guys, i really think it is stupid to compare like that, just like many others said:
Inspira fanboi or lancer wannabe will go for insipira.
same goes to Forte.
test your ownself, at the end of the day, u yourself paid your own car.
If u really want to compare, please do it
PROTON VS HYUNDAI or KIA being Malaysian vs Korean car manufacturer.
I take Proton vs Hyundai as an example.
Both started off at almost the same time, and has been in the market for about 25 fucukkk years!
Where is Proton now and where is Hyundai now in the market?
what kind of cars, design, performance and others has Proton provided?
look at their latest product - Inspira and Sonata.
design wise - it is just sebijik lancer! 99% look alike. To me, it is just a complete copy over or they claim it is rebadge or whatever shit, i dont care.
Proton CEO says R&D is very expensive and dont worth the money to do it, and hence, they collaborate with Mitsu to buy this LANCER design.
Bear in mind, this lancer model has been in the market for so long (min also 4-5 years) already. Ppl sell u old model, u guys get HYPED with it? and now ppl come out with their new sportsback model, another 5 yrs later? Inspira aeroback?
Look at Hyundai Sonata, from R&D to FINISHED PRODUCTS are all by KOREAN themselves. try comparing their design? dont even need to compare cars from different segment, oops, Hyundai are producing a higher segment cars than the SORRY Proton whereby they started off the same era?
Hyundai Sonata 2.0 Standard is only priced RM60k *(after conversion) in Korea, for a D-segment car.
At what price is this Proton Inspira 2.0 priced in malaysia? 90k?
Here the arguments arise again, why people could priced their NATIONAL CARS so cheaply in their HOMEGROWN?
why are we buying expensive NATIONAL CARS in our HOMEGROWN?
I Don't mind being patriotic and to buy Proton if Proton could deliver similar class products like Hyundai.
Just to FEED YOU some facts,
a fresh undergraduate that works in Samsung earns an annual salary of KRW30,000,000 to KRW35,000,000. Yes, it is 30 Million Korean Won! which is equivalent to about RM100k annual income or RM9-10k monthly income. I chop my xxxx off if a fresh graduate here in Malaysia can earn that money.
I hereby attach 2 photos for you to check out their car prices, cars that you dont see in Malaysia. Forte Koup priced at KRW21M and K5 is priced at KRW 27M. compare their income and spending power then compare Malaysian fresh graduate annual income and spending power. annual income of RM30k? buy inspira 90k? need 3 full years 100% savings?


Off-topic abit, what Malaysian Brands has penetrated the world market?
A few of the world top brands are from Korea - Samsung, Hyundai, Kia and LG - they have successfully penetrated the world market.
In case if you do not know, please check out Kia K5, K7, their new sportage.
Kia KoreaSamsung cars and Genesis.
and tell Proton those are the cars that they should produce instead of copying here and there, for instance, Inspira (which is 99% Lancer look-alike model) and has been running on the road for so many years, look at Sonata, their cars has a life cycle of 5 years. unlike Proton, Special edition, Limited Edition, Sports Edition, Merdeka Edition.
10 years later, Korean are well on top of us and we are no longger comparing to Korean, but we're comparing with Vietnamnese or Cambodian, let alone singaporean and korean.
No match comparing Malaysian vs Korean made.
A Phailed nation, even in many years to come.
Flame me as you wish~
Or tell me "if i dont like, I keluar" - Good job! This is the attitude that constitutes to the failure.
This post has been edited by tehoice: Nov 16 2010, 12:05 AM