Word is, the current Proton designer loves Audis more than his gf so he tends to follow the design theme of Walter da Silva(Audi design boss).

Wait for it….

I think the Waja needs a whole new look, not just a change of headlamps + lights and badging. Nothing wrong with the platform per se, and to be fair, Proton has improved the Waja a great deal since its introduction. Still plenty to go, especially where build quality and interior finish is concerned. The Savvy and SNeo beats it hands down here.

I say forget the little aesthetic changes (which really DOES NOT enhance the looks in any way) and bring consumers a REAL facelift.

good platform with bad look if they put a modern design up front, the rear would still look outdated i think…it just better let the minor changes do the work before the new one rolls out…reuse the platform, its a nice one…near 200kph and nothing bothers me and my fren on the way to the KLIA…event his father did not notice anyhting at the back while reading his newspaper…

It is selling at much higher price than normal Waja as a fren of mine’s husband bought the car. He works for Proton. From the words of mouth, the reason this waja actually did go through road test are not really to create a hype or so. It was rumored that this is the car which will come with the 1.6 Campro with the CPS and VIMS. How true is that i dont know. But if it is true, the car should be around 147bhp. Come to think of it, why would they do a facelift on Waja for no reason especially after launching the waja Campro.

Dont know for sure, let’s just wait for the launch, if the CPS and VIMS is launched together with this Waja, its a good thing. The Campro CPS and VIMS have been in RnD for a very long time.

What a facelift!!

Why do they even bother? They should reconstruct a new shape out of Waja.

Waja’s got a GOOD PLATFORM, shape is OK, but interior finishing is pathetic. Of course not mention sub-quality of door handles, power windows, lower arm bars, steering column gear.. whatever, and a host of other “STANDARD” defects- given the “leh, ini STANDARD LA” statement by Proton service centers everytime we highlight a problem. Despite all the above, Waja’s got a good chassis that provides good handling and room for imporvement (if they really interested) and potentially more head and leg space if they change the egronomics of Waja’s interior.

But what I see in this version of face lift is REALLY JUST CHEAP COSMETICS. If I run Proton, I’d have a radical change in shape based on this good platform. You may say Proton don’t have the resources like Toyota (as we know Toyota would’ve develop the same platform into totally different shape), but sometimes, you just have to be radical (And I don’t mean coming out with something like SAVVI).

I don’t know, I know I’m inviting many hostile response, but I think what I expressed is constructive.

Just send it to any Brother’s or Ah Chong Motor also can la …… facelift duh.

Biggest joke la ……….. like that also must undergo road test. HAHAHA

But Satria Neo seems a right step for Proton albeit a small step …….

Proton might be using codenames like Minor Change 2 or Minor Cosmetic Change 2 but sadly, the fact is that consumers will still refer it as a Cosmetic Change or a facelift. Different people can have different definition of cosmetic change.

Isamu,

They should codename this: “Major failure in common sense 3″. 3 because they’ve already had AT LEAST two major failures in common sense. The Arena, and that whats-its-name.. the boxy car.

“IF SOMEONE CAN TAKE AN EVO AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A WAJA, PROTON, WITH THEIR MILLIONS IN R&D BUDGET, SURE AS HECK OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO THE REVERSE!!!”

I’m sure most of you in reading this blog know which car I’m referring to.

Please explain as we all do not understand why why why