By now we’ve seen so many spyshots of the 2016 Proton Perdana that it feels almost trite posting them here. However, these new photos sent in by reader Farizul Jaafar do show the new flagship D-segment sedan in a slightly different perspective.
This is the first time we’re seeing the new Perdana flat from the side, giving us a better view to properly take in the new proportions. From here, it’s clear that most of the 150 mm length increase over the donor eighth-generation Honda Accord (4,999 mm vs 4,849 mm) has come from the rear of the car, with the glasshouse stretched at the rear to suit. The result is a more elegant-looking profile, even if it does look rather rear-heavy.
Other things to note on this particular mule are the poor-fitting Accord head- and tail lights standing in for the production Perdana’s bespoke units, along with a rear bumper that looks closer to the Accord’s than the sportier item with twin integrated exhaust exits that will actually go on. The character line along the side also looks to be lower here than on the Honda, although that could really just be an illusion created by cladding.
It’s confirmed that the 2016 Perdana will be built at Proton’s Medium Volume Factory in Shah Alam, alongside the Exora MPV (the current government-use version is assembled at Honda Malaysia’s plant in Melaka).
Engine wise, it’s set to retain Honda’s 154 hp/189 Nm R20A3 2.0 and 177 hp/222 Nm K24Z2 2.4 litre i-VTEC engines – for now, at least. Both engines will be mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. The Perdana will be offered to civilian buyers in the first quarter of 2016.
GALLERY: 2016 Proton Perdana teased
GALLERY: 2016 Proton Perdana rendered
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What makes proton any different from Trumpchi? They are both making cars based on an old car.
why dont u mention perodua as well?
there’s a difference between rebadging & redeveloping a last gen platform.
yeah.. true that,
this old Honda accord platform have very good safety rating & handling.
compared to the new Accord, just some material change & simple redesign , lighter around 30kg of the old platform.
Proton license built and improve on it, others just steal. Thats the difference.
Do some research on Trumpchi please.
Who cares, cars can be built from old platform like Ford C1 platform for present Biante!
Nothing is wrong with that, think some more.
But, the rims and wheels look tiny, these make the butt ultra lengthy, disproportionately.
Put a dark colour lower lid to the rear bumper to make it look slanted, like the previous generation Mazda6.
i must say it is better than my son saga but still a junk no RV car.
FYI, this car have better safety rating than the new Camry.
Go to youtube, search ‘camry iihs’
watch it yourself. compared it to the accord.
I don’t care about RV, I care more of my safety.
Old camry got POOR rating, new camry got only ‘Acceptable’.
From Preve, Suprima S till Iriz, we see something in common: so much patterns and shows before launch, so much Sendiri Cakap Sendiri Syok after launch, so little sales, every quarter big discount free gift here and there.
Aren’t you guys bored of these grandma story cycle?
D-segment king of safety – Accord.
Mazda 6, Camry,Teana,- rating acceptable.
Only the Accord got Good rating.
*japs D-segment only
so,me also getting bored of SamLoo RV things.
Please focus on safety.
always bodykits here & there.TRD this, TRD that
still slower than others.
why dont give better safety?
I’m bored of ur grandma story cycle
They should launch this car soon and price it less than RM100K or this car would not stand a chance against 2016 Civic which is all new inside out.
Civic is C segment while the perdana is D segment.
Yes, this Accordana is D-Segment while 2016 Civic is C-Segment. But then 2016 Civic gains extra height,length and width compared to its predecessor, thus the size is comparable to the Accordana. Furthermore, most Malaysians purchase car based on the price range (read: value for money), not by segment.
But…. new Civic only have CVT
I dont think Civic will reach 5m length like this Accordana.. that’s S-class size.
That’s y Malaysian not educated in buy car in segment. FYI, EEV also based on segment.
Civic is C segment car, you want to compare it with Accord size car?
price wise applies to our market.
as usual national D segment is priced similar to Japanese C segment and was evident between year 2000-2006 when PV6 was sold at 103K while corollas and civic sold between 100-120K
Those used car dealers holding on to the 2007-2010 Accord will get competition from this Accordana,if it is priced around Rm90K plus.
One thing for sure,those hardcore fanboys will place their bookings even tho delivery may be later.After all,it is a Honda engine without any PUNCH CVT cursed gearbox.
A Perdana with a Honda engine carries some weight,but how many can afford the rm90-100K price tag? They cant lower it to rm70K cos Suprima will kaput.
