The Proton Prevé is getting a little long in the tooth now, having been launched in 2012. Five years is right around the time that a car is replaced, so Photoshop wizard Theophilus Chin has provided us exclusive renders on how a next-generation Prevé would look, using the new Persona as base.
According to Theo, the idea was to take the design of the Persona and stretch it over traditional three-box C-segment sedan proportions. The result is a fairly successful reworking of the original’s slightly awkward styling, with a lower roofline and an A-pillar moving further backwards, resulting in a longer bonnet. The beltline has also been straightened out to give less of a rear-heavy look.
The car has also been made wider to give elements such as the full-width chrome front bar, large lower grille, teardrop-shaped tail lights and rear diffuser some space to breathe. All-in-all, the car appears to have a more stable and confident look, especially at the rear.
Of course, an actual next-gen Prevé should still be a while away – the current model will likely receive a facelift first, and should be a recipient of Proton’s new direct-injected TGDI and GDI engines announced last year. So, what do you think of Theo’s latest effort?
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Definitely better looking then the a-bit-awkward Persona, pair it with Iriz’s projector headlight and it’ll be all good!
Why not based on last-gen Honda Civic?
Proton launched 4 models last year. Only the Saga is doing well. The Preve was an utter failure. Why revive it?
Why spend hundreds of millions to revive a car that was an utter failure?
The Ertiga, Persona and Perdana are super failures as sales are so bad. Hardly can see any on the road.
Only Saga is a viable option for the company.
For 2017, let me advice Proton, pls drop all your lines and just keep Saga. At least by doing so, you can downsize your overbloated 12,000 staff to say 5000 staff.
No point keeping the Perdana, Eritga and Persona just because you don’t want to lose face. Be wise.
Be prudent. Close the lines completely and just keep the Saga as your only national car.
Diversify your business. Maybe go into making soaps or kicap for example. I am sure many will buy Sabun Proton or Kicap Proton.
Jepunis overlords sked competition, that’s why, haha!
I would agree with you but I really don’t see the Persona on the road. Mean while, City sales still soaring. How to be scared f something that can’t sell in its own mother land
P1 sales still in top 5
It is funny when p1 hater gip so much care to p1 instead asking them to close shop.
Still early days for Ertiga
And Persona is more common than you make it
But of course its overall no great shakes in sales
Hah..another haters with lousy comment.Hah..talk to the hand!
Proton failed to produce fuel efficient car. Preve is one of it. Please use fuel efficient engine
New persona has good fc in city
IMHO.. Larger segment model shouldn’t follow lower segment model’s styling… Superior model suppose to set the design standard and the lower model will follow somehow.. Suppose that preve follow the successfull styling of new Perdana. Not persona. Feels like a kind of humiliation? Jatuh standard pulak rasanya.. Hurm…
inb4 all new Mesidis cars follows A-keras design now.
A1, A2, A3, A4 , A5, A6, A7, A8…until A100 oso can follow same faces. Only different on body and back. So do beemers
OMG…pls scrap all these idea based on the Iriz front looks….Preve vs Persona but same lousy face…yuckks…
Proton Prevé TGDI 180HP.
And it will be mated to a wooden CVT. 180hp down the drain…..
Preve can do 9 s century sprint, problem?
Theophilus chin showed us how persona should have been if it dint use iriz frame as a base line xD
If they use the old persona bodywork and improve its feature like they did on the new proton saga it might work!
Then again, proton r&d department already worked their ass off improving the model.
Im looking foward for proton to improve their after sale service. Some proton centre are robbing us by not giving a proper service!
No hate, just feedback. Spread the constructive comments! :D
Thanks! Always welcome constructive comments and criticism.
If tyre Arch design using 17″ or 18″ wheel even better looking… Mostly proton use 16″ or lower that coz look very weird..
Agreed on most part. But if they did that they’ll lose the interior space provided by the Iriz body. I just wish the new Persona’s butt is a bit longer and will definitely looked a lot better.
Iriz interior space is very cramped for a B segment car especially when compared with A segment car like aXia. Most probably due to the engine cabin too bulky which proton said in case they wanted to add hybrid is easier due to spacious engine bay…
Proton should do what they should have done years ago… hire Theophilus Chin as designer instead!! I’d seen many good works from him Inn paultan site
No, he is not designing…just rendering based on the existing model.
But nonetheless…he is a good renderer :-)
Then he should be the penasihat for proton designer.
too much self praising…here…… r u kidding me penasihat proton designer? live in your dreams amigo
d facelift shubbe interesting
with a new 1.5 turbo engine n jatco cvt
Could give the well established bunch a run for their money
Better produce it ASAP before everything goes stale. Put in the GDI and LG ADAS and the new preve is good to go.
Same Sausage, Different Lengths..
This is what new persona should look like! Why a proton designer so sucky.
Kononnya seeking public opinion lah tu.
Instead of conducting dodgy survey, why don’t you Proton come out with actual survey. For eg.
What respond would you like to have when you complaint to service centre?
