Our readers have been sending in spyshots of the upcoming 2016 Proton Saga, Persona and Perdana, but now it’s our turn to capture two of the three sedans – the Saga and Perdana – while readers Ong Bahk and Hanafi have also contributed with their own images of the trio.
Let’s start with the Saga. Our latest photos give us a closer look at the updated front fascia of the heavily-revamped budget sedan. The reshaped headlights, sleeker bumper design and downturned air intakes make for a cleaner, more sophisticated look.
The rest of the prototype is mostly familiar to us now – there’s a new C-pillar kink, Iriz-style door handles, a side character line that slopes further downwards and a completely revised rear end that is more elegant than the outgoing car, featuring trapezoidal three-dimensional tail lights.
Technical details remain scarce right now, but the Saga could launch with the Iriz’s 1.3 litre VVT engine and a choice of a five-speed manual or a CVT. Proton’s new naturally-aspirated 1.0 litre and 1.2 litre three-cylinder engines may also make an appearance further down the line – these mills are slated to begin production by the end of 2017 – while a turbocharged version of the 1.0 litre engine could also feature.
Next up, the Persona – here we also get a closer look at the front end, and while it does look fairly reminiscent of the Iriz, we can see the reshaped bonnet and grille, as well as round fog lights instead of triangular units on the hatch. We can also see reflector headlights instead of projector halogens on the Iriz, which is probably indicative of a lower-end positioning in the lineup.
The rear of the car sees a similar C-pillar kink as the Saga, as well as as almond-shaped tail lights and tall bootlid, all seen before. The Iriz’s range of 1.3 litre and 1.6 litre VVT engines are expected to be offered on the Persona at launch, but the car could gain Proton’s new 1.3 litre and 1.6 litre direct-injected (GDI/TGDI) engines after production of the new mills begin by the end of 2017.
Lastly, we’ll look at the Perdana. Unlike the others, we’ve already seen the D-segment sedan – based on the eighth-generation Honda Accord – in full before, so these spyshots hold little of significance in terms of the design of the car. However, the car has to be unveiled to the public very soon; out of the three cars here, the Perdana is slated to be launched first, and all three are expected to be launched this year.
At launch, the Perdana will feature the 154 hp/189 Nm R20A3 2.0 and 177 hp/222 Nm K24Z2 2.4 litre i-VTEC engines and five-speed automatic transmission, derived from the eighth-generation Honda Accord on which it is based. A revision is slated to arrive by the end of 2017, with the Perdana set to receive a new NE01 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, acquired from Petronas in 2012.
Also being considered is Proton’s new 1.5 litre turbocharged, direct-injected TGDI engine, claimed to be able to produce 180 hp and 250 Nm. Whichever powertrain ends up being slotted in, a new torque converter CVT automatic is expected to become standard fare come end-2017.
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Wow nice camo!
After gasak 1.5 billion, still cannot launch,oh …shambolic Protong.
makes no difference,launch besok or 6 months later.
As long as it is a Campro and punch CVT,buyers will prefer paying more for Honda or Nissan.
The Hondana is OVER RIPE.Imagine a over ripen banana.It turns black,start juicing and stinks later!
Cos of everlasting BAILOUT PROTECTION mentality,these dudes….rilax….Tun tiada tapi sekarang kami enjoy roti jala,mah.
It is like replaying a pontianak movie over and over again.
Perdana is like Banana. Yellow on the outside, white on the inside. In this case is black on the outside
You watched too much pontianak movie and generalise it to all things.
But it is true on your jepunis car, very hideous
Take your hate elsewhere.
At this rate, no launch before ramadan. During puasa of course cannot work. Raya whole month busy makan and open house. After Raya is too close to Raya haji. So we are looking at Q4 maybe. Till then, get your sawan medication ready and brace for more spyshots.
The perdana is not the 2nd gen, it is actually the 3rd gen. Thr 2nd gen perdana is the one assembled by Honda melaka plant, sold only to the government.
No, those are actually Hondas
Maybe it is the 2nd gen that will sell publicly.
