for those who've test driven it, what model would you recommend for the best "feel" ? ie: are all of them equally responsive ? etc

I'm in Malaysia now for summer   going to head down to a Proton Showroom on Monday but hoping to get some tips here before that. Engine size make any difference to the handling ? does the extra weight of the 2.0 affect anything ?
thanks ! will keep that in mind.

are all proton prices fixed or is it up to my negotiation skills ? 

It wont do anything la... bt beh siok ma...feel like cheap cheap like that.... ><

You are referring to what gap?  Dunno if its the black color that camouflage the gap for you or I am already needing unker glasses...

As far as I can see from your pics, your car does not have any gap issues, unless you wanna complain to proton: "Left side 2mm gap, right side 1.5mm gap, please make both side the same?" Then I got nothing to say already...

Oh I see, sorry about the misunderstanding.

Actually gap issue is a small thing & up to an individual to judge for themselves, unless the bumper can drop off or look like wide body conversion then there is a cause for concern,

I think I know why people wanna check very thoroughly because they dont feel right if there is no issue with a Proton, so they find ways and reason to make issue out of nothing so that it befits a Proton badged car...

yours looks smaller... bt nt sure is it becos of the range u focus or the angle  u snap... or maybe mine really gt bigger gap... >< today went to c other inspira... got gap as well.. bt so far i spray water towards the gap no problem la... ><

Soon you will be angry with your Inspira..because it will make you a daredevil on the road, just like Matrix 
Did you read his ipoh trip experience, 160km/h, and he claims to be a slow driver, 
Bro, I am not pointing the finger to you,    I am just saying generally people thinks like this. Some people are just expecting Proton to build a customized car for them where all assembly are done by hand, inspected over 1000 times and given a red carpet to receive the car at KLCC twin towers, plus road closed for this occasion, you get what I mean?   

if u no change ur rim ... still 16 inch... pump 36 ~ 38 PSI, your cornering will be the best liao..
if u want stability.. pump 32 ~ 34PSI on your Tyre.

normally people say 1st 1000KM dun push 100km/h and above nia...

if u want 120KM/h with stability... add a 10KG EVO X spoiler so to add weight to your rear but bear in mind... your rear tyre might easy to eat the tyre and cepat nak change tyre compare to normal use lo.

Eh...how u know it doesn't change gear in "D" mode?? Or u use paddle shift to gear 1??

u dont know how cvt working, go read more about cvt, one of the advantage of cvt is it keep change gear ratio while engine maintain in certain rpm. not same as traditional gear box.

nissan's cvt video, works the same, ours are made by jatco(owned by nissan)

Just curious, how the hell have you been driving an AUTO car??? U have been using the stick to shift from 1-6 and back down????

Hmmm..... u know how to drive an AUTO..??   

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Added on July 3, 2011, 10:58 pmINFO on Continental CC5 tyres...

The stock Continental CC5 tyres that comes with the Inspiras are UNI-DIRECTIONAL roll tyres., means it rolls only in one direction...!! There is a marking "INSIDE" to indicate that that side is supposed to be fitted on the inside of the rims.

Do take note as this also means that our CC5 tyres cannot be cross rotated, due to the uni-directional roll.

I have no ill intention, just asking you questions based on your post. Let's break it down, shall we??
From this sentence, you have said you JUST TRIED in AUTO mode.... doesnt this imply that you had JUST (baru cuba) the first time tried the AUTO mode?? Hence, my question: Just curious, how the hell have you been driving an AUTO car??? U have been using the stick to shift from 1-6 and back down????

I am curious, why only NOW are you trying the AUTO mode, and how have you been driving your car ever since you got your car, by stick shift???
Here you typed that your car went from 0-100km/h WITHOUT gear change. So again, you have implied that you have never tried the AUTO mode, and also that you dont know how AUTO or CVT gearboxes work. Hence my question: Hmmm..... u know how to drive an AUTO..??

So, you tell me, what clarifications you need..??

Paragraph 1... U mentioned it uses 1st gear.. Do you mean u switch to manual mode and left it at gear 1?

Paragraph 2... For CVT, leaving it in Auto mode means it will auto shift itself or rather slowly changing ratios to match the intended speed based on the drivers respond to the accelerator in the given time while trying to maintain a reasonable fuel consumption. In your case you kept pressing the accelerator and the CVT assumes you want to gain speed and will change the ratios accordingly.

