Proton X50: Old vs New - Subtle tweaks or meaningful upgrades?

Old Proton X50

New Proton X50

Grille & bumper

• Standard hexagonal grille with horizontal inserts, chrome trim, and fog lamps

• A bold, aggressive, horizontally slatted lower grille with no fog lamps
• Upper grille features“songket” motif inserts, red “Ethereal Bow” strip and vertical pin-like inserts 

Headlights

• Projector LED headlights with simpler integrated DRLs

• New reflector-style LED headlights featuring triple eyebrow-style DRLs

Bonnet

• Smooth design with a slight curve over the Proton badge

• Flat surface with integrated faux vents and sharper creases are now closer to the bonnet's edges 

Wheels and fenders

• 17-inch base, 18-inch gloss variants on higher trims

• Redesigned 17-inch alloys for the Executive, and 18-inch two-tone turbine-style alloys with a knurled finish for the Premium and Flagship
• New front fenders and side skirts with faux vents 

Tail lights

• Separated LED tail-lamps
• Number-plate and camera located mid-gate

• Slimmer tail lights connected by a full-width LED light bar
• “Proton” lettering in a chamfered recess
• Camera, number plate, camera, and boot pull moved to a lower trapezoidal inset

Bumper & Spoiler

• Sporty bumper with fog lamps 
• Compact roof spoiler and quad tail pipes

• Redesigned bumper housing L-shaped reflector and slimmer fog lamps
• Quad tailpipes integrated into a simplified diffuser
• Sporty roof spoiler (Bold, black Batmobile-style roof wing with embedded red “S” badges with the Flagship trim)

Old Proton X50

New Proton X50

Snow White, Passion Red, Jet Grey, Armour Silver

Teal Bayou Green, Snow White, Passion Red, Jet Grey, Armour Silver

Old Proton X50

New Proton X50

Infotainment unit

10.3-inch floating 

Full HD 14.6-inch (largest in segment) supporting Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Instrument cluster

7-inch digital display

8.88-inch letterbox-style display with sharper resolution and more information

Voice assistant

“Hi Proton” limited to English

Upgraded "Hey Proton", now supports Bahasa Melayu

Ambient lighting

Available on higher trims

72-colour “Rhythmic” ambient lighting, visible on dash and rear door panels

Mobile App connectivity

Proton Link with limited features

Proton Link 2.0: adds remote engine start, AC control, vehicle status & service scheduling

Specs

Old Proton X50

New Proton X50

Engine 

1.5L turbocharged 3-cylinder (port or direct injection, depending on variant)

New 1.5L i-GT turbocharged 4-cylinder

Output

150 PS / 226 Nm (Standard, Executive, Premium) 

177 PS / 255 Nm (Flagship)

181 PS / 290 Nm (All variants)

Transmission

7-speed wet dual-clutch 

7-speed wet dual-clutch 

Drive system

Front-wheel drive 

Front-wheel drive 

0-100 kmph acceleration

7.9 seconds 

7.6 seconds 

Drive modes

Normal, Sport, Eco (on some variants)

Normal, Sport, Eco, and Adaptive Mode (adaptive driving behaviour)

Specs

Old Proton X50

New Proton X50

Airbags

6 airbags (from Executive onwards)

6 airbags now standard across all variants

Advanced Driver Assistance System 

Available only on Flagship (including Autonomous Emergency Braking, Forward Collision warning, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning, and more)

Available with Premium and Flagship (including Autonomous Emergency Braking, Forward Collision warning, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning, and more)

Rear Side Radar System 

Not available

Standard on all variants, including  Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Collision Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and Door Opening Warning)

Cameras & Surround View

360° camera (Premium and Flagship) with no underbody view

360° HD camera (Premium and Flagship) with a new 180° undercarriage transparent view

Auto Park Assist

Available on Flagship (Manual button hold for operation)

One-touch auto parking with Parallel & perpendicular support and a more intuitive visual interface

Sensor & detection

Single forward camera (limited field)

170m monocular front camera + 80m millimetre-wave radar at rear