Proton Compact Car coming out of your ears? Well… here’s more! The spiritual successor to the Proton Savvy will be powered by new four-cylinder VVT engines – a 1.3 litre unit producing 94 hp at 5,500 rpm and 120 Nm of torque just below 4,000 rpm, and a 1.6 litre unit developing 107 hp at 5,750 rpm and 150 Nm at 3,750 rpm.
Both engines will be mated to five-speed manual and CVT gearboxes. Each variant (1.3 Standard, 1.3 Executive, 1.6 Executive, 1.6 Premium) will have a choice of both gearboxes, making it eight variants in all.
We only have details on the bigger engine for now – claimed fuel consumption figures for the 1.6 litre are 6.6 (manual) and 7.4 (CVT) litres per 100 km on a combined NEDC cycle and 5.5 litres per 100 km at a constant 90 km/h. The VVT (variable valve timing, effectively supersedes the Campro CPS‘ two-stage cam profile switching) is only on the intake side.
Other features of the engines include a Smart Alternator and a maniverter (integrated exhaust manifold and catalytic converter).
The car also has a horizontally-mounted CVT cooler (Suprima S‘ CVT cooler is vertically-mounted). Suspension is handled by MacPherson struts up front and a torsion beam out back, and there’s electric power steering.
According to Proton chief technical officer Abdul Rashid Musa, the new platform on which the Proton Compact Car sits on has been designed to support hybrid and electric powertrains – something to expect for the future, then?
Over RM500 million and four years in development, the PCC is shaping up to be quite promising, eh?
500 million. Platform + New engine. Usually Proton new car is around 300 million.
Consider naming it “Compact”
But they are still using back the CVT.. It’s quite a letdown actually.. Proton owners surely knows how the CVT performs.. Lags + jerky + slow etc etc.. If I had a choice, I will rather choose some old 4 speed AT compared to this CVT..
i’ve used both normal AT and CVT. i prefer cvt over the normal at.
4AT and 1.3L isn’t a good combo to be honest. Look at the Kia Rio in our market, only mated with 1.4 and 4AT gearbox. Owners reports a less than satisfactory fuel consumption. If only NAZA could offer 1.6 and 6AT but you know how they work lah.
unofficial price for Proton Iriz
Executive
1.3 M Solid – RM42,800
1.3 M Metallic – RM43,300
1.3 CVT Solid – RM46,800
1.3 CVT Metallic – RM47,300
1.6 M Solid – RM46,800
1.6 M Metallic – RM47,300
1.6 CVT Solid – RM50,800
1.6 CVT Metallic – RM51,300
Premium
1.6 CVT Solid – RM54,800
1.6 CVT Metallic – RM55,300
oh.. don’t forget they used 250million for the failed and non-existence cow farm
well the car has good torque, good for city driving
can carry cows for your non-existence farm.
no proof, and so typical proton basher..
of course, because every failure in this country is salah proton kan?
If Proton netts 5k for every unit sold… they need to sell 100,000 units to recoup the 500m. Someone forgot about KPi in Proton, again
Kepala otak,Protong needs to sell 1 million Iriz to break even cos the gross profit is only RM500 per car,since most of the Development Cost of rm 500 million is channelled to cronies.
In the past they spent billions of Ringgit of Gomen grants and come out with the Campro engine and noisy CVT(sourced from Punch powertrain).
Don’t be fooled easily.Cronies are having all night long parties for getting easy contracts.
VVT has been around for a decade now.
It may be a copy and paste job after all.
If these new engines are formidable,install them in all proton cars and dump the problematic Campros.
Time will tell whether Proton can live up to all this hype.
cronies !! which wikileaks report did u get ur source from..? cronies having all night long parties ? again, do you have pics of these so called parties ? what an idiot..
You are right, Albert. Proton fanboys really think NAP is to protect Proton for Rakyat, actually it is for the cronies.
Mari mari come come, the cronies’ S class, Lambo, Maserati are depending on this Iriz. Come buy more to support them… If they can’t get good cars, you don’t dream of getting good quality from Proton too. Simple logic.
if u notice p2 n umw salesman trying so hard to convince rakyat that CVT iriz is not good
why??
coz they know 4AT is their weakness compared to other mskers honda, nissan already moved to cvt
They have moved to the CVT, but a different CVT compared to proton.. I bet you’ve never driven a proton car with CVT before.. Go test drive one yourself and see how it lags and jerks.. Or you can continue being happy driving your EX5 around and dream of owning a laggy and jerky CVT one day..
