When I test drive 316i, I don't feel it sluggish, but it is expensive indeed. Yea many fanboy said that its 1.6T is gOod enough, heck, that's your money, just go ahead and and buy it. Laugh

My friend had test drived with this car, he told me it is worth buying as this model can beat City, Vios, and Latio in terms of performance and handling;.
Anyway I saw this car in show room, look nice, like CRV

didnt know that 407 got the 1.6T engine.

yeah but turbo diesel is different category already

No idea why u guys still wan argue with keyboard warriors.

Went to check out the ride yesterday. Marlow! Much better than preve (sorry preve owner or fans, preve just not my cup of tea..)

Test drove it! Not bad at all.. But still, auto not my cup of tea..
Yet proton still need to have better fitments

Are you refering to Preve? Mind elaborate where is the actual lag you are referring?

Very minimal..
In fact ESP is a must for it..when I conner I go floor it
Indeed response was quite immediate. didnt test top tho. Was there at about noon time. Since no need wait I juz try. Steering was heavy but it is nice! Leather better than inspira.

Converting to manual is not as simple as older days.
Technically

I know, but I don't see it as impossible. Only expensive and time consuming...and stressful and can break friendships and family bonds.

This is the problem with Malaysian. I don't care if its "perceptive", but wanna hentam Proton with this way is STUPID and UNREASONABLE. If hentam coz found some QC issues = REASONABLE.

I test drove the car yesterday morning at Proton Showroom Jalan Ampang. Amongst my impression was that, it was definitely more beautiful and sporty in front of my own two eyes, rather than in the pictures on the net.

Leather seats were comfortable, interior design could be improved further, but it was okay. Boot space was definitely a surprise, as I thought it would be very small. But it turned out to be quite spacious, albeit a tad smaller than Preve's.

The noise from the turbo engine was quite noticeable, but I think I can live with that. The acceleration of the car was great, it took little to no effort to go from 0 to 100KM/h in less than 10 seconds. Handling was top notch, as expected from Proton/Lotus.

Nonetheless, I also test drove Inspira yesterday, and I found some noticeable differences. Inspira felt more rigid, more stable, and more fun to drive. I reckon it has got more to do with it being a 2.0 car vs 1.6 for Suprima. And also the lack of engine noise, as compared to Suprima.

I played around with the paddle shifts for both cars as well. I prefer the ones on Suprima. When I clicked on the paddle shift, the dashboard panel immediately shows me the current gear, and I can go up or go down as I please. And whenever I press the brake, it would automatically switched to D, which I think is pretty neat.

In Inspira, the paddle shift doesn't quite work as such. When I pressed the brake, it didn't automatically turn to D. I have to manually change the gear myself.

But all in all, I am pretty impressed with what Proton has come out this time. Suprima S is going to be my first car, and somehow I have turned to believe that Proton has changed. I asked for opinions from a few of my friends who owned Preve, and they were quite satisfied with it.  Off course there were some minor problems here and there with Preve (as can realistically be expected from any car brand), but they told me that, they have not had any major problems with it.

To be honest, I am quite afraid to buy a Proton, in case I would be getting a lemon unit. Nonetheless, I decided to toss that fear away, and just proceed with buying Suprima S.

Just handed all my documents to be processed by the SA, and she told me that the lowest interest rate that she can give me is from KFH, 2.65%. Anybody knows if I can get a lower interest somewhere else?

And she told me I can pay my downpayment with credit card but needs to swipe only RM1000 a card, per day. I planned to pay RM8000 downpayment with two cards, and that is going to take me 4 days to do that. She said, if I were to swipe the whole amount at one go, Proton would charge me 2% for that. Pretty outrageous, I must say.

Anybody knows where I can get swipe the whole downpayment at one go, without being imposed exorbitant charge?

I planned to balance transfer all the 8K to my bank Islam card, as Bank Islam only charges 1% for 12 months balance transfer. I would prefer to spread the cost in one year, rather than forking out 8k cash straight ahead.

Welcome to Proton! Hope he will provide you with great journey since it's your first car. Get to know your car inside out then nothing should be afraid of. People full of knowledge wouldn't budge even with the earthquake scale at 9.

I am using it for 1 year(and counting) already. The power window still works fine. Yours' failed is it?

I'm growing to hate Suprima.... due to the fact that the radio advertisement of the car is the most annoying EVER!

There is some chinese guy speaking in some ah beng english trying to act as if he's a customer praising the car... but ended up sounding annoying and fake.

Jay

The only worth buying among the cars you mentioned is Forte and Jazz, but given the price, size, performance, handling and features. Suprima still a good buy. 
I have a 2004 waja at home. no major problems. mind to tell what is your problem?

hi, my advise?  HAHAHAHA

itu pasal navigation punya SD card tak dimasukkan.

Last night I was trying with VW Passat. The heck! That guy was so fast. Once arrive home I eagerly surf about Passat. 2.0 turbocharged Diesel with 350Nm torque! No wonder can't even follow. Lol..

Indeed. If I was the Proton Ceo. I would be bragging about driving a Bentley, not a F30