Proton’s P3-22A prototype Proton Preve Hatchback was sighted driving up the road to Genting Highlands by reader Ernest Kok earlier this month. Thanks Ernest! It’s a very short video as the P3-22A and it’s sedan-bodied Preve sibling looked like they were in a hurry, but the video allowed us to extract a frame showing a bit of the interior. Sadly, the framegrab doesn’t reveal much.
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At last….
They realised that they have to push it down the hill to avoid victimise more people….
Yi ha…
20 
41yaya.. since is better car, why not open market to have real fight with others??
25 33come on..not about political again..this site for car fan, please go to malaysiakini if you want to bash the G..
72 18Come on.. no politic party had mentioned, no G bashing statement had mentioned, open market is good for all car lover and it not related to car fan?
Besides, malaysiakini for latest malaysia news but not bashing as well!
18 35This is not being political. Most of us want to be able to own and drive at least one decent car for once in our lifetime but are forced to drive the lousy P1 because we don’t have any other choice. Our weekends are lost in workshops trying to repair one problem after another our “great” P1. What a waste of our hard-earned money.
14 15can not open because got pero2. don’t always talk about open market let proton fight here and there.
see bigger picture. don’t just say proton.
21 8coz most of them just a perodua fag n salesman je… talking bout open market kununnya perasan import car owner la.. actually protection by gomen perodua jee..prrrtfhhh
9 5already open rite…all get same tax onli cbu n boleh car no import..other tax same
12 5yeahh open market.. so that perodua can fight with imported small/compact car segment… just imagine jazz, swift, i10 price like VIVA ,… yeahhh
10 2They may have fired all the Germans in Proton but I think they stiil retain all the marketing staff. All these strip tease won’t help if the car sucks.
29 95Yet .. Rakyat know, u just a national car perodua salesman pretending non local car salesman
Prfthhh
55 13where are u when myvi had an issue with EPS?? hek eleh.. toyota konon..
26 3This is not race track. Why drive fast? Safety first and follow law.
48 18Mengetuk dulang paku serpih, mengata orang dia yang lebih….
32 3To 666.
Not mengata dulang the correct is mengetuk dulang.
you must refer at malay book
1 0Hopefully can see more clear and more details reveal soon. Cheers all!
23 5They are indirectly using Rakyat’s money by having the government taxing all other cars makes with exhorbitant taxes.
16 28car maker don pay car related tax..u r..they onli pay business tax
2 3Dude, you serious? Don’t you pay taxes every year? Don’t you wonder where that money goes?
6 4somehaw the sedan looks handsome. audi-like rear taillight. handsome stance too.
23 25Waste time only,even Vios can smoke this junk.Potong junk cannot drive the mountain road.Trust me Civic better.
13 112Vios is a rubbish car. All it has is resale value. Besides that, it’s junk. It’s not a good car. The ride is rubbish, low head room(I am 6 feet 3 Malaysian struggle to get in, same goes to Neos). T Corolla is a good car but not Vios.
44 14Dude, I am a 6 feet 3 Malaysian and I am able to get into a Vios just fine. The seat has to be lowered down. That’s all. We are in the 90th percentile of a typical Asian population, so these cars were not really meant for really tall people eventhough after the seats are lowered down, its just fine. The leg space is good. Its the same for the City which has ample space for a tall person. Try sitting in the back seat of a Gen-2 or Persona.
16 23I am 6’1″, I have no problem to sit in my wife Kancil 1997, 600 cc when adjust seat position to maximum.
You struggle to get in mean you better take bus, can walk in!
19 7Proven.. Proton basher= local car perodua jeee.. But pretending jdm n conti owner
Prffthhh
15 4Vios is rubbish car and Preve is precious? No wonder not many people can afford to buy it…. haha… and trying to cannibalise Satria in blog to save that crappy Preve … hmmm … new tactic but failed badly still.