Which CVT u experienced? VT2 or VT3? mine never lag, never jerked. super smooth. know your car first then you’ll experience it better :)
Hahaha! 128 dislikes!
don’t u guy think it kinda low..”RM500 million” for “4 yrs” R&D..others at least USD300 million per year. eg toyota spend last year alone USD860 million…hyundai-kia spend USD2.97 billion for 2013 alone…want to become global player just with RM500 million for 4yrs? its a jokes rite..
its just for “1” car. and even if you want to be a global player.. proton is a tiny ant compared to those companies you just mentioned.
You gotta start somewhere, amirite? They chose to not grow for so long and wasted a lot of time. Only in recent years they try to catch up.
Proton is old but still a baby boy automotive brand… they still learning how to walk by them self and please do not compared to any established brand.
WOW!
500 million.
Omg cost of developing a D-segment.
New engine? or same engine?
Still a LOUSY Campro.
This cost can develop a new engine, Why just focus on outlook design only?
Tun really love spyshot.
Its B segment hatchback not D segment..
Before bashing, please go study a bit..
Idiots that’s don’t read and study English.
Go back to school and learn more.
500 million Proton can develop a D-segment car instant a B-segment car deh.
Sorry, just want to clarify, did u intend to say instead or instant? If typo, then u must have accepted the input by the autocorrect indiscriminately. If not, then u should take up an English class urself friend. Forgive my English also.
that fella said cost of developing that shitty lousy car could actually develop a D-segment car. read properly before criticizing someone you imbecile kid.
7.4l/100km for a 1.6L engine on the combined NEDC cycle. That’s about 13.5km/l. Definitely not the best but the constant 90km/h test makes it a slight improvement over the Saga 1.6.
Just a thought: The Saga was never tested under the NEDC, to my knowledge. The NEDC is slightly closer to real world conditions than other tests. So we can expect maybe 10-11km/l on pure city driving with stop and go traffic.
My 1998 Mitsu Lancer CE (AKA CK)1.8L consumes around 7 to 7.5L per 100km on “RON 91” Fuel…This 1.6 consumes 7.4? lol
Objectively speaking, it’s impossible to make a fair comparison like that. Your driving style and conditions and the testing parameters are different.
You need to take this car as a daily driver for a few fuel-ups on the same routes you take in your Lancer before you can announce a credible comparison.
Not flaming or anything.
While kudos is due to Proton on this PCC, I hope that next Proton shall carry out extensive facelift to the Preve and Suprima. Products that could be “there” but sadly never reached its destination. Then in one swoop Proton could really regain their market share back from P2 and Toyoltak. While u r there Proton, please also revamp the service and support (it’s not so hard to emulate P2, and something that anyone can agree u copy).
Under powered la wei…
Want more power? Buy a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta or Merc SLS AMG Black Series. Talking about power output…
..and then..meletup tgh highway sbb power sgt.dah menyusahkan org ramai.
come on…B16 yang dah tahap datuk nenek pun produced more power output kot…no need 2.0 above to achive 100hp above larr…u igt B16 tu 2.0 meh?
Under power? How about Myvi…?? How much power do u need to move this so called Compact Car?? Be realistic la weiii..!
Hhmmm. 1.6 liter engine with only 105 bhp. Continental engine?
Reminds me of the old Mazda 3’s 1.6 L4 unit. Same output as well, interestingly.
Setup For better fuel consumption maybe..
Torque is more important nowadays, for acceleration and fuel saving, not top speed.
105hp should ÷ with gross weight = max speed. It a compact car bro.. not sedan or saloon. Most car range from 60hp – 90hp only for compact.. try to install after market Turbo Kit or NOS if u want higher HP to graveyard.
If less than 60k then good price
Less than 60K? Even 50k I consider expensive since need to fight with Myvi x best around the price region.
If need 60k I just go buy Axia cheapest spec take extra money go enjoy and pump petrol free for life with 35k savings.
PCC offers nothing special just point A to B car just like all other cars. Not to say it’s fast.
Much safer than maiwee and asiah
hak Another Full Who Thinks Perodua Is GOD ,huh the only thing Perodua is good at is Making Tons of money and that’s it …..
Proton on the other hand is doing something that has never been done by any Japanese Auto Brand ie The Stupid Vios and Mitsubishi Attrage both very useless cars …..
