Proton renames the Sassy Tiara Replacement Model to Savvy

Due to the bad comments going all around about Proton’s bad choice of name for the Sassy, they have renamed the Tiara Replacement Model to the Proton Savvy. This sounds slightly better and less ‘sissy’ than Sassy. Sassy had a bad meaning to it in the dictionary anyway.

What does Savvy mean?

savvy n. Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.

I believe this name change is not recent but has been decided for quite some time, as indicated by the registration of the protonsavvy.com domain name by a Malaysian who must have had insider information. The registration date was 28th April 2005. More than a month ago.

It’s a good move, considering all the bad comments about it’s name found in my blog post here.


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The car will be powered by a 1.2 litre 16-valve SOHC engine by Renault, producing 74hp (55kW) at 5500rpm and 105Nm of torque at 4250rpm.

The car will come in three colours – Magma Red, Midnight Black and Stratosphere Blue.

Proton renames the Sassy Tiara Replacement Model to Savvy

Myvi vs. Savvy? Their names kind of rhyme with each other :D

Related Tiara Replacement Model posts:
Tiara Replacement Model Available For Booking
Tiara Replacement Model On The Road
Tiara Replacement Model Again
New Tiara Replacement Model Spyshots
Tiara Replacement Model Ads in Newspapers
Proton Sassy – The Name for the Tiara Replacement Model
Proton Savvy: Proton Renames The Sassy Tiara Replacement Model to Savvy
Proton Savvy Launch this 8th June
Possible Proton Savvy Interior Shots
Proton Savvy Photos
Proton Savvy Quality Control TUV Audit
Proton Savvy Launch at 5pm today!
Proton Press Release on the Savvy
Proton Savvy R3 ?
Proton Savvy R3 Concept at Proton Edar Mutiara
Proton Savvy Automatic to get Renault’s Quickshift 5

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Comments

  • MyVi vs Savvy..Paul, which one is better ha???

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  • Keep up the great posts on the new cars, Paul.

    The car looked good, until you mentioned "Renault"..!

    The word strikes fear and trepidation into the hearts of everyone who has owned destructively-depreciated Tiaras or the Waja 1.8…

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  • CH: I am kind of interested in the fact that the Clio has a 2.0 liter engine available. It should fit in the Savvy nicely :D

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  • myvi vs Savvy…. sure myvi la.

    SOHC vs DOHC… sure DOHC la.

    74hp to 85 hp…. sure 85hp la.

    price ??….. unless below RM40,000, otherwise P2 myvi la la.

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  • Well guys, Proton has scored well in the "looks" department lately. But looks alone don't really sell , now days, if the built quality is not up to par (at least with the Japanese/Korean).

    Let's hope for the best. In my opinion, in terms of choice of materials, fittings, we still have to learn from the Germans. Don't look at Mercs, BMW's, or Audi. Instead look at Opel for example. They're not luxury items, back in UK, but the built quality good and there's extremely reliable and lasts a long time. (Astra, Vectra and Zafiras sells very well till today). No offence to Europel, but Chevy Nabira is a fine example. So, to some extend, high built quality should not be associated with high cost. But rather inteligent design and engineering. Volkswagen is another example.

    Personally, the New Proton looks fabulous. If they built it as well as it looks, it could be a winner.

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  • Yes I read about the Clio 2.0 from the British tuning mags. Can't rememeber if it's mounted mid engine in the Clio and how big the size is.

    I hope only the engine is Renault, and the rest is Japanese.

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  • mid engine – mid-ship/mid-mounted…

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  • in term of price, Savvy priced at RM43000 is a bit to costly than MYVI.

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  • CH: the mid mounted one is the 3.0 V6

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  • I hav been follow up this sirion frm Daihatsu

    last year til now it comes up wth perodua Myvi,

    n also to this special place by Paul,thanks!

    I get a lot of infor frm here,I hav been keep

    tracking ever since.

