This is my personal review of the Preve. I'm a Vios E spec owner and was a Accord SM4 owner. First of all, i
am quite satisfied with it. Proton has really improved a lot in this car. A definite value for money. Nothing much to complain in terms of overall performance of the car...handling is years ahead of city,vios,altis (Not duall VVTI) n to a huge extent , the civic...anyone who says otherwise about the handling is talking bull (unless you're comparing to completely modded suspension system).the car was really composed when i switched lanes suddenly without slowing down...I expected the car to be huge but it didn't turn out to be so...it's similar in size to the forte but with better legroom ...I dislike the spot welding finishing though but the test drive n display unit had different finishing... Acceleration is good enough (so much better than a pre-dual vvti altis) but cannot match a proper Vtec ...1.8/2.0 Civic/Lancer would smoke it at real high speed but how many of us drive at 180kmh all the time right? Built quality of the interior is more or less the same as Vios,City n Forte but i do notice that the forte has better fitting...in short, worth the money you're paying and yes, i've booked the car

it's quite smooth compared to a normal AT ... it's what i've expected of a rubber band transmission ... i felt that in terms of acceleration, a 4AT vios would be able to match a Preve but it's just a feeling(vios is a lighter car) ... need to really test it to know


Hmm...i think i would need to get use to that lag but honestly, i don't think that the accelerator was that lazy in D mode .. just slightly sluggish below 2000rpm ..i can live with it. Preve is better in many ways compared to my Vios ..the Accord was a 1990 5speed manual (sold it off for the Vios)

i noticed the same thing as well!!

probably the 1.8 civic ... it has a better power:weight i think...a SOHC engine reduces the overall weight of the car

initially, the lag was really bothering me because i was so used to the pull that a B16B engine delivers but after realising that Preve is a completely different car, it didn't seem too bad...the lag is there, just a matter of whether can you live with it or not manual users would suffer the most


i agree with you, especially in D mode but in shifter mode, the car seems more eager to move and as you said, after 2k rpm, the car is just so smooth...really smooth ... good NVH ... just need to get used to the CVT...

BTW, the CVT feeling is quite similar to the Inspira 2.0

This post has been edited by happyhappyjony: Apr 20 2012, 09:57 PM

head room was okay for me...am about 171cm..the space between driver n side passenger is slightly narrower than a civic

haha...i didn't know that!! ...

what is crap from proton? Preve? or the fact that it met with an accident?

It really surprises me as to why we can't have more constructive comments in this forum.. . so many bashers are here...our comments will help those who are planning to get the car...or at the very least, help to share some light on how does the new car perform...no point bashing proton for nothing ... n to state a fact to you bashers..IM A CURRENT TOYOTA OWNER WHO HAS JUST BOOKED A PREVE!!

You posted something in a public forum and yet you are asking people not to read? WTF?! Get a life man.. If proton cars are really crappy as you said, then tell me why does a persona handle better than a vios/city? or let's take the Preve as an example... how can a "crappy" car handle better than a Toyota Altis & Vios? are toyotas crappy as well?

I have an open mind and that's why i'm selling of my vios for a Preve...is that open minded enough for you? I don't think anyone here is saying that Preve or other protons are perfect...so why the fuss about proton being crappy? Vios belting became f***ing noisy after a month!! how about that? Wasting time arguing with you

i agree with you...we get a car based on our own affordability... no point condemning

To all those who are wondering about the presence of a gearbox cooler, don't worry about it. it's there just in front of the radiator...peep into the right side of the front grill...you'll see something that resembles a smaller radiator with the label cvt cooler at the top of it...

so fast? which area bro? did you book the car much earlier?

i don't think so...probably the intercooler cz it's on the left side of the engine(and from the fact that the Exora has it on the left)...the cvt cooler looks as if it's on the top right front part of the radiator...

wah lucky you...i have to wait 2 months lo...cannot sleep...dreaming about the car

i don't know lo...i booked a white preve...two different show rooms in kedah said that waiting time is 1-2 months... booked it anyway... hehe ... too lazy to go hunt in other places..