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More details about the Proton X50 have emerged from the short-medium test drive the automaker is conducting for the SUV today. One of them is the confirmation that the X50’s 0-100 km / h time will mirror that of the Geely Binyue (or Coolray), with 7.9 seconds for the sprint of the century.
The X50 will be powered by a 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine, developed by Geely and Volvo, with two variations to be offered on the SUV. The first is a direct-injection unit called the 1.5 TD (designated the 1.5L TGDi on the X50), which will only be found on the Flagship, the top of the line in a lineup of four variants.
It should be noted that the acceleration time for the X50 is a few hp less than with the application seen in the Binyue, which is 179 hp (or 177 hp) at 5,500 rpm and 255 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 4,000 rpm.
As shown in today’s presentation rig spec slide, Proton’s output tuning for the unit is listed as 177 PS (or 174 hp), and the torque remains unchanged. It was previously revealed that this lower output figure for the 1.5L TGDi is quoted when using 92 RON gasoline, so it could be that the 177 PS rating that Proton goes with reflects the lower output denominator.
The other mill is a port fuel injection version known as the 1.5T PFI (designated 1.5LT on the X50), which has 150 PS (or 147 hp) at 5,500 rpm and 226 Nm of torque available from 1,500 to 4,000 rpm. This will power the other three variants of the X50, namely Standard, Executive and Premium.
Both the direct and port injection versions will be paired with a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission as seen on the CKD X70. As previously revealed, the declared fuel consumption figures for the X50 are 6.4 liters per 100 km (15.6 km / l) for the 1.5 TGDi Flagship and 6.5 liters per 100 km (15.4 km / l) for the 1.5T PFI engine.
The automaker also took the opportunity to list the output response of both engine variations in the form of power and torque curves, as well as highlighting measures taken by Geely to counter the inherent character of a three-cylinder engine. We have detailed these technical specifications in our previous post, in which we delve into the downsizing route that the company has taken.
We’ve already covered the X50 extensively since the first media preview, and you can see it here. We’ve also detailed the spec-by-spec differences that were revealed earlier today, but we expect more to emerge after today’s unit preview.
GALLERY: 2020 Proton X50 1.5 TGDi Flagship
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