    I think we local are quite pity,there's a lot of

    wonderful cars out there,n what we can do is "look","view,n come to the price,fe-uh!

    though,we stil hav some new local cars to make

    choice now,or we hav to go back to"look""view"

    things.

    by the way, my SA tell me I can get my Myvi 1.3

    by this 2,3days.I think can share this to whom

    waiting fr their Myvi,good news?cheers!

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  • farish on Jun 02, 2005 at 8:21 pm

    that pic of the savvy was from mackzul's blog right?

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  • rakyat on Jun 03, 2005 at 1:44 am

    I think the old man at Proton is desparate now. The bulk of cash is fast shrinking. One disaster after another, please don't say the rakyat did not give Proton a chance after 25 years of monopoly. A crow by any other name is STILL a crow and it will not transform into a phoenix by putting a few cosmetic changes. Proton – you reap what you sow. It's only a matter of time now !

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  • whos care??u want u buy,don't want babai..dont angry2 lah..

    melah ke,bilu ke,pink kaler ke kite tetap lakyat MALAYSIA..wakakaka atleast something better than notting,atleast copy better than do not do anything yahh..

    peace malaysia!!!!

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  • all west like a hot thing when there lunch our national car whit a reasonable price in time been at the market on our car industry but get no car when it still hot! till at the end other competition model like other brand come out than every 1 cancel o go to other!.that the story at the end!.

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  • semut api on Jun 04, 2005 at 11:03 pm

    kalu suma orang tanak rasa barang klon…belilah kete import yang terbukti ketahanannya…mahal sikit tak pe janji …. janji rock!!!!!1 citroen-tiara kia- naza daewoo-chevrolet isuzu-inokom mitsubisi-proton sampai bila beb kete buatm malaysia masih melangkau harga hampir 90k cammana tukang kebun nak merasa pakai waja (kete yang di kata kan menggunakan teknologi lotus ….tapi di ubahsuai oleh anak-anak tempatan untuk mendapatkan reputasi yang lebih baik daripada pengeluar asal…… cuba lihat satria 5 tahun lepas /guna karburator.tapi model eksport ..injection begitu juga pada pemilik kancil…….) dah bangun lah bat lah trademark sendiri mat saleh pun dah kenal kita punya dodol

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  • sameg on Jun 05, 2005 at 9:32 pm

    no good!!!

    disapointed of proton desing

    very unlike savvy!!!

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  • haneb on Jun 08, 2005 at 6:56 pm

    Tak cantik langsung apa dah jadi tak bolih lawan

    myvi. Allo the designer please do better than this la.

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  • can anybody tell me what is the top speed of myvi coz they say trm is much power than myvi

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  • dR.Sam-anak Msia on Jun 08, 2005 at 11:22 pm

    Cantik jugak ape … at least tak de copy mana2 kereta lagi … macam BOOn ke dll …designer tak diperlukan lah kalau setakat nak tukar bumper dan hood ….berbanggalah dgn brg buatan Msia.

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  • Potential buyers do take note:

    Say if you are a businessperson and you have complete monopoly over the cost of replacement parts of the equipment you sell. Will you price it higher or lower?

    Now, that reminds me of Kah Motors, many years ago.

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  • aboy gurun on Jun 09, 2005 at 5:35 am

    ntah ape ape buruk siut.macam kete robot yg x siap

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  • ayin kuno on Jun 09, 2005 at 5:38 am

    boleh tahan la woit baik beli myvi dari savvy ni.x membazir.proton banyak problem la

    ex waja.pintu problem x abis2

    baik cari perodua kan

    k x

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    • modenWAR on Aug 08, 2010 at 3:27 pm

      xpernah problem kereta waja ok pe.. aku rasa kau tutup pintu tolak guna jentolak kot…hahahaha. jenis kau ni kan kuno..