10 33U bash proton dan praise vios… It wudnt make u jdm.. Rakyat know u just a local car perodua salesman
Prffyhhhh
11 6There is a gurl drives cfe preve and gen2 that alwiz says toyota good la..honda goodla. And recently she have to drove her sister’s vios j auto. This evening she told me this when i asked her about her sister’s:
Me: amacam bawak vios aritu?ok tak?best?
Her: x pikup laa!
Me: x pikup?camner plak tu?
Her: ye la..tekan bagai nak rak, ssh nak pegi. Rasa gen2 tu lagi ok..sekali tekan da pegi.
aku terdiam kjp sbb dia gen2 yg dia mentioned tu adalah gen2 stendet yg dah ada tng ngv kat but blkg. Aku dia compare dgn cfe tu aku tak trkjut sgt la..ini gen2! Mmg haprak btul bios nih upanya
52 11betut maaa..that lady drove that vios from puterajaya to batu caves, last friday. but she right on one thing la..enjin vios lbh senyap banding gen2..ha ha ha.
jaga gol? relex la..kalo kalah pun raja da bagi alasan awal2..gua x risau..hahahah
0 0Vios punya pick up memang agak kurang sikit even compare to Myvi.Tapi ni semua permainan gear ratio je.
2 13smoke in your dream…preve got so many accessories and 4 air bag…your vios didn’t come with esp and still use that 90’s 4 speed gbox..
14 3You said vios can smoke preve, then at the end you said civic is better? what is that statement means?
perhaps the smoke is actually came from vios engine because over heating during “climbing” the mountain.
11 2CIVIC? civic kena macam cucur la dengan preve… hahahaha… bikin malu.. rpm saja laju… tourqe kurang…
0 0Paddle shift and lower profile tyres. Could it be a warm hatch? Auto tranny is still a disappointment though.
9 2Preve is a nice car. Hope they can design better rear lamp.. =)
19 5rear lamp Preve Sean look cool when the LED is on… its a subject, different people different taste…
14 2from inside source, it is confirmed that this new car have a variant of CFE 6MT~
23 5My interest would be on the sedan. Why does it use trade plate instead of the normal one? Anything new inside? hehe..
1 3maksud aku.. kalau pakai trade plate tu maknanya ada benda baru yg dorg tgh study la kat sedan tu. bukan standard preve..
0 0nahh.. it’s just a cheaper way.. no need to renew road tax every year.. save cost maa..
0 0i noticed one thing new on the sedan. that test unit already have reverse camera, if you look at it carefully. damn, why dont they put this on current model??why why..ni nak pasang kompem kene bedah sikit kete yg sedia ada tu..
3 1They need to introduce 1.3 turbopowered CFE engine for this car…1.6 CFE overpowered and not so economical for such car…2 cents :)
1 13wow now overpowered sudah… underpowered complaint… overpowered oso complaint.. thank god I did not work for P1 RnD… sakit kepala whoah
18 31.3 cfe should be similar to 1.6 N/A, 1.6 is already available with cvt/manual trans
0 0The Preve is a heavy car. It needs a strong powertrain to pull it. The 1.6 NA is sluggish. The 1.6 CFE after the recent ECU remap seems to do trick
11 1the more displacement it has, the better~ comparing 1.4 TSI or 1.6 TSI (if any), which 1 would u choose?
4 2Why not reduce the weight than to reduce power? The preve is overweight compare to the golf. The mk7 golf is 100kg less than the current one. Doubt that the hatchback will be any lighter than the sedan. That goes to show how ‘good’ the R&D of proton.
2 8Are you ok? Normally hatch is lighter than sedan, you confused yourself
6 2already own preve for almost 4 month,admit it has good road handling and tech but please proton give more refinement on the engine, yet sometimes the cfe loss power its was so ashamed full when i been smoked with city n forte.
6 14Huh… Its not the car, but the driver. If you are not satisfied and don’t mind trashing the CVT transmission, you can unleash true power of CFE and go 0-100 kmh in 7.6 secs.