A. Ini Proton bang. Memang cam ni.
B. Kereta local memang cam ni. Kalau nak kereta solid kena beli Mercedes.
C. Stock takde lah boss. Ni kena tunggu sampai bulan depan. Itu pun tak pasti.
D. Jangan bimbang. Kita tahu apa masalahnya. Kita boleh baiki.
How u know u never use p1?
This kind of question even kids can answer it right
Kids belip in hearsay, can be forgivable. Adults unforgiven. Unless, ur not an adult…
The current Preve is looong overdue for a facelift. The sales of Preve is the telling factor. By the time they facelift the Preve, it will be another outdated model.
Why do U think the Japs/Korean change their model every 5/6 years or at least facelift it 2/3 years interval.
M’sian are a demanding lot just like the rest of the world where we want the Best/latest/affordable/cheaper car that can suit their lifestyle.
If U start treating M’sian with respect, P1 will be respected by its user so lets start by giving the Rakyat with better/latest technologies/cheaper products.
If U think I’m bashing P1, that is bcos U are a shallow thinker. Please take this as a reminder/caring citizen who do not want our national car 2 fail bcos i DO care for my country called MALAYSIA. Shalom & Cheers …
You know what I would do if I was proton?
1. Facelift both the preve and suprima S before Raya 2017. Rename the stupidly-named preve to Waja and drop the letter S from Suprima S.
2. facelift should redesign the sedan to look less bulky at the front and back. seriously the preve looks disgusting. Place better looking rims at least 17inches.
3. proper DRLs for both the sedan and hatchback, and while we are at it, the Suprima should have proper BIG light guides at the taillights. Suprima needs a better and bigger spoiler.
4. Apple Carplay/Android Auto. Enough said.
Target the sedan for the young exec, make it non-sporty while the hatch should be all-sporty. Look what Ford does for Focus sedan and hatch, and Mazda for the 3 sedan and 3 hatch.
But but but…Focus and Mazda3 are uglee
why not based on the new perdana instead? a better design for a C segment car, looks matured compared to persona.
it should not look like the persona. it should look sharp and dynamic just like european cars.
should be the next improvement for current persona instead of as a 2nd gen preve.
The rear still look rather dull, heavy and dated. It need to look sharp without being awkward.
Oh you mean luxury cars right? Preve is not one
Yeah the front end looks pretty awesomely PROTON as it is but just curve up the rear window outlet to give it a wee bit of Coke bottle styling – just my RM0.02
Normally 3 series will follow design language of the latest 7 series. Not the other way round. Preve is proton flagship. It is wrong if preve follows persona design. Totally wrong concept.
As much as i love the new persona dsign, the facelifted preve should not use too much of the design cue from the persona. Especially the rear dsign, the taillight was too small and was overwhelmed by the lines and curves. The taillight should be the main star, make it more significant and sharper. As for the front dsign, the “moustache” is ok, but dont take the whole grill and the headlight. As for that dpartment, i prefer the new perdana dsign.
Garbage. Theo should at least put some thought and heart into it instead of producing such rubbish. It’s illogical to have a Persona based Preve and even more illogical for it to look exactly like the Persona.
To be fair, this is Theo “trying to see how the design of the Proton Persona will look on a C-segment sedan, and a more traditional 3-box shape” rather than a proper render of the next-generation Preve, guys.
theo should try produce its own car with totally new design concept instead of keep on rendering.
He is a renderer, not designer…maybe later.
99% looks like Persona2. I dun see the point for this render.
I dont think they would change major fl like that..
If proton do fl accept for saga, they only change chrome trim for a small part like door handle and grill, change hu, and added spoiler..
Theo’s rendering looks great!
Contrary to most comments out there, I actually like the Preve’s existing design – yes the fascia is getting old, but that shape / bodyline / roofline whatever it’s called, especially when viewed from the side, is one of the kind.
Proton needs to just “spruce up” the existing exterior design, same frame, slightly different skin – stretch the front and back for a more streamline look, put on a more prominent / imposing grille, bigger / curvier headlights, redesign the side bodyline to give a stout / low profile look, bigger / curvier rear lights, and a rounder butt. And bigger and sportier rims.
The interior is probably the one that needs the most rework – the current Preve’s interior is obviously based on the Lancer / Forte so is way outdated. Thanks.
Hey, you are right man. The side profile for the current preve really is the best thing about it. The grill design is old, they should change that. And true about the interior, waaayy too dull. They are moving on the right direction with the iriz’s interior tho.
This is what the BH Persona was (ideally) meant to look like. The proportions look much more balanced and sedan-ish. But of course, since the new Persona is based on the Iriz platform, certain aspects like the wheelbase, front overhang, A and B-pillars, internal mounting points etc. had to be kept the same… considering these limitations, I think Proton did a great job overall, and the new Persona still looks very nice from some angles, definitely nicer than some of its competitors… *ahem* Almera *ahem*
Anyway, 2018 Prevé 1.5 TGDI with 6-speed Getrag manual/ Jatco CVT, updated interior, rear air-cond vents, LED headlamps… c’mon Proton, I know you guys can make it happen. :D
Almera, especially the facelift, is indeed an ugly POS. But the 2016 persona managed to be even uglier than the almera, and that is a feat not many thought was possible.