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  • myvi better than Savvy la…

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  • Stewart on Jun 09, 2005 at 9:55 am

    inspected the savvy today in New Giant Kelana Jaya. Overall built is above average, sporty and tough. But the car is too weird to me. The gear box is similar to the old Datsun 120Y Pulsar, Reverse replace the 1st gear. (This reminded me about the Tiara left-handed wiper switch) The chasis is small and handling is not comfortable. If you own this car you will have to worry about the expensive Made-by-Proton-Only parts. What can i say about this car? It is the little brother of Tiara, and boths will share the same fate. Ok guys i don't want to let you down. I reserved my bad comments to this Savvy. If you are thinking to get this, better go for Myvi. That's what can i say.

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  • the design looks terrible ! gosh just what Proton needs for it to go under !!! Sorry Proton it may be the fatal blow !

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  • rozita mansor on Jun 09, 2005 at 7:06 pm

    sepatutnya proton harus lebih mempersiapkan diri dengan model MPV – yang penuh gaya, bukan macam juara @ bulldog. klu kita tengok customer la ni, tengah cari MPV, tengok je INNOVA orang berebut cari. why proton tak bleh buat. klu buat kete yg org tak beli buat ape, membazir kang … kang … kang…

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  • perodua lagi banyak problem..bila la agak nya nak buat enjin sendiri??mcm myvi 2 ubah sikit je..dari model asal dia..rasa Savvy lagi bagus..

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  • apa kisah pada nama sassy ke sissy ke savvy ke?yg penting ada benda yg boleh dibanggakan,pakai enjin sendiri,technologi sendiri..bukan copy bulat2..

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  • "apa kisah pada nama sassy ke sissy ke savvy ke?yg penting ada benda yg boleh dibanggakan,pakai enjin sendiri,technologi sendiri..bukan copy bulat2.. " >> K

    but what's the use of being proud if Proton still could solve all those same-old COMMON problems??

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  • ProTest on Jun 10, 2005 at 5:18 am

    “apa kisah pada nama sassy ke sissy ke savvy ke?yg penting ada benda yg boleh dibanggakan,pakai enjin sendiri,technologi sendiri..bukan copy bulat2.. ” >> K

    apa kejadahnya fully buatan m'sia ko tak reti baca ka Renault engin…ini sah pakai moto nih…sissy tu pondan ko tau tak..nak nama keta kau pondan? apala lain kali nak komen biaq pikiaq sikit ni tau taruk ja…apahal…cuba ko tgk btul keta tu kat show room…teruk…sempit gila…satu lagi kunci bonet takdak..pehal..kalau kabel putus..tak ke susah…keta color biru…meter kuning…kursi itam…dashboard cream color….padel pintu silver…dah jadi cacamerba…nak buat keta kena pikir design bebetul…bukan tau taruk pastu nak untung…cakap dalam iklan sapa tak beli rugi…diaorg yg takut rugi..comfirm flop kalah ngan myvi…tak yahla membazir masa pegi tgk savvy tu….skrg savvy (sawi) pasni pulak mesti kaylan ( kailan ikan masin ) ….hai kesian proton tak nak insaf2…

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    • proton & perodua on Aug 08, 2010 at 3:24 pm

      haalloww..bro. kau pandai sangat kau buat la kereta.. seluruh rakyat malaysia nak tengok kereta kau.. kira ok la malaysia ni boleh buat kereta proton fully buatan barat, produa fully buatan timur, aku rasa kau ni x pernah lagi naik kereta sendiri kot.. biasa tumpang orang je kan.. semua kereta buatan malaysia sama je,xde beza nya. cukai sama2 ada,insuran ada…ok ape.. cakap tu biar bepada2 saudara.. kita rakyat malaysia.kalo kau x berminat kereta buatan malaysia kau ddk la negara lain saudara.. ok..

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  • alo bro am. ada buat survey dulu b4 bg komen ka? Myvi project ada collabration between toyota-daihatsu-perodua. all together they spend mony to develop boon/pisso/myvi. since P2 is the last launching the car btwn toyota-daihatsu, they already repair any bugs. so, I think there's no copy-copy issue here. coz P2 also hv their on share in the development. plus Savvy is using Renault engine and gear box. u think using diff type engine and gearbox easi meh?

