You saw it at the Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) 2024 last month, now the Proton X50 Sport Edition has been officially launched. Limited to 1,000 units, the Sport Edition is priced at RM98,300 on-the-road without insurance. This price includes a RM7,000 rebate for January – the RRP is RM105,300.
First, let’s talk about what makes it ‘Sport’. This X50 is finished in Quartz Black, which plays nicely with a red-accented four-piece bodykit consisting of a front splitter, side skirts and rear spats. No satin chrome here – the Sport Edition instead gets gloss black for the front grille surround and tailgate garnish. A red shoulder line stripe completes the contrast.
If black immediately makes the X50 SE stand out as it’s not a regular colour option, then these 18-inch 10-spoke gloss black alloys will be the next thing that makes the Sport stand out. The wheels were first seen on the original Geely Binyue.
Finishing off the Sport Edition transformation is a prominent badge on the tailgate (same SE logo is applied on the floor mats), door sill scuff plates and a Qi wireless smartphone charger. Conveniently, the X50’s cabin is already in black-red to match the SE’s exterior. Oh, and you’ll get Proton logo welcome lamps for the front doors and a boot tray.
By the way, the X50 Sport Edition is based on the Premium variant, which means that it uses the port-injected 150 PS/226 Nm 1.5-litre engine instead of the Flagship’s TGDi unit with 177 PS and 255 Nm. The turbocharged three-pot is mated to a seven-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox.
The Premium is the second-highest variant in the current X50 range, which was updated in June 2024. This means that the Sport Edition’s full price of RM105,300 is in between the Premium’s RM101,800 and the Flagship’s RM113,300. The premium over the regular Premium is RM3,500 (Proton says that the add-ons are worth RM10,000). But as mentioned, there’s a RM7,000 discount now to make it RM98,300.
Proton reserves its ADAS suite for Flagship models, so there’s no FCW/AEB, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and lane keep assist here, but there are six airbags. As per the regular X50, SE buyers also get a five-year unlimited mileage warranty, five-year data package (1GB per month) and six times free labour service.
Full list of specs here. What do you think of the X50 Sport Edition’s looks and value?
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