What 2nd gen, 3rd gen? All are same gen Honda Accord which is the 8th gen. The only newer generation is the 9th gen which is the current Honda Accord.
It’s pretty obvious proton is testing camouflage stickers, not cars. If they were in the business of selling cars they would have sold those by now. Case in point are all those rebadged accords sitting at some yard somewhere. Kereta dah siap pasang, nak test apa kejadah lagi?
Ni kereta yang baru dibuat. Nak kira average fuel consumtion, performance awal2 dan apa2 yang bakal diaju oleh pelanggan mesti cuba ambil tau awal2. Proton punya handling terutamanya sangat sesuai dengan jalan malaysia yang berubah2 keadaan.
Jarang nampak kereta baru lain test atas jalan? Dorang test negara asal pastu lepas eksport mana ada test langsung (cthnya p2).
Sack the designer!
Jangan persoal!
Persona 1.5 TGDI will beat Civic Turbo RS.
Wow! makes u feel syiok rite?!! … :P
Every year same story from 1985. My first car was a Proton 1.5S in 1985. Proton will do the same hype. Tease people for months. Then when launch time, the car will be a big failure.
Most people commenting here are 20 to 30 yrs of age. If you are over 65, you would have seen the same bull Proton will pull every launch. Every launch also, they say Proton has changed, sudah bertaubat, cars are no more low quality, this new car will be ultimate etc etc.
Then few months later, people start complaining everything falls apart.
This 3 new launches is no big deal. I have seen already about 10 different launches since 1985, 30 years ago. Same modus operandi, same goreng.
I pity the young buyers who don’t know the real Proton. Trust me, the past 10 launches the past 30 years have been nothing but pure lies. Thsi is why Proton is going bust. People now see the truth.
But my Iriz is almost a year old and it is still in good condition…
Civic at 200km/h still cannot beat suprimau, how?
Suprimau can beat your brain can already right?
I feel more aroused seeing Proton doing striptease than watching JAV. In fact, i always think of reproducing Gen 3 in my Gen 2!
Lol hope it will beat, civic is currently top sale of passenger car in usa first quarter.
lets start producing, stop wasting our money..
Our people knows nothing but reproduction, soon you’ll know…
Well p1 has paid gomen more than its loss
Our kaum reproduce faster than Proton can reproduce cars in the factory. We are No. 1 in Malaysia and some say Sg
Perghhhh…..lagi cepat bungkus…..
Not to bash P1 but not interesting at all…….
Dont even bother to dig further…..
Gudlak P1. Pls just dont use my tax money.
Longer they wait, longer they can waste the Rm.5 billion on relax and lepak. Then, after 2 years when the RM1.5 billion finsh, can still ask another RM1.5 billion.
this is why they always delay. Tactic lah
If you can’t afford, diam diam please
Only you are not interested
So Vios will have VSC in year 4040?
Thai Vios already have VSC. So when will Saga?
Kah kah kene balik
When can Proton game over?
OMG…still wanna spyshots? Nothing special, just few pieces of craps. I think new H.Civic can launched earlier than all these.
H.Civic also a piece of craps. Nothing special.
Lol think before you write kid,
Civic is already on production, you no need to say like that at first place.
Sorry boss, itu Persona baru dah jadi B segment, so ia hanya compete dgn City, Vios dan Almera
How to compete with protection?
Can still compete with protection, but still lose.
Ugly.
Competing with Civic
Spyshot and news win civic alot..
Different segment. Civic in C segment. Persona in B segment nowml
Persona downgraded?
Before persona WAS in B segment, the interior is smaller than Waja (C segment)
Jangan persoal design Proton Designer
The weakest model here design-wise, is the New Persona. Just look at those tiny wheels. It makes the body looks bloated. I know it’s all about the BOM cost & commonization, but at least they need to be more sensible..
Then u can see all small tyres on sushi car especially toyotaik cars! Why no bash the sushi tyre?
HAHA.. design proton pun jangan dipersoal? Hak kita?
Go solve 1mdb issue den proton problem also solved….u have no hak to soal..
Kid your sarcasm sensor has broken, go fix it
Ko xde hak! Duk diam2 je bwh tempurung.