16 2does the cfe come with the manual tranmission at the first place? come on man walk the talk please
3 7Huh… have you ever sat in a Preve CFE? There’s paddle shifter and the Sports mode is pretty quick too.
9 2seriously bro.. 7.6s?! or is it a typo? even the official figure is 9.6s.. unless it’s equipped with a launch control just like in the godzilla then probably can shave off 1-2 sec..
1 4Not a typo… RaceChip already on sale for Preve CFE engine… but confirm will void warranty since the CVT can only handle 215 Nm. Just google “RaceChip Preve CFE 7.6 seconds”.
1 0hope this car will regained people’s trust….
best of luck PROTON…
15 4Preve my friend bought and i try give it a ride try, found that engine over spec and lagging in Power output, lousier than my vios performance. Now with hatchback? I dun think is it neccessary in upgrading the look, P1, just upgrade engine, then u can sell better than Myvi.
10 51over specs – export market!
under specs – local market!
6 10Liar spotted… your Vios can only eat smoke from Preve tailpipe.
27 4Really?? I wish I would encounter with your powerful Vios 1 day…
22 3You mean you actually believe their specs on paper? Were you born yesterday?
2 18No, I don’t really believe the specs on paper since day one. It’s like who those said exora is underpowered – wrong. City IS 125hp – wrong. Vios always has good FC – wrong. Grow up kid.
4 4how to compare 80k price car sales with cheapo perodua myvi 60k meh???
2 2Savvy butt-less become Saga Sedan
Preve Sedan – become Preve Butt-less
This Jaguh Kampung No. 2 just like to repeat their past mistake.
They know that Satria Neo don’t have a good sale figure, yet they come out with another of their own contender for under-sales products, what a moron!
8 32For me Preve almost look like hatchback,i dont understand why Proton still work on something not really make profit.Look at Gen2,then Persona.Which one has better sales figure?
3 8Anyone can tell me how good the preve is when compared to the inspira. I drive the inspira and I think it exceeds my expectations of the car.
9 2The Preve sedan is never a popular car. Don’t think Proton is making money out of it. Wonder why Proton is adding Preve hatchback?
12 10Other car maker built cars based to demand. Proton built cars to save all their staffs from getting out of job. Just their cypertroopers group alone are more than a mid sized company.
17 21Proton worshippers will dislike all the negative comments about the so called national auto company..haha
5 22Honeycomb grill spotted.. am I right? just like 1 in Tuah..
8 3Spotted the same two cars yesterday evening on NKVE towards Shah Alam…don’t get why they always need to be in such a hurry…
4 1It’s not they want to hurry … it’s because they need to keep the momentum … else if slow down …then got to struggle to pickup and people will see that.
11 29apa larr amoi ni citer…
nyampah plak aku baca comment dia nih…
21 4Of course nyampah, periuk nasi di ancam. Usah lah nak kelentong Preve ni bagus. Kalau betul bagus, sales figure will tell.
8 27Sales figure but never made profit.. Hsha.. Sales figure in bolehland is nothing to proud la.. Look at perodua in overseas market… Nobody wanna buy in mauritius, in indon have to use daihatsu name.. If use petodua indon ppl wudnt buy
Prggthhh
9 4ko skip je bila nampak nick tu..buang masa je baca..macam org tak berpendidikan, hurmm, mcm budak2 4 tahun yg suka menyakat kawan2.. ha ha ha ha..
