Proton e.MAS 7 Electric Vehicle Test Drive Review

The #ProtoneMAS 7 was launched in Malaysia just a month ago on the 16th of December 2024. In showrooms right now in 2 variants: Prime & Premium. Both variants feature the same front-mounted ’12-in-1 Electric Drive System’ outputting 160 kW (218 PS) and 320 Nm of torque, which in turn sees for this e-SUV to quote a 0-100 km/h time of 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 175 km/h. Both variants of the e.MAS 7 are also to be powered by a battery pack comprising of Aegis Short Blade cells of a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry. The Prime however comes a smaller 49.52 kWh battery pack that is only good for a WLTP-rated range of 345 km, whereas the Premium nets a larger unit with 60.22 kWh usable capacity, which hence extends that figure to 410 km. At launch there was a promotional pricing, at RM105,800 and RM119,800 for the first 3,000 buyers. The price difference between the Prime and Premium is just RM14,000 more (13 percent increase) and here’s what you get: • 65km more range (19% increase) • 19″ rims (vs 18″) • panoramic roof with sunshade • powered tailgate • active grille shutter • auto dimming rear view mirror • front passenger 4-way powered adjustment • front ventilated seats • fully recline-able front seats • 256-colour ambient lighting • heads-up display • 16-speaker Flyme audio sound system Just the range increase ALONE would justify any potential PRIME shopper to upgrade to the PREMIUM model.