it launch Jan 18 or feb 18?

yo man...anyone has any idea about the performance of this new blm when going uphill like genting and cameron highlands??

Just now went to Nibong Tebal showroom, the front still havent display. So I walked to the BACK of the showroom. Then I saw all sales rep are being briefed about the car. There was a black SAGA there waiting to be washed as it is quite dirty due to rain yesterday when delivery. The sales rep allows me to sit inside and have a look. From what I saw, it is very very IMPRESSIVE work by PROTON !! All material is very solid and I dont see much cost cutting effort in this car. The dashboard plastic is  a little better than MYVI plastic. And the door side also has some fabric finishing.

I am more than 6 foot tall and what I can say about the SAGA is that it is very very spacious inside. Even when the front seat is pulled all the way to the back, I still can sit comfortably at the back with a little legroom to spare!!
The seats are very comfy fabric. Sitting at the back seat, the feel is more or like the HONDA CITY  where the headroom and legroom is very impressive. The steering is like the Satria NEO but there was no any audio control button. However, the three spole steering is kinda too thick which obstruct the view of the meter panel.   The electric window switch has a very very good feel (way much better than SAVVY feel), same goes to the signal and wiper stalk (the signal is at the left, wiper at the right, all follow the european style). Well, the meter is the as SAVVY without the stupid yellow background and revised digit font, now it is in black color with PERSONA orange-red light illuminating it! (very cool!!)

When I requested the sales person to start the engine, well the sound of starting is VERY VERY COOL!! (Just like what you hear in those VIOS and CITY, no longer rough starting sound like LMST) The engine sound is very quiet indeed. However, I havent started the air-con, so still dunno how loud will the air con will produce (hopefully not like the crazy loud sound from LMST   )

There was a total of 5 cup holders two at the front , one at the centre between the two seats, and 2 at each doors (under side of it). The glovebox is still the same as SAVVY and the feel of closing it is sad to say , same as before   The closing gap is still not aligned properly but this is only the part that I discover to have misaligned, other place is just perfect. The door opening feel is like "half" of the feel of TOYOTA VIOS shutting feel. But really good if compared to SAVVY and LMST.

The boot is considered large for this kind of car size, the light was at the middle top and the usable space is very reasonable. One thing worth to mention for this SAGA is it have a FULL SIZE spare tyre under the boot!!   Though not alloy rim, just a steel rim. This is very good compared to others which provide small tiny spare tyre....  

All seems good to this SAGA and I can definitely say that this will be the HOTTEST SELLING CAR in 2008!!   

Looks very different than the peek pics all these while,  more like the old Saga. Even the back looks like the one it's replacing, from what I see on TV.

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Added on January 18, 2008, 4:36 pmWith the long list of bookings the old saga continues with 2nd Hand vehicle prices being higher than New ones!

OOOOpsss Soooorrrriii, I beat the gun!  It was not the new one on TV it was the old one.  No wonder it was not under cover.  SSSSooooorrrryyyy!

I just had a look at the car at a local showroom. Decent look, decent space, decent performance specs. Only problem is I can't seem to open the driver's door from the outside without a lot of force. LOL.

RM37,498. hmmmmmm

Somewhere between 20 to 30 for a place that could hold four or five cars. There were stereo systems with loud music, BLM posters, brochures and tube-shaped blowers.

can i ask something here? new proton saga as compared to Nissan Latio, which is better? in fuel consumption, engine, interior, exterior..

take note the price of the most expensive proton saga is half of latio...

can anyone comment this? Nissan Latio or Proton Saga?

One thing I hope for the H-line is that the backseat can flip over to store big stuffs.

Why is it only till medium . What is the high spec ? and when will it be released ? Please advice me, getting gen2 1.3 auto 2006 second hand RM20k or..... this new saga full spec ?  I'm not rich 

The new SAGA doesn't look fresh...

Wah, heavy drinker means consume alot petrol ? gen2 1200kg
what about new SAGA BLM ? how much its weight ?

Wonder if the current Iswara suck more fuel or this one?

I went to the showroom after work just now..

seems like it's worth the $$ la.. boot quite spacious, cabin ok.. when I sit inside also it feels ok...but the performance wise...

kena tunggu dan lihat...

but hope it'll come out alrite... coz I really tergoda with the design liau

yealoh...wonder what will happen to savvy..

Actually i am amazed that this car was developed under scheduled (similiar with persona) and under RM500 million only. Proton now able to develop products on time and on schedule under SZ rule.

SAGA!!! Let's make the road more jam!!! Not JAM enough in KL!!

what statement ? 

The KL is badly jammed because of poor town-planning / infrastructure / logistics !

U go lar and see London town ... there are even more cars / people there but how come it is not that bad ?

They already have the tube/Underground pre-World War II and the fact is over 8 million people travel by the Tube every day.

Our LRT / Monorail top-max can only handle 200,000 ppl per day how to move the crowd around town ?

village-idiots 

Won't they spoil market for other models if they do that? They already got Waja, Gen-2 and Persona at that range.

i've booked one

Once again, proton did it. price so high for a plastic toy car.