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  • tul Nafsiah on Jun 13, 2005 at 6:41 pm

    Actually I like the design of Savvy. I think it's design is stylish..But boot space bit too small for 4 people going outstation.

    TQ for telling about no key for the boot, so it can be a problem.

    Thanks for alerting us about Renault and expensive Proton spare parts.

    P2 at least have abs and airbags for all passengers on the premium model.All in all 51k ++ compared to 45k++ for savvy model, P2 still okay tho i don't like being forced to get the skirting and the thing on top at the back ( i forgot what u call it) At least savvy is not 'enhanced'.

    Makcik

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  • Renault owns nissan what. So nissan cars also use renault technology.

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  • Skuh Bei Jagon on Jun 16, 2005 at 5:36 am

    The proton cars and perodua cars are over priced.Since it is made in Malaysia,the vendors should think of the public and not their pockets too much. I sincerely hope that the price of the above cars should beas follows:

    Kancil 660cc-RM 22,000 OTR,850cc-RM25,000

    SAVVY 1,000cc-RM32,000 OTR

    MYVI 1,000cc- RM33,000 OTR & 1.3cc-38,000OTR

    We in EAST MALAYSIA pay more than you all in W.Malaysia due to MDC -Marketing & Distribution Costs i.e pay RM 3,000 more where as 1 TEU cost only RM1,100 and can fit two cars inside.So how do PROTON view MDC to determine the cost.???????

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  • chongai on Jun 18, 2005 at 2:04 am

    Y that if anything is made in Malaysia people expect to be cheap. think its a wrong attitude if look down just bcoz of that. can accept if quality not good but if so so like many import goods not wise mah. our car particularly proton surely have plenty of problems n people there need to listen to more of comments out there n pull socks fast.people need to give positive comments n not damaging comments. have anybody compiled all comments and gave to proton and tell them thatthings we want? must give them n see what they have to say. we must not get too emotional bcoz someone else say different thing then us. if we think we are really good Y not win the auto makers heart n work with them. that's surely better then pretending that we know all.people know what we talk me, got substance or not. so don't accuse people of being stupid, u are just pointing ur fingers at u maa…

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  • fill enough n lazy to comment cos the thing is fact n u all can see how our product is made off lousy is like people who them self look like!!.

    Just give to people who can do batter than proton can do to improve our automobile's industry.

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  • Apengg on Nov 21, 2005 at 10:10 pm

    Memanglah kita kena beri sokongan pada kereta tempatan.Tapi hang tengoklah betapa teruknya design yang depa bubuh kat Savvy tu.Ape dah takder ker designer yg kreatif kat Proton.Dah tak mampu sangat ker nak berikan sebuah kereta yang mempunyai rekabentuk memuaskan.Kereta mainan kanak-kanak kat shopping kompleks pun lagi cantik dari Savvy.Memalukanlah.macam ni memang Proton takkan maju selagi tak reti belajar dari kesilapan.Beli kereta Myvi jauh lebih bagus.

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  • Sir Atannas on Nov 29, 2005 at 12:41 am

    Dear Proton..

    Actually i have a new cars (savvy), but i used on 1month,

    my cars have a something like a gearbox, front suspension,

    power window an non power for the pickup, i dont know what happen…i send my cars at proton edar for the 1st servies, still same the problem..

    so can u give the comment plss?…..

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  • ZuelleMendoza on Nov 29, 2005 at 9:59 pm

    Hai….kiter ni baru bercadang nak tukar Sporty Iswara Special Edition (kaler grey jer tu) ke Proton Savvy.So,sebelum kiter bertukar keta,saya rasa elok tgk komen negatif & positif ttg Savvy.Knp saya tak berminat dengan Myvi?Sebab hari tu saya htr keta I tu servis,so terdengar lah 2 org pengguna cina yang menggunakan keta Myvi…ermm dua-dua pakai Myvi,sorang kaler grey sorang lagi kaler merah.Diorang kata banyak probs dalam keta Myvi.Then hari raya yang baru lepas ni,saya berpeluang tengok keta Savvy orang pakai.Kawan-kawan saya bagitau, diorang lebih suka tengok Savvy dari Myvi.Savvy nampak lebih ada 'klas' dari Myvi.Savvy nampak lebih tough dari Myvi.