Proton, Kia ,Nissan ,VW ,Ford, Peugeot and Citroen are the only brands that offer cars that are equipped with 6airbags ,ESC,TC, Hill Assit ,ABS,EBD and BA ….. while other fucking Jap brands are resting on their arss .
Kudos Tho Proton For The very cute and sassy Iriz……Rock On baby ..
up to u. duit u. ada i kesahhh?
Ready your popcorn in 1..2..3..
what ?7.4 l/100 km? even 6.6 l /100 km not fuel efficient enough..
For a 1.6L MPI, 6.6-7+L/100km on NEDC cycle, 5.5L/100km on hway.. Pretty good la.. sounds like on par with Saga 1.3FLX..
I think 1.3VVT one much better…
500 million????
Omg that can built cost development of a new D-segment car.
New engine? or same engine? Seem need review until we make conclusion.
That’s why proton is expensive,proton is getting better is a truth,but wasting too much money in R&D is also a truth..
Wasting ?New engine should be at least 1 billion, get your facts right.
new engine, my ass.
When Vios uses same engine for 3 generations you dun say Vios my ass, why? Because it’s a toyoltak?
Shame on you.
..dan sekarang..toyota pun dah bumbung daripada atap zink rumah.
That’s why I don’t like vios too.
Shame on you to bring up the vios to counter me that doesn’t hurt me either.
Still, shame on you when you keep on defending something doesn’t make sense after poured 500Mil.
Come on, try to bash me harder again.
RM500 million is simply not enough..to make it worst it was spread for 4 yrs..
Come on??? RM500 million still consider not enugh? Then how much you expecting?
so you’ve built a D segment car before with RM500million?
Please Google others brand, u know what I mean.
Lazy to example to Proton fanboys.
U love Tun so much, later he hired u as his driver.
Correct me if im wrong, but the power output seemed to be the same as that of the old campro iafm engines.
I think these engines will have much better powerband and response compared to old IAFM
“150 Nm of torque at 3750rpm”. Max torque at low rpm is good coz no need to rev high or downshift to accelerate, thus will improve fuel consumption.
max torque @ 3.7krpm is too late for city driving. Who the hell rev to 3.7krpm during daily drive? Been excited for months about the new engine and the beautified outlook announced, end up disappointed after reading the figured in this post.
Dude…most NA cars have their max torque coming in at 4k rpm. Most cars with max torque coming in around 2k are turbocharged.
And these figures don’t mean much. You have to look at the torque curve to know when most of that usable torque comes in.
Chong,
it is MAX tprque. doesnt mean u need to rev it until 3.7k rpm every time u drive just to move it right? so u expecting it to be at 2k rpm? get a turbo then
torque*
NO!!! Not that fuel wasting CVT! Damn it Proton, you just failed yourself
Even higher segment Cars use CVT, so what? Only cheapo vios and myvi use old auto
nowadays.. cvt is a trend
no matter its bad or not.. it’s still better than 4AT
honda nissan proton n all big players already shifted to cvt
only perodua n UMW still using 4AT
even daihatsu japan use CVT
u r trying to saya cvt japan better than cvt punch???
then i can say… timing chain bmw better than timing chain perodua n umw
Yup…CVT is the trend.
As for whether the CVT will be well-accepted or not, it really depends on how Proton implements their CVT. Many of the Japanese companies (Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, not sure about Toyota but it’s reasonable to assume that they do too) have gone the torque converter CVT route as this increases refinement at lower speeds and at higher speeds, torque converters can lock up for better efficiency. In the Saga and Preve/SuprimaS, Proton uses an electronically controlled clutch to couple the transmission to the engine and some have complained about the jerkiness during stop-go traffic. I think they will still continue with the clutch coupling but I believe they can work on the refinement of that system.
no there’s a direct competition with myvi! wish proton had a 1.0 engine, it may just compete with axia… :)
good luck to the battle of myvi vs iriz !!!!
Proton,to stop wastage in developing Saga,Persona ,Satria replacements, just produce Iriz 1.0,Iriz 1.3,Iriz 1.6.
Just give consumers different engine sizes.
Remember your Wira 1.3,1.5 and 1.6?They are volume sellers those days.
Your replacement Saga’s pricing will encroach into this Iriz territory next year.
No need la..for wat? U want p1 to close shop. Why u give them idea to survive? Crony summore don’t u remember..albert
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Encroach? A sedan based on the hatchback would always be priced very closely. There’s no problem with that…people would have a choice to pick the hatch or the sedan.