I dont see Proton coming out of the woods with just one socalled ”new car”(a rebadge job).
One used car dealer advertised in MUDAH a Proton Iriz 1.6 2014 model(premium model) for rm 40K.In other words,the seller traded in his Iriz at around rm33K!!! In 1 year he rugi rm27K!!!.
Sam loor must be very happy to see the very low resale value of Iriz 1.6 CVT premium model.
Don’t dream. Heard that the cost to produce is already more than 90K. Meaning that selling price should be more than 140k on the road. Better buy Sonata or optima or the ori Honda accord.
Exactly. But frankly, Proton had lost all the golden opportunities to grab the market back as they are not market-sensitive at all.
Their reaction are too slow and incompetence where a rumoured “All New Proton Perdana” decade ago and now still camouflaged heavily. Good luck Proton.
Better prepare a grave than a launching. No one looking at this.
There are perhaps many waiting for it. Perhaps only the few in here are negative and not looking forward to it. Haven’t seen it yet, won’t know right? Good to give it the benefit of the doubt. Could be much better than what is thought. Could also be one that could actually hold its value because it is a Honda underneath.
Don’t mind me saying this,but the Perdana is a D-segment car which is set to be a rival for Honda Accord and Toyota Camry… Pricing it above 100k but somewhere around the Honda Civic’s price should be good enough to challenge Honda and Toyota
Can dream only. Heard that the production costs per unit is already more than 90K. selling price should be around 140 – 150K. how to sell? this price bracket is dominated by SUVs. Better buy the original Honda Accord.
As usual the Perdana car price juz below 30k from lower spec Camry. So new Perdana should be the cheapest D segment car in Malaysia.
we wish them the best
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Proton fans will say handling is superb. But theyve never driven a real drivers car before.
Your comment is brainless. No fact, only hatred due no money to buy.
Oh… Kalau egineer local, tigasuku la…
Lol old Accord no Lotus RnH. Jap cars handling sucks.
Proton fans never even driven a lotus before. Funny lot.
Japanese D Segment car’s handling are not the best, with an exception of the older generation Honda Accords and the 2nd and 3rd generation Mazda 6.Unfortunately, the 9th generation Accord is worse than the 8th generation.If the 8th generation Accord is sporty, added the Lotus Ride and Handling, the new Perdana will be a great handling car.
Modify for the sake of modification is berpandai-pandai; only tin setengah penuh does that.
btw, I agreed with you.
Maybe not even tiga suku, it is probably one-third.
Butt hurt fanboys thumb down you more than 200 times, wow!
Agree, the more it stick to original model, it still better (wira). No rebadge (suprima s) = no sales at all!
Suprima S more than ur Lexus enough
Aik, now compare with Lexus pulak? Not the new Vios meh?
Btw how many Suprima sold last month?
Just how many people do they need to tease (bodek Mahathir) the Perdana?
Tun kept yelling Proton are capable of this and that and now they are trying to sell you an OLD car for a new price.
Dont mistake me, because generally I dont hate re-branding as long as it make it affordable. However, trying to sell an OLD car for a new price and call it the nation pride, well, thats something that even I cant stomach.
Let’s put it this way, no donor company will ever give the latest models to another company for re-branding unless it owns that company. It will always be an old platform or a combination of old engine and transmissions. Seriously, this is the way business works unless again, you have huge numbers to commit, Honda wouldn’t give the latest as it too needs to make sure that their model survives in the market. So, Honda needs to have the competitive edge of a newer model while they give the older one to Proton. I think the ‘new’ price they sell it will probably still be lower than the price Honda asked for when they sold that model back then.
price should star at 75k
Should have extend the wheelbase to make it look nice.
All da best to your Mr M and your Proton. I pray that you close shop after this model. I wish this will be the last Proton model in Malaysia soil. The car market in our beloved land will be so much more vibrant and cheerful without you poisoning us.
Yep it looks weird, the rear end is too long
aiyoo, no need to be secretive or mysterious, Proton.
Proton seem to be syoik sendiri everytime there was a “new” launch.
Everyone knows this car is cut & paste from somewhere, somehow. Nothing is new, nothing to shout about.
Just curious, how do you know it is cut and paste without even seeing it yet?
Eh, rear looks a bit different from the rendering.
Frm side, looks like My grandfather s Kingswood
It looks very promising, but I think the lesson here is that Proton must improve the quality and reliability of their new cars, and revamp their Proton Edar aftersales.