New Persona is much nicer than Almari
Which goes to show that the air heads at proton don’t know the concept of a “modular” architecture?? If they had designed one and used it for the iriz then extending/stretching it and resizing for a B or even segment sedan wouldn’t be an issue. 30 years and still no innovation whatsoever!! Sadly it’s malaysians that are paying for it.
Which goes to show u din know that Gen2 platform was shortened for Satria Neo and Preve platform was lengthen for Exora platform. Theres only so much u can stretch b4 compromising strutural rigidity & safety, bub. Car is not like add on size up.
I thought Exora was lengthen from saga and Preve hasn’t seen the light yet..
I am okay if it has a independent rear suspension and rear disc brakes.
The rear is ok… The tall sides and the front doesnt work here… Maybe take abit of the Perdana design…
Dah kenapa proton makin lama makin kecik? Iriz-based for 3 models..
waja, gen2, persona dan preve semua dalam kategori yg sama.. iaitu segmen C.
mcm 4 beradik bukak restoran, semua jual nasi ayam.
tak logik kan? jadi persona di kecilkan jadi B segmen.
Saga jadi A+ segmen.
maknanya 4 beradik tadi.. sorang jual nasi ayam, sorang jual sate, sorang jual ABC dan cendol, dan sorang lagi jual char koay teow.
common sense marketing.
Not quite, if you go inside waja and persona, you will know persona seat is a bit shorter. Persona is still in B segment
what’s the point of rendering by the way?
A bit surprised to the amount of positive feedbacks on a Proton thread.
I agree with some commenters about the styling using lower end model. I’d suggest Theo to do another Preve FL using Perdana styling. Should be interesting.
The design looks refreshing. Love it.
The Preve seriously needs a facelift or a replacement model. The headlight design is simply not right. The headlights look too flat, not wide enough and too rectangular. The long strip of DRL led looks awkward too like an aftermarket Ah Beng addition. Proton could have improved the head light design by making it lengthier, swooping back a little more and a little more sculptured rather than a flat symmetrical look. Compare the Honda city headlights to the Preve, why does the City’s headlight look much better although the design is almost the same. The DRL could have been improved further, rather than bolting a long strip which doesn’t harmoniously blend with the headlight, just add a touch of 3 to 4 diodes would have been better (don’t need to emulate Audi or German cars, just look at the Japanese). And the car has a very steep gradient upwards making the boot very high. Sedans should NOT have a high waistline It will look chunky, not proportionate and awful. looks like an unfinished product and doesn’t have a sleek Sedan look. And the CVT transmission and low pressure turbo doesn’t help at all. They should add a torque covertor auto or dual clutch and a high pressure turbo to propel the car.
On the other hand praises to proton for the new saga, the saga looks good indeed.
This is not Preve. It’s more of a Persona Plus. Wider and longer and fatter. Maybe Proton can consider making the Persona bigger. From B to C or D segment.
Paul Tan, any news regarding to the Proton GDI and TGDI engines? Thanks.
Rest assured, most probably Proton will be selling the same Preve for the following 20 years. Let’s not expect a new body.
imho, proton should focus on super fuel efficient car in their product roadmap.
Reason, fuel price will keep going up. High FC and fast car will not be attractive for majority (no thx to BN gov). In 2017, everything will be super expensive, jobs are going down, anything product that’s economical will be better position.
btw, some brainless joker that recently found the brain in their arse may talk shit about this. I guess, they just don’t have to brian to think a foot ahead of them. May be, it’s the supremacy of idiocracy in action after years of failing education.
god bless us all.
This is how Persona should be..all the composition & design look perfect!
Instead of adopting persona’s design onto Preve, why not trickle down Perdana’s design onto Preve instead.
Got no DRL! How can it be?
Better follow from current Preve Platform… OR.. forget about Next Gen Preve..
Proceed to SUV and next gen Exora..
SUV / Xover – benchmarked with HRV / Subaru SV plus TGDI… could be sell globally…
Ni yg aku tunggu ni..tahan dulu dari beli persona 2016..model persoba baru kecik mcm saga flx..xberbaloi beli..design ok tapi kena ubah mcm ni lah yg theo design..model mcm ni yg ku tunggu2..C segmen family car compete again vios city n dll..yg penting..harga sama mcm persona 2016 confirm bnyk yg nk beli..terbaik.
boleh tak kalau xnak design lampu belakang camtu.. harap2 dapat tukat design lain..
Bila nk keluar segment c preve ni…persona b segment xpadan dgn bumbung tinggi mcm dolphin paus dugong…cpatla proton..aku nk support proton tapi model design mcm bukan sedan..nk beli kereta ni lama bayar..bertahun.buatla design mcm sedan contohnya honda city