Proton would also need more money to develop the 1.0 engine, which would probably be a 3-cyl engine. It’s harder to pull off well in terms of refinement and Proton never had a 3-cyl engine.
The Wira was a good seller only because anything else is 20K more. There were no other options for Malaysians.
the old iswara was 37K, the 1.3 Wira was 42K, the 1.5 was 50-55K, and the 1.6 was a mind numbing 62K. The Honda Civic EG was hovering about 80-90k at the same period.
The battle between MyVi and PCC won’t last long, P2 will introduce a MyVi replacement model to fight with PCC next year.
Come on guys.P1 is trying hard to gain acceptance for this Iriz.I certainly wont buy one as already a fan of Kia Picanto,but to be honest this is one of P1’s best efforts.The design is already nice (except for the rear..but only in my opinion la.).Engine and transmission wise,will become better.perhaps via body weight ratio the output will suffice.My father owns a Saga,and I think it has a nice continental feel.Now this PCC is meant for global market,so I think it will be ok.You get some you lose some.Go Iriz!!(still figuring what’s the name stands for.I know iris is the fibromuscular and pigmented part of the eye.Perhaps its meant to be a vision?or named after a person?i-Riz?or something?and i think a special plate is coming out.IRIZ2222 anyone?
I think there’s no doubt that Proton has poured all their experience and effort into this. Honestly, it looks promising, especially from the safety front. As long as they improve their quality and get their fuel efficiency to within reasonable levels, then I think they have a winner here. The fuel efficiency is not too good but not too bad either. Plus, fuel efficiency should not be at the top of the list of concerns when buying a car in Malaysia since fuel prices here aren’t cutthroat…yet. The safety is a concern, however. With more cars and madmen on the road nowadays, you can’t be too safe.
7.4 L/ 100km for CVT on combined cycle. . wat a joke
As I said before.. proton still in jurassic period when it comes to fuel efficiency..
For a 105 bhp, 1.6L engine, 7.6L/100 km is not that bad on combined cycle. I doubt even a Vios/City can get similar combined fuel economy.
The official FC is always better than real life driving.. my Polo Tsi official FC is 5.3L/ 100km, real life 6 to 6.5L/100km, 1.2 turbocharge n my car weight 1100kg with 17inch boavista wheels
If the official FC for Iriz Cvt is 7.4L/100km, I think real life will b 8.4L/100km, just add 1liter more on top of the official figure.. get what I mean?
In short, if the official figure also not impressive enough, real life FC will b even worse
That TSI official FC is measure through NEDC cycle?
Agree, because the manufacturers in Malaysia can ‘kelentong’ the purchasers without being sued for giving false information unlike in US where Hyundai ‘kena’ sue kau-kau for giving false F.C figures on their car.
The new City 118 bhp, 1.5L engine is getting 8.0L/100km in KL traffic conditions while 5.5L/100km highway at 110km/h speeds. So i would say City can easily achieve a similar or better combined FC.
It’s good to know that the new Proton engine is more efficient than the Campro mill.
Jonathan, care to shed some light on the significance of the CVT cooler’s different mounting style compared to the Suprima’s?
Clever Proton, the engine hp and torque for Proton 1.3L is slightly better than MYVI 1.3L and the fuel consumption of Proton 1.6L is even better than MYVI 1.5L.
Clever Proton, the engine hp and torque for Proton 1.3L is slightly better than MYVI 1.3L and the fuel consumption of Proton 1.6L is even better than MYVI 1.5L.
Usually cvt would yield better FC compared to five speed manual. What happen here lah?
Is there a start-stop technology?
Don’t think that feasible yet for Proton..not in another 3 or 4 years time
I drove Odyssey 2.4 CVT, still get 13.5KM/L, considering that is a big car, 5 years old engine and big CC. Iriz 1.6, small car but the FC is quite the same. Proton should be better in this section. However, I nice effort by P1.
That’s on highway, try drive in traffic jam in 3 hours everyday, you got what in a month?
NVM i got it here :
Fuel Economy: 8.5 km/litre (11.8 L/100 km)
http://www.carbase.my/honda/odyssey
So poor FC!!!!!
Comparing a 2.4L engine with a 1.6L engine of course la. Odyssey weight is so much more than Iris.
However if based on CarBase user reviews, the Preve 1.6Turbo does 6.0 km/litre!! That’s worse!!
