Right here’s one other sighting of what seems to be a taped-up Proton X50 roaming the streets of KL, taken by Noor Syazwan Sajali. The situation seems just like the Medan Pasar space in KL to me, and behind the camouflaged automotive is a daily X50. It must be the identical mule because the one noticed on the freeway, shared yesterday, with the identical commerce plate quantity.

Noor Syazwan’s footage are clear and from all angles, plus bonus pictures of the mule’s inside. It’s now fairly clear that this left-hand-drive automotive R&D automotive is a Geely Binyue Cool, the closely facelifted newest model of the unique Binyue – the Geely donor automotive for our Proton X50 – and the Binyue Professional from 2021.

The Binyue Cool surfaced final yr in China with a big black portion on the fascia, with a honeycomb mesh sample all through. Slimmer and sharper headlamps pierce deep into the entrance wing, in comparison with the abrupt chop of outdated. The curved bonnet edge has been changed by a straight line.

There are additionally new LED daytime working lights on the Cool, crimson pinstripe accents on the border of the higher grille – which itself is slimmer than earlier than, following the headlamps – and on the entrance lip. This tremendous aggressive look is bolstered by what seems to be vents on the bonnet. There’s additionally a small “tail” for the chrome underline of the glasshouse, the place the A pillars are. The Geely Emgrand/Proton S70 additionally has the latter.

The most important change is on the again. The entire revamp sees a pointy look changing the unique automotive’s flowing traces. The lights are very slim now they usually’re related to be full-width. Appears very Hyundai Elantra to those eyes. The aggressive rear spoiler and quad-tailpipe format aren’t new.

Our inquisitive snapper managed to get some pictures of the inside from afar, which exhibits that this can be a LHD unit. The pics additionally present an all-new dashboard that includes two joined screens, with a ‘step’ between the digital instrument panel and the infotainment display. When you squint onerous sufficient, you’ll have the ability to see a totally digital meter panel that’s just like that on the X90. It’s an improve from the present X50’s part-digital cluster.

Under the centre display, you’ll see AC vents and piano-key model controls which might be completely different from what we’ve got within the X50. So, is that this the primary trace of an upcoming Proton X50 facelift primarily based on the Geely Binyue Cool?

In that case, it may very well be the primary main facelift of a Geely-based Proton, because the X70 MC from June 2022 wasn’t a lot of a change when it comes to seems. That’s if a giant facelift of the X70 doesn’t come out first – camouflaged models of the C-segment SUV are already roaming the streets.

Again to the Binyue. The Cool’s prime engine is a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder making 181 hp/280 Nm, which is one-cylinder, 4 horsepower and 25 Nm up on the X50 Flagship’s TGDi engine. Take a look at the Binyue Cool and share what you consider this new look on a well-recognized automotive.

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