Car review: Proton e.Mas 7 glitters with utility and functionality

SINGAPORE – The last time a Proton review ran in The Straits Times was 12 years ago. Not long after the Preve compact saloon was launched and tested, the Malaysian brand exited Singapore.

Now part-owned by China’s Geely group, Proton has returned to Singapore, but with a car which is nothing like its “cheap but cheerful” models that old-timers like me used to know. In fact, the e.Mas 7 is nothing like the other models in the current Proton line-up.