This can be a rendering by Theophilus Chin on what a Proton X30 might seem like, utilizing the most recent Geely “Starburst Imaginative and prescient” SUV styling discovered on fashions such because the Boyue Cool and Boyue L.
Ever because the Perodua Ativa reignited the marketplace for a sub-B SUV in Malaysia, different carmakers corresponding to Honda have determined to comply with go well with in an try and take a few of the Ativa’s gross sales numbers.
One confirmed instance is the Honda WR-V, which has already been seen on check round Malaysia and is anticipated to be domestically assembled at Honda’s Pegoh plant in Melaka.
So the query now could be, if even Honda goes after the Ativa SUV market share, will Proton go downmarket and play in that value vary as properly? Proton’s subsequent launch is anticipated to be the Proton S50 sedan, would an X30 come after that?
At present there doesn’t appear to be any trendy Geely mannequin that might be an acceptable donor automobile for a possible Proton X30. Nonetheless, just lately Geely exhibited an older however just lately up to date mannequin referred to as the Geely GX3 Professional on the 2023 Manila Worldwide Auto Present. It’s a subcompact SUV just like the WR-V, powered by a 1.5 litre usually aspirated engine and a CVT gearbox.
In the mean time, Perodua appears to be going upmarket with an upcoming mannequin codenamed the Perodua D66B, which many have began calling the Perodua Nexis.
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