The balik kampung deal fever seems to have infected Proton UK as well, with the prices of the GEN2 receiving slashes up to £2,800 (RM17,520) according to Proton. The 1.3 litre Proton GEN2 now costs £6,995 (RM43,770) while the 1.6 litre version is now priced at £7,495 (RM46,900).
The GSX LE in particular has a price slash of £2,800 and free leather seats worth £1,000. It now costs £8,495 (RM53,160) for the manual and £8,995 (RM56,300) for the automatic and features four airbags (front and side), climate control, foglamps, a tailgate spoiler, all-round power windows, a CD player, and steering wheel audio.
All models come with a 6 year warranty for the powertrain, and 3 year warranty for the rest of the vehicle.
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