There is a safety reason for this... i took a british driving license and the instructor told me. Unfortunately  i cant remember why

due my experience, I own and drive both car, saga flx 1.3 and bezza 1.3. For long distance, slow drive within national speed limit, bezza provide more comfortability for passengers. Despite its upright seating position, I think it is still comfy. In addition, for city drive, bezza behave better, no jerking, no cvt rubbery feel, throttle response more direct. The big cons are unstable during hi speed, even you may feel lorry pushing you away while passing by. Heck, it even cant stand crosswind.  It is using axia platform, what do you expect. The door also looks nipis, I doubt it can stand side crash. For performance, bezza suffer in hi speed, like it needs extra push. If you put extra push around corners, please pray hard not to crash or overshoot.

But if you prefer hiway drive, speeding within 140-160kph, saga wayyy more stable and secure. Cornering more mantap. Big cons are, cvt rubbery feel, cvt jerk is obvious from stop to roll. Also unresponsive throttle in low speed. Then, it less comfy due to stiffer suspension setup. It gets worse when fully seated. However, it behaves best during hi speed and hi rpm.

Both fuel consumption almost the same either city or hiway drive. For maintenance, bezza is better in term of cost. Perodua always charge less than proton.