Comments on: Proton GEN2 CPS Highline Manual Review

By: Fraz006

Fraz006 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:55:30 +0000

“The only complain I have is that whenever I drive the car; the A/C compressor
sucks up a very noticeable amount of engine power when it’s turned on.”

this is very2 common for proton cars. i don know why. u know why paul?

By: slap_on_my_forehead

slap_on_my_forehead — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:41:33 +0000

I own 2004 Gen 2. After 5 years, the car has not given me any major problem ..which I’m so thankful for that…I’m going to renew the road tax for the sixth year soon.. Love the stability so much and now I’ve developed a habit of hitting the gas pedal further down when taking corners…..I hit 170 kph without me realizing it and this Ladies N Gentlemen has given me headache becoz now I have more speeding summons to clear than before..lol.. headache…headache…Well, will test drive Gen 2 CPS some day…

By: TeLi

TeLi — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:37:00 +0000

agree…ac kick more less after that…but still there…

By: fazron80

fazron80 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:07:29 +0000

Try installing VS.

By: Leona

Leona — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:57:59 +0000

off the AC.kiddin meh.

By: Fraz006

Fraz006 — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:35:39 +0000

is there any mean to reduce this big ass AC power loss?

By: Leona

Leona — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:33:03 +0000

just wanna share,this car able to accelerate till 180++ with no doubt;)

By: fazron80

fazron80 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:21:46 +0000

People who never experience is missing whole new experience of power in a 1.6 NA engine.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:51:05 +0000

sound like good. i am using old Gen 2 now. Maybe will consider change to CPS.

By: TeLi

TeLi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:57:28 +0000

my car already done 7k km

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

By: AhPauL

AhPauL — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:11:57 +0000

Been driving my Hibiscus Gen.2 CPS 2weeks,
overall very satisfy on the power and handling.

By: gondola

gondola — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:13:39 +0000

received new gen-2 cps on august with all this in one package.
1.driver door hard to close.
2.single back seat with space in between.
3.radio sound break when turn to loud.
4.seat belt lamp and alarm not working.
5.fuel door hard to open.
6.incoming air from outside even circulation button on.
7.i almost can’t hear reverse sensor, sound too romantic for alarm system

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

By: fazron80

fazron80 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:28:10 +0000

To Leona, Mine was not over RM200 for the 1st 1000km. Perhaps theSC change something that was not required to be change. You can check the service booklet, there;s a list of what was required to change or do at each service. E.g spark plug is only required to change every 20K km. No need to change at 10K or 30K service. That’s just one example.
To magma, gen2 cps is worth your money. However please take note that Proton quality still below par but it’s better now than 4 5 years back. If you’re young and like to drive fast please skip city or vios (definitely skip vios) and get the cps engine. You’ll regret getting vios or city when you see every cps (except exora of course) will always leaves you behind.
One more thing and no offense to Leona please try to get the manual transmission. At 4th gear, there’s not a lot of cars that can even tailgate you or even follow you. Acceleration at 4th gear is quite an experience.

By: Leona

Leona — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:58:46 +0000

I mean as your 1st car,never compare it with high performance car. RM 60,488 with all those performance is consider as worth buying.

By: Leona

Leona — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:55:21 +0000

Gen 2 CPS worth to buy. Mine was auto transmission (sux proton for not having manual in stock) . At the first i was quite regret buying auto transmission because of the vroom sound when u tried to overtake. however after 1st service, i do really proud of my gen 2 CPS A/T. Able to accelerate till 160 km/h w/o vibration, smooth running, the vroom sound no longer obvious. Fuel consumption is so-so, average FC is 5.3 l/100km which is not so burden and considered as standard. However, 1st service quite expensive compare to other proton’s car. RM250 for 1st 1000km?????? yaaaaaaaa. i din expect such a value at all. Am i being cheated by the proton service center?? Share yours;)Gen 2 CPS is the best

By: Magma

Magma — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:35:46 +0000

just graduated and thinking of having my 1st car. i’ve read all of those comments. Gen2 seems like a nice car to own, before i had enough money to buy some mercedes or bmw.

