Pics from AutolifeThailand It’s rare for Malaysia to launch a car before Thailand – unless you’re really brand-particular here – but anyway, AutolifeThailand has published specs of the Geely EX2 (Proton eMas 5 in Malaysia) ahead of its Thai Motor Expo launch later this month. Comparison time – here we go. There’ll be two fully-imported (CBU) variants called Pro and Max – both get a 116 PS/150 Nm rear electric motor (like our eMas 5 Premium); there seems to be no lesser option like our eMas 5 Prime’s 79 PS/130 Nm unit. Same story with the battery – the Thai EX2 gets only one 39.4 kWh choice yielding a 395 km NEDC range (compared to the eMas 5’s 30.12/40.16 kWh and 225/325 km WLTP). 39.4 kWh is likely the net figure to the 40.16 kWh’s gross, meaning that the EX2 gets the bigger battery as standard. Charging? The Thai EX2 can swallow up to 6.6 kW AC (ditto eMas 5) and up to 70 kW DC (eMas 5 Premium 71 kW DC, eMas 5 Prime 53 kW DC), the latter able to get you from 30-80% in 25 minutes (21 minutes for eMas 5). 0-100 km/h is done in 11 seconds (eMas 5 quotes 0-50 km/h but the Premium’s 0-100 km/h time is around 10 seconds) and top speed is 130 km/h (125 and 135 km/h for eMas 5). Pics from AutolifeThailand The base EX2 Pro already gets automatic LED projector headlamps and a leather steering wheel, both of which we have to buy the eMas 5 Premium to enjoy. However, TPMS is not mentioned for the EX2, which are on both eMas 5 variants, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto (also standard and available immediately on our eMas 5), will only be supported from the second quarter of next year for Thai buyers. The top-spec EX2 Max gets a wireless phone charger and a powered driver’s seat, both of which no eMas 5 variant has. The Proton fights back with a powered tailgate, which its Thai counterpart doesn’t get. The EX2’s passenger-side dashboard and door cards have a cityscape ambient lighting motif instead of the shooting stars on the eMas 5. Also there from the start is a tonneau cover, which Pro-Net may offer later à la eMas 7. All other specs are pretty much consistent between the EX2 Pro/Max and eMas 5 Prime/Premium. On to colours – the Thai car can be had in Nebula Beige, Comet Grey, Star Silver and Moon White (the top-spec Max additionally gets an Aurora Green choice; all Max cars have black roofs), while the interior is either Skyline White or Horizon Grey depending on the variant. Pics from AutolifeThailand Meanwhile, our eMas 5 can be had in Moonstone White, Graphite Silver and Slate Grey (the top-spec Premium additionally gets Marble Cream and Quartz Rose choices; all Premium cars have black roofs). The interior is Alabaster White if the exterior is either Marble Cream or Quartz Rose; otherwise it’s Flint Grey. Warranties? Thai Geely distributor Thonburi Neustern is offering six years/160,000 km for the vehicle, eight years/180,000 km for the battery and eight years’ free 24-hour roadside assistance, while Proton’s package consists of a six-year/unlimited mileage vehicle warranty and an eight-year/160,000 km battery and powertrain warranty. Let’s wait and see if the Geely EX2 can undercut the Proton eMas 5’s RM57k-70k, shall we? Geely EX2 in Thailand Proton eMas 5 Premium in Malaysia Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater.