The problem now is that Proton’s newer models like the Prevé, Suprima and Iriz are all very nice, safe and competitive, but they are not selling very well. It’s not because they’re bad cars, it’s because Proton’s quality control and aftersales is a joke. Why do you think UMWT and Perodua is doing so well even when their cars are overpriced milo tins ? It’s because their QC and aftersales are miles ahead of Proton. Malaysians don’t care about airbags and ESC, we care A LOT MORE about quality and efficiency.
From what I’ve seen since 2012, Proton has hardly improved their aftersales and only marginally improved their quality control. The Prevé and Suprima is so unreliable, just check the owners groups on Facebook like PREVOC. Not even 3 years old, already got a whole list of problems. As for the Iriz, it’s still too early to say whether Proton’s QC improved under DRB-HICOM’s management, but I’m not holding my breath. I do not expect Proton’s cars to be bulletproof, I know that Proton cannot afford to sign contracts with the best vendors and dealers, they have limited cash reserves. But most Malaysians won’t care, and won’t empathise, so Proton will have to go all out and not depend on the sympathy of their supporters. Don’t forget, Proton has far more haters than supporters, we are a vanishing minority.
I think Proton should concentrate on making their cars more reliable first and foremost. If they can make less problematic cars, their service centres would have fewer problems to fix, hence aftersales is indirectly improved.
Proton must understand that all the airbags and safety modules will not make up for shoddy quality control and aftersales. The new Perdana had better be reliable, or else all the toys and safety kit will not convince anyone to buy the new Perdana over a Vios or City.
My 2013 preve exec 5 times remap ecu and tcu la..from the day i bought until now got a lot of pblem,cannot climb genting highland road.Malu la..No rv.
It is quite heavy for a 1.6 engine without VVT and using CVT where a lot of torque is wasted at low rpm.
The turbocharged spec fares a lot better
Why make the boot sooooooo looooong??
For humongous boot space, duhh~
reports already shown SUV sale will over take Sedan…and Protong still waste time in this sedan…oh wait, they have government buying at least…
Why building a product cant sell out of the country? what kind of proud is that?
Power windows how?
Yala…caveman, no more issue already, now better than Toyota that cause fire lol
PROTON…..Potential Risk Of Tingkap Otomatic Non-functional
Toyota – Tingkap Otomatic Yang Oso Terbakar Abis!
Its a Honda. Honda power windows how? Should answer your question.
proton should do more rebadge rather than develop car from ground up.. its cheaper, and the price should be cheaper to.
Yes Im sure there a lot of dignity to re-design bumpers and skirt unlike those mods shops, right?
I hope it equipped with all modern safety equipment like blind spot assist, lane assist and 360 monitor cam else I better opt for KIA.
Proton has reach a stage that it really needs to improve its brand image. With so much intense competition consumers are flooded with so much choices these days. Improvements after improvements are being belted out very often. Launching this car head on against two giants ie Accord and Camry will be giant task not only in pricing but brand image. The market segment will be those who are driving a C segment and wish to upgrade.
I will buy this perdana. then i will replace the head lamp, bumper and badge to Honda Accord. So then i will feel drive the Honda Accord like the Perodua kancil to Daihatsu Mira.. or Myvi to Passo
Unfortunately, the outer look is totally different. Myvi can do so bcos is same outer look with Passo or Sirion
You can do better that what’s written up there bashers. Your comments are getting more pathetic each day..C’mon.
Very Appealing car.. Hope its is spec lives up to the hu-ha going on..
Would love to get 1 on year end reduction price soon.
It looks different especially the C-pillar door window kink.
Maybe Proton got jolted by harsh comments on the previewed ugly rear buttocks design, quickly do redesign all over again and discarding the whole idea of copying Jaguar.
Finally Proton swallow their pride and listen to critics? Hehehehe
It doesnt take days to change the mold and dies if you really understand automotive industry. Proton did a Camo, well that’s possible.
Please kill the Thundercat logo and improve your product quality.
Aiyaaaaa… No talking2…. No money go buy plotong maaa… Plotong gives free oso i dun wan..
The interior juz same with Optima design, go google search the Optima interior, very very cun wor
Plotong put big tires, can go 190kmh.
Change rims, can go 210kmh.
Put a front lip, can go 250kmh.
Put a back spoiler, can go 300kmh.
Lastly put a big sticker ‘PLOTONG OWNER CLUB’, can go 420kmh maaa…
Hehehee… Sangat sayang sama keleta loo..
why they stop the car at right lane in highway?
what happened?