did more jobs during Wira/Lancer day than bayoue/X70

    which is not saying the car is bad or the business model is bad… it just that Proton is no longer Proton and the engineer dont really created something new out of the brilliant mind
    p/s netizen please bash me if im wrong..im ok with it

    just my 2 cents… and yes despite what i said above , still think this is a good car that i will definitely want to get

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    • Redeveloping a car that was purely designed as a LHD into RHD is more than just a simple rebadging or a lazy conversion like them Frenchies. P1 engineers had a lot of input into X70 as PT articles can be a testament to that fact.

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  • 2016 HONDA CR-V 2WD 1997CC, RM 83,500 only

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  • Aero (Member) on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:02 pm

    Huge congrats to Proton on their ASEAN NCAP rating ! Many would have already expected the X70 to score the full five stars, but few would have expected it to score higher marks than the latest CR-V, which is a global model no less !

    This reminds me of the 2012 Prevé’s higher-than-expected ANCAP score, which was higher than many of its comparable competitors including the 2011 Focus, 2011 Elantra and 2012 Sylphy.

    Even though the HPF technology, airbags, ABS and ESC modules are all foreign technologies ( Proton didn’t invent them, they only license produce them, like most smaller car companies ), over the past few years Proton has helped make these safety tech accessible to the rakyat. Proton made ‘ affordable safety ‘ their new USP, which meshed perfectly with their old ‘ Lotus Ride & Handling ‘ USP.

    Things should only get better for Proton moving forward. Volvo has vast experience in safety tech, and their cars always get the highest scores in crash tests. Geely has the vast economies of scale to mass produce high-tech safety gear and make them more affordable and profitable, faster. Proton meanwhile really knows how to make a car handle well without overly compromising ride comfort. Supposedly, the Suprima S chassis was tuned by Proton engineers without help from Lotus. In fact, Mitsubishi themselves were impressed by how well the Inspira handled compared to the Lancer it was based on ! Mesh these 3 together, and you should get a car which is really safe, value for money, and rides and handles well.

    Looking forward to the launch of the X70. On paper, and from the media reviews, I believe it’s safe to say that the X70 is a great car whichever way you look at it. From Proton’s perspective, product wise, it might be comparable to that time when the Saga LMST was replaced by the Saga BLM… suddenly, Proton had a vastly superior and up-to-date product compared to the ageing Proton cars people were used to. The X70 will be a quantum leap for Proton. The only thing which still worries me is the pricing. We’ll see how it goes.

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  • Proton fans on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:22 pm

    Ive told u. Hpf steel is the best. Hidop proton!

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  • Ahmadjr on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    Geely also should help lotus build suv. Luxury suv only got boring cayenne, velar and something from alfa romeo (europe)

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    • stastasta on Nov 19, 2018 at 2:33 pm

      you forgot got luxury suv from maserati, mercedes, bmw , audi, lexus

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  • P1 Penipu on Nov 16, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    Cheating

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  • “Proton credits this achievement to its Hot Press Forming (HPF) technology for body structures, which provides a high level of protection for passengers.”

    So does this mean Proton used it’s own manufacturing tech for the body structure?

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  • johorian on Nov 16, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    is this car still importing? when will the local manufacturing or assembling starts?

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  • shogun on Nov 16, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    Tak gunanya dpt 10 bintang pun sbb bukan buatan malaysia…SUV ini china punya hanya proton copy ja…nk bangga apa dgn benda copy.

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  • Tun F on Nov 16, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    Until now only brouhaha about the model…. Almost end of 2018 and Proton still playing guessing game with malaysia….. And even talked about game changer……. Just close shop if you still want to delay the launching…..

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  • arghhh so nice! so what’s the price haha.

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  • Middle Age Driver (Member) on Nov 17, 2018 at 10:36 am

    No side curtains? Stripped off as usual to meet lower ASEAN NCAP standard. While China owners enjoy the EU standard at lower prices.

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  • Suzuki on Nov 17, 2018 at 11:12 am

    That is nice, any news if Geely has the right to Suzuki too? It’s time for Suzuki Swift to make a come back in Malaysia

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  • Losantara on Nov 17, 2018 at 11:46 am

    China rocks !

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  • Say no to China. When the buying stops, the selling will.

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  • I salute proton can produce their own capability to introduce x70 to Malaysian. 100% Malaysian made.. kudos!

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  • Same L0rr on Nov 18, 2018 at 9:24 am

    Where is Proton GDi & TGDi engine project?

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  • Haslinda on Nov 18, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    Heard the base model price starts from RM118,688 hmmmm I think the HRV is a much better car and value than the X70. Although X70 its a 1.8T, but its still slower than the HRV, Vios or even Honda City. And the FC of the X70 is like an old 3.0L petrol v6 engine 20 years ago.

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