Proton today officially announced pricing for the X50 R3 20th Anniversary Edition, which was previewed back in May this year. Limited to just 200 units, the celebratory model is based on the range-topping 1.5 TGDi Flagship and retails at RM125,300 on-the-road without insurance.
The RM12,000 premium over a regular 1.5 TGDi Flagship goes towards an accessory package which gives the R3 20th Anniversary Edition its distinctive look. Included in the package is a satin black vinyl wrap with yellow accents around the bottom portion of the vehicle as well as several R3-branded items.
These include a bonnet stripe, an aerokit (front, rear and side skirting), a more prominent rear spoiler, 18-inch flow formed alloy wheels (2 kg lighter than stock) as well as dedicated badges and emblems on the front grille and tailgate. As seen on the concept, the brake calipers are also finished in yellow to keep with the R3 theme.
On the inside, the headrests feature R3 embroidery and there’s an emblem located on the passenger side of the dashboard. Rounding off the package are R3 floor mats and Ionix window tinting from Rhinepro.
Compared to the car that was previewed earlier this year, the version of the 20th Anniversary Edition being sold does not get a lowered ride height and the wheels have ‘R3’ engraved on the rim instead of a ‘Race.Rally.Research’ sticker.
Beyond the visual enhancements, the rest of the 20th Anniversary Edition is pretty much the same as a regular X50 1.5 TGDi Flagship. The 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-three petrol engine still pumps out 177 PS and 255 Nm of torque, with drive sent to the front wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Our sister site paultan.org/BM was informed that around 180 bookings for the 20th Anniversary Edition during the preview, and only around 20 units are, so you’d better hurry. Deliveries of the celebratory model are scheduled to begin as a soon as next month, and if you want to see it up close, it’s currently on display at the ‘Unleash Your Imagination Carnival’ happening at the Proton Centre of Excellence this weekend.
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The black wheels together with the stock ride height not a good look
Concept of crossover purpose doesn’t tally with low ride height
Thats all the contribution from proton research ams design team to the car.
Included in the package is a satin black vinyl wrap. How long does a vinyl wrap last in our Malaysian climate before it starts cracking , fading and peeling? 3 years? 5 years? After that have to spend money to reinstall new wrap? Not sure how this works
Looks like a small kampong boy wearing his colorful underwear.
For cars that come with wrapping straight from manufacturer, how long is the warranty for the wrap?
Who asked for this?
Wrap? Painted calipers instead of better brake kits? Even the brake rotors are still standard. R3s of the past had some custom bodykit too.
This X50 is like some social media influencer car dress-up. R3 only in name..
For this kinda Rare limited edt model.. the price increased very high. exactly like those yesteryears Satria or putra Gti… can’t buy anymo
I dont see how cool is the yellow color of this additional frills. Just horrendously ugly.
Oh my…12 grand is not a small sum,mind u..if factor in the additional hire purchase interest if u take a big loan.
12k..one can go to a car spa and spend on a better sound system,n other top notch accessories.
If you wanna buy, buy. Good for you. If you don’t, shut up. It’s that simple. No need to sht on everybody saying how it’s just a cosmetic change like an extra 10bhp gonna make you an instant racer. You buy your 800bhp car just to go to office anyway.
butthurt x50 r3 fan w/ projections spotted. what did they “research” on this x50 anyway, which black rims look nice or which yellow accent looks cool? I bet others could mod for less and look classier than that.
Hello, this is the opinion section bro. People that don’t want to buy cannot offer opinion? This is proton policy?
If you want to read my opinion, read. If you don’t want to read, go somewhere else and play.
I think is pretty consistent no one is impressed with the mod. No a good way to showcase their ability
What’s the fastest lap time attacks at Sepang racing circuit?
Between X50 & wrv.. Baikbeli x50
X50 and Ativa Turbo is value for money compared to WR-V. WR-V better value than Honda City.
good car worth to keep, buy used also tak pe,
low mileage daily use no issue. Janji ada 6 Airbags, Adaptive Cruise Control tak penat bawa jalan jalan.
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Do share link on board video x50 r3 racing at sepang track
‘Only 20 units available’… Launching apekejadahnye lagi?? Facepalm
Those wishing a change in the engine inc. tune up must be dreaming since the engine is stock from Geely and any higher will challenge the Volvo XC40 T5 engine which is a definite no and obviously don’t dream of getting the 1.5L 4 Cyl TGDi either.
However R3 can you please produce the 5W-30 R3 Engine Oil Petronas ETRO of 5L for use on your R3 branded X50 as the available 4L will be insufficient for the engine.
A fully tuned stage 2+ x50/x90 can muster 180whp. No chance of taking on a s60/s90 t5 Momentum.
Get a lexus is300/rx200 and do a stage 1 tune, circa 260whp ady.
s60 T5 momentum also cannot overtake u
surprise that a 1.5 engine needs more than 4 litter engine oil
Ah Bengs’ wet dreams come true.
Didn’t include fire extinguisher?
Proton = kejuruteraan sticker
Proton, king of facelift. OMG. Price premium, not much functional improvement. Slap some stickers, some add-ons, etc. There you have it. Malaysian are still gullible for these kind of things. Give better NVH, better engine from the base model, better fit-n-finish, no free ‘orchestra’ sound. This is tons better than some not-another-facelift again!
The yellow strips is overdone and look odd.
No upgrade on performance? No thanks
How much warranty for the black sticker car wrap?
R3 > Rice, Rally, Research
repair, rebadge, resell
R3 logo on the rims, grill, tailgate, headrest, floor mats
suddenly spoiler ‘S’ wtf!? no coherent design
I wondered the same thing too.
S for shit
Kete wet dreams warga belia DAP
Proton Persona 1.6 auto Std year 2016
Could’ve kept the low spring from the preview car. To make it unique and better handling with lower centre of gravity. But perhaps better fuel economy, with 2kg lighter wheels each. If they gonna go with black n yellow theme, they could’ve blacked out the dashboard and put on some yellow trim. That red dashboard seems out of place.
I would prefer if they sold the R3 bodykit as an add on just like how Perodua did with GearUp. But keeping a unique colour for the R3 edition car.
What’s the point of this, I don’t understand. We’re getting an extremely high road accidents involving fatalities. Most of them are reckless driving, speed, no signal lights (most popular among Malaysians. They just HATE using turn signals!) and so on. Speeding is not fun. It is leading to psychopath.
It time to collect money from …………..
Gerard san,
Any news on the next facelift for the aging X50?
Only cosmetics, no performance change.
what is R3 halo car? halo car oso tarak how to feel when buying R3 product, lapsap, some more go ah beng shop can get all this done with a lot less, double lapsap, milking 9 yrs loan buyer max coz can msk loan, triple lapsap
sila kene bash, watering down R3 whats left legacy (if there is any) sampai kasi tutup, syabas
engineering marvel
So much potential but sadly R3 = Recycle, Reduce, Reuse.
Wrap? Common.. paint lar
x50 exec variant before sst rm86k the best. But then it’s long long waiting period that time.