The Proton eMas 5 has just been launched, and with that comes the all-important pricing and full specifications of Malaysia’s cheapest EV. Doubtless you will want to know what you’ll be getting for your money with each variant – RM56,800 for the Prime and RM69,800 for the Premium (after a RM3,000 rebate, up to the end of the year).
Both models are rear-wheel drive, powered by a single motor that produces 79 PS (58 kW) and 130 Nm of torque on the Prime and 116 PS (85 kW) and 150 Nm on the Premium. Also different are the batteries – the Prime utilises a 30.12 kWh CATL lithium iron phosphate (LFP) unit for a range of just 225 km on the WLTP cycle, while the Premium’s 40.16 kWh pack delivers a more useful 325 km.
In terms of charging, the Prime accepts up to 53 kW of DC fast charging, while the Premium bumps this up to 71 kW; both can be topped up from 30 to 80% in 20 minutes. They will also accept up to 6.6 kW of AC charging, so charging from 10 to 100% takes 4.3 hours for the Prime and 5.9 hours for the Premium.
Beyond the mechanicals, the two variants are also different in some key areas, namely the headlights (halogens for the Prime, versus LEDs for the Premium), wheels (15-inch steelies versus 16-inch alloys) and tailgate operation (manual versus powered). The Premium is also the only one to get a black roof and an Alabaster White interior option, the latter paired to the also-exclusive Marble Cream and Quartz Rose paints.
As for safety, both come with six airbags, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, rear collision warning and a door opening warning. However, only the Premium gets the full suite of driver assists, including autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning.
The full spec-by-spec breakdown is as follows:
2025 Proton eMas 5 Prime – RM56,800
Gets as standard:
Mechanicals
- Single rear motor
- 79 PS (58 kW), 130 Nm of torque
- Rear-wheel drive
- MacPherson strut suspension (front), multi-link (rear)
- Ventilated disc brakes (front), solid disc (rear)
- 0-50 km/h in 4.4 seconds
- 30.12 kWh CATL LFP battery
- 225 km range (WLTP)
- 53 kW DC fast charging, 30-80% in 21 minutes
- 6.6 kW AC charging, 10-100% in 4.3 hours
Exterior
- Manual halogen headlights
- LED taillights
- Black plastic front bumper trim
- Black window trim
- Body-coloured roof
- 15-inch steel wheels with 205/65 R15 tyres
Interior
- Keyless entry and start
- Slate grey interior with white stitching
- Grey headliner
- Manual air conditioning with touchscreen controls and rear vents
- Cruise control with speed limiter
- Manual seats
- Faux leather upholstery
- Urethane multi-function steering wheel
- 8.8-inch digital instrument display
- 14.6-inch infotainment touchscreen
- Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- “Hi Proton” voice control with Bahasa Malaysia option
- Navigation with integrated live charge map
- 4 speakers
- Two front USB ports (USB-C and USB-A)
- Electronic parking brake with auto brake hold
- Proton eMas app connectivity (vehicle status, remote control, navigation, EV charger roaming)
- 375 litres boot space
- 70 litres front boot space
- 3.3 kW vehicle-to-load (V2L) function
Safety
- Six airbags (front, side, curtain)
- ABS with EBD and brake assist
- Traction control and stability control
- Hill start assist and hill descent control
- Blind spot monitoring
- Rear cross traffic alert
- Rear collision warning
- Door opening warning
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- Reverse camera
- Rear parking sensors
2025 Proton eMas 5 Premium – RM69,800
Adds on:
Mechanicals
- 116 PS (85 kW), 150 Nm of torque
- 0-50 km/h in 4.4 seconds
- 40.16 kWh CATL LFP battery
- 325 km range (WLTP)
- 71 kW DC fast charging, 30-80% in 21 minutes
- 6.6 kW AC charging, 10-100% in 5.9 hours
Exterior
- LED projector headlights
- Chrome front bumper trim
- Chrome window trim
- Gloss black roof
- 16-inch alloy wheels with 205/60 R16 tyres
Interior
- Alabaster White interior option (Marble Cream and Quartz Rose only)
- Faux leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel
- 6 speakers
- One rear USB port (USB-A)
- Powered tailgate
Safety
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Adaptive cruise control with stop and go
- Lane departure warning
- Traffic sign recognition
- Front departure alert
- 360-degree camera system with 3D view
Interested to know how the Proton eMas 5 drives? You can check out Jonathan James Tan’s first impressions of the car here. You can also watch Hafriz Shah’s walk-around of the car in the video below.
Proton eMas 5, official images
GALLERY: Proton eMas 5 Premium
GALLERY: Proton eMas 5 Premium colour options
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Very affordable to replace these 15/16 inches tyres once worn out. Consumers friendly indeed.
moreover it uses normal tyre instead of ev tyre, a win too
but but its range is too short to use for grab car
butbut its range is too short to drive from KL to penang/jb
why 0 – 50 km/h, not 0 – 100 km/h???
because the acceleration tappered when beyond 50kmh. this car has normal power output as typical 1.6L na car only, it show that the car very fast in the first 50kmh to still have fun with instant torque around town.
Cannot reach 100km/h?
Seriously will consider the Prime as a 2nd car to my CLA.
It’s great that it doesn’t have autonomous anything,i don’t need the car to pull me back into a lane, an alert is sufficient leave the driving to me. 200km seems ok just running around town, charge while having lunch and tea looks fine no issue. But oso could wait there’ll be many more sub 80k cars launching next 2 years… 300km range should be ready
olie could trade in his CLA180 for a zeekr 7 with 600bhp.
Who took the white interior must wash hand and bath before enter the car.
still waiting NCAP result.. cant find in China website too