Driving a conventional Auto will also upshift the gears when it reaches the top rpm for the particular 'gear'

Paragrapht 3... there is no need to explain your english level to the BLUNT poadster... kekeke...

bro, you can't say like this, let say if you drive an auto trasmission car, i means 4 speed traditional auto trasmission. u keep pressing your accelerator from 0 to 100, your first gear only can last to 60 which at 6500rpm, for sure even you keep press it also will shift to 2nd gear for you to reach 100 right? how can it wont shift up when you keep pressing your accelerator? 

when you put it to D, technically it is 1st gear but CVT do not have gears ..they run on diff ratios all the time & this is where you got confused thinking you get from 0-100km/h with 1st gear, because you didnt see RPM drop like conventional auto car but yet the car can reach 100km/h, the actual fact is CVT is working the ratio so you get the best possible acceleration without the drop in RPM which is more efficient...conventional auto when the RPM drops to change gear you experience a loss of torque for 1 to 2 seconds.. even manual cars experience this during gear shift while CVT can maintain high RPM throughout the whole process...I leave it to you to understand how it works by reading up or watch the YouTube video that ckk125 posted earlier for you as a new owner, because it took all of us sometime to grasp the concept too...

dont mind poadster's comment...the way he points out the obvious is always very BLUNT..we got used to it ...

Daniel, I do not know your tone of reply in this message but I think we are here to learn a thing or two and not argue till someone gives in. The last sentence is totally uncalled for.

Sothy has explained cvt further and you can also google further for how it works, someone posted the youtube link here too. It starts at a virtual "1st" gear and moves all the way up without you realising, so technically it did not remain in "1st" gear and rpm does not drop much when it switches gear.

Someone here also explained how the conventional autobox works, it also do not stays at 1st gear till 100km'h. Every car gb has different gear ratios and top speed for each "gear", it stated in the specification of each car in the brochure or user manual. So I guess what you mean here is it did not shift when one presses the accelerator but it will only reach that max speed/rpm and not any higher...

You stated something, we tried to correct the perception. If you think we are still wrong, there is always google and wikipedia.

my friend, MIVEC do not shift...I think you got confused with concept of MIVEC & CVT...both are separate system with different function, I think you should do some background reading then you will better understand the whole system..Maybe XC or ckk can help explain better...

Since you challenged me to reply you and correct your english and your understanding of your car.... here goes..:-
Ask any english teacher, or even yourself, does these two sentences have the same meaning???
Pls show me which car DONT upshift when you press the accelerator all the way, in D mode???? Even if you are in SPORTS mode of a gearbox, the gears WILL upshift itself AUTOMATICALLY (pun intended) to prevent the gearbox from overheating and breaking itself. In fact, even Inspira MT gearbox will also shutdown if you keep the gear at 7,000rpm.... someone here have experienced it.
Yes i do now, since you have made it clear... thank you very much.
FYI, your Inspira have TWO auto mode. One where you move the gear knob to D, and it engages the CVT. For CVT gearbox, there is no FIXED gear ratios unlike conventional gears, it maintains the gears dependant on the driver/engine requirements. Thus the term Continuous Variable Transmission, because the gears are.... varies continuously...

When you shift into D, you engage it into this mode, the gear indicator in your meter reads "D"

The second mode is when you move the gear knob to the right of D, this is the stick shift mode. Pulling the knob towards you will upshift while pushing it away will downshift (did i get this right?? i cant recall as i paddle mostly?? Anyone??). As CVT doesnt have any fixed ratio, but Jatco understands that drivers being drivers may want a kick in performance in their drive, thus the "semi-auto" mode found here. In this mode, the CVT gets a "fixed" 6 gear ratio, where the driver have control over when and at what RPM does the driver want to upshift the gear. This is mainly used when you need extra kick of speed, esp when you are drag racing another car.

Your gear indicator will read "1" - "6" accordingly to your "selected" gear..
So, if i have offended your puny feelings when i asked you do you know how to drive an auto car, i am sorry. I was referring if you even know how to differentiate the auto modes in your car, as you obviously do not. Also you have commented that your auto gearbox DONT upshift when you "pedal to the metal" - that's the term for flooring the pedal - again proving that you dont know how to drive an auto car.

So, my new question to you should be: Do you now know how to drive YOUR Inspira auto car???

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Added on July 4, 2011, 1:25 pm

Also, pls read the other's replies carefully.

NO ONE supported ME, they supported you as they are simply telling me not to be so direct and BLUNT, as you are trying to learn.

This means they are telling me that you are asking to learn, and not that you are being cheeky and acting dumb... and that I should not be so harsh and BLUNT when replying you.

They are good and kind people, have well meaning and they have answered you patiently...

Comprende???