Spyshots of the 2016 Proton Perdana just keep coming. This latest one by reader Alex Leong shows the clearest view of the rear of the national flagship D-segment sedan – based on the previous-generation Honda Accord – yet, with much of the disguise stripped off the car.
From here, the shape of the rear diffuser is clearly apparent, and match the one shown in the official preview. The rather tall rear lip spoiler also loses the previous box-like cover, showing the actual, more rounded profile of the bootlid addendum. Elsewhere, the L-shaped LED tail lights can be seen clearer here, as is the chrome bar linking the two lamp modules.
Last week, we saw the interior of the car, which featured a black-and-beige colour scheme with brown wood trim (as opposed to the all-black palette with grey wood veneer of the Accord 2.4 sold here) along with a new infotainment system with what appears to be a touchscreen.
To be built at Proton’s Medium Volume Factory in Shah Alam (current government-only Perdana is made by Honda Malaysia in Melaka), the 2016 Perdana is expected to launch in the first quarter of this year, retaining the Accord’s 154 hp/189 Nm R20A3 2.0 and 177 hp/222 Nm K24Z2 2.4 litre i-VTEC engines and five-speed automatic transmission.
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.
GALLERY: 2016 Proton Perdana teased
GALLERY: 2016 Proton Perdana rendered
when Camry also having difficult time to sell their Camry, what Accordana can do?
Camry been throwing price now shows how bad the reputation and market for Toyota been damaged…Proton is worst..
Instead of trying to cheat the rakyat, Proton now has a new strategy to cheat the Government by providing fake wood interior
Congrats to Proton for thinking of new way to cheat, LGE smart lah won’t kena tipu. It’s a Honda but not really a Honda. What will Japanese ambassador think of our national car?
Proton the best and Tun DrM comfirm “Proton don’t make the Malaysia car getting expensive !!!” Proton are innocent and “don’t cheat on NCAP again”. Proton not like VW super cheater !!!
Syukur lah.
Tun would be first to drive it like he did with Iriz.
If Proton rebadge whole Accord bulat-bulat and sold at RM70k i will book one NOW. Proton’s forte is still rebadging… The less it modify, the more reliable the car is. Inspira is good example.
Forgip my RBA clonetrooper aka Albert Yong, for he onli got kindergarten education in reverse pyschology by DAP Institute. I have sent a formal complaint to highest tokong so they can slap’em around.
OMG.. dont tell me you believe in Japans or Kimchi car wood interior are woods..
Best looking interior of the 90’s. welcome back to 20 century!
Me said already, at tis rate, next year sure not yet launched…
Brace yourself to read:
1) “Clearest Clearest View Yet” for tomorrow
2) “Super Clearest View Yet” for this weekend
3) “Super Clearest Clearest View Yet” for next week
4) “Super Duper Clearest View Yet” for 1st week of March
5) “Super Duper Mega Clearest View Yet” for 2nd week of March
6) “Super Mega Hyper Clearest View Yet” for 1st week of April
7) “Super Mega Hyper Giga Clearest View Yet” for 2nd week of April
8) “Super Mega Hyper Giga Godzilla View Yet” for 3rd Week of April 9) “Super Mega Hyper Giga Godzilla Superman Batman Clearest View Yet” for May
9) “Super Mega Hyper Giga Godzilla Superman Batman Ironman Clearest View Yet” for June
…………… And the list goes on (YAWN)
Then why you are here?
Dear Biggie, this to et everybody know a repeated post over & over again.
Bottom line = Same Sh!t Different Day
Just like proton perdana news eh john?
Then… clearest view of the floor mat plus windscreen viper material revealed.
wiper
PROTONG is doing multiple strip tease over the last 6 months.
Start selling the bladdy damn car if it is damn good as claimed.All we know is,it is a REBADGE,rebadge,celup job.
Anyway,Protong and honda have a common daddy..dRB.ThatS why Honda Japan allows an outdated Accord to be rebadged as ACCORDANA.
Ugghhh…Why Proton is so slow…the car already looks obsolete even before its launch!
they already rebadge an obsolete model remember?
just hope the front looks like the render…..the back thou….
Proton may garner some lost sales when this much anticipated Accordana hits our streets.