By: autozine

autozine — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:51:47 +0000

Worst Car of the Year

By: Radio028

Radio028 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:41:15 +0000

i have test drive this car today… it was a smooth ride… nice revving sound… can feel the power when full throttle… i love the handling… my mum also likes the car… looks sporty from exterior and interior leatherish… overall performance is good, way above my expectations… interior quality just improve a little bit, a bit disappointing…
my last gen2 non-cps totally crashed by me last month, thank god my gf and i still alive(so damn lucky)… now looking forward to buy this gen2 with cps… i can say i like the handling and it’s cheaper… thinking of buying honda city, but extra 20k sigh kind of short in money lol…
i’ve also have myvi, but feels like myvi not very good fuel consumption during long journey… can u believe i’ve try to drive the old gen2 from KL to penang just 4.7L/100km… i really slapped my face at that moment, i drove average speed 110-120 kph and still have 1.5 bar left on fuel gauge(no kidding). for the myvi exactly 1 full tank from KL to penang, with also same speed…

By: VTECkiller

VTECkiller — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:28:17 +0000

test drove this car today. Currently driving Civic EK3.. After tested this Proton Gen2 CPS manual, all i wanna say are hands up for Protons’ designed CPS engine. Smooth and powerful. Remind me of driving a new Honda engine..

By: fendi

fendi — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:55:21 +0000

Hi all, I’ve owned this car for a year now and just love every minute of of driving it..the ride & handling is superb..love to throw it around corners. Before that I had a 1991 Suzuki Swift GL powered with Toyota 4E-FTE turbo. Hope to see more good products from Proton in future. However Proton shld tune-down the A/C a bit as its too cold even with the lowest setting and its really a waste of power and FC. The current Proton MD rocks!

By: dzoukq

dzoukq — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:30:31 +0000

hy paul, im agree with u that ur interested about gen2 cps..for ur information paul last yr April 2008 i bought this car..pergh the performance same like ur past article. the accelerate n speed very vroom thehehe evn some people might be not agree with me. For my opinion, we all should drive this car n feel the speed n handling b4 we make any comment.Even i prefer ek9, gen2 cps hav something that gve me the way to feel the speeding during at the first stage for a local car..

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

By: reza110

reza110 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:16:48 +0000

hello every one specialy dear ,paul
i remembered when i buyed Proton GEN2 CPS highline mannual in march .2008 after 2 month i had 1 1 accident in KL and paul gave me very very usefull informatin about repair about my car accident thank you very much dear paul , but now around 1 year pass
im so sorry for my interupt but now i have new problem and i do not know what should i do?
arond 2 month my roll or streaning angle for tern left and terning right changed and when i want go straite or parking or.. ihave some series problem.but i came 3 tmes in E O N big reparing and guaranty service center in shahalam many far from my living area ((im living in putrajaya)) but they cand do that maybe they missunderstandin what was my problem???
they do only balance my tire but …..anyway after that i go in other branch good year adjusting tire. next to the alomanda gaz station they do that after that i fill beter when i drived but now my problem camebacke dear pual i think im not lucky for this car!! if you have someproper information about that please inform me i need as son as posible do that but i do not know where can i bring my car in there for stream adjusting…thank for your attention .thanks again

By: farhathaniff

farhathaniff — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:02:53 +0000

honestly i love the design of the Gen2, may not look like your usual mercedes, audi or beamer but as for our national car (and seeing Juara’s, Satria, Wira and Waja) the design is great, and now with the new face-lifted CPS is even better! Its more bold, powerful looking. I remember mistaken the Gen 2 CPS side view as BMW 5 Concept.

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.

By: fazron80

fazron80 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:55:45 +0000

Now over 1 month owning this car. Mileage is over 2K already.

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.

By: Rhyme

Rhyme — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:08:16 +0000

Wow.. So much Negativity.. Honestly, this is just just a Test Drive session and an opinion… Why all the negativity…? Go ahead.. get em Japanese makes… I would rather hear issues and problems people face with the car (GEN2 Owners) rather than non-owners bitching about proton’s failure to comply to their needs…

PAUL.. great review!!

By: martinsoo

martinsoo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:11:46 +0000

I just got my G2cps (manual) 2 weeks ago, i was really surprise when i drove it.
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Pros >
FC – 6.5l – 7.2l/100km very much acceptable for a car like this with good power & acceleration.

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.

By: amirad

amirad — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:51:38 +0000

Just wondering if I paint the middle portion of the front bumper black (same colour as the grille), wouldn’t that make the G2 face look like a golf/polo gti. At least someone like me who craves for a golf gti have a much cheaper alternative.

By: fazron80

fazron80 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:39:46 +0000

Just received my gen 2 CPS M/T last week. After 1k service this is my report.

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.

By: terencelhl

terencelhl — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:14:31 +0000

Alvin,

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.

By: awak

awak — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:28:03 +0000

laggy throttle, e throttle.
this drive by wire have a potential actually, like having an optional SPORT button regardless it manual or auto.

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.