Sometimes, the spirit of adventure can truly embolden. Take for example this group of Proton X70 owners who embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to China – by land. That’s right, a total of nine units of the SUV are en route to Hangzhou, China, where they will visit the headquarters of the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group before making the round trip back.
The ambitious road trip, called Malaysia-China Amazing Trip, will take approximately 33 days and pass through 13 cities across four countries (Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China). The convoy, which also consists of several other vehicles, is organised by the Borneo Automobile Leisure Touring Team and the Kunming Scenery-Customer International Travel. For those planning a similar road trip, here’s what you can expect.
On the departing day, the convoy drove 540 km north to the city of Hatyai, Thailand. The travel time is 12 hours, though this included a scheduled lunch break and quick vehicle inspection in Juru. The convoy then crossed the border at Padang Besar and into Thailand.
The second day was a much longer drive – 740 km to be exact, from Hatyai to Hua Hin. On day three, the group drove 619 km from Hua Hin to Tak, where they crossed the Thai border into Myanmar.
The fourth day saw the convoy drive from Tak to Chiang Khong, covering a total distance of 580 km over 10 hours. Here, they made a stop at the famous tourist destination known as Magic Hill on Highway 105, before ending up at a hotel facing the Mekong River and Laos. The following morning, they drove 430 km from Chiang Khong to Mengla, a county in the Yunnan province of China.
All said and done, that’s just five days worth of driving. A simple math puts the total driving distance at 2,909 km, which is close to a quarter (3,250 km) of the 13,000-km journey. The convoy departed on February 26 and is expected to reach Hangzhou soon. We will be joining them (by flight, thankfully) to celebrate their journey, so if you have any questions for them, comment below!
GALLERY: Proton X70 owners departing from Proton Centre of Excellence
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600km per day. Amazing! Thats P1 for u. Reliable, dependable, and honest like a gud pair of loafers. Onwards to the ending, which is really the round trip back to KL.
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Would love to ask those amazing roadtrippers. Compared to our Lebuhraya Utara Selatan R&R pit stops with hot steaming nasi lemak, fresh tropical fruits in asam boi, ice cream and donuts store, orang asli wild honey etc.
Howz the rest areas like in Indochine?
Rest areas at that region is just the next village they encountered during the journey.
Only the Toyota will arrive to Geely Holding Group while the X70s behind will break down…
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Habisla X70!
Ekceli Dr Li Chunrong forced 5000 Proton vendors to cut their inflated part prices; directly reduced Proton’s production costs
Never ever look down Proton
Lucky China has given us such a reliable car. For 30 years Proton could not give us good and high safety spec. we needed a foreign Government and foreign car company to give this to the rakyat of Malaysia
And what fuel did they use in Thailand and Laos as Proton had said its X70 cannot use Gasohol… Benzine 95 is very hard to find esp in Thailand. Few and far in between stations are selling benzine.
What questions would we ask. How about Proton X70 Pan Borneo roadtrip next?
Mixed feeling of trepidation, then exuberance, euphoria and tears of joy. Malaysia had been reborn. Proton had been reborn. Amazing bright new dawn
Thank you Li Chunrong for your hard work. Thank you Geely for your kindness. And thank you China for always helping us
Wah hebat betul Perodua Aruz..
Suggest you to check your eyesight in the nearest hospital
Our esteemed PT brader, Friz bought X70.
That is one massive confidence in da new Proton
Copy paste: “Lucky Indonesia has given us such a reliable car. For 30 years Perodua could not give us good and high safety spec. we needed a foreign Government and foreign car company to give this to the rakyat of Malaysia”
it’s always to see this kinda event.. crossing borders among countries to discover different cultures.. i hope to see more of their photos here on the expedition
true that, and since its a long 13,000km journey.
1. could they send in their x70 for servicing there in middle kingdom without making the warranty invalid?
Escorted/marshalled by a 10 year + old Toyota FJ40??
Probably their local Thai corespondent in charge of the Thai leg for the roadtrip.
So what that brown fj cruiser doing there? Seem like part of the convoy
Not all the vehicles are X70. It’s a mix of different SUVs, with the Proton making the bulk of the convoy.
eh? kenapa kereta ini yang buat trip jauh-jauh? kenapa tidak kereta yang enjennya dijual di seluruh dunia? eh eh? mana kereta yang pakai enjen ‘WORLDWIDE’? tidak ada buat trip jauh? atau tidak cukup selesa untuk perjalanan jauh? ha ha ha ha ha
If use Aruz, the occupants would have sore backs and most likely throw up at every stop due to the bumpy ride. The road conditions aren’t exactly good especially the Thai-Laos-China stretch.
More importantly, will Aruz last the journey to Thai-Laos border? I have very little faith in it.
I would ask, how they return back to Malaysia? By driving also?
It’s a round trip journey, so yes they are driving back. Reaching to Geely HQ is just half the journey.
How much fuel is used?
From the back, the exhaust sticking out underneath , close to the road!
Ugly. Surprised to see that.
How many times of refuelling? How many litres were used? How far was the journey? What is the average speed?
Any problem using petrol in those other countries? What were the RON rating used? Feel the same with Malaysian petrol or not?
Any problem with the X70 along the journey?
Is it advisable to do such trip to other Malaysians?
sabar la bang..orang x habis trip pun lagi tu
Bukti Malaysia Boleh. PROTON Boleh. Kehebatan PROTON terserlah. Afterward organise convoy to Europe to prove Malaysian car is great.
It’s a China made car bro
Total expenses for the whole adventure
Total expenses for the whole adventure inclusive of fuel
Congratulations to the convoy in making this historic journey.
I have done the drive like many others too to the Laos / China border. I am curious when the article mentioned the car crossed into Myanmar supposingly via Mae Sot and then crossed into Laos via Chiang Kong which is located west of Mae Sot. Probably the car did not cross into Myanmar.
And a reply to Yeah, I have driven twice to Boten / Mengla border once with another Perodua Alza from Vientaine/Nong Khai to Boten through Kasi new road and back into Thailand via Chiang Kong/Huayxay with 4 occupants all good and the car survive 7000km return with the lowest temperature recorded at 3Dec Celcius between Kasi and Luang Prabang.
try the borneo roads next time, no need to go international. see how proton cars can stand against the brutal borneo roads from sematan/lundu (sarawak) to tawau (sabah). ask dr li chunrong to tag along. enjoy the ride.
Bro X70 is a SUV not full fledge off road 4×4. So dont get mixed up with yr perception.
Get ur facts right pls. Sematan to tawau is on road NOT off road. Dont get mixed up with ur perception
instead of asking others to get their fact right, maybe u should first read carefully what others wrote
Tabik!!! Malaysian Hero..
And what fuel did they use in Thailand and Laos as Proton had said its X70 cannot use Gasohol… Benzine 95 is very hard to find esp in Thailand. Few and far in between stations are selling benzine.
Can we drive Malaysian car and travel through China without going through travel agency? Similar to drive car to Singapore/ Thailand.
Please help to share the website for detail information on the requirements. Thank you.