Not really a concern to me tbh, spent for a powerful SUV over 100k I'm not expecting savings from FC.

In term of power this car really can give u the power you looking for, but you gonna pay with higher fuel consumption and that's normal to me.

Depends your need, I would say current version is the better version VS older batch which prone to wind noise at high speed.

Currently in SUV market for B-seg SUV around this price range, no doubt the engine is really powerful.
The critics about 3 cylinder just gonna say haters gonna hate, it was pretty nicely managed, you only felt the vibration when you purpose go and feel it, but it was among the best 3 Cylinder in term of vibration felt in car. I tried Ativa/Almera they did worse in this aspect.

So far my 2 years ownership is all doing fine no issue with breakdown.

Current closest contender to X50 is the Cherry Omoda 5 with CVT gb.

For Corolla Cross my gripe will be the super outdated 1.8 VVT-i engine, more forgiving if they gave the DF engine like the other countries, but some people don't mind about it.

Setting via meter cluster there, under LKS if not mistaken.

Flagship 25k mileage, 2 years ownership

Well, although their 3 cyl is more inferior, they will still crush u with RV, fuel consumption and quoting X70 X90 catches fire to your face and in the end label u ccp supporter.
Anyway most of these people don't own any or probably not even tested any of those models they are comparing with.

By the way how the flywheel noise sounds like? any occasion it gets loud? I want to try to simulate that maybe its some noise I did not pay attention to since the sound insulation is quite good.

While I am giving opinion about Corolla Cross and Omoda 5 in my previous reply, I unintentionally missed out the HRV then I did a search in HRV thread seems like it wasn't active..
did the popularity for HRV fell so much? for what reason? Corolla Cross at least I still hear about news it overtake X70 in term of sales.

I'm but just a sample size of X50 user here, so far in this thread if u read the history the more popular topic is about modding the headunit to install AA/CP and there is not much breakdown case.

Those cases from Facebook I would say sometimes it depends on the owner, some owner sikit sikit also complain although it is normal or clearly written in the manual.
Like example the Engine Oil stick indicator some ppl get really nervous when saw the level is at 4 (about half of the stick indicator) while in manual it says as long it is more than 1 bar it is sufficient. Maybe they should redesign the stick so ppl don't get misled.

Sometimes these same group of people if they bought Japanese made they would not doubt these little thing although the Japanese had cheated in fuel consumption test and safety test. I guess something to do with ppl's confidence with Proton & China products that've planted a bad impression in their mind from the start so they keep trying to find fault from it.

This post has been edited by zero5177: Nov 2 2023, 11:50 AM

On the bright side yes, but on the flip side that's one really old engine that no one wants out of southeast asia.

While ppl condemn the X50 3 Cylinder which is launched at 2018 as dumping ground in Malaysia,
but at the same time people also turned a blind eye to Toyota even worse dumping the almost 20 years old engine to Malaysia.

Old but reliable, but does it justify we should not enjoy their latest DF engine tech? If the 2ZR-FE were so good, why bother develop DF engine right?

If you notice those threads people open about their 10+ years old Toyota engine need servicing because overheating/oil consumption, the reply is largely supporting it is wear and tear with helpful recommendations and totally acceptable but when similar thread opened about Proton Campro needing these service, most likely will get bashed first for owning Proton expected to have these problems.

It is already planted in their mind, Proton/Geely will need a lot of efforts to change the consumer's mindset.

Haven't get a chance to try on HRV yet, Corolla Cross definitely win in term of space, infact the leading one in B-seg SUV. The newer HRV boot about the size of X50 nothing to shout home about.

Cross I just do not like the idea of the near 20 years old engine, they should give DF engine as seen on the other country.

Omoda also did not get a chance to try on yet.

I would say keep it if your house have space, always good to have spare when needed, like example if you find the normal one more preferable after some time?
Because the original one would lift together with the boot when opened which I find convenient to put stuff because the bootspace for X50 is more wide than tall, I find myself needing that tall space quite frequent when loading/unloading without the need to adjust.

This post has been edited by zero5177: Nov 28 2023, 12:13 PM

If I were to rotate tire for Flagship, would my tire pressure on display messed up?

Like as in long press at the tyre pressure section?

Most of the time you already have answer in your mind the pros and cons between City and X50.

in my opinion X50 huge upgrade over City

But City will have better public acceptance than X50
And City will have bigger boot space, interior space should be around X50 or bigger

If you want to experience tech, Power, SUV and premium, get X50

If you want good FC, better public perception, big boot, get the City.

For X50 if FC is one of your top 3 concern is better you stay out of it especially if you heavily involved in city drive.
The urge to press the pedal is there, u bought the car with such power feel a bit waste to keep controlling your foot utilizing only small part of the power it can provide.

Highway drive it really can sip acceptable level of fuel if you drive within speed limit.

my FC can range from 6km/L in city to 14km/L in highway because I live in hilly area with 2km drive per trip at <30km/h speed, but that itself I only fuel up like twice a month at total cost <RM150 per month so the FC doesn't concern me

Trunk road aggressive drive from KL to Kota Bharu got me about 13km/L, 5 hours journey with lots of Sport mode pedal to floor overtaking.

You can find my 2 years record below.
https://www.fuelly.com/index.php/car/proton...ero5177/1109960

2 years 25k mileage still plenty lol... Maybe UC7 when change

Mine 2 years+ still doing fine, TGDI

speaking from inside cabin, no weird noise, engine still quiet, vibration didn't get noticeably annoying annoying or worse. Not sure how it is compared to day 1 but at least I didn't get annoyed of any increasingly worse noise/vibration if there is.

my mileage only 20+k now with lots of city drive at hilly area.

This post has been edited by zero5177: Jan 27 2024, 10:37 AM

MY city drive is real 100% city drive with hilly terrain and slow speed of <30km/h

It can range from 6km/l - 8km/l

My other Persona VVT 1.6 NA manual transmission doing just 7-9km/l as comparison.

If you care about FC i.e. love boasting with ppl about how fuel save your car is, Vios and City are the one to go for

X50 excel in all other aspects miles away.

Edit: Oh ya if u care about boot space, City or Vios are better too

Out of curiosity since you are comparing with Sedan, why rule out S70?

This post has been edited by zero5177: Feb 14 2024, 07:37 PM

-Double posted-

This post has been edited by zero5177: Feb 14 2024, 07:38 PM

Yeah wait mayb 6 more months or 1 year to see feedback.

Powertrain wise like Engine and Gearbox should be pretty good, X50 since launched did not hear any premature failure for engine & GB

The minor one like wind noise also solved for X50 for the later batch.

So far my X50 till today no major issue, only have the wiper sensor not turning off which they eventually solved after tweaking.

If you have time and not in a rush, you can always wait and observe

Agree if AACP comes together it will be a much better package