LOL, same like me, bought an old E30 coupe lately. i'll never listen to my parent's advice about cars, they have been "advising" me for 13 years, i listened once when i'm buying my first car, sold it after 1 year and swore never to listen to them ever again. imagine, my dad drives a Toyota Unser even though he can buy something that is 10 times better.....
back to topic, 65-75k for a proton sedan is just overpriced, come on, add a bit more u can get japs and contis. if proton wants to capture more market share, their sedans shouldn't be priced more than 65k. I don't want stupid LED headlights or stupid info display thingy on the dash. I want an affordable, comfortable sedan with a good engine, not adding more gimmicks so that they'll spoil after a year or two. Proton is on the right track on the FLX 1.6, now where's the Saga with the Exora Bold turbo engine?
and what's with the headlight buzzard thingy? this "technology" is so old it predates my grandma, don't make me laugh
The standard price for C-segment without heavy taxes is around RM 6x to 8x,xxx.
A Corolla in China costs between RM 60k to RM 89k.
P 3-21 A competes against Corolla rather than Vios.
That said, I do understand why people choose a Vios or City. However, I think, we should reserve our judgment, only when people tried it, tested it or the first batch of users
One fundamental change was a reduction in stroke from 88 mm to 86 mm. With the retained 76 mm bore, the swept volume reduced from 1,597 cc to 1,561 cc. This was brought about by the very compact height of the existing iron cylinder block which did not provide enough space to increase the required piston strength or lower the piston crown to achieve the desired compression ratio
The compression ratio was set at 8.9:1, which although relatively low for a modern downsized engine, allows the same hardware to be used for all the target markets including those with 88 RON fuel and very hot climates without excessive retardation
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd's new model, codenamed P3-21A, is a global car in many aspects, said its Senior Director Operations, Dr Wolfgang Karl Epple.
Epple said this is because experts from all over the world were involved in the processes to develop and design the car.
"We have international benchmark processes such as the simulation. The team that developed the car is also international. We got experts from Italy, France, Germany, Korea, (involved) in the development of the car," he told reporters at Proton's "Power of 1" event at Bukit Jalil Stadium, here Thursday.
The components for the P3-21A also came from various parts of the world including Australia, Europe, Korea and Japan, he said.
Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd's Head of Styling, Engineering Division, Azlan Othman said the P3-21A is the result from the collaboration with Italian-based Italdesign Giugiaro, that would bring Proton to the next level in the aspects of design.
I intend to drive this car to LRT station for work. Park P3-21A at station, then take LRT to work.
I take LRT and KTM to KL. When the electrified double tracking project reaches Penang, I take ETS to Penang instead of driving. Mid Valley, take KTM better because I do not need to care about car park.
However, there are times that I need a car, especially in suburban area and bringing someone to go out for food hunt.
My life will be same as the German concept of "Auto haben, Bahn fahren"