1st service rm14+.++
2nd service rm11+.++
no complain about service center

already drive around peninsular malaysia

very stable when cruising 160kmh, even using “jalan kampung” and have 5 passenger onboard..

no need to push engine very hard to uphill cameron

just little

thank you to proton, better go for kete potong, f*** proton, gone my 6X,XXX for this stupid car.

nice work proton but they should alert about quality of production..

I have heard how unreliable protons are, and better go off with Perodua but since im going to be getting my first car soon, i want something stylish, cheap(ish) and bigger than MyVi.

I love the Gen2 and the CPS engine and face-lift made it even better! Can’t wait to get it.

Nyek nyek nyek sound is gone. The tyres were actually over inflated perhaps that was the prob. Now has correct pressure .

F/C currently ranging form 6.3 to 6.5 but mostly 6.4l/100km.

No problem with engine. No problem with Power window. No problem with wiper. No problem with steering. So far quite happy with this car.

I agree turning radius is bad. Very bad turning radius to make a U turn. My previous wira is way better. The pedal position I now notice is slightly over to the right too much especially the clutch pedal. A/C for my car is too loud and taking a little too much power from the car’s engine. However since this car is powerful so not really a problemlah hehe.

PAUL.. great review!!

Very much comfortable leather seats, steering and dont forget about the leather armrest.

Quiet, smooth powerful CPS engine.

Very good handling.

Air-cond was amazing.

Smooth shift, accurate and precise gear box/ratios.

Comes with tinted. Average heat resistance %.

Cons >
Sound system was abit dull.

Tyre that i get was Silverstone Kruger (BAD) very bad on wet condition
May i know am i the only one got this tyre?

VERY bad turning radius.

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My Ratings 7/10
Highly Recommended for a 1.6l, 125hp, Hatchback and a price range of RM <60k Car (RM 57,488).
Nice front facelift, still the same old rear but filled with Pure Ergonomical Driving Excellent Quality.

F/C is excellent averaging from 6.2L to 6.5L ( in city driving too!!). But my town is small so not really city driving heheh. But still the figure is very good way better than my previous wira . Before 1K service it was between 6.8L to even as high as 7.2L. Who says Gen 2 isn’t fuel economical? It is to me. Perhaps gen2 Auto will have higher F/C than this.

Cental lock on one door was jammed and was repaired during 1k service. But their service center is awful. They repaired the broken central lock but when i was checking before paying somehow they manage to change the fault to another window. So have to check it back in again. What waste of time. Improve this please PROTON. Please make sure the car is checked thoroughly before giving it back to customer.

Another thing is this annoying nyek nyek nyek nyek sound when going on uneven road. Very disturbing. When it happens i just increase the audio volume. Hope its not something serious.

I have to change my driving style since getting this gen2. The clutch is very hard. I think my left leg is having too much exercise just changing gear. Engine rev does’nt go down after releasing pedal. after 1 to 2 second it will go down. So rev happy this engine. I don;t really like the round gear knob. Just doesn;t match the overall interior. Maybe a pedal shift at the steering is better heheh. Can ah Proton?

Everyone knows gen2 handling is very good. No matter it is old car but still the handling is better than a lot of newer imported cars. 170 to 180 taking corner? No problem. Want to overtake Vios? no problem heheh. It shines when taking corner. There are not many as good as it.

Nothing else to say as Paul reviews actually is very similar to what I have to say. No matter what people say this car is actually very good just crappy interior finishing and bad service centers ruins it a bit.

How would you judge when BMW 5 series (1999) having the same symptom? My Neo also has it. It’s normal for performing engine? =D

alvin_chan88 said,

August 13, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
Lastly – My air cond will have some HUMMING sound after I witch off my car. I always joke that my car sings. (Proton tried to rectified it, but nothing can be done till now. And my car is not under warranty anymore.

push the SPORT button, throttle response multiplied, sharp and crazy like a horse,
bring back the car to the city center ,sport button turned off,

i hope proton ready for this feature, in future sportier variant.

+Fantastic handling! My oh my.. I thought my old Iswara was very neutral (thanks to Lotus handling), but the G2 can take corners at 30% higher speeds easily. Understeery at the limit, but can be cured with a bit of lift-off to bring the tail back in order. I think its because of the Silverstone ’silent’ tyres not offering enough grip up front. Not as neutral as my brother’s EVO9MR, but the G2 does not come with limited slip diff or active yaw con. I can say confidently that the G2’s handles way better than my GF’s Vios. Steering feedback is great too but the Iswara was more communicative. G2’s Steering freeplay is too much for my liking but more direct than the Vios. Very balanced and weighted feel too, Vios is too light and vague.