gila..tak paham aku ngn amoi ni..btw, dia ni laki2 ke pompuan? ke pondan? ha ha ah
6 2eh, kau plak yg emo….lantak dia lah nak ckp apa pon…this blog is open to public kan…
lagipun apa yg dia ckp tu ade betulnyer…org2 yg tak tau apa tu QA/QC jer yg bole accept those kind of product made by protongg
3 8perodua salesman.. tapi berlagak ala non local car slaesman.. cite pasal NAP la protection la.. tak sedar perodua tu keta gomen
prrrfhhhh
4 3Perodua company never made profit since day one.. Sales figure still not enough to earn to japanese end up use gomen/rakyat incentive to pay japs salary n bonus
Rakyat tot they use own profit to give bonus.. Rupa2nya pki incentive 2 billion.. No wonder perodua never revealed their profit n loss…. N they to cheat rakyat tu juk sales figure but never profit
Prffthhhh
5 2Perodua sales figure not enough to pay but loss making company like Proton got money to pay? … ppooodah
3 112 billions rakyat money dumb to jepun n bonus.. yet never made profit.. u just perodua salesman know nothing la.. ask top managemnet n Japanese la
prrrtfhhh
3 2u didnt read my word properly.. never made profit= Loss.. no wonder tak pernah announce company profit n loss prrrtfhh
2 2you mean the with tax regime and 10 billions to Proton to develop non-existence kereta sukan are ok? hahahha
3 4Preve Sedan is a good car. I’ve tested it, great performance with solid handling. ICE and features of the car are great too. I do still believe Sedan better sale than the hatchback Preve.
9 3You mean that audio with tiny weeny screen is great? hahahah. Only Proton staff will choose it.
5 17he just a local perodua salesman la.. tapi acting cam non local honda/toyota salesman…prrrtfhhh
1 2The Inspira 2.0’s ICE is quite nice with the Garmin GPS. The Preve’s is disappointing.
5 1Inspira is slightly better than Preve but still, the gps is freaking slow.
0 0What so great about preve not a globle but a gamble car to buy ,adious proton.
3 11Proton doesnt expect too much sales for hatchback in biolehland.. Hatchback nainly targeted for overseas market esp europe where hatchback is more popular than sedan.. Of coz kampung bolehland sedan more popular
So to those perodua salesman.. Dont worry so much.. No need desperately bash kaw2 to convince rakyat not ti buy preve and buy his perodua car
Rakyat smart oredi
Prfthhh
5 3haha … of course rakyat smart already… otherwise there won’t be more Almera than Preve on the road.
2 11See.. Prffthhh it wudnt change u as local perodua salesman
Prffthhh
2)lagi satu mereka biasanya tak kan mengaku pakai keta perodua… mereka nak dilihat kununnya penyokong dan peminat keta jepun.. waima jepun celup.. maka mereka akan cite pasal VIOS, ALMERA, CITY.. dan banding2kan dgn preve.. walaupun hakikatnya dia hanya pakai perodua
1 0You are not the same league as P2. Buat malu. National car loses out to foreign brand. Malunya
0 0U talk bout almera, nissan bla bla.. It still wudnt change u as national car perodua salesman
Prfthhh
0 0No need to keep posting here : Amoi.
When myvi got problem….. where have you been? no sound!!! when about proton, wah… talk here and there without brain.
12 2Aiya…….nissan sentra taxis have been going up down, up down genting for so many years oredi…
This is news for you, Proton??
3 7have u ever seen perodua announce the company profit and loss??? all the time justshow sales figure nak tunjuk kununnya profit.. walhal loss tak pernah untung.. pastu pakai duit rakyat bayar bonus and japs..
no wonder japs wanna run to INdonesia.. better market and can get profit
prrrtfhhh
4 2How to detect perodua salesman and fanboy??
all these remind us to typical “them” here rite
1)berlagak dan menyamar cam owner keta import.. cite pasal keta import keta jepun…dan kutuk keta local tapi dlm masa sama puji2 perodua dan kutuk proton… lebih parah bila dia mengaku anti AP, anti NAP, anti protection pelbagai…
2)lagi satu mereka biasanya tak kan mengaku pakai keta perodua… mereka nak dilihat kununnya penyokong dan peminat keta jepun.. waima jepun celup.. maka mereka akan cite pasal VIOS, ALMERA, CITY.. dan banding2kan dgn preve.. walaupun hakikatnya dia hanya pakai perodua
3)kalau ada owner keta import ori (jdm, conti) yg mempertikaikan pasal dasar keta nasional ni penyebab keta import mahal.. kena AP pelbagai… biasanya mereka ni akan join sekali mengutuk supaya dilihat sebagai owner keta import ori… tapi yg pelik mereka akan cite hanya pasal proton dan tak cite pasal perodua .. malah dlm masa sama boleh puji2 lagi
11 2How to detect Proton cybertroopers.