Jazz still the better choice
With Iriz I can save thousands for fuel!
Timing chain or still stick with belt?
Timing chain, dvvt > all
Prffftthhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
timing chain, right hand signal>all
The leather seats looks better than Myvi Extreme.
Engine specs are still disappointingly outdated IMO. Should have incorporated light turbo technology to further save fuel consumption, and better driving experience. Wished they had come up with a 800cc to 1.2L turbo variants instead.
it’s a campro engine, i don’t know why they keep harping it’s brand new
150Nm at 3750rpm this car will be much more fun than toyota vios
proton ventures into compact car segment from the tiara and savvy has been a failure, i hope this one can take the fight to p2. it took 4 years to develop unfortunately the design also looks almost 5 yrs old. same with the preve and suprima, the designs seems aged in my personal point of view.
The 1.6 variant has engine character similar to my 1.8 waja.torque is below 4k rpm.its goint to be fun to drive.
i hope the vvt function in the same state as the 1.8 engine or revving the engine will be a dull affair unlike the current campro.
on the fc..i never trust whatever any manufacturer claim.a friend of mine whom own both an old 1.6 wira and a rn5 stream will drive his wira anyday if he is going to work and only drives the stream for long distance.
get the picture?
I wish they have developed at least 1 turbo diesel variant.1.2 or 1.3 also good enough. Diesels are more fuel efficient and have much more low-end torque than petrol engines. Plus there is a demand in Europe for diesel vehicles.
I think all Proton cars are nice to look at. Korean cars over do it while VW too bland. No need turbo diesel, korean and Japanese don’t have it either. Preve Light turbo is the way to go. Preve turbo is fun to drive and save petrol on long jouneys.
VW too bland?? what do you means? if you referring on Performance or what? If you refers on VW Performance, then I am for sure you never drive a VW Polo or Golf b4.. If you say Preve Turbo is save petrol, then Tsi will be GOD Engine to you!
If you refers over the design, interior or exterior of VW。 Well.. I do believe on Practical.
PCC = proton Compact Car….
A compact car, or small family car in British acceptation, is a classification of cars that are larger than a subcompact(B-segment) car but smaller than a mid-size car, equating roughly to the C-segment in Europe….
Current compact car size, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for the US and for international models respectively, is approximately 4,100 mm (161 in) and 4,450 mm (175 in) long for hatchbacks, or 4,400 mm (173 in) and 4,750 mm (187 in) long for convertibles, sedans (saloon) or station wagons (estate car). Multi-purpose vehicles and sport utility vehicles based on small family cars (often called compact MPVs and compact SUVs) have similar sizes, ranging from 4,200 mm (165 in) to 4,500 mm (177 in) in the U.S., and from 4,400 mm (173 in) to 4,700 mm (185 in) in international-based models.
In Japan, any vehicle that is over 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long, 1.48 m (4.9 ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high and with an engine over 660 cc (40 cu in) but is under 4.7 m (15.4 ft) long, 1.7 m (5.6 ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high and with engines at or under 2,000 cc (120 cu in) is considered a compact vehicle. The dimension standards are absolute, meaning special consideration is not made for SUVs, CUVs, minivans, station wagons or hatchbacks.
http://paultan.org/2014/09/09/proton-compact-car-dimensions-compared/
p/s: Compact car = bigger than Kei car/A-segment and bigger than subcompact/B-segment
aku baca terlalu banyak rasis dalam comment box ni, ramai yang bukan bumi akan kutuk kereta proton,aku ada wira dan exora tiada masalah pun, dan kembara dan myvi pun sama ja…tengok cara kita pandu la bro…tak payah nak proton bash sangat…kereta conti pun ada masalah dengan gear box, VW pun ada tersadai tepi jalan, honda city juga sama tetapi kenapa tak ada yang buat bising satu dunia???…dah la masa aku tengok wayang ramai bukan bumi tidak bediri dan menyanyikan lagu NEGARAKU…
not bad, actually great come up from proton team. can match mainstream japanese, korean and other foreign cars. The front end and the overall stance (wider profile) makes this a capable contender, especially the 1.6 equipped variant.. need to further see the performance of new VVT engines, most likely it will be tuner friendly. Kudos to Proton!
Still stick to timing belt ?
to you those comment proton problem , if never buy proton , never give comment , continue buy import because it for rice man, if you think toyota is batter support it .did’nt comment proton not good due already use saga flx 4 year no problem .