Here’s Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed with an undisguised new Proton Perdana, on video. Both man and car will play a part in local movie Filem Kapsul, and these promo clips for the film show snippets of Proton’s upcoming new flagship car. Thanks to reader Eizhan Armani for pointing us to it.
There’s a scene in each video where the new Perdana is shown, one with Tun walking towards the car and another with the Proton chairman seated in the driver’s chair.
The former gives us a glimpse of the Perdana’s front end design, which sports thick chrome wings that span the length of the grille. Other differences from the donor car (previous-gen Honda Accord) spotted by my eagle-eyed colleagues include a unique bonnet with centre contour lines and new wing mirrors with rather large integrated turn signals.
Look through the windscreen and you’ll see that the C pillars of the Perdana differ from the Accord’s (there’s a small quarter glass), further proof that the big Proton will have some differentiation with the body, unlike today’s government-use Perdana, which is merely a rebadge of the large Honda.
The second scene reveals what looks like an unchanged Accord upper dash design, but there’s a white (or cream) steering wheel in place that matches the seats and upper cabin trim. And is that an auto-dimming rear view mirror?
While the current Proton Perdana is nothing but a previous-gen Honda Accord with Proton badges for government official use, the second phase of development involves more work on a car that you and me can buy. DRB-Hicom group MD Tan Sri Khamil Jamil told us some time back that the public-use Perdana will have a new interior and exterior that will set it apart from the donor Accord.
The second-phase Perdana is scheduled for a 2016 release, and we’re expecting it to launch with Honda powertrains. Or will a new Proton-Petronas engine be ready by then? Proton acquired all of Petronas’ engine technologies and associated patents for RM63 million in 2012, and we were told last year that direct-injection and turbo direct-injection are among the acquired tech, and that they “can be applied to all engines.”
Current government-use Proton Perdana
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Hopefully the price and exterior are truly what been promise. Totally different from the Accord.
Hopefully it can bring Rm1 billion profits to Proton.
Quite a stretch target to achieve. At higher up the car chain, the price diff between local and Japanese is not too significant, and this is not a volume seller, so it does not have much savings spread out. At that kinda pricing, the taukes, chinaman kompeni owners, LGEs, etc might just save up on 1 months profits and rather buy Camry/Accord.
Unless they give minimal acceptable safety (2/4 Abags, w/ ESP but no TC, no hill hold), no keyless start, no auto start/stop, halogen lights, give good soft touch dash, comfy fabric seats, std d-din radio w/o GPS or camera, manual wipers & air con w/ rear vents, w/ cruise control. And price it to compete with civic/altis.
Buy original, use original. Say NO to pirated Accord!
You think this your proudly made in China Landwind kah? Dun even know how to differentiate licensed copy and jack sparrow. RBA topkek.
This is what I’ve been talking so much last time. The Perdana is a new car with Honda powertrain. Proton engineers are working hard to ensure their D-segment car project a good and luxurious image to Proton. So no need to worry about quality issue as this car is better than old Accord.
China Landwind made with their own money. Proton? Steal rakyat’s money to copy the Japanese and call it our national car.
Red Shirt topkek
Hopefully Najib will donate RM 1 billion to Proton
Nope
Kedekut
U mahu Proton close shop kah?
precise attention to detail paultan team!! brilliant. :)
just hoping that proton wont intend to sell the car at 160k like other D segment cars.
remember the formula when hyundai introduced the sonata EF some 13 years back?
they sold the cars at approx 120K – the price toyota was selling altis 1.8G and cheaper than Honda civic 2.0S (model S5A) and it was a success in its own way.
Just so you know…the old perdana was sold for around 120k too. and for malaysian that are used to ‘proton=should be cheap’ it did not sell well. Most of it was used as government fleet car anyway.
Although in current times, 120k for a full size D segment car sure sounds interesting.
This is a D-segment car and most of the Accord tooling already amortized so I dont think that the price is higher. I confident that Proton will able to provide C-segment price for the package of D-segment car.
Of course you can lah. With protection, Proton can always provide C segment price for D segment car. Am i right?
White colour steering?
Cut cost lah. Running out black leather cloths.
Hopefully it will have original Takata airbags
Sorry to say Proton almost always use Autoliv Airbags, an even more branded company can you believe it!
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just like someone’s negativity which has no limitation
Don’t think the body is totally unique, just some unique design from C-pillar onwards i guess.