However,not many Proton fanboys can afford the price,even if 10 year loans are PUSHED out as banks are tightening lending criteria.
2016 will be another horrifying year for car sales.
Proton,like MAS is still in intensive care with tubes all over.
Just take a walk around KL’s shopping malls.Not a single retail shop is happy with lacklustre sales.Infact,many outlets have closed, cos of high costs and failing sales.
Local giant Petronas is on the verge of chopping a portion of its inflated workforce of 50,000 employees.
The turnaround plan for proton is a bit too late.
Sayornara,Protong.
Yawn…
stupid pricing.ugly exterior.uglier interior. R.I.P PROTON
Latest Perdana Spyshot story. This time is another view of the rear end. How exciting.
Next Perdana story: a view of the number plate holder.
Wait for it. The keyboard warriors who think they can be ceo of p1 and pro at criticizising without doing anything to actually help will be here in a minute. Lolz.
Ah, we know better now don’t we.
The problem with Proton isn’t the CEO. Its the dead weight of cronies pulling it down. How many CEOs did proton change already?
Customers don’t get what they pay for, we stop buying. Its that simple.
Spyspot season 5 episode 36
After completed the all four planned model, Proton should develop their SUV bcoz now is the time the SUV segment is blooming. Started with a small B-segment SUV (HR-V, CX-3) which is trending right now. Or they can rebadge Suzuki Vitara/Baleno since the volume will not as big as saloon car.
How to develop??!!! Look at the pile up of Preve, Suprima & Iriz in stock yard… overall design never evolved. This future Perdana also & WILL be add in the “pile-up”. Dear CEO & Dr.M pls check montly sales/inventory actual figures & open it to public. Not fake sales to gomen units
That is not a diffuser. The correct name is valance. Pls do not mislead.
Honda power window gerenti tak sangkut.
Proton badge gerenti no sale
I bet people will wait for the NE01 engine..
So good another view… Proton the best and Tun DrM comfirm “Proton don’t make the Malaysia car expensive !!!” Proton are innocent and “don’t cheat on NCAP again”. Proton not like VW super cheater !!!
P2 is big cheater, u can see an accident from last year, a 4 stars Asean Ncap Myvi become satin
Better buy used but original 2010 Honda Accord at rm70k price.
Proton’s so-called spy shots are getting irritating, dragged too long…..Ppl eventually get fed-up with it even before the car is launched.
Even merc car don’t do such syoik sendiri overdose of spy shots…..
Merc is rubbish car, no spyshot people still know they are camoed with old newspaper
What an ugly piece of crap, my EX5 is better!
The straight line gear shifter doesnt look premium imho.still accord’s DNA inside it and we can see the not so thick plastic parts especially at the pillar and door
Heard that the launch has been delayed to May. As I’ve said many times earlier, please take your time, don’t rush anything. It’s better to fix all the problems before launching, than to launch early and face a hate-storm a year or two down the road.
Look at the Prevé, Proton rushed its launch, and it showed. I honestly think the Prevé (and Suprima S) are as unreliable and unrefined as the older Waja and GEN-2. First it was the little things like the gearshift lever breaking off, headlamp blow-outs and whatnot. Now it’s the bigger things… in other words, the oil-cooler hose fiasco. I understand that Proton has already changed the vendors for the OCH, but the damage has been done. D
Can you confirm if they did change OCH vendor?
It’s true. On February 2nd, a delegation from PREVOC (Proton Prevé Owners Club) met up with Proton’s Engineering division at COE Shah Alam. Proton’s CTO, En. Abdul Rashid Musa was present. The OCH problem is somewhat mysterious, because it could happen in any CamPro Turbo/ CFE equipped Proton. It is believed that the hot weather in Malaysia causes the hose to crack. Sometimes, owners can detect the leak in advance, but others are less fortunate. The OCH could also be behind those ‘Exora terbakar’ viral videos, but this is not confirmed.
Proton has changed the vendor for the OCH to a South Korea-based company. The previous vendor also supplied the same OCH to other brands, and apparently, there’s been similar OCH cases in some Arab countries too, where the weather is even hotter. Proton said they tested the CamPro Turbo/ CFE + Prevé/ P3-21A combination prior to launch, but they did not encounter the OCH problem then. However, as we all know, Proton rushed the Prevé’s launch, so their claims are irrelevant. Also, Proton has changed their vendor for the headlamp bulb (from Philips to Osram), the engine mounting and various other small enhancements have been made.