    Bagaimana pulak dengan Kelisa?Sebab kawan saya baru-baru ni beria-ia sangat nak beli Myvi…Tetiba jadi Kelisa.Bila tanya,kenapa tak Myvi?Alasannya; Kelisa senang cari parking.Ermmm…Yer ker?!Tapi sebelum tu, dia buat lah perbandingan antara Savvy dengan Myvi dengan test Drive kat Proton Edar….So saya pun tompang sama…nak rasa Savvy ni cam mana….Nice juga cuma roof dier rendah sangat sebab bila sampai kat bumper,kepala terhantuk.Lagi satu persoalan besar ni,…kenapa gear reverse dalam Savvy ke depan (macam masuk gear 1 pulak)?Yang tak biasa memang hancur lah depan keta tu….

    Pening kepala ni nak buat pilihan…nak beli keta import mahal giler…Ada yang murah sikit pun kecik sangat.

    Macam mana ni?!!!!

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  • chilipox on Dec 23, 2005 at 4:16 pm

    i believe proton have do a good job by replacing tiara to savvy atleast it more good looking…good quality… last time tiara do create alot of major problem..exps the spare tyre which it located underneath the car..my god!!..how u expect a person to change a tyre if they can reach the underneath….

    for performance..i test drive it before..the accelaration is good pick up fast..smooth driving reach 80 and renault engine n gear box..mmm boleh tahan la..econo fuel consumption.. ..power steering and window, folded seat..16" tyre..for more comfort.. metalic colour..hard shell..single cd player..(wan airbag..yeah u can add it)..for safety prupose…, ,

    although all those year we have many problem but i think they have done the best to improve it..what u expect..local manufacture ..local car for local people with local price…local spare parts..local engine..yeah malaysia still improving..give them time…i consider this car is worth for it price. i think is the best among proton car..

    for me, for convience i think it ok..36K 1.2 cc..2 yrs waranty, boleh lahh..

    if compare with other car,,of course it is not the best ..laaaaaaaa

    malaysia bole!!!

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  • CM Taras on Dec 30, 2005 at 5:59 pm

    Why lots of u dont like a car that contain more of ur own country design n parts??

    Myvi is more just a Dahatsu's Sirion. A duplication.

    Do u think Japanese engine better than Renault engine( German/French)

    Do u all know Nissan Japan choose Renault as Partner??

    Dont follow the tide. Set ur own judgement!

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  • gadeez on Apr 10, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    alaaa…

    apa yg ssh 2 nye..

    beli je ar keta import…

    dh byk sgt komen keta mesia….

    apengg MYVi mcm katak laaa…..dr blakng

    dh tu bsr smcm…

    so jgn laa nk kutuk keta2 neh…

    all of them not perfect….

    perfect sgt ke myvi tu???

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    • RENAULT CLIO on Aug 08, 2010 at 3:33 pm

      betol..betol..betoll.aku sokong ape kate kita org malaysia ni naik kereta import je.. BMW,AUDI,HUMMER,FERRARI,JAGUAR & DLL.. susah sangat,,suka nak komen kereta buatan malaysia.. ok la proton boleh ke pasaran luar negara.. luar negara pun suka pe.. produa ddk dlm malaysia je…

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  • zahar on May 30, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    savvy the best car class mini not all the best…ur can look at you tube test by top gear..i buy secondhnd my lovely savvy until now no big problem,always lenjan.fuel saver rm 50 for 500 km kl-kelantan..but savvy gear AMT is tooo bad..whatever renault engine better the camPRO..

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