This is/are story or history?
A new era pesona rs to compete with civic rs .
civic global sales Over 16,500,000 vs junk persona
Huh? You compare junk handling Civic C segment with most local market B segment persona?
Are you high?
Your mother was high when she produces you
Herstory
Proton should rebadge suzuki swift to compete with myvi. Knp tidak? Test market dulu sblm rebadge ertiga.
current swift is oudated already, next gen will coming out next year. As for now, proton should rebadge vitara turbo
Yes, they are otw doing rebadge vitara turbo, they will use 1.5gdti turbo instead of 1.4 boosterjet ….give them sometime r&d the engine mounting and gearbox mounting issue…
endless test especially perdana, already leak the images on the internet, more like “facelift” 8 gen accord.
Tak adalah…look mcm size besar Persona
yawn zzz zzzz zzzzz zzzzzz
Go to sleep noone stops you
People sleep also you persoal?
Endless spy shot …. c’mon this is taking way to long to launch ??
that perdana looks the highest spec available ..with bodykit and all…i know we have seen it a trizillion times but the rear end still looks good and catchy…
i still cant understand this new persona…it somehow competes with the saga in a way as the size and dimension are not too dissimilar ,unless , p1 will only offer the saga with 1.3 or smaller engine , and if u want a higher powered one , u will need to upgrade to the persona??
and make sure u stop current persona production bcos according to a salesman who i know , it still actually sells very well…
Spyshots? Proton, stop teasing! You’re building up to a great fall!!
you are barking at the wrong tyre. this aint protons publicity shot
Lol you call that teasing? It is testing!
So much teasing have made the public less interest, bye~
Yeah only you, bye~
Go Proton go! 12th Sept Perdana will be launch. All the best!
Ops not 12th Sept but 12th May Perdana will be launched. LOL
Oh no, civic rs will launch on 12 th may… all the best accordana.
really??haha poor civic..high price but low spec;p Perdana price started from 99k~139k. civic? 130k~170K?LOL
persona downgraded to a-segment?
Bad strategy proton… Last time iriz sale dropped out because it came in time of high fuel price and presence of more sensible fuel-saver, the axia. Now you delay the launch of new perdana, for sure people got tired of waiting and then buy the new civic, which is better looking. Your strategy is plain stupid proton… I wish for proton to go well but if i’m buying a car, i’ll stop waiting for how your perdana looks like and buy a civic instead.
News about Proton…..berita dah basi. Uninteresting…. better not to know.
But power windows story is still around , tak basi pulak
Topkek
tired of seeing these countless spyshots Protons… just launch it and fail already!!!
pics of cars without the camouflage are already circulating in WA groups..
Only one reason why paultan does not release the photos. If the car is in proton factory, premise or compound – proton can actually take you to the court for misconduct.
Getting so boring with all these useless spyshots. Just close shop lah P1.
No need to close shop, rebadge civic 1.5 turbo ,civicsona ,all the problem solved.
Different segment lor
Come on Proton, there has been confirmation that the Perdana will be launched in 1st Q of this year, then Tun Dr. M said in April month, now already May, still no news. This is not a completely new car like the Saga or Persona, why take so long time for testing?
They are too busy sticking camo stickers kn their cars to launch anything.
To all bashers. I fully 100% agree with ur comments and have taken the liberty to copy it to other articles on spyshots of camo test cars by Honda, MB, Audi, Hyundai, etc.
Now we know you’re a copycat, why should BN waste resources to hire you for posting comments?
Yes that’s good. Teach them a lesson!
Go ahead, you think we are afraid of your comments? You are nothing but a Gov shill
This persona uglier than the saga…with that design and the small wheel size..
Can change tyre and rim anytime
rather than talking too much, better wait for both car and test on my own.. then can argue… but for sure, if civic vs persona (which i think consist few hot press part @ panel) in term of safety we should not underestimate p1..
Persona baru downsize jadi B segment, tak nak lawan dgn Civic. Mungkin Preve facelift 2018 akan lawan dgn Civic turbo
Its quite interesting to see future model pesona rsr compete civic tyre r running lap time on green hell nurburgring.
