This is it – the Proton eMas 5 has been fully revealed, with prime minister Anwar Ibrahim pulling the covers off a few days early at the ongoing ASEAN Summit. No funky camouflage here – these are the first images of the electric hatch in body colour, showing the car’s jelly bean design in the buff.
We should point out that this is not the official launch, which is still slated for October 30. That’s when we’ll finally find out what the price of the eMas 5 will be – the car is currently estimated to retail at RM60,000 for the entry-level Prime and RM80,000 for the longer-range Premium. We also only get a look at the range-topper for now, with the Prime still under wraps.
Of course, the cutesy styling you see here is no real surprise, given that the eMas 5 is nigh-on identical to the Geely Xingyuan/EX2 (and it’s not like the disguise was hiding much, anyway). The Proton is differentiated through its own front tiger roundel, rear Proton script and eMas 5 badge, but that’s about it.
Even the colours – Moonstone White, Graphite Silver, Slate Grey and the Premium-exclusive Marble Cream and Quartz Rose – are shared with the Chinese twin. By the way, Pro-Net insists that the purple car you see in some of these images is Quartz Rose, even though it looks an awful lot like the lilac hue introduced with the Xingyuan’s recent 2026 revision (instead of the expected warmer, lighter pink).
Aside from the sweptback head- and taillights, grille-less front end, vertical chrome front corner trim and the Premium’s black roof and door mirrors, the eMas 5 also sports a new starry C-pillar appliqué as well as a “shooting star” pattern on the illuminated interior decor, the latter replacing the Xingyuan’s skyscraper motif. These are in reference to the Geely’s name, which roughly translate to “star wish”; the Chinese-market car got these items with the aforementioned model year update.
The interior, on the other hand, has been revealed since August, with a dual-cowl dashboard design and a gently-sloping centre console. At the centre sits a 14.6-inch infotainment system running on Proton’s Atlas OS, replete with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bahasa Malaysia “Hi eMas” voice control and EV-specific features such as an integrated live charging map.
Lower down, there’s a storage cubby sitting ahead of a limited amount of air-con switchgear and a crystalline gear selector, plus two cupholders and a narrow slot. Unlike the Xingyuan, you can’t get the eMas 5 with a Qi wireless charger or a powered driver’s seat, not even on the Premium. The car comes as standard with a Flint Grey interior, with Marble Cream and Quartz Rose (again, exclusive to the Premium) models receiving an Alabaster White cabin instead.
Standard kit includes halogen headlights, 16-inch steel wheels, manual seats and air-con, rear air vents and faux leather upholstery. Only the full equipment list for the Premium has been revealed so far, equipped with notable additions such as LED exterior lighting, a black roof, funky D-pad-inspired alloys, six speakers, a 360-degree camera and a powered tailgate.
The eMas 5 is powered by a single rear motor – the Prime churns out 79 PS (58 kW) and 130 Nm of torque and delivers just 225 km of WLTP-rated range through its 30.12 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. The Premium boosts outputs to 116 PS (85 kW) and 150 Nm, while its larger 40.16 kWh LFP pack offers a more usable range of 325 km. Top speed is capped at 125 km/h on the Prime and 135 km/h on the Premium.
Charging-wise, the eMas 5 supports up to 71 kW of DC fast charging on the Premium spec; all models will take 21 minutes to charge from 30 to 80% (not 10 to 80%, so take note potential buyers). The car also accepts up to 6.6 kW of AC charging through a wallbox charger.
Just two more days until the launch, with the price being the final piece of the puzzle. Proton said last week that it has amassed over 4,000 bookings, and that number will surely rise exponentially once the final figures are released. Are you excited for what the national carmaker claims will be Malaysia’s cheapest EV?
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still don’t understand why almost all car brands are following china car brands by printing out the entire brand at the rear. surely a simple badge at the back gives a cleaner look. lexus has been doing this, volvo, and soon, mazda…it’s just so busy and cluttered
Maybe it’s because the Chinese are the ones copying others. Since they produce in large volumes, it’s often mistakenly believed that the design originated from them.
Chinese brands are new to the scene and the lettering is to create brand awareness. Kind of what Toyota and Datsun used to do when they first entered the US market.
Simply because china in the major market share. Just look at all the latest bmw. They are fugly. All that humongous kidney grill is to meet the taste of china. Why? Bcus 50% of bmw sales come from china alone.
And BMW just posted best year because of the “fugly” designs. Oh, you forgot to mention the new designs are also very popular in USA and Japan but of course, blame it on China as always.
if that were true then all brands would be pasting a huge grille on their cars. in reality its bmw designer fault only but you are blaming china.
Halogen headlights in 2025. Never thought I’d see it again, especially on an EV.
for 80k price we can buy this excellent mainland EV , underpinned by reliable CPC engineering, backed by rocksolid aftersales service by Proton,or
or for same price 80k can choose buy the upcoming perodua EV engineered by uuim/uitm/mara/mrsm graduates, and comes without battery. battery not included.
Hopefully got ICE version put in the new saga engine. As new iriz replacement model.
At least with the ICE cars, they can still let Proton engineers do something with the grill…