And from the same dashboard from 8th Accord, either this is still a halfway prototype, or Proton CEO was talking big but ended up the interior dint change due to budget problem?
White Steering? Seriously?
So that Proton can call it all new mah
gg honda accord…………..
macam lancer liao………
nobody wan buy liao
Thats not the new perdana. This one is not coming out for production. the actual one looks better then this.
Thats not the production car.
It’s a car for berlakon
The headlights will be of projector type, and will have a small plating with the word “Proton” on top of the projector, just like the Iriz.
It’s a shame that the turn signal on the wing mirrors is not using the LED-strip-like on the Preve.
xla paultan.. i meant danny tan.. this one is the same as the current gov production
xmungkin la bro, kan c pillar dia lain
I think it looks cool
The coolest old man in the world.
If this Accordana provides what customers want as well as buck up their quality and after sales seriously, i wouldn’t mind demote from Toyotaik to Proton even if i am very rich person. Furthermore, there’s lots of quality issues nowadays in Toyotaik from UMW Toyotaik.
But the reality is you are not a very rich person. So continue to use your Protaik cars. I’m sure no quality issues from DRB Protaik
Wira was designed based on late model lancer at its time. It was a success. Same goes to this accordana. I hope.
during wira time, the cheapest japanese car was corolla EE111 (1.3 16v) at almost 100k. the 1.6 version with ABS was selling at 110k.
there was no vios at that time, or perodua myvi/alza or kia spectra or rio.
ppl were left with take or leave it option. many had no choice but to take it.
proton was doing well but they overlooked on many issues like power window, poor after sales service standards, no test drive cars and force options like body stickers, alloy wheels etc.
what you see proton today is the effect of its own negligence in the 80s and 90s. while on the other hand, what u see toyota today is its hard work done during the same time.
What I see of toyota today is a bunch of greedy, selfish and self-serving scums that takes their customers life for granted. They take their loyal customers as fools that will buy shit as long as you stick a T badge on it and worst thing is there got pipu like you who take this shit and call it the best thing in life.
As compared to Proton that after years of slumber, now takes care of their customers. They at least value their customers life and give a value for money product. If in an accident, I rather be in an IRIZ than an Altis. My chances of survival would be much higher.
What i see in Proton is still the arrogant, syok sendiri, and self-slapping moron that still requires your dear Leader’s protection for survival. They suck in millions from rakyat but produce junks that are subpar in qualiity. Only loyal fools like you who takes this rubbish will defend the brand and call it “Whatever of Asia”.
After 30 years of existence, Proton still treat their customers like shit. The most unsatisfactory car brand is still Proton as shown in the latest survey of JD Power. Not only do Proton provides crap service but they don’t value the customers life by ramping up productions of crap cars like Saga and Persona. None of these cars can even match the safety rating of a Myvi. Go back to drive your Persona/Gen 2 as your chances of being a fool is much higher
Why not compare with Iriz?
Iriz 20 Myvi 0
JD Power only take 2000 plus ppl to do the report, only sohai like u believe that result.
You can say whatever you like, but if my IRIZ crashes head to head with your altis, lets see who comes out alive.
Don’t believe us? Go believe your dear leader lah, sohai Kanasai Proton supporter
The cream steering is not final I think. Seems like not yet wrap with leather.
I think Malaysian movies both Malay and Chinese/Cantonese movies should use more Proton cars just like how those English movies to promote particular car brands especially Korean promote their own Hyundai and Kia. In local films, I always watch Proton as police cars only. For example: Chevrolet in Transformers, Audi in Transporter. Aston Martin, BMW etc in James Bond and so many others.
It is time for Proton to totally change the interior for Preve and Suprima S. The interior is outdated and with inconsistent panel gaps. Every panel doesn’t match at all like taken from different car, these include center panel, for Suprima S front door panel with “silver” finish but rear door don’t have. talking about this “silver” finish. I personally really don’t like it as it looks cheap and mismatch the whole design including those front dash and center panel. Can use high quality real silver spray and interior door opener use chrome finishes just like the old days Perdana V6.
Please use new, good and reliable infotainment system.
If Proton willing to sponsor the movie, sure they’ll feature them.
Even if Proton willing to sponsor the movie, nobody will feature them. Why? Break down in the middle of movie how?
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Leather wrap on handbrake in Suprima S also look and feel terrible. Please look and learn other car manufacturers do it.
Looks sell but what determines whether
this will make it or break it is the drive train.