Not surprise anymore P1… You won’t launching, we all know that.
Really butchered the Persona line right there, no more signature shark face and long boot.
Judging by the picture, the Saga seems to have much larger boot space than this new “Persona” *cough*gen2*cough*.
As if all these saga/persona were using excess iriz part, it’s dissapointing.
Preve/Suprima looks waaaay better.
Asyik spyshot je..launch lah!!tak confident ke atau banyak problem?
Sebab FC bagus sangat kot, Vios 1.5l minyak macam lembu minum air, Iriz 1.6l lagi jimat!
Mr. Jon Lee, with all due respect, pls dont waste ur time writing an “update” on P1 models. Cuz simply no one is interested except P1 staff members. Ur time is better spent on writing more on the upcoming Honda BRV!
They write what they wanna write. Unless u pay their salaries or own PT site, STFU! U r not Paul Tan!
This website is called Paul Tan’s Automotive News. And this article still qualifies as an automotive news. The world doesn’t revolve around you alone, so self-reflect before trying to ‘advice’ other people how to do their jobs. Apparently, you are also interested enough to come in and leave a comment.
Ewww shit spotted on the road again. Garbage truck pls come and clean it up!
You better check your eyes!
Setiap minggu asyik gambar sama. sampai bila nak test camouflage proton oi…
Year 2048, Still updating on SPYSHOTS of Proton Saga, Persona and Perdana of 2016
We can play a bet, Saga spyshots vs Perodua sedan hype… which one coming first?
If the latter comes first, Proton basically need another 1.5B fund injections just to extend the spyshots for 2yrs more.
I sincerely hope Proton will turn around this time for the better and succeed in their restructuring exercise. Most of the young readers here may be to young to remember, but when Proton was launched back in the day, the average Ali & Ah Huat on the street were standing proud as Proton reflects the notion that the sky was the limit for Malaysians if we dare to turn a dream into reality.
Never finish with the spyshot kah?
I think these spyshots event will keep going until year end…..
later, spyshots will become cheapshots…..
Why sell the actual cars when you can camo and bagi orang spy-shot it for 7 years?
If telling the world ” i have failed in my career” does not matter you,by all means go ahead to get this.
Wow..after i read all the comments..there are so many specialist of making car inside here.
Always negative.
No proud at all to national car maker.
Perhaps most of you have been lost your sense of belonging.
You judge P1 so and so.
If you are really specialist in making a car..
can anyone tell me how to make a car from scratch to a prototype?
Can you tell me how many cast car maker use to making a single car?
Can anyone tell me how many bucks car maker spend in R&D???
Can anyone tell me what kind of software car maker use to creating all parts in a single car???
Don’t talk rubbish and bullshit!!!
Unless you willing to show how stupid you are.
Sack the entire managememt and hire Claudio Ranieri
Idris Jala better speed up the restructuring of Proton and not let Proton deplete the 1.5 bil soft loan.
Should stop all these wasteful R&D cos one of the restructuring plans is to find a foreign partner.
In fact the whole management & decision making should be put on hold until the new shareholders are identified.
Not to be rude but the new Persona is like someone has given a dose of Estrogen to it and make it shrink in segment and oddly propotionate designed… Hopefully they won’t equip it with small wheels as it already looks weird in this test vehicle.
Imho malaysian cars have longer product lifecycle~10 years as compared to japs korean n us~3 years, euro ~4-5 years. Is it due to lack of tecnical expertise, financial capability or due to our man man lai attitude? P2is financially capable, P1has R n D and Lotus for tech but both might have the same Malaysian affliction of malaise. That maybe the reason behind these neverending spyshots. In the meantime the rest of the worlds auto manufacturers have moved on to a different playing field.Shape up or ship out to the both of you.
perdana its a rebadge honda accord rite?
so why need to test so long….zZzzzzzZZzzz
Told you all, Proton spend billions on test mules and masking tapes, is to test public response.
Response not good, then delay release.
Biasalah bang, ni kereta Proton
Come on lar weii…
Just wondering if proton closed shop we can get a cheaper car like brunei