1. Proton are Asia’s BMW. Dekat-dekat ngan BMW, Mercedes when they cannot even compare to local Perodua in terms of reliability and sales volume.
2. Tak mengaku Proton is dying slowly and at increasing rate. One model cannot sell still launching new variant and more importantly try to decieve public that the car is good even the public know it sucks.
3. Flood all other thread that Preve is better.
2 114. Include the word “Wow” in their post. Wow, lucky I didn’t book the other car.
2 8Toyota High sales figure… profit
proton.. so so sales figure.. sometime profit sometime loss
perodua High sales figure… all the time loss.. means they jual SAMPAH…jual banyalk tak pernah untung
prrrtfhhh
3 1see,,, kan betul aku cakap prrrtfhh
Character no 1
1)berlagak dan menyamar cam owner keta import.. cite pasal keta import keta jepun…dan kutuk keta local tapi dlm masa sama puji2 perodua dan kutuk proton… lebih parah bila dia mengaku anti AP, anti NAP, anti protection pelbagai…
2 1proton kena keluar variasi model samada new model, rebadge, facelift ataupun variasi trimming utk kekalkan market share dan awareness. Jika terlalu lama tiada news, -ve impact akan berlaku bila mana model d showroom terlalu lama.
Perodua pun dh belajar pasal facelift dan trimming dari proton.
0 0Semau orang belajar/curi dari Proton. P2, Mitsu ngan dashboardnya …
Tapi Proton saja yang rugi tiap tiap tahun … tutup je la
1 5Yg rugi tiap tiap tahun tu perodua protected by gomen… Sebab tu tak pernah anounce profit n loss company
Prffthhhh
2 1Amoi just proven us…
proton basher = national car perodua salesman jee.. but pretending imported Real Japs and conti owner/salesman
rakyat dah tauu
6 1I’m waiting for Prohthong with eos engine. Maybe change car designers too. Many here can design better. Better if open market for cars but stop fuel price subsidy. Anyway, i rode my bike to work, so can buy Panamera and keep only maa. If price goes up, sell maa.
0 0Hahaha..after sometime I found dialog between Peyno vs Amoi quite fun to read. Just like a boipren vs gelipren fighting..if Amoi really a girl ( i mean lady), care to meet up with Peyno? Like in love story movie, fighting couples end up married and live happily ever after..
1 0I tested preve cfe premium today at jalan ampang, nice handling, good pickup, brake very good.
0 0Vios better??? i have been driving Preve Cfe for the past 10month with 22,000km on the odo meter. i have great fun bashing Vios, City, Forte & the Myvi. i trash them daily. T&H&P2 sales man you will hv better luck promoting your car at the show room than talk shit in the blog. i wonder what ar you drive 1stly. Proton Preve is greAt!!! i understand your frustration you cant afford 73k right????
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AI-generated Summary ✨
Comments about the Proton Preve P3-22A Hatchback in Genting are generally positive, praising its handling, performance, and features like paddle shifters and LED taillights. Several mention it as a better and more fun car compared to competitors like the Vios, Civic, and Myvi, with some highlights on its good pickup and stability at high speed. There is also interest in Hyundai’s or other brands’ upcoming models, but overall, the Preve is seen as a solid car that could regain trust with better refinement and engine performance. Negative comments mainly come from critics comparing it unfavorably to foreign brands or questioning Proton’s R&D efforts and sales figures. Some comments also touch on Proton’s market strategies and local industry competitiveness.