If its a Honda then ok but if the plan is for a
game changer Campro CPS engine then
Its sayonara adios & #$÷habis to P1.
Need Rendering Whiz Theophilus Chin to whip up his PS skill again!
Lets call the new car Proton Pronda…:)
Facepalm.
Its already has a name la…
Even the title of this article put the name.
Unfortunately RBAs stupidity knows no depths
We should promote you to be our president
I will send RBA john to be ur president
Waiting for it to be replacing Perdana, which starting price used to be RM90k starting.
A new milotin with nasi lemak techomology. Nothing new!
I think better than taufu Toyota with new bullshit technology. Kanasai
How come taufu Toyota can get 4 stars NCAP while ‘Volvo of Asia’ quality Proton like Saga and Persona only 3 stars NCAP? I think Malaysians like you have mind full of bullshit thinking
Better give us Petronas oomph engine.
dont need the old Honda Engine.
Can wait for 2016 Accord !!
On par with Camry Hybrid brother Sam Loo.
Usd naik japanese yen naik how to be competitive. Unless potong quality loh
For those who say this car has a tin Milo technology,tin Milo quality.But the reality is,this car has high quality,high technology,but only Malaysian mindset is still at tin Milo standard
90% of Malaysian only know complaint and blame here blame there bcos their mind full of rubbish thinking. Therefore, Malaysia wouldn’t be able success and cannot become a developed country.
Malaysians still minda penjajah. All import products, import technology, import pipu, import thinking is veri gooding.
Local things are useless and full of shit (except what that they do for work). To them even homeless Rohingyas dun even wanna use Buatan Malaysia products. Need to kick far far away.
Of course lah. See what cars your king used? RR or Bentley. Proton? Ptuih! Leave it to the poor
Rakyat just following what the leader is doing mah
if you are malaysian, my king is the same as your king..
if you are malaysian, rakyat means you and me..
if you malaysian, give constructive comments for malaysian product..
and of course the above valid if only you are a malaysian lah
even if Rm90k oso me wont buy..look at Inspira’s fate…and if Rm100k-120k it is enroaching into territory of Civic Altis…they kip making the same error and same old thinking last time..
90k is lowest price for D segment car.
That’s one way to raise publicity for a movie. But we’ve still got 3 or 4 months to go until the car itself is launched, so a lot could still change. But so far, it sounds very promising… but I still wish Proton would hurry up with the Iriz Sedan, that should be their no.1 priority.
Cool… look forward to the launching.. hopefully the interior will not be boring black or grey cheap looks.. quite sure with Tun hands on.. results will be up to date.
By the way.. being a toyota guy all way through.. i never like Honda in and out..
Why would anyone buy a car now of all times ? Economy has been bad so far, ringgit plummeting, reserves dropping, house prices increasing, basic spending on necessities has increased significantly, why would anyone wants to spend hard earned ringgit on a car? And it’s a proton?! RM 120k for a Proton car? That’s madness!
An Audi S5 uses a Lamborghini engine what’s the difference to what Proton is doing?
All other car manufacturers did it why very critical of what Proton wanting to join the band wagon.
Just look at F1 for crying out loud, Red Bull is not using Red Bull engine do they?
SMART car is using BMW engine.
Lamborghini, audi, buggati, porsche, etc are all comes from the same family, thw volkswagon. Volkswagon owns them all. So its normal to see siblings borrow other siblings stuff once in a while
For F1, as far as I know, red bull never do any RnD on engine, they purchase it from renault, for the new season, they try to purchase new engine from mercedes, but was rejected. You should consider F1 as a custom made stuff. Like u make ur own homemade go kart and use honda ex5 engine to run it.
I thought Smart is using Mercedes stuff since it is owned by mercedes. Guess I was wrong
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If my info is correct, the new perdana should be a collaboration wiyh Hyundai.
I can see unique tiger faced car…
Really looking forward to this car.
A lot of executives can’t afford (nor should they) a luxury C/D segment. This car, which should price right under the Civic/Altis, would definately give the Japs/Koreans a run for their money.
Economics have changed, and beyond exchange rates, the production methodology and resourcing of materials have evolved into something that will tip the odds into Proton’s favour.
The Perdana, if what is rumoured/reported thus far is correct, is going to be a well received model and expect it to sell well.
This segment is for the mid income, who will buy this if they can afford other brand?
What if it is the real Perdana or not the car still look cool. Wait for it. Thums up to Tun M.