Proton also said that the OCH is under Unlimited Warranty coverage, and Proton may or may not do a recall in the near future. However, the next time you take your Prevé/ Suprima S/ Exora Bold to a SC, they will check your OCH and replace it if necessary. For more details, join the PREVOC FB group, if you haven’t already. A lot of helpful owners there, and a lot of more useful info for your perusal.
I’m glad that Proton is working hard to fix the reliability problems in their older models… but I have mixed feelings. This kind of ‘amateur’ problems should not have happened in the first place… before this, it was power windows… now, it’s the OCH. This is why some Malaysians still don’t want to buy a Proton… they feel Proton ‘has never learned’. The fact that Dr. M keeps saying “Proton cars today are very good/ no problem” and “Why Malaysians don’t support Proton anymore?” makes it even worse.
my car is fully-imported CBU from South Korea, 6 years old now, and I’ve never had temperature issues.
Only Proton, a manufacturer from a TROPICAL COUNTRY can design a car not suited to hot weather.
Repeat:
Only Proton, a manufacturer from a TROPICAL COUNTRY can design a car not suited to hot weather.
Only Proton, a manufacturer from a TROPICAL COUNTRY can design a car not suited to hot weather.
Only Proton, a manufacturer from a TROPICAL COUNTRY can design a car not suited to hot weather.
Only Proton, a manufacturer from a TROPICAL COUNTRY can design a car not suited to hot weather.
Only Proton, a manufacturer from a TROPICAL COUNTRY can design a car not suited to hot weather.
Get it?
Change vendor for lightbulbs?? Are u friggin kidding me? Who tf cares? Preve Owners Club… haha.. what a sorry bunch of losers with nothing better to do with their time and money
preve quality seem not suit with its 72K price tag…i don’t know how much G had swallowed as the price have to be jacked up to 72K
Another classic. Rebadge pun got problems? Accord is one of the most reliable cars. Proton touch only can get unreliable. Syabas Aero, another classic.
Rubbish on the run again
i don’t know why peeps complaint so much about the spyshots. its self explanatory. its a “spy shot”. Spyshots are made by us. not Proton. else i would be called a teaser. blame the camera holder. they are the reason spyshot exist.
i have no hate for the image contributor in fact i’ll thank them if i can. i came here because i’m interested in cars. not political war so be professional at least.
U forgot that bashers follow these rules:
If its P1, jush bash.
If is made in malaysia, just bash.
If got any gud news in malaysia, just bash.
Bash dulu, bash sekalang, bash selamanya
Forgip my RBA clonetrooper aka Albert Yong, for he onli got kindergarten education in reverse pyschology by DAP Institute. I have sent a formal complaint to highest tokong so they can slap’em around.
The basher thought is Proton make spy shot for himself
I rather proton make no change to ANY part of the original Accord. Any changes they try to do will probably make it worst. If they really have to do something to save face, just update the exterior to bring the look up-to-date and give it “Lotus” handling.
I dont know why so many haters here.This car not officialy release yet but so many critics.If BMW or any car got many problem,nothing but if Proton got one problem ,everyone lose their mind
”Malaysian Mentality”
The worst thinking in the world No. 1 is Malaysian.
Still using handbrake for this C segment car. Proton is destined to doom.
what the fish with that stone-aged hand brake type? looks so cheap. most common d-segment car nowadays already using electronic parking brake as a standard feature. if still can’t “afford”, just use a foot brake instead…
*sigh*
you are condemning a Honda in fact..
the way they arrange the gearbox and the handbrake look very old fashioned..
Postings on proton nowadays are becoming either personal attacks to Tun M or repeated political issues raised under the same agenda.
Work hard and buy original Accord.
the hype is same when proton wants to ‘revolutionize’ mitsu lancer to become inspira, suddenly it didnt turn very well. I’m afraid proton make same mistake again when they launching this new perdana soon.
Handbrake???? seriously…. what a ugly interior design
Proton… i lost faith in it. I rather buy Korea car
Proton bad RV!