+Engine makes a wonderful growl when pushed. Not so nice from the outside, but inside the cabin it sounds quite bassy. I didn’t hear any mechanical noises at high RPM that many complained abt in the first batch. Engine is not punchy & immediate as the Vios or Iswara, but the torque is relentless. There isn’t any strong G-forces when launched off the line, but speed builds up smoothly & quickly. Drag raced against the Vios, the G2 was ahead all the time.

-Drive by wire style throttle control I HATE! There must be something i can do aftermarket to make the throttle respond faster. There is lag between pushing the accelerator and the engine finally revving. Must also somehow disable the 1 second lag when accelerator is released. I can heel & toe myself, dun need an electronic nanny to do it for me. The lag is useless if you want to drop 2 cogs, the rev is not high enough anyway.

+Brakes are good enough for spirited driving. Haven’t smoked them yet. Gearchange is fantastic, smooth and sharp. Dropping a cog is smooth when the speed is right, but double de-clutch required if you want to drop 2 cogs or the car is moving faster than the gear.

+Overall the car feels great. Smooth, quiet and firm. I still think the interior plastic feels more upmarket than the Vios (though my GF still claims her Vios plastic is ‘thicker’).

+G2’s power window button is lit. Makes it easier to lower the window at night. I’m tired of lowering the back window of the Vios accidentally whenever I get to a toll!! Both Vios and G2 does not have ignition key light, so expect some scratches on the plastic there after some time.

+Remote boot opening is great! (her Vios does not have this..He he.)

+Nice lateral support on the seats, but lacking lumbar support.

-Build quality is something you cant not talk about when it comes to Proton and its the same case here. The chassis makes constant ‘nyek-nyok’ noise whenever i drive over speed humps.

-Last week i heard a loud ‘thunk’ from the chassis when i turned the steering while parking. Must follow up during next service.

-Gear knob plastic is deformed, but I’m going to replace it with an aluminum knob anyway.

-Some widget fell off the fuel filler cap and i dun know how to put it back. So now i am using my fingernails to open the cap until next service.

-A/C fan is making funny noise but apparently this is common and can be rectified.

Otherwise its a great car for RM53k new. Maybe some think the Vios is better and is willing to fork out RM30k more for a live rear axle and “thicker” plastic. For me the G2 is fine until i can afford an EVO.

rw sprinter,
obviously you never been to proton week. Turbo campro are already built and have a hp of 225 hp limited. 160hp or 170 hp are campro already been developed by R3 and used for circuit racing. Prepare a good sum of money, send you campro car to r3, they will give you 170 on wheel hp.

But Proton builds for the masses. Its there to “bridge between the different levels of wage earners”.

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just about every car company in the world has a few cars in thier line up that does that job alot better than proton does. except maybe supercar marques. what a load of trash in ur statement. couldn’t you be just as happy say in a corolla or a golf driving from batu niah to bintulu?

you should realize now that what lotus does with the eve is just for show. its not going to take off as compared to bigger companies that have more resources to pull it off successfully without bragging to only one country’s citizens in the world. just read thier press conferences of lotus and you already realize that what they are doing has already be done by others for about 8 years. cobasys that works with lotus on the rubbish eve project is just another desperate company like proton and lotus. and sadly is bankrupt and being sued to bits. somehow they only tell you the good news and hide the bad news.

So you still think Proton has backwards technology? Technology costs money in whatever value added dollars you perceive it. At the end of the day, you’ll never recover back the savings. But Proton builds for the masses. Its there to bridge between the different levels of wage earners. You may be happy driving a luxury german marque. Your happiness cannot match the grins of a family of five driving from Batu Niah to Bintulu in their beat up old Wira. I am very happy to buy something from a company who did not forget about who I am.

August 14, 2008 @ 7:55 pm

farghmee,
if Polyphony Digital put proton on their list, granturismo5 will become rubbish cars racing

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If you think more about it,
GT5 doesn’t put ‘normal’ cars as i call it, into their list.

Go figure.

er, there are plenty, for example, the toyota yaris, honda jazz, ford ka, citroen xsara etc…..